SBAU260 April   2016

 

  1.   Delta-Sigma ADC EvaluaTIon Software User Manual
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1  Glossary and Abbreviations
      1. 1.1 Abbreviations
      2. 1.2 Glossary
    3. 2  Installation
      1. 2.1 Core Application Installation
      2. 2.2 Device Package
      3. 2.3 Driver Installation
        1. 2.3.1 Automatic Installation
        2. 2.3.2 Manual Driver Installation
          1. 2.3.2.1 Automated Manual Driver Installation
          2. 2.3.2.2 Manual Driver Installation
    4. 3  Software Startup
      1. 3.1 Startup Screen (No Hardware Connected)
      2. 3.2 Startup Screen (Hardware Connected)
    5. 4  Application Window
      1. 4.1 Application Menu
      2. 4.2 Main Display Area
      3. 4.3 Status Bar
    6. 5  File Menu
      1. 5.1 Master Log Browser
      2. 5.2 About
        1. 5.2.1 Software User Guide
        2. 5.2.2 Application Support
          1. 5.2.2.1 Email Address
          2. 5.2.2.2 Attachments
          3. 5.2.2.3 Subject
          4. 5.2.2.4 Message
            1. 5.2.2.4.1 Sending the Email
      3. 5.3 Options
        1. 5.3.1 General Options
          1. 5.3.1.1 User Directory Controls
          2. 5.3.1.2 Register Update Operation
          3. 5.3.1.3 Console Tab Enable
        2. 5.3.2 Log Settings Options
          1. 5.3.2.1 Log Newline Inclusion
          2. 5.3.2.2 Log Settings
        3. 5.3.3 Command Delay Timing Options
        4. 5.3.4 Default Delay for Commands
        5. 5.3.5 COMMANDLIST Command Delay
        6. 5.3.6 REGMAP Command Delay
    7. 6  Device Tab
      1. 6.1 Device Tab Menu
        1. 6.1.1 Register Map Menu Group
          1. 6.1.1.1 Save
          2. 6.1.1.2 Load
          3. 6.1.1.3 Save Header
        2. 6.1.2 Application Clients Menu Group
          1. 6.1.2.1 Tools Menu
          2. 6.1.2.2 Additional Interfaces
          3. 6.1.2.3 Data Analysis
        3. 6.1.3 Documentation Menu Group
      2. 6.2 Operation
        1. 6.2.1 Register Map Table
        2. 6.2.2 Register Controls
        3. 6.2.3 Hardware Controls
        4. 6.2.4 Refresh/Sync and Write Defaults Controls
        5. 6.2.5 Register Decode and Information
        6. 6.2.6 Synchronous Manual Write
    8. 7  Script Tab
      1. 7.1 Script Tab Menu
        1. 7.1.1 Script File IO Menu Group
          1. 7.1.1.1 Save
          2. 7.1.1.2 Import
          3. 7.1.1.3 New
          4. 7.1.1.4 Rescan
        2. 7.1.2 Available Scripts Menu Group
          1. 7.1.2.1 Pre-Defined
          2. 7.1.2.2 User
        3. 7.1.3 Available Clients Menu Group
        4. 7.1.4 Documentation Menu Group
      2. 7.2 Operation
        1. 7.2.1 Script Information
        2. 7.2.2 Script Controls
          1. 7.2.2.1 Run Operation
          2. 7.2.2.2 Step Operation
          3. 7.2.2.3 Reset Button
        3. 7.2.3 Script Editing
          1. 7.2.3.1  Enabling Script Editing
          2. 7.2.3.2  Arrow Buttons
          3. 7.2.3.3  Available Commands
          4. 7.2.3.4  Available Command Help
          5. 7.2.3.5  Command Message Field
          6. 7.2.3.6  Command Description Field
          7. 7.2.3.7  Clear Button
          8. 7.2.3.8  Add New Button
          9. 7.2.3.9  Update Button
          10. 7.2.3.10 Delete Button
        4. 7.2.4 Activity Log
    9. 8  Console Tab
      1. 8.1 Console Tab Menu
        1. 8.1.1 Available Clients Group
        2. 8.1.2 Devices
        3. 8.1.3 Documentation Group
      2. 8.2 Operation
        1. 8.2.1 Command Controls
          1. 8.2.1.1 Device Commands
          2. 8.2.1.2 Command to Send Field
          3. 8.2.1.3 Send Command
        2. 8.2.2 Activity Log
    10. 9  Data Analysis Tool and Data Acquisition
      1. 9.1 Data Acquisition Process
        1. 9.1.1 Begin the Collection Process
        2. 9.1.2 Viewing the Data
      2. 9.2 Data Analysis Tool
        1. 9.2.1 General Controls Region
          1. 9.2.1.1 Channel Selection
          2. 9.2.1.2 EVM Parameters
          3. 9.2.1.3 Collect Controls
        2. 9.2.2 File Menu
          1. 9.2.2.1 About
          2. 9.2.2.2 Options
        3. 9.2.3 Data Inspector Tab
          1. 9.2.3.1 Data Display
          2. 9.2.3.2 Menu
            1. 9.2.3.2.1 Save Data As... Menu Option
        4. 9.2.4 Data Analysis Tab
          1. 9.2.4.1 Available Analysis Tools
          2. 9.2.4.2 Time Domain Analysis
            1. 9.2.4.2.1 Time Domain Options
            2. 9.2.4.2.2 Time Domain Graph
        5. 9.2.5 Log
    11. 10 Master Log Browser
      1. 10.1 Filtering the Log
      2. 10.2 Saving the Log
      3. 10.3 Creating Scripts From the Master Log
  2. AFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    1. A.1 What if the hardware is not recognized by the software?
    2. A.2 I don't see any way to collect data! How can I do this?
    3. A.3 Can I manually enter commands in the software?
    4. A.4 Are there any additional analysis available, such as FFT or histogram?
    5. A.5 I created a script but it does not appear in the menu item?
  3. BScripts
    1. B.1 Device Script Generic Rules
    2. B.2 Device Script Node Description
    3. B.3 Device Script Example
  4. CRegister Map Files
    1. C.1 Register Map Files
    2. C.2 Register Map Settings File
    3. C.3 Register Map Header File
  5. DData File – Standard File Format
    1. D.1 Standard File Example

D.1 Standard File Example

The following text provides an example of the standard data save file.

The first several lines provide general file information for reference purposes only.

Being with the channel names, the data file is organized by tab-delimited columns. The channel data starts with the critical channel properties and parameters and then lists the channel data.

EVM Device Name ADS131A04 Data and Time 172421Mar16 Notes This is a test file using default settings and scripts. Name ADC0 ADC1 ADC2 ADC3 Datarate 8000.000 8000.000 8000.000 8000.000 Gain 1 1 1 1 FSR 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 Offset 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Data 00000697 00000F7E 00000E3A 00004D2F 0000069D 00000FF3 00000E78 00004D2C 0000069D 00000FA7 00000E78 00004D3B 000006B5 00000F6F 00000E23 00004D2F 000006BC 00000F03 00000D6E 00004D52 000006B4 00000EC9 00000CF9 00004D57 0000069D 00000F08 00000D12 00004D36 0000069E 00000F03 00000D5A 00004D5C 000006B6 00000F27 00000D74 00004D2A 000006BD 00000F40 00000D4A 00004D30 000006B6 00000ED3 00000DAA 00004D3A 000006B2 00000ED7 00000DF2 00004D51 000006D7 00000EC7 00000E22 00004D3E 000006C3 00000E86 00000E61 00004D54 000006AA 00000E2A 00000E7D 00004D67 000006B6 00000E72 00000E76 00004D39 000006C5 00000ED2 00000E45 00004D2F 000006BB 00000EE8 00000DFA 00004D2F 000006A1 00000F10 00000DC1 00004D42 000006AC 00000F49 00000DBE 00004D34 000006CD 00000F53 00000D8E 00004D22 000006C8 00000F54 00000DB3 00004D1F 000006C6 00000F8E 00000DBF 00004D0E 000006B4 00000F79 00000E27 00004CF8 . . .