Testing the EVM Data Capture With LVDS
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SLOU430A – December 2015 – Revised February 2016
Copyright © 2015–2016, Texas Instruments Incorporated
AFE5818 16-Channel Analog Front End Evaluation Module (EVM Rev. C)
4.2
Capturing an Analog Input Signal With the LVDS Interface
This section describes the software setup for capturing an analog input using the AFE5818 EVM. If there
is any issue with a data capture, refer to the troubleshooting section.
Data capture is confirmed by using only the Quick Setup page of the HMC-DAQ GUI. Assuming the
hardware is connected correctly as in
, follow these steps to acquire data:
HSDCPro Actions:
1. Connect both EVMs to the PC using two USB cables as instructed in
.
2. Open HSDCPro GUI using
Run as Administrator
.
Do not open the HMC-DAQ GUI before this step
because it opens automatically. If it is already open, close it.
3. If the TSW Hardware is already connected to the USB, then a pop-up window should appear to
connect the HSDCPro GUI to the EVM Hardware.
Figure 5. Connect to TSW EVM (TSW1400 Shown)
4. A pop-up window prompts the user to choose a firmware to download to the TSW EVM FPGA.
Figure 6. Connect to TSW EVM
5. Select firmware as '
AFE5818 '
.
Be sure to choose the correct device to match the hardware or
the HMC-DAQ GUI shows an error when launching.
