Required Software
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SLAU711 – March 2017
Copyright © 2017, Texas Instruments Incorporated
HSDC Pro With Xilinx
®
KCU105
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Required Software
4.1
HSDC Pro GUI
Download the latest version of the HSDC Pro GUI (
x.zip) to a local directory on a host PC. This
can be found on the TI website by entering “HIGH SPEED DATA CONVERTER PRO GUI INSTALLER” in
the search parameter window at www.ti.com.
Unzipping the software package generates a folder called
High Speed Data Converter Pro - Installer
vx.xx.exe
, where x.xx is the version number. Run this program to start the installation.
Follow the on-screen instructions during installation.
NOTE:
If an older version of the GUI has already been installed, make sure to uninstall it before
loading a newer version.
Click on the
Install
button. A new window opens. Click the
Next
button.
Accept the License Agreement. Click on
Next
to start the installation. After the installer has finished, click
on
Next
one last time.
The installation is now complete. The GUI executable and associated files will reside in the following
directory.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Texas Instruments\High Speed Data Converter Pro
When new TI high speed data converter EVMs or JESD204B interface modes become available that are
not currently supported by the latest release of HSDC Pro GUI, the HSDCProv_xpxx_Patch_setup
executable, available on the TI website under the High Speed Data Converter Pro Software product folder
(
http://www.ti.com/tool/dataconverterpro-sw
), will allow the user to add these to the GUI device list. After
the patch has been downloaded, follow the on-screen instructions to run the patch. The software displays
the files that will be added. After running the patch, open HSDC Pro and the new parts and modes will
appear in the ADC and DAC device drop-down selection box. The patch is always specific to a core GUI
version and will not work for a GUI version for which the patch was not explicitly created.
4.1.1
Xilinx
®
Vivado
®
Design Suite
The Vivado Design Suite by Xilinx, is required in order to load firmware to the FPGA. See the Vivado
Design Suite on Xilinx.com:
https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado
for more details. The
latest build that supports this integration is Vivado 2016.3.
4.2
Serial Terminal Emulator
A serial terminal emulator is required to establish a serial port connection through the KCU105 dual UART
interface. Any sort of serial terminal software, such as TeraTerm, PuTTY, or Hercules, can be used. For
this user's guide, TeraTerm is used as the main terminal emulator. See the
web page for more
details.
