Analog Devices introduces an advanced Converter Evaluation and Development (CED) toolkit that combines leading data converter evaluation technology with a robust end-product development environment.  It has flexible design that provides four interface ports and up to eight separate power supplies, the CED toolkit platform is capable of shaving six to eight weeks off the converter selection and design-in process.  The toolkit, which features a user-programmable, industry-standard FPGA-based development environment and data converter software drivers, accelerates product development schedules by helping system engineers quickly and easily integrate converters into the end system. 

It consists of a reconfigurable FPGA-based platform that can be reprogrammed via the USB connection using supplied Verilog code.  Users can then develop and run customized code to precisely match the converters to their design environment while performing specific system-level design tasks.  The toolkit connects directly to Analog Devices ' Blackfin® EZ-Kit, allowing designers to utilize provided software drivers to generate DSP code for their system application.  With appropriate hardware, any DSP or processor can be connected to the tool, providing a means to develop combined FPGA- and processor-based systems.  Additionally, National Instruments' LabVIEW-based evaluation software for precision converters is included in the development platform, giving system engineers access to both ac and dc converter performance specifications.

The flexible toolkit provides developers with a single source for evaluating multiple precision converters.  With a variety of interface ports, including SPI, SPORT, parallel and LVDS, the CED toolkit supports a range of serial and parallel precision converter evaluation boards in different form factors.  External hardware requirements are further reduced through the new toolkit's ability to provide as many as eight separate power supplies. The CED toolkit includes an evaluation board, USB A-to-mini-B cable, and a 7.5-V power supply. The tool is available for $500. 

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