DESCRIPTION
The ACE100 is a complete system for evaluating Thalers ADC100 series of Analog to Digital Converters. By eliminating bread-boards and prototypes, evaluation and design-in cycle times are reduced.
The A/D converter that the user is interested in evaluating must be specified separately and will be installed in the board at the factory and calibrated. The evaluation board is 5" X 5" and is designed to be set on the table next to an IBM compatible computer. Connections to the evaluation board have been minimized to a DB-9 serial cable, power supply inputs (+5,+15, -15, GND), and analog inputs for the ADC.
The DB-9 serial cable and shielded analog input cable are provided with the kit. The evaluation board also has 2 Thaler high precision references (± 5 V or ± 10 V) that can be used as inputs to the ADC.
The power supply inputs require banana plug terminations to mate with the receptacles on the evaluation board. See figure 1 for the ACE100 component layout.
The evaluation software is written in QUICK BASIC and is provided on a 3 1/2" floppy disk. The program can be read on screen by listing the ACE100PA.BAS file.
The BASIC software is menu driven and provides the user with a complete selection of options for evaluating the A/D converter. Data collection to an ASCII file is available for individuals who prefer to use stand alone statistical packages for data analysis.

FEATURES
o MENU DRIVEN DEMONSTRATION SOFTWARE
   THAT IS IBM PC/XT/AT COMPATIBLE
o BENCHTOP EVALUATION BOARD ( 5” X 5”)
o SERIAL AND ANALOG INPUT CABLES INCLUDED
o LISTING OF BASIC PROGRAMS
o ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS AND SCHEMATIC
o 2 HIGH PRECISION REFERENCES INCLUDED ON THE BOARD
   +/- 5V AND +/- 10V