ADS8861EVM-PDK Overview
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ADS8861EVM-PDK Overview
The ADS8861EVM is an evaluation module built to the TI modular EVM system specifications. The EVM
by itself does not have a microprocessor and cannot run software. Thus, the EVM is available as part of
the ADS8861EVM-PDK kit that combines the ADS8861EVM as a daughter board with the DSP-based
MMB0 motherboard using ADCPro™ software as a graphical user interface (GUI).
ADCPro software collects, records, and analyzes data from ADC evaluation boards. ADCPro runs different
plug-in programs to easily expand testing and data collection capabilities. In combination with the
ADS8861EVM plug-in program, ADCPro offers a comprehensive evaluation environment for the
ADS8861. For more details on ADCPro, see the
ADCPro Analog-to-Digital Converter Evaluation Software
User's Guide
), available for download from
.
ADS8861EVM Daughter Board Features:
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Includes support circuitry as a design example to match ADC performance
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3.3-V slave serial peripheral interface (SPI)
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Serial interface header for easy connection to TI DSP-based communication systems
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Compatible with the TI modular EVM system
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Designed for 5-V analog supply
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Onboard 4.5-V voltage reference
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Bipolar (–4.3 V to 4.3 V) or unipolar (0 V to 8.6 V) input range
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Allows single-ended or differential input signals
ADS8861EVM-PDK Kit Additional Features:
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USB port for computer interfacing
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Regulated 5-V and 3.3-V supplies for powering the EVM daughter board
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Easy-to-use evaluation software for Windows
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operating systems
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Data collection to text files
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Built-in analysis tools including scope, FFT, and histogram displays
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Easily expandable with new analysis plug-in tools from Texas Instruments
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ADS8861EVM-PDK
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