Evaluation Studio¶

Evaluation Studio is Analog Devices' desktop platform for evaluating ADI hardware: connect an evaluation board, configure it, capture data, and analyse the results.

The Evaluation Studio Home screen: a left navigation rail, an Available Hardware section listing a connected board with an Open button, and an Explore without Hardware list of installed devices

The Home screen. Connected boards appear under Available Hardware; anything you have installed can also be opened without hardware.

What you can do¶

You want to	Where it happens
Configure a device	Its device pages, or the register-level Memory Map
Capture and measure	Analysis — waveform, spectrum and histogram views with a results table
Keep or share a setup	Workspaces store devices and configuration state; Recording stores the steps you took
Work without a bench	Open any installed device in virtual mode
Add or update device support	Plug-in Management
Automate	Scripting, or an AI assistant
Diagnose a problem	Logs, then Report an Issue

How it works¶

Device support ships as a plug-in — a package containing everything Evaluation Studio needs to work with a device or device family. A single plug-in can cover several parts, so check its supported devices in Plug-in Management.

Connecting a board is plug-and-play. A board that Evaluation Studio recognises appears on the Home screen, where its button reads Open if the plug-in is already installed, or Install if it is not. Choosing Install downloads the plug-in and its dependencies; the button then reads Open.

Detection relies on the board identifying itself, which not every board supports. Where a connected board does not appear, or appears marked (Unknown) because no installed or available plug-in covers it, search for new plug-ins by part number or board ID — from the title bar, or in Plug-in Management. Either search works with no hardware connected, so you can confirm that a part is supported before the board arrives.

The main window at a glance¶

Where	What it is
Title bar	Name, version, and a search box that finds devices and plug-ins by name, description or board part number
Left rail, top	Home, Plug-Ins, Workspaces
Left rail, bottom	Report an issue, Updates, About, Settings
Tab strip	Start, plus one tab per open device
Explorer	The pages the open device offers
Bottom panel	The log and the recorder — the first place to look when something misbehaves

Where to go next¶

Start with Setup to install the application and its drivers, then Quickstart to go from a connected board to a captured waveform. For anything beyond a first evaluation, pick the task from the table above.

Getting help¶

About, at the bottom of the left rail, shows your version — quote it in any support request — and links to the documentation, release notes and support.

The About Evaluation Studio window showing the product name, version number, a one-line description, and links to Browse Documentation, Read Release Notes and Contact Support

For a defect, see Report an Issue.

Setup — install the application and its drivers.
Quickstart — a first evaluation, start to finish.
Plug-in Management — where device support comes from.
Settings — preferences, repositories and automation options.