Setting Up The System For Data Capture - Analog Devices EVAL-AD7761FMCZ User Manual

EVAL-AD7761FMCZ User Guide

SETTING UP THE SYSTEM FOR DATA CAPTURE

After completing the steps in the Software Installation
Procedures and Evaluation Board Hardware sections, set up the
system for data capture as follows:
1. Allow the Found New Hardware Wizard to run after the
EVAL-SDP-CH1Z
Windows XP™, the PC may need to search for the SDP
drivers. Choose to automatically search for the drivers for
the SDP board if prompted by the operating system.)
2. Check that the board is connecting to the PC correctly
using the Device Manager of the PC.
a. Access the Device Manager as follows:
i. Right-click My Computer and then click
Manage.
ii. A dialog box appears asking for permission to
allow the program to make changes to the
computer. Click Yes.
iii. The Computer Management window appears.
Click Device Manager from the list of System
Tools (see Figure 14).
b. The EVAL-SDP-CH1Z
Development Tools, which indicates that the driver
software is installed and that the board is connected
to the PC correctly.
Figure 14. Device Manager: Checking That the Board Is Connected
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board is plugged into the PC. (If using
board appears under ADI
to the PC Correctly
Launching the Software
After completing the steps in the Setting up the System for Data
Capture section, launch the
1. From the Start menu, click Programs > Analog Devices >
AD7761 Evaluation Software. The main window of the
software then displays.
2. If the AD7761
USB port via the
launched, a connectivity error displays prompting the user
to choose an evaluation board (see Figure 15). Connect the
evaluation board to the USB port of the PC, wait a few
seconds, click Refresh and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
When the software starts running, it searches for hardware
connected to the PC. A dialog box indicates when the SDP
board connected to the PC is detected, and then the main
window appears (see Figure 16).
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AD7761 software as follows:
evaluation system is not connected to the
EVAL-SDP-CH1Z when the software is
Figure 15. Connectivity Error Alert
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