10-03-2017, 06:27 AM
It's also a very good design - started life as a reference design between Xilinx and Analog Devices - the whole design rationale is there to read, so from an education standpoint, it's excellent. Different world compared with some of the Chinese stuff.
Very few compromises have been made - by using 14-bit DACs and ADCs, it compares very favorably with far more expensive units. The software is also extremely stable.
As a small unit to keep with the laptop, there's not a lot to argue about... I keep mine with the laptop at all times. The wiring harnesses are only $10/each, so I leave those attached to the boards I'm working on - the WaveForms (free) software has the concept of projects which contain the configurations of all the devices on the AD2 that you are using for each setup, so switching boards takes literally a minute (or less).
I was using it on the flight from the UK back to the UAE last week - I had my laptop out, a Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430FR5969 development board and the Analog Discovery - 6 hours of uninterrupted development time - USB-powered dev environments are wonderful. No problems from other passengers or the crew - I told the steward in advance I was an EE and that I'd be working on the 'plane - I also made sure to keep any blinking LEDs concealed
Very few compromises have been made - by using 14-bit DACs and ADCs, it compares very favorably with far more expensive units. The software is also extremely stable.
As a small unit to keep with the laptop, there's not a lot to argue about... I keep mine with the laptop at all times. The wiring harnesses are only $10/each, so I leave those attached to the boards I'm working on - the WaveForms (free) software has the concept of projects which contain the configurations of all the devices on the AD2 that you are using for each setup, so switching boards takes literally a minute (or less).
I was using it on the flight from the UK back to the UAE last week - I had my laptop out, a Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430FR5969 development board and the Analog Discovery - 6 hours of uninterrupted development time - USB-powered dev environments are wonderful. No problems from other passengers or the crew - I told the steward in advance I was an EE and that I'd be working on the 'plane - I also made sure to keep any blinking LEDs concealed
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