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EVAL-AD7177-2SDZ User Guide
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EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The
EVAL-AD7177-2SDZ
evaluation kit includes software on
a CD. Double-click the
setup.exe
file from the CD to run the
installer. The default installation location for the software is
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\EVAL-AD7177-2SDZ\
.
Install the evaluation software before connecting the evaluation
board and
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
board to the USB port of the PC
to ensure that the evaluation system is correctly recognized when
connected to the PC.
There are two parts to the installation.
AD7177-2
evaluation software installation
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
system demonstration platform board
drivers installation
Place the software and drivers in the appropriate locations by
proceeding through all of the installation steps. Connect the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
board to the PC only after the software and
drivers install. The installer may prompt you to allow the
program to make changes to the computer. Click
Yes
to proceed
(see Figure 3).
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Figure 3.
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User Account Control Permission Dialog Box
You may receive a security warning as part of the SDP-B
controller board driver installation. Click
Install
to proceed
with the installation of the driver (see Figure 4). Without this
confirmation, the software cannot operate correctly.
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Figure 4.
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
Drivers Installation Confirmation Dialog Box
After installation is complete, connect the evaluation board to
the SDP-B board as shown in Figure 2. Connect the
EVAL-SDP-
CB1Z
via the USB cable to the computer. Follow these steps to
verify that the SDP-B controller board driver is installed and
working correctly:
1.
Allow the
Found New Hardware Wizard
to run.
2.
When the drivers are installed, check that the board has
connected correctly by looking at the
Device Manager
of the PC. The
Device Manager
can be found by right
clicking
My Computer
, selecting
Manage
, then
Device
Manager
from the list of
System Tools
(see Figure 5).
3.
The
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
SDP-B board appears under
ADI Development Tools
as
Analog Devices System
Development Platform
or similar. The installation is
complete.
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Figure 5. Device Manager
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE
The evaluation software can be launched when the
EVAL-
AD7177-2SDZ
evaluation board and
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
SDP-B
board are correctly connected to the PC.
To launch the software, complete the following steps:
1.
From the
Start
menu, click
Programs
,
Analog Devices
,
then
EVAL-AD7177-2SDZ
. The main window of the
evaluation software displays (see Figure 7).
2.
If the
AD7177-2
evaluation system is not connected to the
USB port via the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
when the software is
launched, the
Select Interface
dialog box appears. Connect
the evaluation board to the USB port of the PC, wait a few
seconds, click the green arrows to rescan the USB ports.
When connected, click
Work Online
to proceed.
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Figure 6. Select Interface Dialog Box
