
Evaluating Performance with the ADCPro Software
Figure 20. Install New Driver Wizard Screen 5
Step 4.
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 5.
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 21. USBStyx Driver Verification Using Device Manager
The driver installation wizard sequence should not appear again, unless you connect the board to a
different USB port.
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Evaluating Performance with the ADCPro Software
The evaluation software is based on ADCPro, a program that operates using a variety of plug-ins. (The
ADS1281EVM 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.
Only one of each kind of plug-in can be loaded at a time. If you select a different plug-in, the previous
plug-in is unloaded.
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ADS1281EVM and ADS1281EVM-PDK User
'
s Guide
SBAU143C
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March 2009
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Revised May 2011
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2009
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2011, Texas Instruments Incorporated