UG-207 Datasheet, PDF (5/16 Pages) Analog Devices – Evaluation Board for 1 GSPS DDS with 14-Bit DAC

Evaluation Board User Guide
EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
Follow these steps to install the AD9910 evaluation software:
1. Log into your PC system with administrative privileges.
2. Uninstall any previous versions of the AD9910 evaluation
software from your PC system.
3. Insert the AD9910 evaluation software CD into your
CD-ROM drive. Do not connect the AD9910 evaluation
board to the computer until the AD9910 evaluation
software has been successfully installed. Refer to the
Readme.txt file located in the Software folder before
proceeding with the installation of the AD9910 evaluation
software.
4. Run the setup.exe file located in the Software folder and
follow the AD9910 evaluation software onscreen
installation instructions.
INSTALLING THE DRIVER
Once the software is successfully installed onto your PC, the
next step is to interface the AD9910 evaluation software to the
AD9910 evaluation board via the USB Port (see Figure 2).
In order for the evaluation board and software to communicate
properly, drivers must be loaded onto your PC system. The
following instructions explain how to install these drivers on
your PC system.
Windows 98/ME/2000 Users
1. Power up the AD9910 evaluation board (see Table 2).
2. Connect the evaluation board to the computer using a USB
cable via the USB port. Then, the VBUS LED (CR1 on the
AD9910 evaluation board) illuminates. When the USB
cable is connected, the Found New Hardware Wizard
window appears.
3. If you are using Windows 2000, click Finish in the Found
New Hardware Wizard.
After the window has disappeared, the USB Status LED (CR2
on the AD9910 evaluation board) flashes, which indicates that
the evaluation board is connected properly.
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Windows XP Users
1. Power up the AD9910 evaluation board (see Table 2).
2. Connect the evaluation board to the computer via the USB
port using a USB cable. Then, the VBUS LED (CR1 on the
AD9910 evaluation board) illuminates.
3. When the USB cable is connected, the Found New
Hardware Wizard appears. Click Next to continue to the
AD9910 Firmware Loader.
4. Click Continue Anyway when the Hardware Installation
Warning window appears.
5. Click Finish in the Found New Hardware Wizard when
installation is complete.
6. Click Next when the next Found New Hardware Wizard
appears. This is for the EZSSP device.
7. Click Continue Anyway when the Hardware Installation
Warning window appears.
8. Click Finish in the Found New Hardware Wizard when
installation is complete.
Once the Found New Hardware Wizard window disappears,
the USB status LED (CR2 on the AD9910 evaluation board)
flashes, which indicates that the evaluation board is connected
properly. If the LED does not flash, verify that all power and USB
connections are properly connected.
LAUNCHING THE PROGRAM
Follow these three steps to load the AD9910 evaluation
software:
1. Before starting the software, make sure that the AD9910
evaluation board is powered up, connected to the computer,
and that the USB status LED is flashing.
2. Click the Start button, located at the bottom left-hand
corner of your screen.
3. Select Programs, then the AD9910 Eval Software folder,
and then AD9910 Eval Software to load the software.
One of several status messages appears. These messages are
discussed in further detail in the next section, Status Messages
Upon Loading Software.
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