ADS8638EVM-PDK Kit Operation
6.4.2
USBStyx Driver Installation
1. Start the software by selecting ADCPro from the Windows Start menu.
2. Select ADS86xxEVM from the EVM drop-down menu. The ADS86xxEVM-PDK plug-in appears in the
left pane. The setup is shown in
.
Figure 8. ADS86xxEVM-PDK Plug-in
3. The ADS86xxEVM-PDK plug-in window has a status area at the top of the screen. When the plug-in is
first loaded, the plug-in searches for the board. A series of messages will appear in the status area to
indicate this action.
4. If you have not yet loaded the operating system drivers, Windows displays the Install New Driver
Wizard sequence; accept the default settings.
NOTE:
During the driver installation process, a message may appear that indicates the firmware
load has timed out. Click OK and continue driver installation. The plug-in will attempt to
download the firmware again once the driver installation completes.
5. Once Windows finishes installing the software driver, the plug-in downloads the firmware to the MMB0.
The status area displays Connected to EVM when the device is connected and ready to use. If the
firmware does not load properly, you can try resetting the MMB0 by pressing Reset and then reloading
the plug-in.
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ADS8638EVM-PDK
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