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One Technology Way • P. O. Box 9106 • Norwood, MA 02062-9106, U.S.A. • Tel: 781.329.4700 • Fax: 781.461.3113 • www.analog.com

Evaluation Board for the ADF4156 Fractional-N PLL Frequency Synthesizer

PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT

WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Rev. B | Page 1 of 24

FEATURES

Self-contained board including synthesizer, VCO, TCXO for

reference frequency, and loop filter

Designed for 10 MHz PFD frequency, minimum charge pump

current, and a 20 kHz loop bandwidth

Accompanying software allows complete control of

synthesizer functions from PC

EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS

EV-ADF4156SD1Z board

CD that includes

Self-installing software that allows users to control the

board and exercise all functions of the device

Electronic version of the ADF4156 data sheet

Electronic version of the UG-171 user guide

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

PC running Windows XP or more recent version

SDP-S board (system demonstration platform, serial only)

Spectrum analyzer

Oscilloscope (optional)

DOCUMENTS NEEDED

ADF4156 data sheet

REQUIRED SOFTWARE

Analog Devices ADF4153-4-6-7 PLL software (Version 4 or

higher)

ADIsimPLL

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This board is designed to allow the user to evaluate the

performance of the ADF4156 frequency synthesizer for phase-

locked loops (PLLs). Figure 1 shows the board, which contains

the ADF4156 synthesizer, an SMA connector for the output

signal, power supplies, a reference oscillator, and an SDP

connector. There is also a loop filter (20 kHz) and a VCO

(Z-Comm VCO940ME03 5.8GHz) on board. The evaluation

board is set up for a 10 MHz PFD comparison frequency. An

on-board TCXO provides the 10 MHz reference frequency.

The package also contains Windows® software (XP or later) to

allow easy programming of the synthesizer.

EVALUATION BOARD

Figure 1. EV-ADF4156SD1Z with SDP-S

09173-001

Summary of content (24 pages)

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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 One Technology Way • P.O. Box 9106 • Norwood, MA 02062-9106, U.S.A. • Tel: 781.329.4700 • Fax: 781.461.3113 • www.analog.
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Features .............................................................................................. 1 Input Signals ..................................................................................4 Evaluation Kit Contents ................................................................... 1 Output Signals ...............................................................................4 Additional Equipment ......................................
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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 QUICK START GUIDE Follow these steps to quickly evaluate the ADF4156 device: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Install the system development platform (SDP) drivers. Install the Analog Devices ADF4153-4-6-7 software. Connect the SDP-S motherboard to the PC and to the EV-ADF4156SD1Z. Follow the hardware driver installation procedure. Connect the power supplies to banana connectors (6 V to 12 V). 6. 7. Run the ADF4153-4-6-7 software.
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide EVALUATION BOARD HARDWARE The evaluation board requires the use of an SDP-S motherboard to program the device. This is not included and must be purchased separately. The EV-ADF4156SD1Z schematics are shown in Figure 21 to Figure 23. POWER SUPPLIES The board is powered from external banana connectors. The voltage can vary between 6 V and 12 V. The power supply circuit provides 3.
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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 DEFAULT OPERATION AND JUMPER SELECTION SETTINGS Links positions are outlined in Table 1. Table 1.
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide EVALUATION BOARD SETUP PROCEDURE Windows XP Software Installation Guide SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 2. 3. Install the SDP drivers by double-clicking SDPDrivers.exe and following the relevant installation instructions. See the UG-291 for further instructions on installation of the SDP-S platform or the UG-277 if the SDP-B platform is used. Install the Analog Devices ADF4153-4-6-7 PLL software by double-clicking ADF4153-4-6-7_Setup.msi.
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UG-171 09173-005 09173-007 Evaluation Board User Guide Figure 5. Windows XP ADF4153-4-6-7 Software Installation, Confirm Installation 3. Click Next. Figure 7. Windows XP ADF4153-4-6-7 Software Installation, Installation Complete 5. Click Close. 09173-006 Windows Vista/7 Software Installation Guide 4. 09173-008 Figure 6. Windows XP ADF4153-4-6-7 Software Installation, Logo Testing Click Continue Anyway. Figure 8. Windows Vista/7 ADF4153-4-6-7 Software Installation, Setup Wizard 1. Rev.
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Evaluation Board User Guide 09173-011 09173-009 UG-171 Figure 9. Windows Vista/7 ADF4153-4-6-7 Software Installation, Select Installation Folder Choose an installation directory and click Next. 4. Click Install. Figure 10. Windows Vista/7 ADF4153-4-6-7 Software Installation, Confirm Installation 3. Click Next. 09173-012 09173-010 2. Figure 11. Windows Vista/7 ADF4153-4-6-7 Software Installation, Start Installation Figure 12.
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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 Figure 13. Windows XP USB Adapter Board Driver Installation, Found New Hardware Wizard Figure 15. Windows XP USB Adapter Board Driver Installation, Logo Testing 3. Figure 14. Windows XP USB Adapter Board Driver Installation, Installation Options 2. Click Continue Anyway. 09173-016 Choose Yes, this time only, and click Next. 09173-014 1. 09173-015 09173-013 Windows XP Driver Installation Guide Figure 16.
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE The control software for the EV-ADF4156SD1Z accompanies the EV-ADF4156SD1Z on a CD. To install the software, see the Software Installation section. To run the software, click the ADI ADF4153-4-6-7 file on the desktop or in the Start menu. Note that, when connecting the board, it takes about 5 sec to 10 sec for the status label to change. Under the File menu, the current settings can be saved to and loaded from, a text file.
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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 The Main Controls tab controls the PLL settings (see Figure 18). Use the Reference Frequency text box to set the correct reference frequency and the reference frequency divider. The default reference on the software window is at 10 MHz. Use the RF Settings section to control the output frequency. You can type the desired output frequency in the RF VCO Output Frequency text box (in megahertz).
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide EVALUATION AND TEST To evaluate and test the performance of the ADF4156, use the following procedure: 6. 7. Signal Level: 1.2 dBm Residual PM 1.607 ° Cross Corr Mode Harmonic 1 Residual FM 2.669 kHz RMS Jitter 0.7698 ps Internal Ref Tuned Internal Phase Det Phase Noise [dBc/Hz] RF Atten 5 dB Top -60 dBc/Hz Phase Detector +0 dB Int PHN (1.0 k .. 30.0 M) -34.1 dBc 0.0 S Marker 1 [T1] 4.98047 kHz -82.98 dBc/Hz 1.
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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 EVALUATION BOARD SCHEMATICS AND ARTWORK 09173-021 Figure 21. Evaluation Board Schematic (Page 1) Rev.
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide 09173-022 Figure 22. Evaluation Board Schematic (Page 2) Rev.
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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 09173-023 Figure 23. Evaluation Board Schematic (Page 3) Rev.
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Evaluation Board User Guide 09173-024 UG-171 Figure 24. Top Side Rev.
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UG-171 09173-025 Evaluation Board User Guide Figure 25. Layer 2 (GND Plane) Rev.
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Evaluation Board User Guide 09173-026 UG-171 Figure 26. Layer 3 (Power Plane) Rev.
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UG-171 09173-027 Evaluation Board User Guide Figure 27. Bottom Side Rev.
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide ORDERING INFORMATION BILL OF MATERIALS Table 2.
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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 NOTES Rev.
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide NOTES Rev.
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Evaluation Board User Guide UG-171 NOTES Rev.
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UG-171 Evaluation Board User Guide NOTES I2C refers to a communications protocol originally developed by Philips Semiconductors (now NXP Semiconductors). ESD Caution ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Charged devices and circuit boards can discharge without detection. Although this product features patented or proprietary protection circuitry, damage may occur on devices subjected to high energy ESD.