Evaluation kit enables data collection and evaluates long-range proximity capabilities

The Analog Devices EVAL-ADPD1080Z-PRX Evaluation Kit gives users a simple means of connecting with the ADPD1080 hardware, collecting data from the device, and evaluating long-range proximity capabilities. The ADPD1080 hardware is configured with a large area, p-type, intrinsic, n-type (PIN) semiconductor photodiode as a proximity sensor. In this configuration, motion and proximity in front of the kit are measured by recognising the amount of IR light reflected off of objects and the change in IR light as objects move relative to the kit. The evaluation kit needs the EVAL-ADPDM3Z and the Applications Wavetool, which can be downloaded from Analog Devices. The tool is a GUI that provides users with low level and high-level configurability, real-time data analysis, and UDP transfer capabilities so that the evaluation board can easily connect to a PC.