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UG-224 Evaluation Board User Guide
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USING THE AD7194 EVALUATION BOARD WITH THE PC SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The AD7194 evaluation board software must be installed before
connecting the EVAL-AD7194EBZ to the PC.
EVALUATION SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
To install the evaluation software, do the following:
1. Insert the AD7194 Evaluation Kit CD into the CD-ROM
drive of your PC. The Evaluation Software Installation
Wizard should start automatically. If it does not start
automatically, navigate to the AD7194 Evaluation Kit
CD on your PC and click Setup.exe.
2. It then prompts you to select a destination directory, which
is C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\AD7194 by default.
When the directory is selected, the installation procedure
copies the files into the relevant directories on the hard
drive. The installation program creates a program group
called Analog Devices with the subgroup AD7194 in the
Start menu of the taskbar.
3. When the installation procedure is complete, double-click
the AD7194 icon to start the program.
EVALUATION BOARD INSTALLATION
To connect the evaluation board, do the following:
1. Connect the EVAL-AD7194EBZ to your PC USB connector
using the USB cable included in the evaluation kit. The
POWER LED on the evaluation board should turn on and
Found new hardware wizard should start automatically on
the PC.
2. Follow the steps in the wizard until the installation is
completed.
USING THE EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
To start the AD7194 Evaluation Board Software on the PC
1. Click the Windows® Start button.
2. Go to All Programs/Analog Devices/AD7194/AD7194
Evaluation Board Software.
The software allows the user to configure the AD7194, gather
samples, and analyze the data. Consult the AD7194 data sheet
for further information on the register bits and their functions.
Figure 5 shows the main window that displays when the program
starts. The Main Window section briefly describes the various
menu and button options.
The data that has been read can be exported to other packages,
such as MathCAD™ or Microsoft® Excel, for further analysis.