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Related Documentation from Texas Instruments

4 Related Documentation from Texas Instruments

To obtain a copy of any of the following TI documents, call the Texas Instruments Literature Response

Center at (800) 477-8924 or the Product Information Center (PIC) at (972) 644-5580. When ordering,

identify this manual by its title and literature number. Updated documents also can be obtained through

the TI Web site at www.ti.com.

Related Documentation

Data Sheet Literature Number

DAC8560 SBAS254

REF02 SBVS003

REF3240 SBVS058

OPA627 SBOS165

OPA227 SBOS110

5 Using the DAC8560 EVM with DXP

The DAC8560EVM is compatible with the DAC eXerciser Program (DXP) from Texas Instruments. DXP is

a tool that can generate the necessary control signals required to output various signals and waveforms

from the device installed on the DAC8560EVM. The DAC8560EVM-PDK kit combines the DAC8560EVM

board with the DSP-based MMB0 modular motherboard. The kit includes the DXP software for evaluation

using any available USB port on a Microsoft

Windows

XP-based computer.

DXP is a program that controls the digital input signals such as the clock, CS, and SDI. Wave tables are

built into the DSP software to allow sine, ramp, triangle, and square wave signals to be generated by the

DAC8560. Straight dc outputs can also be obtained.

The DAC8560EVM-PDK uses the DSP-based MMB0 to control the DAC8560EVM using the DXP

software. For complete information about installing and configuring DXP, see the DXP User's Guide,

available for download from the TI web site. This section covers the specific operation of the

DAC8560EVM-PDK.

5.1 Hardware

The hardware consists of two primary components: the DAC8560EVM itself and a modular motherboard

called the MMB0. The MMB0 board houses a TMS320VC5507 DSP that controls the serial interface to the

device loaded on the EVM board.

The hardware must be configured such that the DAC8560EVM is plugged onto the MMB0, aligning female

connectors J4, J2, and J6 (on the bottom side of the DAC8560EVM) with male connectors J7, J4, and J5

on the MMB0. The assembled hardware is shown in Figure 11.

CAUTION

Be sure to exercise caution when assembling the boards. It is possible to

misalign the connectors and damage both the EVM and the motherboard.

CAUTION

DO NOT connect the MMB0 to your PC before installing the DXP software as

described in the DXP User’s Guide. Installing the software first ensures that the

necessary drivers are properly loaded to run the hardware.

SLAU211A–March 2007–Revised November 2009 DAC8560 Evaluation Module

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