Jun 05, 2017 all the labs use the analog discovery 2 student bundle which combines the analog discovery 2 and the analog parts kit at a discounted price. The analog discovery 2 provides user selectable configuration. This means your device can be optimized for individual use cases. Testing opamp circuits with the analog discovery 2 using the digilent analog parts kit and analog discovery 2 to evaluate the performance of opamps. Analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in a pocket, but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment, providing engineering students, hobbyists. Digilent analog discovery support from matlab hardware. The analog discovery 2 comes packaged in a durable project box that will fit all the included accessories and some additional adapter boards. Place the two resistors on the breadboard so that none of their terminals are connected to one another.
The cls has a number of commands in the user guide that can be used for. Please refer to introductory tutorial slide or video for theory and procedure details that are summarized below. Read data from the two oscilloscope channels analog input control and generate data from the two waveform generators analog output configure the sampling rate of the analog discovery device. By find examples i search for digilent, not one of 6 example works. Measure the resistance of an individual resistor a. Using the logic analyzer with the analog discovery 2. Analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in a pocket, but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment, providing engineering students, hobbyists, and electronics enthusiasts the freedom to work with. This experiment introduces the analog discoverys voltage instrument. Analog discovery 2 usb oscilloscope and logic analyzer. To help ensure that your analog discovery 2 ni edition is connected and functioning properly, this tutorial will walk you through the simple. The analog discovery 2 ni edition is a pocketsized device that transforms any pc into an electrical engineering workstation. This test and measurement device is small enough to. Digilent analog discovery 2 is a very popular option in the middle of the oscilloscopes price range. Use the analog discovery 2 network analyzer and waveforms 2015 to get a better idea of.
Electrical engineering store, fpga, microcontrollers and. I tested this library with analog discovery 2 and waveforms 2015 in below environment. The lowcost analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in your pocket, but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment. Overview the digilent analog discovery 2, developed in conjunction with analog devices, is a multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixed signal circuits of all kinds. Analog discovery 2 in labview home ni community national. By the vi package manger i installed the digilent waveforms vis. Developed in conjunction with analog devices and supported by xilinx university program, analog discovery 2 is small.
Nov 02, 2016 using the network analyzer with the analog discovery 2. The purpose of these devices is to assist you in designing and testing analog and digital circuits. Digilent analog discovery 2 is a multifunction device to measure, visualize, generate, record and control mixed signal circuits. The lowcost analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in a pocket but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment. Its in the top 3 bestselling oscilloscopes and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as rigol dg81210 or instek gds a series. After everything was wired, i was able to power the chip using the discovery using the power supply window as captured in figure 2. The kit enables projectbased learning for analog circuit design. In the folder digilentwaveformssdk there is a waveforms sdk reference manual. Once you have your ad2 and waveforms all set up, open the power supplies by clicking on the supplies button. The digilent analog discovery 2, developed in conjunction with analog devices, is a multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixed signal circuits of all kinds. Analog discovery 2 is the next generation of the very popular analog discovery. The digilent analog discovery 2, developed in conjunction with analog devices, is a multifunction instrument that allows users to measure. In the post, discovering the analog discovery 2, i began sensing deja vu when i realised this seems quite similar to something i used a little while back, the analog devices active learning. However, a gnd connection to the circuit under test is needed to provide a stable common mode voltage.
This api supports analog discovery, analog discovery 2, and the electronics explorer. Use the analog discovery 2 network analyzer and waveforms 2015 to get a better idea of how circuits responds to various types of inputs. Out of all of our instrumentation tools, the analog discovery is the most general purpose. Unlike traditional inexpensive scopes, the analog discovery 2 inputs are fully differential. Discover waveforms, a software toolset available on mac, windows and linux.
With 11 different tools, including analog and digital, it provides all of the basic benchtop equipment needed for electronics. Analog discovery design kit module analog discovery component kit resistors. Analog discovery 2 grounding help for newbie scopes. All pins on the same side of the channel the divider through the middle should read 0 ohms.
The lowcost analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in your pocket, but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment, providing engineering students, hobbyists, and electronics enthusiasts the freedom to work with analog and digital circuits in virtually any environment, in or out of the lab. Digilent analog discovery 2, developed in conjunction with analog devices and supported by xilinx university program, is a multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixed signal circuits of all kinds. Usb oscilloscope and logic analyzer digilent analog discovery 2. Using the network analyzer with the analog discovery 2.
Analog discovery 2 if you want some help getting your ad2 set up and calibrated, or installing waveforms 2015, check out this quick start ible collection. Many of our analog discovery legacy users may remember a course called real analog. Thought just show off some features im playing with that cannot be done on most scopes. I have waveforms 2015 installed en use analog discovery 2.
Depending on the pc powering scheme, and other pc connections ethernet, audio, etc. Maker sure to check out the waveforms reference manual. Install the waveforms 2015 software, if you havent already. Oct 28, 2016 the first thing were going to do is download waveforms 2015. Go over the digilents analog discovery introduction videos as well. Apr 03, 2017 testing opamp circuits with the analog discovery 2 using the digilent analog parts kit and analog discovery 2 to evaluate the performance of opamps. Waveforms is the virtual instrument suite for electronics explorer, analog discovery, analog discovery 2 and analog discovery 2 ni edition devices.
Developed in conjunction with analog devices and supported by xilinx university program, analog discovery 2 is. The analog discovery 2 is built around an fpga which, if done right. When usbpowered, the analog discovery 2 delivers the same power as the original analog discovery. Page 29 waveforms 2015 tutorial 3jan18 revision 0 introduction waveforms 2015 is compatible with both the dad digilent analog discovery and the nad analog discovery 2 ni edition. To help ensure that your analog discovery 2 ni edition is connected and functioning properly, this tutorial will walk you through the simple setup and calibration of the analog discovery unit with the waveforms software. This is the software that runs the analog discovery 2. At the core of the analog discovery 2 is a powerful and lowpower xilinx spartan 6 fpga. Waveforms, the software that interfaces with the analog discovery 2, is a free download and includes demo mode.
Driven by the waveformstm software front panel, the usbpowered analog discovery lets you build and test analog and digital circuits in any environment with the functionality of a stack of lab equipment. Real analog is designed as a full course for circuits 1 in an ece department in fact it was the course my professor used when i took analog circuits 1 considering that bit of personal history, its safe to say im excited to announce that the full text, lecture videos, and labs of real analog has now been. The analog discovery 2 gnd reference is connected to the usb gnd. Variable power supplies give users the flexibility to power a variety of projects, from 5v to 5v.
The lowcost analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in your pocket, but powerful enough. The digilent analog discovery is a portable usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer, function generator, power supply and more. Place several analog discovery pins in the same numbered row on your breadboard and measure the resistance between them. Analog discovery usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer and more. Bnc adapter board bnc oscilloscope probes analog parts kit now compatible with. Analog discovery 2 ni edition all specifications subject to change without notice analog discovery 2 ni edition overview the analog discovery 2 ni edition is a pocketsized device that transforms any pc into an electrical engineering workstation. Analog discovery 2 reference manual table of contents. With a mixed signal, mixed domain oscilloscope, and 16channel logic analyzer and protocol analyzer, the analog discovery 2 provides an entire benchtop of instruments. Using the power supplies with the analog discovery 2. Digilents analog discovery 2 is a usb oscilloscope and multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixedsignal circuits of all kinds.
Waveforms 2015 reference manual university of florida. The analog discovery 2 is a multiinstrument test and measurement device that enables engineers to measure, visualize, simulate, and analyze mixed signal circuits of all kinds. Analog discovery toolkit for labview by digilent national. Analog discovery 2 usb oscilloscope, logic analyzer and. Analog discovery 2 reference manual written by mircea dabacan, phd, technical university of clujnapoca romania 1. Driven by the waveformstm software front panel, the usbpowered analog discovery lets you build and. Page 19 waveforms 2015 tutorial university of florida.
Introduction to analog circuits with the analog discovery 2. The digilent analog discovery 2 is a usb oscilloscope and multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record, and control mixedsignal circuits of all kinds. In this exercise, we will apply voltage to a diode to produce lightthe type of diode we will use is called reasonably enough a light emitting diode, or led. If you want to skip straight to unboxing, thats in. If you dont have an analog discovery 2 yet you can still download waveforms 2015 and run it in demo mode, to get a feel for the tools. Developed in conjunction with analog devices and supported by xilinx university program. This means that pins in the same row are all electrically connected. Dec 28, 2016 the analog discovery 2 is built around an fpga which, if done right, should get around many of the problems associated with other small instrumentation devices. Even though we are not using waveform software it has a dynamic library that python uses. You should see something that looks like the screen below. Data acquisition toolbox support package for digilent analog discovery hardware lets you perform the following tasks in matlab. The digilent analog discovery 2, developed in conjunction with analog devices, is a multifunction instrument that allows users to measure, visualize. In real analog the analog discovery 2 is used for its oscilloscope, waveform generator, power supplies, voltmeter, and network analyzer, with the availability of the digital tools for students to use in. Hello, i have labview home edition 2014 sp1 installed.
The lowcost analog discovery 2 is small enough to fit in your pocket, but powerful enough to replace a stack of lab equipment, providing. Ability to use an external power supply and consequently deliver more power to user supplies. This is a python library for controlling analog discovery and electronics explorer series presetned by digilent inc. Run waveform to make sure it sees your analog discovery board. It includes analog and digital measurement vis that allow you to specify the number of samples and at what rate you want to acquire. The digilent analog discovery toolkit for labview makes it easy to automate your digilent instruments with labview software. The first thing were going to do is download waveforms 2015. Subvi is not executable in the functions palette under. Getting started with analog discovery 2 ni edition. With the analog discovery 2 and waveforms 2015, you can record and decipher. All evidence points to the hardware being the same with the exception of added external power input to allow somewhat better power supply output.