Texas Instruments ADS1298RECG-FE, User Manual

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Using the ADS1298RECG-FE Software
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14 SBAU181B – March 2011 – Revised Janurary 2016
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ADS1298R
3.1 Application User Menu
The application user menu is located along the top of the application menu. It consists of two items: File
and Help .
File Menu (see Figure 4 )
The File menu provides several options:
• Capture Screen takes a screen capture of the current view of the application and saves it as to a
file specified by the user.
• Save Configuration Settings saves the current states of the ADS1298R control registers for
reloading at a later time. This file is different from the save register on the Save tab (see
Section 3.6 ), which saves the current register map to a tab-delimited text file.
• Load Configuration Settings loads a previously save configuration setting file and initializes the
hardware and software to the settings within the configuration file. The configuration file must be a
file saved previously from this application using the Save Configuration Settings command, not a
file from the
Save tab.
• Exit closes the application.
Help Menu (see Figure 5 )
The Help menu provides the About option, which display the software and firmware version that is
currently being used. Please have this information if you need to request assistance or have a question
regarding the software or hardware.
Figure 4. User Menu - File Item Figure 5. User Menu - Help Item
3.2 Top-Level Application Controls
Several controls/indicators are located along the top of the UI screen (see Figure 6 ). The controls and
indicators are described below.
Figure 6. Top Level Controls
The Data Rate indicator displays the current data rate of the ADS1298R. The data rate can be configured
in CONFIG1 control register (see Section 3.4.2.1 ).
The Progress indicator will display the current progress of data transfer to the PC during acquisition
cycles.
The Samples/CH control allows for the selection of the number of points, per channel, to collect during an
acquisition cycle. Keep in mind the value entered into this control in relation to the current data rate. Large
numbers of samples, coupled with slower data rates, can take time to acquire.
The ACQUIRE control starts the acquisition process. When pressed, the software will collect the
requested number of samples from the ADS1298R. All points collected during an acquisition process will
be contiguous points.