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AD8556-EVALZ/AD8556CP-EBZ User Guide 

UG-896

 

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ESD Caution  
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device

. Charged devices and circuit boards can discharge without detection. Although this product features patented or proprietary protection 

circuitry, damage may occur on devices subjected to high energy ESD. Therefore, proper ESD precautions should be taken to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality. 

Legal Terms and Conditions 

By using the evaluation board discussed herein (together with any tools, components documentation or support materials, the “Evaluation Board”), you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions 
set forth below (“Agreement”) unless you have purchased the Evaluation Board, in which case the Analog Devices Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale shall govern. Do not use the Evaluation Board until you 
have read and agreed to the Agreement. Your use of the Evaluation Board shall signify your acceptance of the Agreement. This Agreement is made by and between you (“Customer”) and Analog Devices, Inc. 
(“ADI”), with its principal place of business at One Technology Way, Norwood, MA 02062, USA. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, ADI hereby grants to Customer a free, limited, personal, 
temporary, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to use the Evaluation Board FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY. Customer understands and agrees that the Evaluation Board is provided 
for the sole and exclusive purpose referenced above, and agrees not to use the Evaluation Board for any other purpose. Furthermore, the license granted is expressly made subject to the following additional 
limitations: Customer shall not (i) rent, lease, display, sell, transfer, assign, sublicense, or distribute the Evaluation Board; and (ii) permit any Third Party to access the Evaluation Board. As used herein, the term 
“Third Party” includes any entity other than ADI, Customer, their employees, affiliates and in-house consultants. The Evaluation Board is NOT sold to Customer; all rights not expressly granted herein, including 
ownership of the Evaluation Board, are reserved by ADI. CONFIDENTIALITY. This Agreement and the Evaluation Board shall all be considered the confidential and proprietary information of ADI. Customer may 
not disclose or transfer any portion of the Evaluation Board to any other party for any reason. Upon discontinuation of use of the Evaluation Board or termination of this Agreement, Customer agrees to 
promptly return the Evaluation Board to ADI. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS. Customer may not disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer chips on the Evaluation Board. Customer shall inform ADI of any 
occurred damages or any modifications or alterations it makes to the Evaluation Board, including but not limited to soldering or any other activity that affects the material content of the Evaluation Board. 
Modifications to the Evaluation Board must comply with applicable law, including but not limited to the RoHS Directive. TERMINATION. ADI may terminate this Agreement at any time upon giving written notice 
to Customer. Customer agrees to return to ADI the Evaluation Board at that time. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE EVALUATION BOARD PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ADI MAKES NO 
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO IT. ADI SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS, GUARANTEES, OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATED 
TO THE EVALUATION BOARD INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT WILL ADI AND ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CUSTOMER’S POSSESSION OR USE OF 
THE EVALUATION BOARD, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, DELAY COSTS, LABOR COSTS OR LOSS OF GOODWILL. ADI’S TOTAL LIABILITY FROM ANY AND ALL CAUSES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE 
AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ($100.00). EXPORT. Customer agrees that it will not directly or indirectly export the Evaluation Board to another country, and that it will comply with all applicable 
United States federal laws and regulations relating to exports. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts (excluding conflict of law rules). Any legal action regarding this Agreement will be heard in the state or federal courts having jurisdiction in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and Customer hereby 
submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to this Agreement and is expressly disclaimed.

 

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Summary of Contents for AD8556-EVALZ

Page 1: ...SDP board Power supplies Voltage source Voltmeter BNCs and power cables PC running Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 GENERAL DESCRIPTION This user guide describes the evaluation board hardware an...

Page 2: ...al Hardware Setup and Output Verification 4 Software 5 Installation 5 Removing the Evaluation Software 5 Running the Software 5 Typical AC Setup and Response 6 Output Clamp Feature 7 Evaluation Board...

Page 3: ...the device Pin 1 is the pin located in the upper left hand corner of the socket close to R7 Make sure that the device is placed in the socket properly See Figure 11 for the evaluation board schematic...

Page 4: ...rs and monitor the VOUT dc output using a voltmeter 5 Place an AD8555 AD8556 AD8557 device in the SOIC LFCSP socket connect the VCLAMP pin to the VDD pin and apply dc power to the board using an exter...

Page 5: ...valuation software modules 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click Add Remove Programs and select AD855x Evaluation Software RUNNING THE SOFTWARE To run the evaluation software application...

Page 6: ...e the right level in the output High sense current reads back the fuse states to make sure that the fuses are blown A code for blown fuses appears in a pop up box See the AD8555 AD8556 AD8557 data she...

Page 7: ...the input to AD8556 EVALZ is accidentally larger than anticipated In normal situations VSUPPLIES 2 5 V gain 70 VOFFSET 2 5 V input 40 mV p p the response to an input is as shown in Figure 8 T 2 1 T Ch...

Page 8: ...A3 A2 A1 EN GND AGND AGND Figure 11 AD8556CP EBZ Evaluation Board Schematic FIT IN 2 75X4 25 2 LAYER BOARD VNEG P2 P1 DELETE NC PIN CONNECTIONS VPOS P2 P1 VSS GND 3 3V 20MA EEPROM ID BLK BLK 0 1UF 0 1...

Page 9: ...party for any reason Upon discontinuation of use of the Evaluation Board or termination of this Agreement Customer agrees to promptly return the Evaluation Board to ADI ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS Custom...

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