{"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":"2020-09-25T14:07:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:07:14","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Obtain the Hardware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright 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=\"\" 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><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Minimum Required Equipment:&nbsp;<ul><li>one Analog Discovery 2,&nbsp;<\/li><li>one BNC adaptor board, and&nbsp;<\/li><li>two probes<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Available for purchase from the NCSU Bookstore at discounted price and 1-yr warrantee: &nbsp;$252<ul><li>Keep in mind this will be used in at least 5 courses in ECE.<\/li><li>The Analog Discovery version 1 is not a suitable substitute, as it is missing several key capabilities.<\/li><li>While you are welcome to attempt to find this elsewhere, you may find you compromise on the warrantee, shipping time, availability, etc.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>(under construction) Financial Hardship opportunity and application form, supported by National Instruments (ni.com)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install the Software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(OPTIONAL) VIDEO QUICK-START<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-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=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nAvh28o-t4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" 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\">Download<\/a>&nbsp;the WaveForms 2015 application (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" 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\">https:\/\/reference.digilentinc.com\/waveforms3#newest<\/a>), for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.<\/li><li>Follow installer instructions. After installation, you should be able to execute WaveForms without registration.<\/li><li>Verify installation and connectivity:<ul><li>Connect the Analog Discovery unit to your computer via the USB cable.<\/li><li>Launch the WaveForms application.<\/li><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=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li><li>If not successful, there will be an error message that there is no connection. In this case, &nbsp;you 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&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" 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\">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=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Ownership Success Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Student Success Agreement w\/ NI<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obtain the Hardware Minimum Required Equipment:&nbsp; one Analog Discovery 2,&nbsp; one BNC adaptor board, and&nbsp; two probes Available for purchase from the NCSU Bookstore at&#8230;<\/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,"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":3,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46,"href":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/analogdiscovery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/46"}],"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}]}}