Hardware Setup
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SBOU123A – March 2012 – Revised September 2016
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XTR108EVM-USB Evaluation Board and Software Tutorial
3.2
Connecting the Hardware
When first setting up the EVM hardware, It is recommended to first connect the USB DAQ Platform to the
XTR108EVM-USB Interface Board. To connect the two PCBs together, gently push on both sides of the
25-pin D-SUB connectors as shown in
. Make sure that the connectors are completely pushed
together because loose connections may cause intermittent operation.
Figure 7. Connecting the USB DAQ Platform to the XTR108EVM-USB Interface Board
Next, connect the XTR108EVM-USB Sensor Board to the XTR108EVM-USB Interface Board by gently
pushing on both sides of the 15-pin DSUB connector. Once the XTR108EVM-USB Sensor Board is
connected, the system looks like the one in
Figure 8. All Boards Connected