
User's Guide
SLAU615 – December 2014
PCM186xEVM
The PCM186xEVM (EVM) is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the PCM186x family of ADCs. This
document details the materials received with the EVM, how to get started with the software and hardware,
the schematics, bill of materials (BOM), and layouts. Throughout this user's guide, the abbreviations
EVM
,
PCM186xEVM
, and the term
evaluation module
are synonymous with the PCM1860EVM, PCM1861EVM,
PCM1862EVM, PCM1863EVM, PCM1864EVM, or PCM1865EVM, unless otherwise noted.
Contents
1
Introduction
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2
What’s in the Box?
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2.1
PCM186xEVM
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2.2
USB-I2X board
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2.3
Micro USB Cable
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3
Getting Started
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3.1
System Hardware Overview
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3.2
Block Diagram
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3.3
Software Download
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4
Hardware
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4.1
Power Requirements
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4.2
Connectors and Headers
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4.3
Board Configurations
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4.4
Solder Options
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5
Software
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5.1
Installation
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5.2
Navigation and Features
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6
Schematics, Bill of Materials and Layouts
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6.1
Schematics
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6.2
Bill of Materials
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6.3
Layouts
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List of Figures
1
Picture of PCM186xEVM
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2
Picture of USB-I2X Board
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3
PCM186xEVM Mated to the USB-I2X Board
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4
Block Diagram
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5
Diagram of Connector/Header Locations
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6
Mode 0 Block Diagram
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7
Mode 1 Block Diagram
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8
Mode 2 Block Diagram
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9
Solder Options
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10
PCM186X EVM GUI
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11
Manual Target Selection Window
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12
EVM Tab
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13
Direct I
2
C Read/Write Tab
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14
1P-1M Differential and 2P-2M Differential Shown in Block Diagram Tab
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PCM186xEVM
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