Data Sheet

UG-866 EV-RADAR-MMIC2 User Guide
Rev. B | Page 4 of 28
QUICK START GUIDE
Follow these steps to evaluate the ADF5901, ADF5904, and
ADF4159 devices:
1. Connect the power supply to the EV-RADAR-MMIC2.
a. Supply 5 V to the VSUPPLY (P3) banana connector.
b. Connect GND to the GND (P2) banana connector.
2. Connect the power supplies to the EV-ADAR-D2S.
a. Supply 9 V to the VPOS SMA connector.
b. Supply −9 V to the VNEG SMA connector.
3. Connect the EV-ADAR-D2S board to the EV-RADAR-
MMIC2 evaluation board.
4. Install the EV-RADAR-MMIC software.
5. Connect the SDP motherboard to the PC and to the EV-
RADAR-MMIC2.
6. Follow the hardware driver installation procedure that
displays after the SDP motherboard connects to the PC.
7. Connect an antenna or a delay cable to the Tx (J9) and Rx (J6)
connectors (see Figure 8 and Figure 9).
8. Run the EV-RADAR-MMIC software.
9. Select the EV-RADAR-MMIC2 (the ADF5901, ADF5904,
and ADF4159 devices) and the SDP board in the Select
Device and Connection tab.
10. Check that SDP board connected appears on the status bar.
11. Click the ADF5904 Controls tab and then click Initialize.
12. Click the ADF4159 Controls tab and then click Wr i te All
Registers.
13. Click the ADF5901 Controls tab and then click Initialize
ADF5901.
14. Click the Ramps and Shift Keying tab under the ADF4159
Controls tab to enable the ramp and then click Write R0.
15. Measure the output baseband signals on the EV-ADAR-
D2S board.
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