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PDK Kit Setup

6 PDK Kit Setup

CAUTION

Do not connect the ADS8881EVM-PDK to a PC before completing Section 6.

Failure to observe this caution may cause Microsoft Windows to disregard the

ADS8881EVM-PDK as a connected device.

This section presents the steps required to set up the ADS8881EVM-PDK kit before operating it.Section 7

explains how to operate the kit to acquire and analyze data.

The steps to setup the kit are the following and must be completed before attempting to capture data:

Step 1. Download and install the ADCPro software (if not already installed) on a PC.

Step 2. Download and install the ADS8881EVM-PDK EVM plug-in software.

Step 3. Configure the ADS8881EVM-PDK hardware.

Step 4. Power up the ADS8881EVM-PDK.

Each task is described in the subsequent sections of this document.

6.1 Installing the ADCPro™ Software

ADCPro is the primary program used to evaluate the ADS8881. It is available from the TI website at

www.ti.com/tool/adcpro. Refer to the ADCPro User's Guide (literature number: SBAU128) for detailed

installing instructions.

6.2 Installing ADS8881EVM-PDK Plug-In Software

NOTE: ADCPro should be installed before attempting to install the ADS8881EVM-PDK plug-in

software.

The installation file link for the PDK plug-in can be found in the ADS8881EVM-PDK product folder at

www.ti.com/tool/ads8881evm-pdk. In the software section look for a link with a file named ads888x-

adcproplugin-<version #>.exe (<version #> refers to the installation file version number, and increments

with software version releases). Download and double-click the file to run it; then follow the instructions as

shown.

Figure 6 shows the initial and completed installer screenshots, respectively.

Figure 6. Plug-In Installer

SBAU211 –June 2013 ADS8881EVM-PDK

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