SLWU079D March 2012 – April 2016
Included in the installation for the HSDC Pro GUI software is a subdirectory of ini files for each category of ADC and DAC that is supported by the TSW140x EVMs. TI strongly recommends that these files are not edited except at the factory. These files contain necessary information for the GUI software to properly configure the TSW140x EVM FPGA registers for proper operation with the desired ADC or DAC EVM. Some of the entries within the ini file are obvious, such as defining the bit resolution for a device as 11, 12, 14, or 16 bits. Other entries in the ini file define for the FPGA which LVDS pairs within the Samtec connector define the data bus, and correct operation may not be possible if these entries are edited. The use of ini files allows for new device types to be supported by the TSW140x EVM as they become available without having to modify, re-release, or re-install the HSDC Pro GUI software. New device types may be supported at a later date simply by adding a new ini file to the proper subdirectory.