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ADQ7 Quick Start Guide for Linux Author(s): Teledyne SP Devices Document ID: 14-1276-23 Classification: Public Revision: Print date: 2019-06-05...
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14-1276-23 2019-06-05 1 Introduction Congratulations on having purchased a Teledyne SP Devices digitizer product. To get the most out of the digitizer we recommend that you read the documentation set carefully. Disclaimers and Safety Ground the antistatic package before removing the board from the package. Electrostatic ...
Install the delivered SDK packages using rpm -U packagename. Use the following order: spd-adq-pci-dkms (needed for PCIe/PXIe/MTCA) These instructions are also available in the README included in the SDK archive. ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 2 of 10...
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After installing all necessary packages, reboot the system so that udev reads the updated configuration and the driver loads. In earlier versions there was a package called adqupdater which is now replaced by the adqtools package. ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 3 of 10...
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C interface and a C++ interface. Most programming languages, e.g. Python, have a foreign function interface granting the ability to call functions from C dynamic link libraries directly, making this the more general interface of the two. ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 4 of 10...
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With the host computer powered off, plug in the digitizer and connect the power cable. Make sure that the digitizer is mechanically supported by screws through the front panel. Power on the host computer. ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 5 of 10...
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Solid green light indicates power and status OK. USR/USER Solid blue light when the digitizer is acquired by an application using the ADQAPI. PXIe attention LED ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 6 of 10...
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Solid green light while the device is running. Hotswap Linux only Solid—OK to disconnect the device. Flashing—wait before disconnecting the device. Off—normal mode: pull hot swap pin gently to activate indicator. ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 7 of 10...
Refer to p. for an overview of the available resources. Additional documentation is available on our web site https://www.spdevices.com/documentation ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 8 of 10...
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UG 17-2043 UG 18-2132 UG 17-1957 ADQAPI_example ADQAPI_FWSDR_example ADQAPI_FWPD_example ADQAPI_FWATD_example Source code standard_example fwsdr_example fwpd_example fwatd_example examples in C ADCaptureLab GUIs (UG 18-2207) Application AN 18-2118 AN 18-2104 notes ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 9 of 10...
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2019-06-05 References [1] Teledyne Signal Processing Devices Sweden AB, 14-1351 ADQAPI Reference Guide. Technical Manual. [2] Teledyne Signal Processing Devices Sweden AB, 08-0214 ADQAPI User Guide. Technical Manual. ADQ7 – Quick Start Guide for Linux spdevices.com Page 10 of 10...
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