Added Setting Up The System For Data Capture Section; Added Figure 13 And Figure 14; Changes To Launching The Software Section, Figure 12, Figure 12 Caption, Figure 15 And Figure 15 Caption; Setting Up The System For Data Capture - Analog Devices EVAL-AD7173-8SDZ User Manual

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3. If the window in Figure 11 does not appear; v3.5 may
already be installed. To check if the software is already
installed open Control Panel > Programs > Programs
and Features and select Turn Windows features on or off.
Check that the .Net Framework v3.5 is enabled.

SETTING UP THE SYSTEM FOR DATA CAPTURE

After completing the steps in the Software Installation section
and the Evaluation Board Hardware section, set up the system
for data capture using the following steps.
1. Allow the Found New Hardware Wizard to run after the
SDP-B board is connected to the PC. (If using Windows
XP, search for the
search for the drivers if prompted by the operating system.)
2. Check that the board is connecting to the PC correctly
using the Device Manager.
3. Access the Device Manager by right clicking My
Computer, then Manage. A dialog box appears asking for
permission to allow the program to make changes to the
PC. Click Yes. The Computer Management box appears.
Click Device Manager from the list of System Tools (see
Figure 12).
4. The SDP-B board appears under ADI Development Tools.
This indicates that the driver software has installed and the
board is connected to the PC correctly.

LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE

After completing the steps in the Setting up the System for Data
Capture section, launch the AD717x Eval+ software using the
following steps:
1. From the Start menu, click Programs > Analog Devices >
AD717x Eval+.
2. The dialog box in Figure 13 appears, select AD7173
Evaluation Board. The main window of the software box
displays as shown in Figure 16.
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SDP-B drivers. Choose to automatically
Figure 12. Device Manager
Figure 13.
3. If the EVAL-AD7173-8SDZ
connected to the USB port via the SDP-B, when the
software is launched the Select Interface dialog box appears
(see Figure 14). Connect the evaluation board to the USB
port of the PC, wait a few seconds, click Refresh and the
option shown in Figure 13 appears.
Figure 14. Evaluation Board Selection, No Board Connected
4. The AD717x Eval+ software can also be used without
connecting hardware. Click the Simulation button and the
options shown in Figure 15 appear. This simulation mode
uses a model and allows the AD7172-2, AD7172-4,
AD7173-8, AD7175-2, AD7175-8, AD7176-2, or
AD7177-2 to be evaluated.
Figure 15. Evaluation Board Selection Simulation
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