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EK1HMC7044LP10B User Guide

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EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE SETUP

Follow the instructions included in this section to set up the

HMC7044 evaluation software.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

Do not connect the evaluation board until the software

installation is completed.

1.

Download the installer from HMC7044 product page at

www.analog.com.

2.

Double-click setup.exe from the installer file. Follow the

installation instructions. The default location for the

evaluation software is C:\Program Files (x86)\Analog

Devices\Jitter Attenuator\

.

3.

After the installation completes, the user is prompted to

install the drivers for the USB interface.

STARTING THE SOFTWARE

After the evaluation software is installed, run the software as

follows:

1.

Power up and connect the evaluation board to the PC.

2.

Double-click HMC7044 GUI to run the HMC7044

evaluation software.

3.

If the evaluation board was found, the main window of the

evaluation board software appears directly. Proceed to the

Evaluation Board Software Operation section for more

details about using the software.

4.

If the evaluation board was not found, a dialog box appears

to select either HMC7044 offline mode or HMC7043

offline mode (see Figure 4). Offline mode is useful for

viewing and generating register setup files.

Figure 3. Select USB Device Window—Evaluation Board Not Found

(Offline Mode)

5.

If multiple HMC7044 evaluation boards are connected to

the same PC, a hardware selection dialog box appears (see

Figure 4). The text in this window is either a serial number,

OFFLINE HMC7044

, or OFFLINE HMC7043. Select the

serial number and click OK.

Figure 4. Select USB Device Window—Multiple Evaluation Boards Found

6.

If the evaluation software cannot detect the evaluation

board, restart the power supply and connect/disconnect

the USB cable.