Texas Instruments ADS1262 Evaluation Board

21 Nov 2015

I was selected to Road Test the Texas Instruments ADS1262 Evaluation Board! Thanks Premier Farnell, element14, element14Dave and TI!!

My entry wasn't great and to be honest, I wasn't hopeful of being selected as I'm sure there were more qualified people (28 entries, 5 kits) and interesting entries but here are my plans for evaluating it:

Unbox
- Came well packed (my daughter is really enjoying the egg crate foam!)
Examine kit
- My initial reaction is that is a very nice looking evaluation board
- The rubber/silicone feet on the bottom are a nice touch
- Tons of IO and test points
  - Nice screw terminals
  - Test points have hooks to ensure a good solid connection - nice touch
Locate software on TI's website
- I had already downloaded and skimmed the UserGuide.pdf and datasheet.pdf to familiarize myself with the capabilities of the kit to get an idea of projects I could use the ADS1262EVM and write a descent Road Test entry.
- ADCPro_UserGuide.pdf Is the documentation/user guide for the ADCPro software.
- ADCPro(TM) Analog-to-Digital Converter Evaluation Software - ADCPRO - TI Tool Folder Is the ADCPro software page where you can download the software.
Install software
Install drivers (not installed by ADCPro)
- Register on TI's site
- Download drivers/plugin
- Fight with Windows 10 (Thanks M$ for automatically updating me)
  - TI's mmb0 USB driver is unsigned. Windows 10 does not like that.
  - how do I disable driver signature enforcement win W10 preview? - Microsoft Community
Figure out the interface...
Start Building and testing!

Evaluate the effectiveness in several projects:

High precision weather station measuring pressure, temperature, moisture, wind speed, wind direction, and rainfall.
High precision battery charge/discharge system for charging multiple cells individually and logging all levels and charge rates for each cell in each battery pack.
Other ideas as they come and I discover how to best utilize this nice piece of hardware.