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DEMO MANUAL DC1705C
Figure 2. DC590 Jumper Locations
quick start proceDure
PLLWizard Installation
The PLLWizard software is used to communicate with
the LTC6946 synthesizer. It uses the DC590 to translate
between USB and SPI-compatible serial communications
formats. It also includes advanced PLL design and simula-
tion capabilities. The following are the PLLWizard system
requirements:
• Windows Operating System: Windows XP,
Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista, Windows 7
• Microsoft .NET 2.0 or later
• Windows Installer 3.1 or later
• Linear Technology’s QuikEval and DC590 hardware
Microsoft .NET
You must have Microsoft .NET 2.0 or later installed on
your computer. PLLWizard will not run without it. Note that
with Windows Vista and Windows 7, you should have at
least version 3.5 pre-installed.
To manually determine your version of .NET using Win-
dows XP, click
Start Menu
→
Settings
→
Control Panel
→
Add or Remove Programs.
Depending upon your .NET version, choose one of
two PLLWizard setup programs, downloaded from
http://www.linear.com/software
.