Maxim Integrated │ 4

Evaluates: MAX5216

MAX5216DACLite Evaluation Kit

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Detailed Description of Software

Single Operation Tab

The

Single Operationtabsheet(Figure2)isactiveby

default. The application checks all the boards with the

USBVID/PID0x0B6A/0x1234thatconnectedtothePC

and indicates them on the right side of the GUI. Up to 16

boards can be connected to the system. Each board has

its own unique board index. Select the appropriate board

index in the

Board Indexspinbox(Figure3).

Any possible operation can be evaluated on this tab

sheet.Forexample,movethetrackbarslidertosetthe

DAC output voltage. The

DAC Control spin box reflects

the slider position with a decimal number. Connect the

DMM to the J5 header (Figure 8) to measure the DAC

output voltage.

The DAC output can also be set by typing in a decimal,

hexadecimal, or an octal or binary value in the

DAC

Controlspinbox(Figure4).TheICacceptscodesfrom

notation is displayed on the left side of the box.

The

Rising Ramp, Falling Ramp, Triangle, Sine,

Square wave, or Staircase tab sheets give the DAC the

ability to generate different waveforms with the selected

parameters (see the sine-wave and staircase plots in

Figures5and6).Thereisapossibledelaytostartanew

waveform until the previous one finishes a full cycle when

switching between tabs. It is recommended to stop run-

ning the application, select the next tab, and run it again.

Figure 3. Select the Board Index in the System with the Multiple Boards

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