Analog Devices AD7400A Evaluation Board EVAL-AD7400AEDZ EVAL-AD7400AEDZ Datenbogen

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Figure 2. AD7400A Summary Window  
SOFTWARE OPERATION 
With the hardware set up, you can now use the software to 
control the EVAL-CED1Z and the EVAL-AD7400A/AD7401A. 
To launch the software from the Analog Devices menu, click 
the AD7400A/AD7401A submenu, then click the AD7400A/ 
AD7401A
 icon. Figure 2 displays the main window that is 
opened. If an error message appears, click OK and restart the 
application after checking the connection between the adapter 
board and the USB port on the PC. Also check that the USB 
device is identified by the Device Manager as detailed in the 
Installing the Software section.  
The software that controls the EVAL-CED1Z and, therefore, 
the EVAL-AD7400A/AD7401A, has two main windows. Figure 2 
shows the window that appears when the software is run. The 
main function of this window is to allow you to read a predeter-
mined number of samples from the evaluation board and display 
them in both the time and frequency domain. The screen can 
be divided into three main sections: Part InformationData 
Capture
, and Linearity. The top portion of the screen contains 
the menu bar, including the Part Information tab on the left 
hand side of the screen and a Data Capture tab in the center, 
which consists of a number of subtabs: WaveformHistogram
FFT
, and Summary
The Linearity tab is also located in the center and enables you 
to generate a linearity plot for the device. 
USING THE SOFTWARE 
Menu Bar 
The menu bar consists of the following menus: FileEdit
Operate
ToolsWindow, and Help.  
Part Information Tab 
The Part Information tab allows you to select a variety of 
configurations, such as ResolutionDecimation Rate, and 
Data Format
.  
•  Resolution: The software automatically sets the resolution 
to 16 bits for the AD7400A or AD7401A.  
•  Decimation Rate: The default decimation rate for the 
sinc3 filter is 256. A variety of different decimation rates 
can be selected from the pull-down menu.  
•  Data Format: The data format is set to binary by default.  
The Part Information tab also includes a Busy status indicator 
which lights up when the evaluation board is busy. There is also 
an Exit button that allows you to quit the program.