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PDK Kit Operation
4. Plug the ADS8860EVM into the MMB0.
CAUTION
Do not misalign the pins when plugging the ADS8860EVM into the MMB0.
Check the pin alignment carefully before applying power to the PDK.
7.4 Powering up the ADS8860EVM-PDK
When the ADS8860EVM-PDK kit is configured, power can be applied to the MMB0. This power comes
from a wall supply that delivers 6 VDC to the MMB0 through J2 on the MMB0 motherboard. This wall
power supply is included with the PDK.
After the power supply is connected, four green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in the bottom right-hand
corner of the MMB0 motherboard should light up. If these LEDs do not light up, disconnect the power and
verify that J12 is closed on the MMB0 motherboard.
8 PDK Kit Operation
The evaluation software is based on ADCPro. This program operates with a variety of plug-ins. To use
ADCPro, load an EVM plug-in and a test plug-in (select these plug-ins from the EVM and test menus,
respectively). To unload a plug-in, select the unload option from the corresponding menu.
The following sections describe how to use ADCPro and the ADS8860EVM plug-in to acquire data.
8.1 About MMB0
The MMB0 provides the USB interface between the PC and the ADS8860EVM. The MMB0 is a modular
EVM system motherboard. The MMB0 is designed around the
TMS320VC5509 , a DSP with an onboard
USB interface from Texas Instruments. The MMB0 also has 16 MB of SDRAM installed.
The MMB0 is not sold as a DSP development board, and is not available separately. TI cannot offer
support for the MMB0 except as part of an EVM kit. For schematics or other information about the MMB0,
contact Texas Instruments.
8.2 Loading the ADS8860EVM-PDK Plug-in
Step 1. Make sure the PDK kit is configured and powered up, as explained in Section 7 . Then, press
the Reset button on the MMB0 (in the top right-hand corner) one time to clear the board
memory.
Step 2. Connect the MMB0 to a PC with the USB cable provided with the kit.
Step 3. Start ADCPro from the Windows Start menu.
Step 4. Load the ADS886XEVM plug-in from the ADCPro drop-down EVM menu, as shown in
Figure 9 . Note that only one EVM plug-in can be loaded at a time. If a different plug-in is
selected, the previous plug-in is unloaded.
Figure 9. Loading EVM Plug-in
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