Software Description
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AFEDRI8201EVM
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Software Description
3.1
Xilinx FPGA Software
The Xilinx FPGA program has been preinstalled in the Xilinx EPROM.
3.2
Visual Basic Software
The user must install the AFEDRI8201 SPI Control program and a USB driver
on a PC. The AFEDRI8201 registers can then be configured through the PC
GUI.
3.2.1
Installation of the AFEDRI8201 Software
1) Unzip the file AFEDRI8201eval.zip provided on the installation CD in the
AFEDRI8201EVM package.
a) If you do not have the CD, download dotnetfx.exe (Microsoft .NET
Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Package) from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Family-
ID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3&displaylang=en
or from the Microsoft Windows website.
2) Open the unzipped folder and run dotnetfx.exe. This program installs the
required environment for the Visual Basic .net programs to run.
3) From the same unzipped folder, run setup.exe.
4) Power-up the evaluation board.
5) Plug the USB connector from the evaluation board into an available USB
port on the PC. The PC should begin the driver installation. When asked
for the correct location of the USB drivers (such as ftd2xx.inf), specify the
location of the unzipped AFEDRI8201EVM Hardware Driver folder.
6) Once the drivers are finished loading, the evaluation board and software
are now installed.
Summary of Contents for AFEDRI8201EVM
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