Software; Installation; Removing The Evaluation Software; Running The Software - Analog Devices AD8556-EVALZ User Manual

AD8556-EVALZ/AD8556CP-EBZ User Guide

SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION

To install the evaluation software on the PC,
1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD drive on your PC. After a
few moments, a message for the installation appears.
2. Double-click setup.exe. (For Windows® 7 onwards, right-
click and select Install as a system administrator.)
3. Follow the instructions until the software installation is
complete.
The evaluation software is developed in LabVIEW®. The
software requires a LabVIEW® runtime engine and USB drivers
for the SDP (both included in install). Install the software with
administrator access, before plugging in the SDP board. The
install detects if the SDP board has been installed previously.
The default install location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Analog
Devices\AD855x.
For the most current data sheet, visit www.analog.com/AD8555,
www.analog.com/AD8556 or www.analog.com/AD8557.

REMOVING THE EVALUATION SOFTWARE

To remove the evaluation software modules,
1. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs and select
AD855x Evaluation Software.

RUNNING THE SOFTWARE

To run the evaluation software application:
1. After the SDP board is plugged intothe PC via the USB
cable and into the
evaluation board via the P1 socket, run the evaluation
software. From the Start menu, click AD855x Eval, and
then click AD855xEVAL. The graphical user interface
(GUI) opens.
2. Select the product for which you have samples and the
connector used, and then click Start.
3. Set the appropriate gain and offset values, and then click
Simulate. Monitor the output as the offset is changed to
verify communication.
4. Program the gain between 70 and 1280 and the offset
between 0 V and 5 V. Click Simulate to load these values
into the
the output.
5. The output is input × gain and responds to the specified
configuration.
6. After the
simulated to the final values, click Program to
permanently blow the internal fuses to the values in the
GUI.
Figure 3. No Programming Dialog Box
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