Evaluation Board User Guide
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EVALUATION SOFTWARE MENU ITEMS
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Figure 24. Menu Bar
MENU BAR
File Menu
The file menu has the following options:
Load Setup
Selecting
Load Setup
loads a previously saved AD9522 setup
file (.stp). A setup file is a text file that contains the AD9522
register setup file, plus any evaluation board settings. Note that
you must still perform a VCO calibration.
Save Setup
Selecting
Save Setup
saves an AD9522 setup file (.stp). A setup
file is a text file that contains the AD9522 register setup file,
plus any evaluation board settings.
Generate Binary File
Select this menu option to generate binary setup files that can
be used by EEPROM programmers.
Exit
Exits the evaluation software. No checking is performed to
ensure that the existing setup is saved.
I/O Menu
The
I/O
menu includes the following options:
Select Evaluation Board
The AD9522 evaluation system allows one PC to control
multiple evaluation boards. This window allows you to select
which evaluation board the software is controlling. Click
Refresh List
to detect a recently connected evaluation board.
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Figure 25. USB Device Selection Window
Configure Serial Port
The
I/O Interface
window allows you to control how the USB
controller interacts with the AD9522 serial port.
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Figure 26. I/O Interface Window
If you are using I
2
C mode, this window allows you to select
which address to use. Note that it should correspond to the S5
and S6 jumper settings on the evaluation board. You can also
click
Detect Current Configuration
to discover which I
2
C
address is active.
However, if you are attempting to program an AD9522 on a
remote board via a header cable from connector P1, then the
I
2
C address of the on-board AD9522 must not match the I
2
C
address of the remote AD9522 that you are attempting to
program.
View Menu
The
View
menu includes the following options:
Debug Window
This window allows you to write and read registers directly, as
well as force the various configuration pins high and low.
Options
This window allows you to select Windows XP visual styles.
Operational Modes Menu
This menu allows you to select any of the three operational
modes in the AD9522 data sheet.
Help Menu
Selecting
Help
opens the
About AD9522
window, which
contains information such as revision number, region
information, and contact information.
