Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- FEATURES
- APPLICATIONS
- FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
- REVISION HISTORY
- GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- SPECIFICATIONS
- ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
- PIN CONFIGURATION AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
- TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
- TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
- MODES OF OPERATION
- USING THE AD9852
- PROGRAMMING THE AD9852
- GENERAL OPERATION OF THE SERIAL INTERFACE
- POWER DISSIPATION AND THERMAL CONSIDERATIONS
- EVALUATION OF OPERATING CONDITIONS
- EVALUATION BOARD
- EVALUATION BOARD INSTRUCTIONS
- GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
- Hardware Preparation
- Clock Input, J25
- Three-State Control
- Programming
- Low-Pass Filter Testing
- Observing the Unfiltered IOUT1 and the Unfiltered IOUT2 DAC Signals
- Observing the Filtered IOUT1 and the Filtered IOUT2
- Observing the Filtered IOUT1 and the Filtered IOUT1
- Connecting the High Speed Comparator
- Single-Ended Configuration
- USING THE PROVIDED SOFTWARE
- SUPPORT
- OUTLINE DIMENSIONS

AD9852
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features .............................................................................................. 1
Applications....................................................................................... 1
Functional Block Diagram .............................................................. 1
Revision History ............................................................................... 3
General Description ......................................................................... 4
Overview........................................................................................ 4
Specifications..................................................................................... 5
Absolute Maximum Ratings............................................................ 8
Thermal Resistance ...................................................................... 8
Explanation of Test Levels........................................................... 8
ESD Caution.................................................................................. 8
Pin Configuration and Function Descriptions............................. 9
Typical Performance Characteristics ........................................... 12
Typical Applications ....................................................................... 16
Modes of Operation ....................................................................... 18
Single Tone (Mode 000)............................................................. 18
Unramped FSK (Mode 001)...................................................... 19
Ramped FSK (Mode 010).......................................................... 19
Chirp (Mode 011)....................................................................... 22
BPSK (Mode 100) ....................................................................... 26
Using the AD9852 .......................................................................... 27
Internal and External Update Clock........................................ 27
On/Off Output Shaped Keying (OSK) .................................... 27
Cosine DAC ................................................................................ 29
Control DAC............................................................................... 29
Inverse Sinc Function ................................................................ 29
REFCLK Multiplier.................................................................... 29
High Speed Comparator............................................................ 30
Power-Down ............................................................................... 30
Programming the AD9852............................................................ 31
MASTER RESET ........................................................................ 31
Parallel I/O Operation ............................................................... 31
Serial Port I/O Operation.......................................................... 31
General Operation of the Serial Interface ................................... 34
Instruction Byte .......................................................................... 34
Serial Interface Port Pin Descriptions ..................................... 35
MSB/LSB Transfers .................................................................... 35
Control Register Descriptions.................................................. 36
Power Dissipation and Thermal Considerations ....................... 38
Thermal Impedance................................................................... 38
Junction Temperature Considerations .................................... 38
Evaluation of Operating Conditions............................................ 40
Thermally Enhanced Package Mounting Guidelines............ 40
Evaluation Board ............................................................................ 41
Evaluation Board Instructions.................................................. 41
General Operating Instructions ............................................... 41
Using the Provided Software .................................................... 43
Support ........................................................................................ 43
Outline Dimensions ....................................................................... 51
Ordering Guide .......................................................................... 52