AD2 & Waveforms Reference Question

[Old Printer]

Hi all, after 2 failed attempts obtaining a working Analog Discovery in the "previously owned" market, I ordered a new AD2 from Mouser and anxiously await it's arrival. I have spent a lot of time in the Documentation area reading all I have time for. Living in Ft. Lauderdale FL, we just went through hurricane Irma. We got through it ok, but I am on my second week without an Internet connection at home, and no end in sight. Is there any way to download the Wiki Reference Manuals for the AD2 & WaveForms for offline use? I have searched for an answer on my own, but so far nothing. Not sure this is the correct place to ask, but I didn't see anything that looked more appropriate. A PDF file would be great, but really any text format would do. I have never tried saving HTML files that intensive. Either that or take my pillow to the local Starbucks

Thanks in advance for any help, and please send good karma to my neighbors in the Florida Keys, and Texas too. We lost a little, but many lost everything. Dave the Old Printer

[attila]

Hi @Old Printer

I'm glad to hear that you are well after the storm. Being without internet nowadays is almost like it was being without water 100 years ago...

If I remember right earlier the AD2 manual was available as offline/pdf version but can't find it now. Anyway, this is on one page so it can be downloaded:
https://reference.digilentinc.com/reference/instrumentation/analog-discovery-2/reference-manual

The latest version of WaveForms application manual is in it under Help/Browse or:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Digilent\WaveForms3\doc\

If you are interested in the WaveForms SDK, the manual and examples can be found under Windows start menu or in install location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Digilent\WaveFormsSDK\

[Old Printer]

Thank you Attila! I will get them on my iPad for reference. I already have the Waveforms software installed, but in case I need to reinstall it, can that be done offline? I will put a fresh copy of the install package on a flash drive. Dave

[attila]

Hi @Old Printer

The WaveForms for OS-X doesn't have any additional dependencies.

On Windows you might need the following packages and you can get the latest USB driver from:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM v2.12.28 WHQL Certified.zip

 

[Old Printer]

Thanks Attila, My AD2 arrived Friday. It installed easily on my new Windows machine here at work ( Win7Pro), no need for any powered usb hubs or other special treatment, plugged it right into the front port. Over the weekend at home I installed it on my old bench desktop, also Win7 Pro, again without and special attention. Just for the heck of it i pulled out an old HP laptop running XP (SP3). That machine is not connected to the internet so I had to download the USB to Serial driver and manually install that. It detected the AD2 just fine. This is my first hands-on with a digital scope and my first experience with any sort of logic analyzer, so I have a lot of learning to do. In the weeks ahead I will be spending a lot of time here in Digilent's Learning Center working through the different exercises. Thank you for everyone's assistance while I worked my way through the 2 used dud devices I tried. I am very happy with my purchase of the new AD2. Even at full retail cost I believe it represents a great value to those interested in learning analog & digital electronics. Dave

[attila]

Hi @Old Printer

Good to hear that the new device is working.

Best regards,
Attila