This manual provides instructions for using the EVAL-AD5780 evaluation board. EVAL-AD5780 is a full featured evaluation board designed to allow the user to easily evaluate all features of the AD5780 voltage output, 18-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The EVAL-AD5780 board can be controlled by two means: via the on-board connector (J3) or via the system development platform connector (J4). The SDP board allows the evaluation board to be controlled through the USB port of a Windows® XP- (SP2 or later) or Vista-based (32-bit) PC using the AD5780 evaluation software.