Evaluation Board User Guide
EVAL-AD7450A/EVAL-AD7451
Rev. A | Page 13 of 28
HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE FOR EVALUATING THE
AD7450A
/
AD7451
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM FOR DATA CAPTURE
After completing the steps in the Software Installation
Procedures and Evaluation Board Setup Procedures sections,
set up the system for data capture as follows:
1.
Allow the
Found New Hardware Wizard
to run after the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
board is plugged into your PC. (If you
are using Windows XP, you may need to search for the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
drivers. Choose to automatically search
for the drivers for the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
board if prompted
by the operating system.)
2.
Check that the board is connected to the PC correctly
using the
Device Manager
of the PC.
a.
Access the
Device Manager
as follows:
i.
Right-click
My Computer
and then click
Manage
.
ii.
A dialog box appears asking for permission to
allow the program to make changes to your
computer. Click
Yes
.
iii.
The
Computer Management
box appears. Click
Device Manager
from the list of
System Tools
(see Figure 13).
b.
Analog Devices System Development Platform
(32MB)
should appear under
ADI Development Tools
,
indicating that the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
driver software
is installed and that the board is connected to the PC
correctly.
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Figure 13. Device Manager:
Checking that 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
AD7450A
/
AD7451
software as
follows:
1.
From the
Start
menu, select
Programs
>
Analog Devices
>
AD7450A/AD7451
. The main software window appears.
2.
If the
AD7450A
/
AD7451
evaluation system is not
connected to the USB port via the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
when
the software is launched, a connectivity error displays (see
Figure 14). Connect the evaluation board to the USB port
of the PC, wait a few seconds, click
Rescan
, and follow the
instructions.
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Figure 14. Connectivity Error Alert
When the software starts running, it searches for hardware
connected to the PC. A dialog box indicates when the evaluation
board attached to the PC is detected, and then the main window
appears (see Figure 15).
