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ADS1246EVM-PDK Kit Operation

8.3 EVM Power Supply

The ADS1246EVM-PDK is powered completely from the USB connection on the MMB3. The MMB3

provides 3.3V and ±5V to the ADS1246EVM.

8.4 Running the Software and Download of Firmware to MMB3

NOTE: The software is continually under development. These instructions and screen images are

current at the time of this writing, but may not exactly match future releases.

The program for evaluating the ADS1246EVM-PDK is called ADCPro. This program uses plug-ins to

communicate with the EVM. The ADS1246EVM-PDK plug-in is included in the ADS1246EVM-PDK

package.

The program currently runs only on Microsoft Windows platforms of Windows XP; Windows Vista is NOT

supported.

If this is the first time installing ADCPro and plug-ins, follow these procedures to run ADCPro and perform

any necessary firmware installations. Make sure the ADCPro software and device plug-in software are

installed from the CD-ROM as described in .

Step 1. Start the software by selecting ADCPro from the Windows Start menu. The screen in Figure 9

appears.

Figure 9. ADCPro Software Start-Up Display Window

SBAU149B–June 2009–Revised May 2011 ADS1146EVM, ADS1246EVM, ADS1146EVM-PDK, ADS1246EVM-PDK

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