Evaluation Board Software; Software Installation; Launching The Software - Analog Devices EVAL-AD7177-2SDZ User Manual

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EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The EVAL-AD7177-2SDZ evaluation kit includes software on
a CD. Double-click the setup.exe file from the CD to run the
installer. The default installation location for the software is
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\EVAL-AD7177-2SDZ\.
Install the evaluation software before connecting the evaluation
board and EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
to ensure that the evaluation system is correctly recognized when
connected to the PC.
There are two parts to the installation.

AD7177-2 evaluation software installation

EVAL-SDP-CB1Z system demonstration platform board
drivers installation
Place the software and drivers in the appropriate locations by
proceeding through all of the installation steps. Connect the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z board to the PC only after the software and
drivers install. The installer may prompt you to allow the
program to make changes to the computer. Click Yes to proceed
(see Figure 3).
Figure 3. AD7177-2 User Account Control Permission Dialog Box
You may receive a security warning as part of the SDP-B
controller board driver installation. Click Install to proceed
with the installation of the driver (see Figure 4). Without this
confirmation, the software cannot operate correctly.
Figure 4. EVAL-SDP-CB1Z Drivers Installation Confirmation Dialog Box
board to the USB port of the PC
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After installation is complete, connect the evaluation board to
the SDP-B board as shown in Figure 2. Connect the
CB1Z via the USB cable to the computer. Follow these steps to
verify that the SDP-B controller board driver is installed and
working correctly:
1. Allow the Found New Hardware Wizard to run.
2. When the drivers are installed, check that the board has
connected correctly by looking at the Device Manager
of the PC. The Device Manager can be found by right
clicking My Computer, selecting Manage, then Device
Manager from the list of System Tools (see Figure 5).
3. The EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
ADI Development Tools as Analog Devices System
Development Platform or similar. The installation is
complete.

LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE

The evaluation software can be launched when the
AD7177-2SDZ
board are correctly connected to the PC.
To launch the software, complete the following steps:
1. From the Start menu, click Programs, Analog Devices,
then EVAL-AD7177-2SDZ. The main window of the
evaluation software displays (see Figure 7).
2. If the AD7177-2
USB port via the
launched, the Select Interface dialog box appears. Connect
the evaluation board to the USB port of the PC, wait a few
seconds, click the green arrows to rescan the USB ports.
When connected, click Work Online to proceed.
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SDP-B board appears under
Figure 5. Device Manager
evaluation board and EVAL-SDP-CB1Z
evaluation system is not connected to the
EVAL-SDP-CB1Z when the software is
Figure 6. Select Interface Dialog Box
EVAL-SDP-
EVAL-
SDP-B