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INSTALLING ADC ANALYZER
ADC Analyzer is designed to evaluate the performance of an
Analog Devices analog-to-digital converter quickly and easily.
INSTALLATION
A copy of ADC Analyzer is included on the CD that comes with
the FIFO Evaluation Kit. Check the Analog Devices website for
updates to the software at www.analog.com/hsc-FIFO.
1.
Copy the AnalyzerSetup.exe file to the hard drive.
2.
Run the setup file and follow the instructions given in the
installation wizard. Note that administrator privileges are
required to install the software on Windows
2000/Windows Me/Windows XP machines.
3.
Once the software is installed, run the executable file (the
default location is in c:\program files\
ADC_Analyzer\ADC_Analyzer.exe).
CONFIGURATION FILE
A configuration file can be created for each high speed ADC
evaluation board used with ADC Analyzer. A configuration file
provides the software with important information about the
data sent from the ADC evaluation board to the FIFO
evaluation board, such as the number of bits, speed of the clock,
and format of the data bits (binary or twos complement).
Configuration files for some of the evaluation boards are
included with the ADC Analyzer files. Each time ADC Analyzer
is launched, a window opens where a configuration file can be
specified. Click Yes to specify a configuration file and choose
the file corresponding to the ADC being used.
The default configuration files can be modified or a new
configuration file can be created using the instructions in the
Configuring An Evaluation Board section.
CONFIGURING AN EVALUATION BOARD
Follow Steps 1 through 5 to configure the software with the
ADC evaluation board:
1.
From the pull-down menus in the upper left hand corner,
choose Config > DUT. The screen, DUT Configuration
opens. Enter the name of the ADC being evaluated in the
Device dialog box and the number of bits (resolution of
the ADC) in the Number of Bits dialog box. (Note: This
information is used for display purposes only.) To specify a
directory different than the default to store the
configuration file, enter a new location in the Default Data
Directory dialog box, and click OK.
HSC-ADC-EVALA-SC/HSC-ADC-EVALA-DC
Step 1
2.
Choose Config > FFT from the pull-down menus or right-
click any of the analysis buttons to open the FFT
Configuration screen. Use this menu to configure the Fast
Fourier Transform plot. If needed, modify the options
under Channel A to select the appropriate channel.
Step 2
Note that Channel A in the software corresponds to Channel 1
on the FIFO schematics and the bottom FIFO on the evaluation
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