Evaluation Board User Guide

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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.

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.