Evaluate: MAX13036
Detailed Description of Software
To start the MAX13036 EV kit software, double-click the
MAX13036 EV kit icon that is created during installation.
The GUI main window appears, as shown in Figure 1.
There are five panels on the MAX13036 EV kit GUI soft-
ware: IC Current Meter (0-199µA), Switch Interrupt
Enable,Key Scan Interval, Switch Configuration,
and Switch Status.
There are three buttons on the EV kit GUI software:
Reconnect, Help, and Exit. However, the Reconnect
button only appears in Demo Mode.
IC Current Meter Panel
By pressing the Measure button on the IC Current
Meter (0-199µA) panel shown in Figure 1, the operat-
ing current of the MAX13036 will be displayed. The
measuring range of this meter is from 0 to 199µA. The
Measure button will be grayed out (disabled) if the
Apply Wetting Current checkbox on the Switch
Configuration panel has been checked.
Switch Interrupt Enable Panel
The Switch Interrupt Enable panel contains eight
checkboxes (S1–S8) that individually control the inter-
rupt enable bit of each switch.
Key Scan Interval Panel
The pulldown menu on the Key Scan Interval panel is
used to program the scanning-time period. Please refer
to the MAX13036 IC data sheet for a detailed description.
Switch Configuration Panel
The Switch Configuration panel contains the
Shutdown Mode checkbox, Apply Wetting Current,
Pulsed, and Enable Direct Input checkboxes. It also
contains radio buttons that control the polarity of S8, S7
and S6, S5.
The Interrupt Flag shows the current status of the
MAX13036 INT pin. The Shutdown Mode checkbox
controls the MAX13036 SD pin. Apply Wetting Current,
Pulsed, and Enable Direct Input checkboxes individu-
ally control the internal corresponding control bit.
Reconnect, Help, and Exit Buttons
Press the Reconnect button to reestablish the connec-
tion between the EV kit GUI software and MAX13036
EV kit hardware. Note: This button only appears in
Demo Mode.
Press the Help button to show the MAX13036 EV kit
software version and Maxim’s website information.
Press the Exit button to quit the MAX13036 EV kit GUI
software.
Detailed Description of Hardware
The MAX13036 is an automotive contact monitor. The
MAX13036 EV kit board provides a proven layout for
evaluating the MAX13036. The EV kit comes with a
MAX13036ATI+ installed.
Hysteresis Jumper (JU1)
The MAX13036 hysteresis function is controlled by
jumper JU1, as shown in Table 1. Refer to the IC data
sheet for a detailed description.
Power Supplies
The MAX13036 EV kit can be powered from two 9V bat-
teries connected to battery connectors BAT1 and
BAT2, or from a user-supplied 7V to 27V power supply
connected to VBAT. There is an optional power-on indi-
cator LED (D3) on the EV kit board. Jumper JU2, as
shown in Table 2, determines whether this indicator is
enabled or disabled
Toggle Switches
S1–S4 are two-position switches. S5–S8 are three-posi-
tion switches, with the OFF position in the center.
MAX13036 Evaluation Kit/Evaluation System
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Table 1. Hysteresis Jumper Configuration
(JU1)