MAX11166 Evaluation System Evaluates: MAX11166 General Description Features The MAX11166 evaluation system (EV system) includes Windows XP-, Windows Vista-, and Windows a mother board and daughter board to evaluate the 7-Compatible Software MAX11166 16-bit ADC. The EV system includes a simple High -Speed USB Interface graphical user interface (GUI) for exercising the features Various Sample Sizes and Sample Rates of the IC. This GUI is compatible with Windows XP -, Time Domain, Frequency Domain, and Histogram Windows Vista -, and Windows 7. The EV system GUI allows different sample sizes, adjustable sampling rates, Plotting internal or external reference options, and graphing soft- Colle cts Up to 1 Mega Samples ware that includes the following representations of the Frequency, RMS, MIN, MAX, and Average DC sampled signals: time domain, frequency domain, histo- Calculations gram, and single conversion. On-Board Voltage Referenc e The EV system is made up of the MAXPRECADCMB 40MHz SPI Interface mother board with an on-board Altera FPGA and the daughter board for evaluating the IC. The mother board RoHS Compliant plugs into the PC through a high-speed USB link to send Proven PCB Layout SPI commands through the GUI. The mother board Fully Assembled and Tested accepts a 5V supply. The daughter board accepts 15V supplies. Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet. The daughter board comes installed with a MAX11166ETC+ in a 12-pin TDFN-EP package. MAX11166 EV System Block Diagram DAUGHTER BOARD MOTHER BOARD (MAX11166DBEVKIT ) (MAXPRECADCMB ) AMP 1 SCLK U1 ADC 1 DIN ANALOG USB LEVEL FPGA REF PORT INPUTS TRANSLATORS DOUT AMP 2 U3 CNVST ADC 2 Windows, Windows XP, and Windows Vista are registered trade- marks and registered service marks of Microsoft Corporation. 19-6745 Rev 0 6/13MAX11166 Evaluation System Evaluates: MAX11166 MAX11166 EV System Files FILE DESCRIPTION INSTALL.EXE Installs the EV system files on your computer MAX11166.EXE Application program SLSUSB.DLL Software library file SLSUSB.INF USB device driver file SLSUSB.SYS USB device driver file USB Driver Help 200.PDF USB driver installation file 5) Connect the USB cable from the PC to the mother Quick Start board. Required Equipment 6) Connect the positive terminal of the +5V power MAX11166 daughter board (included with the EV supply to the VIN connector on the mother board. system) Connect the negative terminal of the same power MAXPRECADCCMB (includ ed with EV system) supply to the DGND connector on the board. Connect the +15V to the EXT VCC connector on the 15V DC power supply daughter board, and connect the -15V to the +5V DC power supply EXT VEE connector on the daughter board. Connect Function generator the ground of the same power supply to the GND connector on the daughter board. Digital voltmeters (DVMs) 7) Set the signal source to generate a 1kHz, 1V Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 PC with a P-P sinusoidal wave with 0V offset. spare USB port 8) Connect the positive terminal of the signal Note: In the following sections, software-related items are generator to the AIN+ connector on the daughter identified by bolding. Text in bold refers to items directly board. Connect the negative terminal of the signal from the EV system software. Text in bold and under- generator to the GND connector. lined refers to items from the Windows operating system. 9) Turn on the power supplies. Procedure 10) Connect the USB cable from the PC to the mother The EV system is fully assembled and tested. Follow the board. A New Hardware Found window pops up steps below to verify board operation. Caution: Do not when installing the USB driver for the first time. If turn on the power supply until all connections are you do not see a window similar to the one described completed. above after 30s, remove the USB cable from the 1) Uncompress the 11166Rxx.ZIP file in a temporary board and reconnect it. Administrator privileges are folder. required to install the USB device driver on Windows. 2) Install the EV system software on your computer by 11) Follow the directions of the Add New Hardware running the INSTALL.EXE program inside the tempo- Wizard to install the USB device driver. Choose rary folder. The program files are copied and icons are the Search for the best driver for your device created in the Windows Start Programs menu. option. Specify the location of the device driver to 3) Carefully connect the MAXPRECADCMB (mother be C: Program Files MAX11166 (default installation board) with the daughter board by aligning the mother directory) using the Browse button. During device boards J1 connector with the daughter boards J1 driver installation, Windows may show a warning connector. Gently press them together. message indicating that the device driver does not contain a digital signature. This is not an error 4) Verify that all jumpers are in their default positions, as condition and it is safe to proceed with installation. shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Maxim Integrated 2 www.maximintegrated.com