{"id":10,"date":"2020-09-25T03:32:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T03:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-07-26T19:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:49:22","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Obtain the Hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD2_board_probes.png\" alt=\"Analog Discovery 2 module shown with oscilloscope probes and a BNC breakout board\" class=\"wp-image-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD2_board_probes.png 399w, https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD2_board_probes-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minimum Required Equipment:&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>one Analog Discovery 2,&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>one BNC adaptor board, and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>two probes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Available for purchase from the NCSU Bookstore at discounted price and 1-yr warrantee: &nbsp;$252\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep in mind this will be used in at least 5 courses in ECE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Analog Discovery version 1 is not a suitable substitute, as it is missing several key capabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While you are welcome to attempt to find this elsewhere, you may find you compromise on the warrantee, shipping time, availability, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(under construction) Financial Hardship opportunity and application form, supported by National Instruments (ni.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install the Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(Optional) Video Quick-Start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Analog Discovery 2 Quick-Start: Video1 - Unboxing and Software Download\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nAvh28o-t4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freference.digilentinc.com%2Fwaveforms3%23newest&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJRFTSAn3kStFkkW_Qsv2ZqNtsPQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a>&nbsp;the WaveForms 2015 application (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freference.digilentinc.com%2Fwaveforms3%23newest&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJRFTSAn3kStFkkW_Qsv2ZqNtsPQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/reference.digilentinc.com\/waveforms3#newest<\/a>), for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow installer instructions. After installation, you should be able to execute WaveForms without registration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify installation and connectivity:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect the Analog Discovery unit to your computer via the USB cable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch the WaveForms application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your connection is successful, the device serial number will appear at bottom of WaveForms window. At this point, you may find it helpful to check out our Tutorials page.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"28\" class=\"wp-image-12\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD_connection_successful.jpg\" alt=\"WaveForms status bar showing Discovery SN 210244516175 and Status OK, with the serial number circled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD_connection_successful.jpg 320w, https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD_connection_successful-300x41.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/img><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If not successful, there will be an error message that there is no connection. In this case, \u00a0you should try connecting your Analog Discovery unit to different USB ports on your computer to make sure that the issue is not with any particular USB port.<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/getting-started\/AD_not_connected.png?attredirects=0\"><\/a>Some support for installation troubleshooting may be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Freference.digilentinc.com%2Fwaveforms3%3Arefmanual&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2OawQGrar9Cgo-hwu48nJbxJflw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here, in the WaveForms 2015 Manual<\/a>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"78\" class=\"wp-image-13\" style=\"width: 250px;\" src=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD_not_connected.png\" alt=\"WaveForms dialog reading No device detected, with the status bar showing Not connected and Status NC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD_not_connected.png 320w, https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/09\/AD_not_connected-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/img><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Ownership Success Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student Success Agreement w\/ NI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obtain the Hardware Install the Software (Optional) Video Quick-Start Student Ownership Success Plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/74"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}