ADS1115EVM-PDK Kit Operation
6.3
EVM Power Supply
The ADS1115EVM-PDK is powered completely from the USB connection on the MMB3. The MMB3
provides 3.3V and 5V to the ADS1115EVM.
6.4
Running the Software and Download of Firmware to MMB3
NOTE:
The software is continually under development. These instructions and screen images are
current at the time of this writing, but may not exactly match future releases.
The program for evaluating the ADS1115EVM-PDK is called ADCPro. This program uses plug-ins to
communicate with the EVM. The ADS1115EVM-PDK plug-in is included in the ADS1115EVM-PDK
package.
The program currently runs only on Microsoft Windows platforms of Windows XP; Windows Vista is NOT
supported.
If this is the first time installing ADCPro and plug-ins, follow these procedures to run ADCPro and perform
any necessary firmware installations. Make sure the ADCPro software and device plug-in software are
installed as described in
Step 1.
Start the software by selecting ADCPro from the Windows Start menu. The screen in
appears.
Figure 7. ADCPro Software Start-up Display Window
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August 2009
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Revised May 2011
ADS1015EVM, ADS1115EVM, ADS1015EVM-PDK, and ADS1115EVM-PDK
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2009
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2011, Texas Instruments Incorporated
