• AD7790

• CN0271

This document presents the steps to setup an environment for using the EVAL-CN0271-SDPZ evaluation board together with the Xilinx KC705 FPGA board and the Xilinx Embedded Development Kit (EDK). Below is presented a picture of the EVAL-CN0271-SDPZ Evaluation Board with the Xilinx KC705 board.

Below is presented a picture of SDP-B Controller Board with the EVAL-CN0271-SDPZ Evaluation Board.

The circuit from the EVAL-CN0271-SDPZ board is a complete thermocouple signal conditioning circuit with cold junction compensation followed by a 16-bit sigma-delta (Σ-Δ) analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The AD8495 thermocouple amplifier provides a simple, low cost solution for measuring K type thermocouple temperatures, including cold junction compensation. A fixed gain instrumentation amplifier in the AD8495 amplifies the small thermocouple voltage to provide a 5 mV/°C output. The high common-mode rejection of the amplifier blocks commonmode noise that the long thermocouple leads can pick up. For additional protection, the high impedance inputs of the amplifier make it easy to add extra filtering. The AD8476 differential amplifier provides the correct signal levels and common-mode voltage to drive the AD7790 16-bit, Σ-Δ ADC. The circuit provides a compact low cost solution for thermocouple signal conditioning and high resolution analog-to-digital conversion.

The AD7790 is a low power, complete analog front end for low frequency measurement applications. It contains a low noise 16-bit Σ-Δ ADC with one differential input that can be buffered or unbuffered along with a digital PGA, which allows gains of 1, 2, 4, and 8.

• CN0271 Product Info - pricing, samples, datasheet
• AD7790 Product Info - pricing, samples, datasheet
• EVAL-CN0271-SDPZ evaluation board user guide
• Xilinx KC705 FPGA board

The first objective is to ensure that you have all of the items needed and to install the software tools so that you are ready to create and run the evaluation project.

• Xilinx KC705 FPGA board
• FMC-SDP adapter board
• EVAL-CN0271-SDPZ evaluation board

• Xilinx ISE 14.6.
• UART Terminal (Termite/Tera Term/Hyperterminal), baud rate 115200.
• The EVAL-CN0271 reference project for Xilinx KC705 FPGA.

• Use the FMC-SDP interposer to connect the ADI evaluation board to the Xilinx KC705 board on the FMC LPC connector.
• Connect the JTAG and UART cables to the KC705 and power up the FPGA board.

The following commands were implemented in this version of EVAL-CN0271 reference project for Xilinx KC705 FPGA board.

Commands can be executed using a serial terminal connected to the UART peripheral of Xilinx KC705 FPGA.

The following image shows a generic list of commands in a serial terminal connected to Xilinx KC705 FPGA's UART peripheral.