Delta-Sigma ADC EvaluaTIon Software User Manual

41 Pages·2016·2.26 MB·English

by  Texas Instruments, Incorporated

User's Guide
SBAU260–April2016
Delta-Sigma ADC EvaluaTIon Software User Manual
This document contains instructions, operating information, and details for using the Delta-Sigma ADC
EvaluaTIonSoftwarewithevaluationmodulesfromTexasInstruments.
SoftwareRequirements
• PCwith:
– Microsoft® Windows®7,orWindows10
– .NETFramework4.5,orhigher
• 35MBofstorageonthePC
• PCwithavailableUSBport
This document describes the generic functionality of the EVM application software. Functions specific to
the device (register settings, controls, scripts, and so forth) are described in the individual device EVM
userguide.
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Contents
1 GlossaryandAbbreviations................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Abbreviations........................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Glossary.............................................................................................................. 3
2 Installation.................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 CoreApplicationInstallation....................................................................................... 4
2.2 DevicePackage..................................................................................................... 4
2.3 DriverInstallation................................................................................................... 4
3 SoftwareStartup............................................................................................................. 6
3.1 StartupScreen(NoHardwareConnected)...................................................................... 6
3.2 StartupScreen(HardwareConnected).......................................................................... 6
4 ApplicationWindow.......................................................................................................... 8
4.1 ApplicationMenu.................................................................................................... 8
4.2 MainDisplayArea.................................................................................................. 8
4.3 StatusBar............................................................................................................ 8
5 FileMenu.................................................................................................................... 10
5.1 MasterLogBrowser............................................................................................... 10
5.2 About................................................................................................................ 10
5.3 Options ............................................................................................................. 11
6 DeviceTab.................................................................................................................. 15
6.1 DeviceTabMenu.................................................................................................. 15
6.2 Operation........................................................................................................... 17
7 ScriptTab ................................................................................................................... 20
7.1 ScriptTabMenu................................................................................................... 20
7.2 Operation........................................................................................................... 21
8 ConsoleTab ................................................................................................................ 25
8.1 ConsoleTabMenu................................................................................................ 25
8.2 Operation........................................................................................................... 26
9 DataAnalysisToolandDataAcquisition ............................................................................... 27
9.1 DataAcquisitionProcess......................................................................................... 27
9.2 DataAnalysisTool................................................................................................ 28
10 MasterLogBrowser ....................................................................................................... 33
10.1 FilteringtheLog................................................................................................... 33
10.2 SavingtheLog..................................................................................................... 33
10.3 CreatingScriptsFromtheMasterLog ......................................................................... 34
AppendixA FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)........................................................................... 35
AppendixB Scripts............................................................................................................... 36
AppendixC RegisterMapFiles................................................................................................ 38
AppendixD DataFile–StandardFileFormat............................................................................... 40
ListofFigures
1 StartupScreenWithnoHardwareConnected........................................................................... 6
2 StartupScreenWithHardwareConnected............................................................................... 7
3 ApplicationWindowAreas.................................................................................................. 8
4 ApplicationFileMenu...................................................................................................... 10
5 ApplicationsEmailForm .................................................................................................. 11
6 Options Display............................................................................................................. 12
7 LogPreferencesTab...................................................................................................... 13
8 CommandDelayTimingSettings........................................................................................ 14
9 DeviceTabMenu .......................................................................................................... 15
10 DeviceTabMainRegionAreas.......................................................................................... 17
11 RegisterMapTableAreas................................................................................................ 18
12 RegisterDecodeAreas.................................................................................................... 19
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13 ScriptTabWindow......................................................................................................... 20
14 ScriptTabShowingScriptEditingCapabilities......................................................................... 23
15 ConsoleTabWindow...................................................................................................... 25
16 AnalysisToolWindow..................................................................................................... 27
17 DataInspectorWindow.................................................................................................... 30
18 DataAnalysis-TimeDomainTabWindow............................................................................. 32
19 MasterLogBrowserWindow............................................................................................. 33
20 MasterLogBrowserCreatingaScript .................................................................................. 34
Trademarks
ADCProisatrademarkofTexasInstruments.
MATLABisaregisteredtrademarkofMathWorks, Inc.
Microsoft,Windows,ExcelareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoft Corporation.
1 Glossary and Abbreviations
1.1 Abbreviations
ADC– Analog-to-DigitalConverter
USB– Universal Serial Bus
EVM– EvaluationModule
LSB – LeastSignificantBit
MSB– MostSignificantBit
PC– PersonalComputer
1.2 Glossary
DeviceManagerreferstothe Windows®DeviceManager.
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2 Installation
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsforinstallationofthesoftwareanddrivers.
2.1 Core Application Installation
Usethefollowingstepstoinstallthecoreapplication:
1. DownloadthelatestsoftwareinstallerfromtheEVMproduct folderonwww.ti.com.
NOTE: Registrationforthesoftwareatwww.ti.comisrequired.Onceyouhaveregisteredand
completedabriefrequestform,thesoftwareshouldbeavailablefordownload.
2. LocatetheinstallernamedDELTASIGMAEVAL-GUI-installer.exe anddouble-clicktorun.
ThedefaultinstalldirectoryisC:\ProgramFiles(x86)\TexasInstruments\DSEvalSW.Theproduct
versioncanbeviewedundertheFile>Abouttaboftheinstaller.
3. Followthepromptsandagreetothelicenseterms.
2.2 Device Package
ThecoreapplicationsupportsmultipleEVMsandrequiresadevicepackagefor eachdeviceEVM.The
mainsoftwareidentifiestheconnectedhardwareatstartupandusestheappropriatefilesfor thespecific
device.
Thedevicepackage(-DVCPKG)shouldbeinstalledafterthecoreapplicationandislocatedinthe product
folder(orprovided).
2.3 Driver Installation
2.3.1 AutomaticInstallation
Thesoftwaredriversinstall aspartofthecoresoftwareinstallationprocess.Thedriversarepre-installed
andrequirethatthehardwarebeconnectedtothePCtocompletetheinstallationprocess.
Duringtheinstallationprocesses,youmayreceiveawarningmessageregardingthefailureofthe driver
installation.Thiserrorcanresultifthedriversarealreadyinstalledorduetootherinstallationfailures.This
messageshouldnotaffecttheinstallationofthemainapplication.Afterthecompletionoftheinstaller,
checktoseeifthedriverswerecorrectlyinstalled.Thecorrect drivershowsas“GenericBulkDevice”(with
VID=1CBEandPID=003)inthe Device Manager.
Ifthedriversinstalledcorrectly,nofurther actionisrequired.If thedriversarenotcorrectlyinstalled,
pleaseusethemanualprocessshowninSection2.3.2.
2.3.2 ManualDriver Installation
Thedriverinstallerandfilesarelocatedintheinstallationdirectoryunderthe driversfolder.
2.3.2.1 AutomatedManualDriverInstallation
Theinstallers folder(underthe driversfolder)containsa32-bitand64-bitdriverinstallerthat attemptsto
automaticallyinstall thefilestoyourPC.
2.3.2.2 ManualDriverInstallation
Ifbothmethods(Section2.3.1andSection2.3.2.1)fail, usethe usb_dev_bulk.inffiletomanually install
thedriveroncethehardwareisconnected.
IfWindowsautomaticallyinstallsadifferent driverthantheincludedhardwaredriver,manuallyupdate the
drivertothecorrectoneintheDeviceManager.
Whenthehardwareisconnectedandthecorrect driverisinstalled,thehardwareisshownas “Generic
BulkDevice”withVID=1CBEandPID=003.
UsingtheDeviceManager:
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1. LocatethecorrectdeviceandselectUpdateDriver Softwarefromtheright-clickmenu
2. Select theBrowsemycomputer...option.
3. Navigatetothedriversfolderandselect usb_dev_bulk.inf.
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3 Software Startup
Whenthesoftwareisstarted,abriefsplashscreendisplaysbeforeopeningthemainapplicationscreen.
Whenthemainapplicationscreenopens, oneoftwoscreensarepresented.
3.1 Startup Screen (No Hardware Connected)
IfnohardwareisconnectedtothePCatthetimethesoftwareisstarted,thesoftwarestartsandshows
Figure1.Stepsonhowtoproceedfromthisscreenarelocatedontherightsideofthescreen. Oncethe
hardwareisconnectedtothePC,thesoftwarechangestothescreenshowninFigure2
Figure1.StartupScreenWithnoHardwareConnected
3.2 Startup Screen (Hardware Connected)
Figure2 isdisplayedafterthehardwareisconnected,driversareinstalledcorrectly, andthesoftware is
started.
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Figure2.StartupScreenWithHardwareConnected
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4 Application Window
Theapplicationwindowisdividedinto3keyareasasshowninFigure3:
1. Applicationmenu
2. Maindisplayarea
3. Statusbar
Figure3. ApplicationWindowAreas
4.1 Application Menu
Theapplicationmenuisshownatthetopofthescreenandprovidesdifferent tabsandmenuoptionsthat
dependonthetabselected.Thetabsandgeneraldescriptionsareprovidedinthefollowinglist:
• File-Thistabprovidesgeneralapplicationfunctionsfor Master LogBrowser tool,Options,and About
tab(Section5).
• Device-ThistabprovidesaccesstotheregistermaponceanEVMisconnectedandallows
manipulationoftheregistersettings.It displaystheindividualregistersettingsanddescribesregister
functionality.
• Scripts -ThistabprovidesthecapabilitytorunandwritescriptstoconfiguretheADC.
• Console-ThistabprovidesmanualcommandingcapabilitiesandviewoftheActivityLogfor
communicationtraffic.Thistabisnot displayed,bydefault,andisenabledintheOptions settings.
4.2 Main Display Area
Themaindisplayareaoftheapplicationwindowadaptstoprovidecontentbasedonthetabselection.
4.3 Status Bar
Thestatusbarislocatedalongthebottomoftheapplicationwindow. Thisareaprovidesconnection
information,statusmessages,andcollectionprogressfromtheprogram.
Theleftsideofthebarshowsagraphicthat indicatestheconnectionstatusofthehardwareandsoftware.
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Nexttotheconnectionstatusgraphicisthestatusmessageportionofthebar. Thisprovidesvarious
statusmessagesduringoperation.
Aprogressbardisplaysinthestatusbar totheleftoftheTIlogoduringdataacquisitiontoindicatethe
progressofthedatacollection.
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5 File Menu
TheFilemenuprovidesadditionaloptionswhenusingthesoftware.
Figure4.ApplicationFileMenu
5.1 Master Log Browser
Thismenuoptionopensanotherwindowthat allowstheusertoseealistofallcommandsandfilterthem
bylist.SeeSection10,MasterLogBrowser.
5.2 About
TheAboutitemdisplaysthescreenshowninFigure4.Thesoftwareversionandcopyrightinformationare
displayedforreference.Additionally,twocontrolsareprovidedfor accessingthesoftwareuserguideand
applicationssupport.
5.2.1 SoftwareUserGuide
Thisbuttonopensabrowserwindowthat displaysthesoftwareuserguidefor referencepurposes.
5.2.2 ApplicationSupport
Thisbuttonopensaformthatisusedtosendanemailfor support relatedtothesoftwareordevice.The
formisshowninFigure5.
Alternatively,postthequestionintheTIE2EForumbyusingtheE2EForum buttoninthe
Documentationmenugrouplocatedinthemenu.
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