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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
board to the PC. If using Windows XP,
it may be necessary to search for the
drivers. Choose
to automatically search for the drivers for the
prompted by the operating system.
2.
Check that the EVAL-AD4115SDZ is connected 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
window appears. Click
Device Manager
from the
System Tools
list (see
d.
If the
ADI Development
Tools
in the
TEST PC
nested list, the driver software has
installed and the
board is connected to the PC
correctly.
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Figure 12. 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
1.
From the
Start
menu, click
Programs
>
Analog Devices
>
AD411x Eval+
>
AD411x Eval+.exe
. The dialog box
shown in Figure 13 appears. Select
AD4115 Evaluation
Board
and the main window of the software shown in
Figure 16 appears.
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Figure 13.
Evaluation Board Selection
2.
If the EVAL-AD4115SDZ is not connected to the USB port
via the
when the software is launched, the software
displays the dialog box shown in Figure 14. Connect the
EVAL-AD4115SDZ to the USB port of the PC, wait a few
seconds, then click
Refresh
, and the dialog box shown in
Figure 13 then appears.
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Figure 14. Evaluation Board Selection, No Board Connected
3.
The dialog box shown in Figure 15 appears as a pop-up
over Figure 16. Quick start mode provides a simplified
version of the software that can be used as a starting point
for evaluating the
. This mode provides a graphical
user interface (GUI) for setting up inputs, as shown in
Figure 16, and allows the user to configure the device further
by using the blue + configuration buttons (Label 7 in
Figure 16).
4.
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
Registers
tab,
which provides full control of the
register map
(see Figure 17). When operating in advanced mode, the
user must consult the
data sheet.
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Figure 15.
