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AMS101 Evaluation Card User Guide
UG886 (v1.3) November 6, 2013
Chapter 2:
AMS101 Evaluation Card Quick Start
Each base board kit contains:
•
One AMS101 evaluation card
•
USB-UART drivers
•
A base board
Getting Started Guide
Quick Start
Eight steps are needed to get the AMS evaluation platform up and running. This chapter
covers how to perform these steps as well as how to run key ADC performance tests after
setup.
Hardware and Software Setup
1.
Install the AMS Evaluator tool GUI.
Download the AMS Evaluator installer files (
7 Series FPGA and Zynq-7000 AP SoC AMS
Evaluator Installer for AMS Targeted Reference Design
) from the
AMS101 Evaluation Card
Support Page
. Click the
setup.exe
file to install the National Instruments LabVIEW
RunTime Engine needed to host the AMS Evaluator tool.
The GUI itself has been built using National Instruments LabVIEW 2011 software. To
enable use of the GUI without the need for a LabVIEW license, Xilinx has bundled the
LabVIEW run-time engine with the GUI installer. During the installation process, the
run time engine is installed on the PC.
2.
Connect the FPGA base board.
Ensure that the FPGA base board power switch (e.g., SW15 on the KC705 base board)
is in the OFF position.
Figure 2-2
shows the position of the power switch on the board.
3.
Connect the host PC to the UART port with the Standard-A plug to Mini-B plug USB
cable. Also connect the Standard-A plug to Micro-B plug USB cable to the JTAG port.
See the corresponding photo in the
Getting Started Guide
for each particular base board.
