
MMK User Manual
Prototyping Area
USB
Blaster
IP
USER
IP
Pushbutton
Switches
LEDs
Figure 3.3. The MAX II Micro Control Panel concept.
Using the Control Panel
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The interface of the MAX II Micro control panel window matches the real MAX II Micro board.
Users can select the components they want to control directly. All configurable components are
marked with blue frame in the window.
The MAX II Micro Control Panel can be used to light up LEDs, detect the pressed action of
pushbutton switches and configure the I/O logic level of prototyping area on the MAX II Micro
board. The following sections describe how to perform these actions with the control panel already
open on the host computer
Typical design activities do not require the ability to set arbitrary values for simple display devices.
However, for troubleshooting purposes, setting arbitrary values enables you to verify that the
devices are operating correctly.
? Light up the LEDs
To light up the LEDs on the MAX II Micro board, you can turn the individual LEDs on by
clicking the LED icon on the control panel window as show in the Figure 3.4. The icon of the
chosen LED will be marked with yellow color.
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