Evaluation Board User Guide
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1750 MHz Evaluation Board for the PLL Frequency Synthesizer
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FEATURES
Self-contained board including synthesizer, VCO, and loop
filter for generating frequencies of 1700 MHz to 1800 MHz
Designed for 20 kHz loop bandwidth
Accompanying software allows complete control of
synthesizer functions from a PC
Battery operated: choice of 3 V or 5 V supplies
Typical phase noise performance of −86 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz
offset
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This board is designed to allow the user to evaluate the
performance of the ADF4113 frequency synthesizer for phase
locked loops (PLLs). The block diagram of the board is shown
in Figure 1. It contains the ADF4113 synthesizer, a PC con-
nector, an SMA connector for the reference input, power
supplies, and an RF output. There is also a loop filter (20 kHz
bandwidth) and a VCO on board. A cable is included with the
board to connect to a PC printer port.
The package also contains Windows® software to allow easy
programming of the synthesizer.
EVALUATION BOARD CONNECTION DIAGRAM
VCO
PC CO NNECT OR
9V BATTE RY
ADF411x
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V
P
CE
MUXOUT
RF
OUT
REF
IN
V
VCO
V
DD
TCXO
SMA
SOCKET
POWERSWITCH
ON OFF
TEST
TEST
FILTER
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Figure 1.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features .............................................................................................. 1
General Description......................................................................... 1
Evaluation Board Connection Diagram........................................ 1
Revision History ............................................................................... 2
Evaluation Board Hardware.............................................................3
Hardware Description ..................................................................3
Evaluation Board Software...............................................................4
REVISION HISTORY
8/11—Revision 0: Initial Version
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EVALUATION BOARD HARDWARE
HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
The evaluation board is supplied with a cable for connecting to
the printer port of a PC. The silkscreen and cable diagram for
the evaluation board are shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3,
respectively. The board schematic is shown in Figure 5 and
Figure 6.
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Figure 2. Evaluation Board Silkscreen
The board is powered from a single 9 V battery. The power supply
circuitry allows the user to choose either 3 V or 5 V for the
ADF4113 VDD and VP and for the VCO supply. The default
settings are 3 V for the ADF4113 VDD and 5 V for the ADF4113 VP
and the VCO supply. It is very important to note that the
ADF4113 VDD should never exceed the ADF4113 VP. This can
damage the device. All components necessary for LO generation
are on board. The 10 MHz TCXO from Vectron provides the
necessary reference input. The PLL is made up of the ADF4113, a
passive loop filter (20 kHz bandwidth), and the VCO 190-1750
from Vari-L. The output is available at RFOUT through a
standard SMA connector. Users can use their own power
supplies and reference input. In this case, they need to insert
SMA connectors as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3.
Loop filter components include
C1 = 1.0 nF, C2 = 10 nF, C3 = 120 pF
R1 = 3.9 kΩ, R2 = 20 kΩ
114
215
316
417 PC
5
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9518
619
720
821
922
10 23
11 24
12
PURPLE
BLUE
YELLOW
RED—LE
BLACK—CLK
BROWN—DATA
ORANGE—CE
WHITE—GND
13 25
25-WAY
MALE D-TYPE
TO
PC PRINTER PORT
9-WAY
FEMALE D-TYPE
TO
ADF411x
ADF421x
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BOARD
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L-ADF411x
EVAL-ADF421x
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Figure 3. PC Cable Diagram
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EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
The evaluation board software is provided on a CD. Double-click
setup.exe to open the install wizard, which installs the software.
Follow the on-screen instructions. The software is then installed
in a default directory called C:/Program Files/Project1. To run
the software, double-click adf411X.exe. The front panel of the
evaluation board software is shown in Figure 4.
Before the Main Interface Page opens, the device window
appears, which prompts you to select the device being evaluated.
Follow these steps for initial setup to interface to the part.
1. Choose ADF4113EBZ1 and click OK.
2. Click the Cable Port box, and the port connector window
opens. Select the port that the cable is connected to on the
PC and click OK (normally LPT1).
3. Click the OSC In text under the RF Section to open the
crystal frequency window. Enter the reference frequency
being used and click OK.
4. Click RF VCO Output Frequency to open the output
frequency window. Enter the output frequency and the
PFD reference frequency, and click OK.
5. Click RF Prescaler to open the prescaler window. Select
the desired prescaler value, and click OK.
6. Click the RF PD Polarity Positive button to set the RF PD
polarity bit high.
7. Click RF Charge Pump Current Setting 2 or Charge
Pump Current Setting 1 to open the current setting
window. Set the charge pump current setting, and Click
OK.
At this point, the data is set up, and you can modify the other
features in the Main Interface Page.
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Figure 4. Software Front Panel
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EVALUATION BOARD SCHEMATICS
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Figure 5. Evaluation Board Circuit Diagram (Part 1)
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Figure 6. Evaluation Board Circuit Diagram (Part 2)
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NOTES
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NOTES
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. Therefore, proper ESD precautions should be taken to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.
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