UG-572 Datasheet, PDF (8/20 Pages) Winchester Electronics Corporation – C JACK

UG-572
EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
The ADE7978/ADE7933 evaluation board is supported by
Windows® based software that allows the user to access all
the functionality of the ADE7978 and ADE7933. The software
communicates with the SDP Blackfin board using the USB.
The microcontroller communicates with the ADE7978 and
ADE7933 chipset placed on the evaluation board to process
the requests that are sent from the PC.
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
When using the ADE7978/ADE7933 evaluation tools for
the first time, a driver must be installed to allow successful
communication. The driver SDPDriversNET.exe can be found
in the evaluation software package in the SDP drivers folder.
To install the driver, follow this procedure:
1. When the Setup Wizard appears, click Next, and follow the
installation instructions.
Figure 10. SDP Drivers Setup
2. When installation is complete, click Finish to close the
window.
Connect the USB cable from the PC to the SDP-B board.
Windows detects the device and locates the correct driver
automatically.
INSTALLING AND UNINSTALLING THE
ADE7978/ADE7933 SOFTWARE
The ADE7978/ADE7933 software is supplied with the evalu-
ation software package. It contains an installer to install the
ADE7978/ADE7933 evaluation software. The program to be
installed is a LabVIEW™ based program that runs on the PC.
EVAL-ADE7978EBZ User Guide
Before using LabView 2010 on the PC for the first time, run an
installer prior to executing the LabView-based program. This
installer is available in the LabView\InstallationFiles\ folder. If
a copy of LabView 2010 is available on the PC, the executable is
provided in the executable folder. The LabView source files are
provided in the LabView_project\source folder.
1. To install the ADE7978/ADE7933 software, double-
click InstallationFiles\setup.exe. This launches the
setup program that automatically installs all the software
components, including the uninstall program, and creates
the required directories.
2. To launch the software, go to Start/All Programs/
ADE7978 Eval Front Panel and click
ADE7978_Eval_Software.
Both the ADE7978/ADE7933 evaluation software program
and the NI run-time engine are uninstalled using the
Add/Remove Programs option in the control panel.
1. Before installing a new version of the ADE7978/ADE7933
evaluation software, first uninstall the previous version.
2. Select the Add/Remove Programs option in the Windows
control panel.
3. Select the program to uninstall and click the Add/Remove
button.
FRONT PANEL
When the software is launched, the Front Panel is opened. This
panel contains three areas: the main menu on the left, a drop-
down menu to select the communication mode, and a button
for the Connection Information on the right (see Figure 11).
The software automatically detects the SDP-B board.
Figure 11. Front Panel of the Software
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