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Quick Start Guide 

AD9125-EBZ 

 

 

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ACE Evaluation Software 

Open ACE from the start window. It can be found by following the file path to the program or by searching in the windows search bar for 
“ACE.” The   icon indicates the ACE software. 
If the board is connected properly, ACE will detect it and display it on the Start page under “Attached Hardware.” Double click this board. 
Ensure that the 

 button is green in the subsystem image under the “System” tab. If not, click it, select the AD9125, and click “Acquire.” 

Double click on the subsystem image.  
 

 

Figure 2: Detected AD9125 in ACE  

 

Figure 4: AD9125 Subsystem 

To the left of the board diagram, click “Modify” under “Initial Configuration Summary” to edit the DAC and PLL setup of the board. In 
some cases, the “Initial Configuration” page will already be shown.  
 

 

Figure 5 

Alter the inputs to match Figure 6. Click “Apply.”  

Summary of Contents for AD9125

Page 1: ...re Suite plus the AD9125 Update is required for evaluation The DAC Software Suite is included on the Evaluation Board CD or can be downloaded from the DPG web site at http www analog com dpg This will...

Page 2: ...modulator inputs When direct DAC outputs are to be monitored JP4 5 6 and 17 should be configured as what Figure 1 shows When the modulator output is to be measured they should be configured as what F...

Page 3: ...nnected properly ACE will detect it and display it on the Start page under Attached Hardware Double click this board Ensure that the button is green in the subsystem image under the System tab If not...

Page 4: ...am Ensure that the settings of the AD9125 match with Figure 7 and click Apply Changes Figure 7 Open the DPG Downloader software The DCO frequency shown should be 250MHz Due to the resolution of the DP...

Page 5: ...upply For this setup the clock source is set to generate a 500MHz tone at 3dBm Using 2x interpolation and word mode the data clock should be 250MHz Jumpers JP4 5 6 and 17 should be set to their DAC ou...

Page 6: ...lts The final result of this setup should be a clean 31 MHz tone as shown below To best verify results match the settings of the spectrum analyzer to those shown in Figure 10 Figure 10 Using the DAC o...

Page 7: ...scription field will return a summary of control If an improper selection is made the field will return Invalid The DATAFMT field selects the number format of the incoming data between unsigned Binary...

Page 8: ...Map tab provides an overview of all the settings currently written to the part The individual register values are indicated graphically with red and green boxes and numerically The numeric results ca...

Page 9: ...e block parameter For example if the block parameter is dark blue the parameter is enabled If it is light grey it is disabled To enable or disable a parameter click on it Figure 44 Disabled parameter...

Page 10: ...d button Changes in the memory map which are bolded until they are applied to the part are recorded as UI commands by the macro tool once the changes are made Changed register write commands for the c...

Page 11: ...nclude or exclude register write reads and or comments in the conversion The file pathways for the source and save paths should be the same except that one should be an acemacro file and the other sho...

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