ADS8881EVM-PDK Overview
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ADS8881EVM-PDK Overview
The ADS8881EVM is an evaluation module built to the TI Modular EVM system specifications. The EVM
by itself has no microprocessor and cannot run software. Thus, it is available as part of the ADS8881EVM-
PDK kit that combines the ADS8881EVM as a daughter board with the DSP-based MMB0 motherboard
using ADCPro™ software as graphical user interface (GUI).
ADCPro software collects, records, and analyzes data from ADC evaluation boards. It runs different plug-
in programs to easily expand testing and data collection capabilities. In combination with the
ADS8881EVM plug-in program, it offers a comprehensive evaluation environment for the ADS8881. For
more details on ADCPro, see the ADCPro Analog-to-Digital Converter Evaluation Software User's Guide
(literature number
), available for download from the TI website.
ADS8881EVM 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
ADS8881EVM-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 EVM daughter board
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Easy-to-use evaluation software for Windows
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operating system
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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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SBAU211 – June 2013
ADS8881EVM-PDK
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