There are several ways to launch the CAPSENSE™ Tuner, and those ways depend on how you use the various tools in ModusToolbox™. However, the easiest way is to launch it using the Device Configurator because the CAPSENSE™ Tuner requires a properly configured CAPSENSE™ application programmed into the device. Refer to the

Device Configurator user guide

for more details.

From the Device Configurator​

You can launch the CAPSENSE™ Tuner from the Device Configurator. Refer to the

Device Configurator user guide

for more details.

The process differs slightly depending on the hardware block:

  • The 4

    th

    generation CAPSENSE™ – one CSD resource.

  • The 5

    th

    generation CAPSENSE™ – two and more MSC resources.

  • The 5

    th

    generation LP CAPSENSE™ – one MSCLP resource.

  1. On the

    Peripherals

    tab, select the

    CSD (CapSense)

    resource or the

    CapSense

    and one or more

    MSC

    or

    MSCLP

    resources, as applicable for your device.


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  2. (Skip this step for MSCLP.) On the

    Parameters

    pane, select an appropriate input

    Clock

    .


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  3. For the MSC and MSCLP HW blocks, select the

    CapSense

    resource category on the

    Peripherals

    tab.


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  4. On the

    Parameters

    pane, click the

    Launch CAPSENSE™ Tuner

    button.


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make command​

As described in the

ModusToolbox ™ tools package user guide

ModusToolbox build system chapter, you can run numerous make commands in the application directory, such as launching the CAPSENSE™ Tuner. After you have created a ModusToolbox™ application, navigate to the application directory and type the following command in the appropriate bash terminal window:

make capsense-tuner

This command opens the CAPSENSE™ Tuner GUI for the specific application in which you are working.

Executable (GUI)​

You can launch the CAPSENSE™ Tuner GUI by running its executable as appropriate for your operating system. By default, the

CAPSENSE™ Tuner

is installed here:

<install_dir>/ModusToolbox//tools_<version>/capsense-configurator

When run independently, the application opens without any information. You need to open a specific CAPSENSE™ application configuration file that was created by the CAPSENSE™ Configurator for the Tuner to work. See

Menus

under

GUI description

for more information about opening a configuration file.

From the Command Line​

You can run the Tuner from the command line. However, there are few reasons to do this in practice.

For information about the command-line options, run the Tuner using the

-h

option.