Evaluation Board User Guide
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Evaluation Board for the
PLL Frequency Synthesizer
PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT
WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Rev. A | Page 1 of 24
FEATURES
General-purpose evaluation board for the
including VCO, loop filter, and TCXO
Contains the ADF4151 frequency synthesizer (500 MHz to
3.5 GHz)
Accompanying software allows complete control of
synthesizer functions from a PC
EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS
CD that includes
Self-installing software that allows users to control the
board and exercise all functions of the device
Electronic version of the
data sheet
Electronic version of the UG-369 user guide
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
PC running Windows XP or more recent version
Power supply
Spectrum analyzer
Oscilloscope (optional)
DOCUMENTS NEEDED
data sheet
REQUIRED SOFTWARE
Analog Devices, Inc., ADF4151 software (Version 2 or higher)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This board is designed to allow the user to evaluate the perfor-
mance of the
frequency synthesizer for phase-locked
loops (PLLs). Figure 1 shows the board, which contains the
synthesizer, loop filter, voltage control oscillator
(VCO), reference oscillator (TCXO) of frequency 25 MHz for
the reference input, power supply connectors, and an RF output.
The evaluation kit also contains software that is compatible with
Windows® XP and later versions to allow easy programming of
the synthesizer.
A USB port in the PC is required to program the part.
EVALUATION BOARD
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