Cirrus Logic CDB5463U - Manual (Page 8)

CDB5463U
8 DS805DB2
2. SOFTWARE
The evaluation board comes with software and an USB cable to link the evaluation board to the PC. The
evaluation software was developed with LabWindows
® /CVI ® , a software development package from na-
tional Instruments. The evaluation software is available for download on the Cirrus Logic web site at
http://www.cirrus.com/industrialsoftware and was designed to run under Windows
®
2000 or
Windows XP ® .
2.1 Installation
To install the software, go to the Cirrus Logic web site at http://www.cirrus.com/industrialsoftware and re-
fer to application note AN278.
2.2 Using the Software
Before launching the software, check all jumper settings on the CDB5463U evaluation board as described
in Section 1, and connect the board to an open USB port on the PC using the provided cable. Once the
board is powered on, the software program can be launched.
2.3 Start-up Window
When the software is launched, the start-up window will appear. This window contains information con-
cerning the software's title, revision number, copyright date, etc. See Figure 2.
Figure 2. GUI Start-up Window
At the top of the screen is a menu bar which displays user options. The menu bar has three items: Menu,
Setup, and Quit. Initially Menu is disabled. After establishing a link to a data source, the Menu item will
become available.