SBAU213A September   2013  – July 2020 ADS8860

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1EVM Overview
    1. 1.1 ADS8860EVM Kit
    2. 1.2 ADS8860EVM Board
  3. 2EVM Analog Interface
    1. 2.1 ADC Drive Amplifier and Filter
    2. 2.2 Reference Drive
  4. 3Digital Interface
    1. 3.1 Serial Interface (SPI)
    2. 3.2 I2C Bus for the Onboard EEPROM
  5. 4Power Supplies
  6. 5ADS8860EVM Initial Setup
    1. 5.1 Software Installation
  7. 6EVM Operation
    1. 6.1 Connecting the Hardware
    2. 6.2 Using the Optional Precision Signal Injector (PSI)
    3. 6.3 EVM GUI Global Settings for ADC Control
    4. 6.4 Time Domain Display
    5. 6.5 Frequency Domain Display
    6. 6.6 Histogram Display
  8. 7Bill of Materials, Schematics, and Layout
    1. 7.1 Bill of Materials
    2. 7.2 Board Layouts
    3. 7.3 Schematics
  9. 8Reference
  10. 9Revision History

5.1 Software Installation

Download the latest version of the EVM GUI installer from the Tools and Software folder of the ADS8860EVM and run the GUI installer to install the EVM GUI software on your computer.

CAUTION:

Manually disable any antivirus software running on the computer before downloading the EVM GUI installer onto the local hard disk. Depending on the antivirus settings, an error message may appear or the installer. The exe file can be deleted.

Accept the license agreements and follow the on-screen instructions shown in Figure 5-1 to complete the installation.

GUID-D054A2CA-B914-41C2-94A3-4BCEE1975712-low.gifFigure 5-1 ADS8860 Software Installation Prompts

As a part of the ADS8860EVM GUI installation, a prompt with a Device Driver Installation (as shown in Figure 5-2) appears on the screen. Click Next to proceed.

GUID-54790F21-098A-4735-B834-22CD5A043A43-low.gifFigure 5-2 Device Driver Installation Wizard Prompts

The ADS8860EVM requires the LabVIEW™ run-time engine and may prompt for the installation of this software, as shown in Figure 5-3, if not already installed.

GUID-EEA788A3-8E27-468F-BDDD-A72B756FD881-low.pngFigure 5-3 LabVIEW Run-Time Engine Installation

Verify that C:\Program Files (x86)\Texas Instruments\ADS8860EVM is as shown in Figure 5-4 after these installations.

GUID-7592599B-B651-4876-952B-02A5D0CD872A-low.gifFigure 5-4 ADS8860EVM GUI Folder Post-Installation