Analog Devices EVAL-AD7383FMCZ, User Manual

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UG-1770 EVAL-AD7383FMCZ Evaluation Board User Guide
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ACE SOFTWARE OPERATION
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE
After the EVAL-AD7383FMCZ and SDP-H1 are properly
connected to the PC, launch the ACE software by taking the
following steps:
1. From the
Start
menu of the PC, select
All Programs >
Analog Devices > ACE> ACE.exe to open the ACE
software main window shown in Figure 12.
2. If the EVAL-AD7383FMCZ is not connected to the USB
port via the SDP-H1 when the software launches, the
AD7383 Eval Board icon does not appear in the Attached
Hardware section in ACE (see Figure 12).To make the
AD7383 Eval Board icon appear, connect the EVAL-
AD7383FMCZ and the SDP-H1 to the USB port of the PC,
wait a few seconds, and then follow the instructions in the
dialog box that opens.
3. Double click the
AD7383 Eval Board
icon to open the
AD7383 Eval Board view window shown in Figure 13.
4. Double click the AD7383 chip icon in the AD7383 Eval
Board view window to open the AD7383 chip view
window shown in Figure 14.
5. Click Software Defaults and then click Apply Changes to
apply the default settings to the AD7383 (see Figure 14).
DESCRIPTION OF CHIP VIEW WINDOW
After completing the steps in the Software Installation Procedures
section and the Evaluation Board Setup Procedures section, set
up the system for data capture by taking the following steps:
1. Block icons that are dark blue are programmable blocks.
Click a dark blue block icon to open a configurable pop-up
window to customize the data capture. Figure 15 shows the
Over Sampling configurable pop-up window.
2. Click the REF block in Figure 16 to access the Reference
Voltage configurable pop-up window, and select External
from the Reference Voltage dropdown menu. The default
value for the external reference is set to 3.3 V and 2.5 V for
the internal reference.
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Figure 12. ACE Software Main Window