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Evaluation Board User Guide
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EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
Use the following instructions to set up the AD951x evaluation
board software.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Do not connect the evaluation board until the software
installation is complete.
1.
The evaluation software and documentation can be
downloaded from
2.
If the software was downloaded, skip to Step 3.If installing
from the CD, insert the AD951x evaluation software CD.
Double-click
My Computer
and then double-click the
AD9516_17_18EV
CD icon. A window opens showing the
contents of the CD divided into four sections:
Datasheet
,
Layout
,
Schematic
, and
Software
. The file named
readme.txt
contains a description of the CD contents as
well as any additional instructions or information. Double-
click the
Software
folder.
3.
Double-click
AD9516_17_18Eval_Setup1.1.0.exe
. (Note
that the website may have a version newer than Version
1.1.0.) Follow the installation instructions. The default
location for installation of the evaluation software is:
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\AD9516 Eval Software\
.
RUNNING THE SOFTWARE
Power up and connect the evaluation board to the PC.
See Evaluation Board Hardware section for details on the
various connectors on the evaluation board.
1.
Double-click
AD9516_17_18 Eval Software
to run the
AD951x evaluation software. Depending on whether the
evaluation board was found by the software, either light
blue text appears in a pop-up window, indicating that the
evaluation board was found, or red text appears, indicating
that the evaluation board was not found.
2.
If the evaluation board is found, click anywhere in the pop-
up window with the
Evaluation Software Ready
message,
and the main window for the software appears. Proceed to
the Evaluation Software Components section for details
about running the software.
If the evaluation board is not found, a dialog box appears
allowing you to select which AD951x evaluation board is
connected while the software runs in standalone mode.
See the Evaluation Board Hardware section for information on
connecting the evaluation board.
If the evaluation board is connected while the evaluation
software is running, the window in Figure 2 appears to prompt
you to load the evaluation board with the evaluation software
settings or read the evaluation board settings into the software.
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Figure 2. SYNC Evaluation Software Window
If the evaluation board was not automatically detected when it
was connected, you can also select the
Select Evaluation Board
option from the
I/O
menu (see Figure 24), and select
Ezssp-0
,
Ezssp-1
, or
Ezssp-2
.
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Figure 3. Select USB Device Window
See the Evaluation Software Components section for a
description of the evaluation software features, or the Quick
Start Guide to the AD9516 PLL section for details on the
individual blocks of the AD951x.
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