ADS1278EVM-PDK: MMB0's USB driver

Wenquan Li

Part Number: ADS1278EVM-PDK
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: ADCPRO

Windows10 doesn't recognize MMB0's USB when MMB0 is connected to ADS1278EVM-PDK. Could you please help to resolve the problem?

over 6 years ago

0 Keith Nicholas over 6 years ago

TI__Mastermind 46150 points

Hi Wenquan,

MMB0 and ADCpro were not designed to work on WIN10. However, some customers have been able to get it to work by following the below suggestions. (I have been able to get this to work on my personal WIN10 PC as well, but you must have Administrator rights.) Once ADCPro and the ADS1278EVM-PDK-SW packages have been installed, please follow the below suggestions that one of my colleagues put together. The MMB0 requires an external power supply; the easiest way is to provide 6V to connector J2, directly next to the USB connector.

Regards,
Keith N.
Precision ADC Applications

The ADS127XEVM-PDK-SW requires ADCPro, which unfortunately is not supported on Windows 10. I have seen some people get ADCPro to work, but the main issue is with unsigned drivers which Windows 10 will not allow you to install without first disabling driver signature enforcement.

There are some instructions for this manual installation process, found at the link below, but unfortunately I cannot guarantee that this manual installation process will work all of the time:
https://e2e.ti.com/support/data-converters/f/73/t/656505 <- THIS IS THE BEST RESOURCE WE HAVE ON E2E!

Important points:

Make sure ADCPRO and the EVM PLUGIN have both been installed!

Disable Windows driver signature enforcement and reinstall the MMB0 driver through MSI installer (located at C:\Program Files (x86)\ADCPro\MMB0 Drivers) -> If that fails, perform manual driver installation with INF file (located at C:\Program Files (x86)\ADCPro\MMB0 Drivers\drivers\usbstyx). See:
- https://e2e.ti.com/support/data-converters/f/73/p/609939/2245716#2245716
- https://e2e.ti.com/support/data-converters/f/73/p/554672/2030072
Try updating the NI-VISA driver to version 17.0 or the latest version on the NI website. See:
- https://e2e.ti.com/support/data-converters/f/73/p/744532/2752801
Some MMB0 EVMS requires +/-10 V supplies to properly connect to ADCPro
- https://e2e.ti.com/support/data-converters/f/73/p/679653/2503503

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ADS1278EVM-PDK: MMB0's USB driver