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The AD7091R is a 12-bit, ultra low power, successive approximation ADC. The AD7091R operates from a single 2.7 V to 5.25 V power supply and is capable of achieving a sampling rate of 1 MSPS. The part contains a wide bandwidth track-and-hold amplifier that can handle input frequencies in excess of 7 MHz. The AD7091R also features an on-chip conversion clock, accurate reference and high-speed serial interface.
HW Platform(s):
System: Microblaze, AXI, UART
The bit file provided in the project *.zip file combines the FPGA bit file and the SDK elf files. It may be used for a quick check on the system. All you need is the hardware and a PC running a UART terminal and the programmer (IMPACT).
Extract the project from the archive file (AD7091R_<board_name>.zip) to the location you desire.
To begin, connect the PmodAD6 to J5 connector of LX9 board, pins 1 to 6 (see image below). You can use an extension cable for ease of use. Connect the USB cables from the PC to the board.
To begin, connect the PmodAD6 to JA connector of Nexys™3 board, pins JA1 to JA6 (see image below). You can use an extension cable for ease of use. Connect the USB cables from the PC to the board.
Start IMPACT, and double click “Boundary Scan”. Right click and select Initialize Chain. The program should recognize the Spartan 6 device (see screenshot below). Start a UART terminal and then program the device using the bit file provided in the project *.zip archive, located in the “sw” folder (../ad7091R/sw/AD7091R.bit).
If programming was successful, you should be seeing messages appear on the terminal window as shown in the figures below. After programming the AD7091R, the program will display the value of the input voltage.
The reference design is a custom SPI Interface, containing CS, SCLK, MISO, and a CONVST signal.
The hardware SPI access allows receiving data from the AD7091R.
Reference design source code for Avnet LX9 MicroBoard.
Reference design source code for Digilent Nexys™3 Spartan-6 FPGA Board.