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Evaluation Board User Guide

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Features .............................................................................................. 1

 

General Description ......................................................................... 1

 

Digital Picture of the Evaluation Board ......................................... 1

 

Revision History ............................................................................... 2

 

Evaluation Board Hardware ............................................................ 3

 

Setting up the Power and PC Connections ............................... 3

 

Setting up the Signal Connections ............................................. 3

 

Bypassing the USB Power Supply ............................................... 3

 

Evaluation Board Software .............................................................. 4

 

Installing the Software ................................................................. 4

 

Using the Software ........................................................................ 4

 

Guide to Programming the AD9551 .............................................. 5

 

Using an SPI Port ..........................................................................5

 

Using Dip Switches (Manual Control) .......................................5

 

Using Software to Override Dip Switches (Software Control) ..... 5

 

Software Operation ...........................................................................6

 

Menu Bar of Main Window .........................................................7

 

Button Bar of Main Window .......................................................8

 

Using Software to Control the Functional Blocks of AD9551 ...... 8

 

Using Software to Calculate the Device Settings ................... 10

 

Routing 26 MHz to Test Port .................................................... 11

 

Setting the 19.44 MHz Mode .................................................... 12

 

ESD Caution................................................................................ 12

 

 

REVISION HISTORY 

4/09—Revision 0: Initial Version 

Summary of Contents for AD9551

Page 1: ...AD9551 evaluation board and includes detailed schematics and PCB layout artwork The AD9551 Revision D evaluation board is a compact easy to use platform for evaluating all features of the AD9551 multi...

Page 2: ...d Software 4 Installing the Software 4 Using the Software 4 Guide to Programming the AD9551 5 Using an SPI Port 5 Using Dip Switches Manual Control 5 Using Software to Override Dip Switches Software C...

Page 3: ...Next The Found New Hardware Wizard may appear twice and a system restart may be required Refer to the Evaluation Board Software section for details on running the AD9551 evaluation board software SET...

Page 4: ...the evaluation board to the PC 2 Double click AD9551 Eval Software to run the AD9551 evaluation software A hardware installation window appears Depending on whether the evaluation board was found by...

Page 5: ...s to low Note that S2 controls REF B If REF B is not used there is no need to change the S2 settings 4 Connect a signal generator to REF A SMA Connector J1 By default the reference inputs on this eval...

Page 6: ...re outlined in this section From the main window the window for each functional block can be accessed by clicking the appropriate box in the main window When a subsection window closes after clicking...

Page 7: ...u allows you to select which evaluation board the software controls see Figure 5 Click Refresh List to detect a recently connected evaluation board 08129 005 Figure 5 Select USB Device Window Selectin...

Page 8: ...ion boxes in the main window have a checkbox labeled SPI If this box is selected the software allows serial port writes when conditions are changed in the corresponding subsection window When a subsec...

Page 9: ...Input PLL DCXO Window Clicking Click for Details in the PLL DCXO box in the main window accesses the Input PLL DCXO window see Figure 12 08129 014 Figure 12 Input PLL DCXO Window PFD and Charge Pump W...

Page 10: ...e OutSel Pin drop down box see Figure 18 in the main window controls the logic level on the OUTSEL pin of the AD9551 However this value can be overwritten by using the SPI control register 08129 019 F...

Page 11: ...ioned for PC control 2 Verify that all five jumpers are in place on Connector P2 3 Set the positions of the S1 S2 and S3 dip switches to high 4 Click Calculate Device Settings in the main window of th...

Page 12: ...ings that have not been loaded to the AD9551 evaluation board Click LOAD to load these settings to the evaluation board 4 Select 19 44MHz Mode in the Input PLL Mode box and then click OK ESD CAUTION 5...

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