Analog Devices UG-002 EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE, Installing The Software, Using The Software

UG-002

EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE

The instructions included in this section are for setting up the AD9551 evaluation board software.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

Do not connect the evaluation board until the software installation is complete. To install the software,

1.Insert the AD9551 evaluation software CD-ROM into a PC CD disc drive.

2.Click My Computer, and then double-click the AD9551EV CD icon.

A window opens showing the contents of the CD divided into four sections: data sheet, layout, schematic, and software. The readme.txt file contains a description of the CD- ROM contents, as well as any last minute instructions or information.

3.Double-click the Software folder, and then double-click AD9551Eval_Setup1.1.0.exe. Follow the installation instructions. The default location for the evaluation software is C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\AD9551 Eval Software\.

4.If there are any updates to the evaluation software on a supplemental CD or in the \Software\Updates folder, be sure to copy the new .EXE file, as well as any setup files, to the default location.

USING THE SOFTWARE

After the evaluation software has been installed, you can run the software as follows:

1.Power up and connect the evaluation board to the PC.

2.Double-click AD9551 Eval Software to run the AD9551 evaluation software.

A hardware installation window appears. Depending on whether the evaluation board was found by the software, the text in this window is either light blue, indicating that the evaluation board was found, or red, indicating that the evaluation board was not found.

3.If the evaluation board was found, click in the window when the Evaluation Software Ready message appears.

The main window of the evaluation board software appears. Proceed to the Guide to Programming the AD9551 section for more details about using the software.

Evaluation Board User Guide

4.If the evaluation board was not found, a dialog box appears that allows you to select an evaluation board to use while the software runs in standalone mode. Standalone mode is useful for viewing and generating register setup files.

5.If you connect the evaluation board while the evaluation board software is running, the window shown in Figure 2 usually appears to prompt you to load the evaluation board with the evaluation board software settings or to read the current evaluation board settings into the software.

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Figure 2. SYNC Evaluation Software Window

6.If the evaluation board was not automatically detected when it was connected, choose Select Evaluation Board from the I/O menu, and then select EZSSP-0, EZSSP-1, or EZSSP-2 (see Figure 3).

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Figure 3. Select USB Device Window

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