
Contents
1
ADS8688EVM-PDK Overview
.............................................................................................
2
EVM Analog Interface
.......................................................................................................
2.1
Connecting Negative Inputs to Ground
..........................................................................
2.2
Using Onboard, Second-Order, Butterworth, Low-Pass Filters
...............................................
2.3
Selecting the Reference Mode for the ADS8688EVM
.........................................................
3
Digital Interface
..............................................................................................................
3.1
Serial Interface (SPI)
...............................................................................................
3.2
I
2
C Bus for the Onboard EEPROM
...............................................................................
3.3
SD Card
..............................................................................................................
4
Power Supplies
..............................................................................................................
5
ADS8688EVM-PDK Initial Setup
.........................................................................................
5.1
Default Jumper Settings
..........................................................................................
5.2
Software Installation
..............................................................................................
6
ADS8688EVM-PDK Kit Operation
.......................................................................................
6.1
About the Simple Capture Card
.................................................................................
6.2
Loading the ADS8688EVM GUI
.................................................................................
6.3
Configuring the ADS8688EVM
..................................................................................
6.4
Capturing the Data
................................................................................................
6.5
Analyzing the Data
................................................................................................
6.6
Phase Compensation
.............................................................................................
6.7
ADS8688EVM GUI Simulation Mode
...........................................................................
7
Bill of Materials, Schematics, and Layout
...............................................................................
7.1
Bill of Materials
....................................................................................................
7.2
Board Layouts
.....................................................................................................
List of Figures
1
ADS8688EVM Analog Input Connections for Channels AIN0, AIN1, AIN2, and AIN3
.............................
2
ADS8688EVM Analog Input Connections for Channels AIN4, AIN5, AIN6, and AIN7
............................
3
Power-Supply Connections Diagram
....................................................................................
4
ADS8688EVM Default Jumper Settings
.................................................................................
5
Bottom View of the Simple Capture card with the microSD Memory Card Installed
..............................
6
Bottom View of the ADS8688EVM Board with the microSD Memory Card Installed
.............................
7
Connecting the ADS8688EVM Board to the Simple Capture Card
..................................................
8
LED Indicators on the Simple Capture Card
............................................................................
9
Destination Directory Screen
.............................................................................................
10
License Agreement Screen
...............................................................................................
11
Start Installation Screen
...................................................................................................
12
Progress Bar Screen
.......................................................................................................
13
Windows 7 Driver Installation Warning
..................................................................................
14
Installation Wizard Screen
................................................................................................
15
Simple Capture Card Device Driver Completion
.......................................................................
16
Start Page of the ADS8688EVM GUI
....................................................................................
17
System Block Diagram View
..............................................................................................
18
Selecting the Input Range for the Channels
............................................................................
19
Register Map View
.........................................................................................................
20
ADS8688EVM Jumper Settings
..........................................................................................
21
Manual Mode Data Capture
..............................................................................................
22
Data Capture in Auto Mode with Single Graph View
..................................................................
23
Data Capture in Auto Mode with Multi Graph View
....................................................................
24
Saving the Captured Data
.................................................................................................
2
ADS8688EVM-PDK Evaluation Module
SBAU230A – August 2014 – Revised December 2014
Copyright © 2014, Texas Instruments Incorporated