Analog Devices AD9146-M5375-EBZ, User Manual

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AD9146-M5375-EBZ Evaluation Board User Guide UG-1630
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EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE QUICK START PROCEDURES
SINGLE-TONE TESTING SETUP
Take the following steps to run a single-tone test:
1. Ensure that the DAC Software Suite , which includes the
SPI software (SPI application), is installed on the PC.
2. Open the DPGDownloader software from Start >
Programs > Analog Devices > DPG > DPGDownloader .
3. Within the DPGDownloader software, select Single Tone
from the Add Generated Waveform dropdown menu (see
Figure 13).
4. Set the Data Rate to 50.000 MHz (see Figure 13).
5. Set the Desired Frequency to 10.000 MHz (see Figure 13).
6. Clear the Unsigned Data check box (see Figure 13).
7. Check off the
Generate Complex Data (I & Q)
check box
(see Figure 13).
8. Select a value for the generated I waveform in the I Data
Vector box (see Figure 13).
9. Select a value for the generated Q waveform in the Q Data
Vector
box (see Figure 13).
10. Click the Download button ( ) in the lower right of the
Data Playback section (see Figure 13).
11. Click the Play button ( ) to begin vector playback (see
Figure 13). The signal frequency output then appears on
the spectrum analyzer as shown in Figure 12.
21
33
6
-01
2
Figure 12. Signal Frequency Output on the Spectrum Analyzer
21
336
-0
1
3
Figure 13. DPGDownloader