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Evaluating Performance with the ADCPro Software
Evaluating Performance with the ADCPro Software
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Figure 24. Install New Driver Wizard Screen 5
Step 5.
Once Windows finishes installing the software driver, the plug-in downloads the firmware to
the MMB0. The status area will display
Connected to EVM
when the device is connected and
ready to use. If the firmware does not load properly, you can try resetting the MMB0 by
pressing reset and then reloading the plug-in.
Step 6.
You can verify the proper installation of the USBStyx driver using the Device Manager. Note
that the first driver item, NI-VISA USB Devices, will disappear and a new item, LibUSB-Win32
Devices will appear, as
shows.
Figure 25. USBSytx Driver Verification Using Device Manager
The driver installation wizard sequence should not appear again, unless you connect the board to a
different USB port.
The evaluation software is based on ADCPro, a program that operates using a variety of plug-ins. (The
ADS1274EVM plug-in is installed as described in the installation section, .)
To use ADCPro, load an EVM plug-in and a test plug-in. To load an EVM plug-in, select it from the
EVM
menu. To load a test plug-in, select it from the
Test
menu. To unload a plug-in, select the
Unload
option
from the corresponding menu.
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ADS1174EVM, ADS1274EVM, ADS1174EVM-PDK, and ADS1274EVM-PDK
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