User Guide

EVAL-AD5766ARDZ/EVAL-AD5767ARDZ

EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE

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ACE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The EVAL-AD5766ARDZ/EVAL-AD5767ARDZ evaluation boards

use the Analog Devices Analysis | Control | Evaluation (ACE)

Software, a desktop software application that allows the evaluation

and control of multiple evaluation systems.

The ACE Software is available for download from the EVAL-

AD5766ARDZ and EVAL-AD5767ARDZ evaluation board pages

and must be installed before connecting the EVAL-SDP-CK1Z

(SDP-K1) controller board to the USB port of the PC to ensure that

the EVAL-SDP-CK1Z (SDP-K1) is recognized when it connects to

the PC. The ACE installer installs the necessary SDP drivers and

the Microsoft

® .NET Framework 4 by default. For full instructions on

how to install and use this software, see the ACE Software page

on the Analog Devices website.

After the ACE Software installation is completed and the

user opens this software, the EVAL-AD5766ARDZ or EVAL-

AD5767ARDZ evaluation board plug-in appears.

ACE SOFTWARE OPERATION

To use the ACE Software with the AD5766 or AD5767, take the

following steps:

1. To launch the ACE Software, click Start > All Programs >

Analog Devices > ACE. The ACE Software then opens in the

Start tab and recognizes the EVAL-AD5766ARDZ. Note that

the interface is the same for the EVAL-AD5767ARDZ, except

for the board name (see Figure 4).

2. Double click the EVAL-AD5766ARDZ icon under the Attached

Hardware section to open the EVAL-AD5766ARDZ tab (see

Figure 4 and Figure 5).

3. Double click the AD5766 icon to open the AD5766 chip tab

(see Figure 6). This tab displays the block diagram and allows

the user to configure the digital-to-analog converter (DAC)

input registers and control registers. The hardware registers on

the AD5766/AD5767 are not altered until the Apply Changes

button is clicked.

4. Click Proceed to Memory Map (Label 12 in Figure 8) to

open the AD5766 Memory Map tab and allow access to all

registers (see Figure 7). The hardware registers on the AD5766

or AD5767 are not altered until the Apply Changes button is

clicked.

For a detailed description of all GUI options, see Figure 8 and Table

6.

Figure 4. Start Tab for the EVAL-AD5766ARDZ ACE Software