Software Control
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Software Control
This section provides installation instructions for the ADS54J54 GUI and descriptions of the various
controls.
2.1
Installation Instructions
1. Download the software from the ADS54J54EVM resource page:
http://www.ti.com/tool/ads54j54evm
.
2. Extract the files from the zip file named
ADS54J54 EVM SPI GUI vXpY installer.zip
where
XpY
represents the version number.
3. Run
setup.exe
and follow the installation prompts.
4. Start the GUI by going to
Start Menu
→
All Programs
→
Texas Instruments ADCs
→
ADS54J54
EVM GUI
.
5. When plugging the board into the computer for the first time through the USB cable, you are prompted
to install the USB drivers.
•
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP: If Windows XP does not automatically install the drivers, follow the
prompts on the screen to do so. Do not let Windows XP search Microsoft Update for the drivers,
but do let Windows XP install the drivers automatically.
•
Windows 7: After installing the GUI, Windows 7 should automatically be able to install the drivers
for the ADS54J54EVM with no user input.
2.2
Software Operation
The software GUI allows full programming control of the ADS54J54 and LMK04828 devices.
shows the GUI front panel which contains a block diagram of the ADS54J54. Clicking on the various tabs
of the ADS54J54 EVM SPI GUI allows configuration of the settings contained within that tab. Detailed
descriptions for each tab of the GUI are given in this section. Please refer to the ADS54J54 data sheet
(
) for more detailed explanations of the register fields.
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ADS54J54 Evaluation Module
SLAU616A – January 2015 – Revised January 2016
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