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Chapter 2
SNAU150A – September 2013 – Revised March 2014
Quick Start Guide LDC10xx Evaluation Module
2.1 LDC10xx Evaluation Module Overview
The LDC10xx Evaluation Module (EVM) enables the user to test out analog and digital capabilities of the
LDC10xx Inductance-to-Digital Converter. The EVM is a USB device used with a host computer and
accessed using the Inductive Sensing Graphical User Interface (GUI) software, which is documented in
Chapter 3 .
To quickly get started on the LDC10xx GUI, follow the steps below to load and configure a device:
2.1.1 Evaluation Module
Set Up Requirements :
1. The LDC10xx GUI and drivers must be installed on the host.
2. Available USB port on host computer.
Loading and Running :
1. Plug the EVM into the host computer. The host computer should automatically detect the device as a
LDC10xxEVM.
2. Launch the GUI. It should automatically detect the presence of the EVM, read all the configuration
registers, and begin streaming data.
Figure 2-1. Streaming Section
3 SNAU150A – September 2013 – Revised March 2014 Quick Start Guide LDC10xx Evaluation Module
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