AD9956/PCB

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SOFTWARE

SETUP

To install the software on the your PC:

1.

Insert the AD9956/PCB evaluation software CD-ROM into

the CD-ROM drive.

2.

Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD-ROM drive.

3.

The folders at the root level are labeled Datashts,

DDS_Tu

t, Instruct, Layout, Schematic, and Software.

The Datashts folder contains the data sheet for the

AD9956. DDS_Tut contains the DDS tutorial. Instruct

contains the evaluation board software and hardware

instructions (this document). Layout contains the PCB

layout files for the evaluation board. Software contains the

setup.exe

file for the evaluation software and the file

install.pdf

.

4.

Read install.pdf completely and then follow the instruc-

tions in this file to install the software on your PC.

RUNNING AND USING THE SOFTWARE

To launch the evaluation software:

1.

Find the executable, AD9956v.exe, in the following folder:

c:\Program Files\ADI\AD9956 Evaluation Software

2.

Double-click the icon to launch the evaluation software. A

status window similar to Figure 2 appears in the center of

the AD9956 Evaluation Software dialog box as progress is

made in loading the evaluation software (a black window

with green text). If the software loads successfully, the text

remains green and the “software up and running” message

is displayed. If the loading fails, the text turns red, and a

message describing the failure is displayed.

Three dialog boxes are automatically loaded: Control, Profile,

and DUT Signals. You can load other dialog boxes from the

View

menu. You can also program the registers of the device

directly from the Debug Window, which you can access from

the View menu.

At startup, the software searches for the presence of a function-

ing AD9956 evaluation board. If it detects the evaluation board,

a green splash screen appears, as shown in Figure 2. If it fails to

detect a working part, a red error message is displayed.

Figure 2. AD9956/PCB Evaluation Board Software Status Message upon Successful Load