EVAL-AD4111SDZ
User Guide
UG-1124
Rev. A | Page 9 of 26
Setting Up the System for Data Capture
After completing the steps in the Software Installation Procedures
section and the Evaluation Board Hardware section, set up the
system for data capture as follows:
1.
Allow the
Found New Hardware Wizard
to run after
connecting the
SDP-B
board to the PC. For Windows® XP,
the user may need to search for the SDP drivers. Choose to
automatically search for the drivers for the
SDP-B
board if
prompted by the operating system.
2.
Check that the board is connecting to the PC correctly
using the
Device Manager
of the PC. Access the
Device
Manager
as follows:
a.
Right-click
My Computer
and then click
Manage
.
b.
A dialog box appears asking for permission to allow
the program to make changes to the PC. Click
Yes
.
c.
The
Computer Management
box appears. Click
Device Manager
from the list of
System Tools
(see Figure 12).
d.
The
SDP-B
board appears under
ADI Development
Tools
, which indicates that the driver software has
been installed, and that the board is connected to the
PC correctly.
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Figure 12.
Device Manager
: Checking if the Board is Connected
to the PC Correctly
Launching the Software
After completing the steps in the Setting Up the System for Data
Capture section, launch the
AD411x Eval+
software as follows:
1.
From the
Start
menu, click
Programs
>
Analog Devices
>
AD411x Eval+
>
AD411x Eval+
. The dialog box in
Figure 13 appears. Select
AD4111 Evaluation Board
, and
the main window of the software appears as shown in
Figure 16.
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Figure 13.
AD4111
Evaluation Board
Selection
2.
If the EVAL-AD4111SDZ evaluation system is not
connected to the USB port via the
SDP-B
when the
software is launched, the software displays the dialog box
shown in Figure 14. Connect the evaluation board to
the USB port of the PC, wait a few seconds, click
Refresh
,
and the option shown in Figure 13 appears.
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Figure 14. Evaluation Board Selection: No Board Connected
3.
If Step 1 was completed correctly, the dialog box shown in
Figure 15 appears. Quickstart mode provides a simplified
version of the software that can be used as a starting point
for evaluating the
AD4111
. This mode provides a graphical
user interface (GUI) for setting up inputs, as shown in
Figure 16, and allows the user to further configure the
device using the blue configuration buttons (Label 8 in
Figure 16).
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Figure 15.
AD411x Eval+
Startup Mode Selection
Advanced mode can be used when more configurability of
the inputs is required. In this mode, the input GUI is not
available. However, the user has access to the
Register
tab,
which provides full control of the
AD4111
register map.
When operating in advanced mode, the user must consult
with and have a good understanding of the
AD4111
data
sheet.
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