ADS8350EVM-PDK Kit Operation
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ADS8350EVM-PDK Kit Operation
This section describes how to use ADS8350EVM-PDK and the ADS8350EVM software to configure the
EVM and acquire data.
6.1
About the Simple Capture Card Controller Board
The simple capture card controller board provides the USB interface between the PC and the
ADS8350EVM. The controller board is designed around the AM335x processor, a USB 2.0 high-speed
capability, 32-bit ARM core. The simple capture card controller board incorporates an onboard FPGA
subsystem and 256MB of onboard DDR SRAM memory.
The simple capture card controller board is not sold as a development board, and it is not available
separately. TI cannot offer support for the simple capture card controller` board except as part of this EVM
kit.
6.2
Loading the ADS8350EVM-PDK Software
The ADS8350 EVM software provides control over the settings of the ADS8350. Adjust the ADS8350EVM
settings when the EVM is not acquiring data. During acquisition, all controls are disabled and settings
cannot be changed.
Settings on the ADS8350EVM correspond to settings described in the
(available for download at http://www.ti.com); see the product data sheet for details.
To load the
ADS8350 EVM
software, follow these steps:
Step 1.
Make sure the EVM kit is configured and powered up as explained in
Step 2.
Start the ADS8350 EVM software. Go to
Start
→
All Programs
→
Texas Instruments
→
ADS8350 EVM
and run the software by right-clicking
ADS8350 EVM
and selecting
Run as
Administrator
.
Step 3.
Verify that the software detects the ADS8350EVM. The GUI identifies the EVM hardware that
is connected to the controller board and displays
Loading the ADS8350evm Settings
. After
the settings are loaded,
ADS8350EVM GUI
displays at the top of the GUI screen, as shown
in
.
Figure 16. GUI Display Prompt
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ADS8350EVM-PDK
SBAU218A – April 2014 – Revised October 2014
Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated
