Interface ............................24 8.1 Install the device drivers for the Aardvark device........................24 8.2 Connecting the Aardvark SPI device and LM98640CVAL board for the first time ..............24 8.3 Aardvark SPI Communication via AFEval ..........................25 9.0 Appendix C - Installing and running the AFEval software..........26 9.1 Uninstall previous versions of AFEval Software........................26...
A PCB footprint for and external clock oscillator 1.0 Introduction is provided on board to allow testing without the The LM98640CVAL Board is designed to allow need of an external clock source. An SMA quick evaluation and design development of...
3.0 Functional Description 3.2 AFE Analog Input Section The LM98640CVAL Customer Evaluation Board The Analog signals for the LM98640CVAL schematic is shown in Section 4. Board enter through SMA connectors and there are a variety of options onboard to modify or 3.1 Power Supply Connections...
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LM98640CVAL board (connector JF2). 2. Configure the JP6 and JP7 jumpers on the LM98640CVAL board for the desired power supply source. For initial experiments, it is recommended that the jumpers are configured between pins 1 and 2 to allow supply power from the WV5 board.
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SW2 reset button on the WV5 board and restart the AFEval software. If the WV5 board is detected properly, but the LM98640CVAL board has not, verify that the HMZD connector is seated in properly and that the power supplies are configured properly.
Web:http://www.hotenda.cn E-mail:sales@hotenda.cn Phone:(+86) 075583794354 7.4 LM98640QML Main Configuration Panel Once the FPGA Firmware download has completed and the LM98640CVAL is recognized, the software will load the LM98640QML Evaluation Environment. The Main Configuration Panel will be automatically displayed as shown. The Main Configuration Panel gives a top level view of the LM98640QML. The system clocking settings of the device is configured using the controls on the left edge of the window.
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2. Configure the JP6 and JP7 jumpers on the LM98640CVAL board for the desired power supply source. While using the external SPI (and not the WV5 board), the power for the LM98640CVAL board should be configured via pins 3-4 or 5-6 on the JP6 and JP7 connectors.
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