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UG-160 

Evaluation Board User Guide 

 

Rev. B | Page 2 of 16 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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

 

Evaluation Kit Contents ................................................................... 1

 

Additional Equipment ..................................................................... 1

 

Documents Needed .......................................................................... 1

 

Required Software ............................................................................ 1

 

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

 

Evaluation Board .............................................................................. 1

 

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

 

Quick Start Guide ............................................................................. 3

 

Evaluation Board Hardware ............................................................ 4

 

Power Supplies ...............................................................................4

 

Input Signals...................................................................................4

 

Output Signals ...............................................................................4

 

Default Operation .........................................................................4

 

Evaluation Board Software ...............................................................5

 

Evaluation and Test ...........................................................................7

 

Evaluation Board Schematics and Artwork ...................................9

 

Bill of Materials ............................................................................... 15

 

Related Links ............................................................................... 16

 

 

REVISION HISTORY 

12/12—Rev. A to Rev. B 

Changes to General Description and Figure 1 ............................. 1 
Changes to Default Operation Section and Figure 2 ................... 4 
Deleted Evaluation Board Setup Procedure and Figure 3 to 
Figure 6; Renumbered Sequentially ............................................... 5 
Deleted Figure 7 to Figure 12 .......................................................... 6 
Deleted Figure 13 to Figure 16 ........................................................ 7 
Changes to Evaluation Board Software Section ........................... 5 
Changes to Figure 4 .......................................................................... 6 
Changes to Evaluation and Test Section and Figure 5 ................. 7 
Changes to Figure 7 .......................................................................... 9 
Changes to Figure 8 ........................................................................ 10 
Changes to Figure 9 ........................................................................ 11 
Changes to Figure 10 ...................................................................... 12 
Changes to Figure 11 and Figure 12  ............................................ 13 
Changes to Figure 13 and Figure 14 ............................................. 14 

Changes to Table 1 .......................................................................... 15 

3/12—Rev. 0 to Rev. A 

Changes to Features Section and General Description  
Section ................................................................................................ 1 
Added Evaluation Kit Contents Section, Additional Equipment 
Section, Documents Needed Section, Required Software 
Section, and Evaluation Board Section; Deleted Block Diagram 
Section; Replaced Figure 1 .............................................................. 1 
Added Quick Start Guide Section .................................................. 3 
Deleted Hardware Description Section and Figure 3, 
Renumbered Sequentially ................................................................ 3 
Changes to Evaluation Board Hardware Section and Power 
Supplies Section ................................................................................ 4 

Replaced Figure 2; Added Input Signals Section, Output Signals 
Section, and Default Operations Section ....................................... 4 
Deleted Software Description Section, Programmable Software 
Settings Section, and Figure 4 .......................................................... 4 
Added Evaluation Board Setup Procedure Section Software 
Installation Section, and Figure 3 to Figure 5 ................................ 5 
Added Windows Vista and Windows 7 Software Installation 
Guide Section and Figure 6 to Figure 9 .......................................... 6 
Added Windows XP Driver Installation Guide Section and 
Figure 10 to Figure 14 ....................................................................... 7 
Added Figure 15 and Figure 16 ....................................................... 8 
Changes to Evaluation Board Software Section, Added 
Figure 17 ............................................................................................. 9 
Added Figure 18 ............................................................................. 10 
Added Evaluation and Test Section, Figure 19, and  
Figure 20 .......................................................................................... 11 
Changed Evaluation Board Schematics Section to Evaluation 
Board Schematics and Artwork Section ...................................... 12 
Changes to Figure 21 ...................................................................... 12 
Changes to Figure 22 ...................................................................... 13 
Added Figure 23 ............................................................................. 14 
Added Figure 24 ............................................................................. 15 
Added Figure 25 ............................................................................. 16 
Added Figure 26 ............................................................................. 17 
Added Figure 27 ............................................................................. 18 
Added Figure 28 ............................................................................. 19 
Changes to Table 1 .......................................................................... 18 
Added Related Links Section ........................................................ 19 

7/11—Revision 0: Initial Version 

 

Summary of Contents for UG-160

Page 1: ...version Spectrum analyzer Oscilloscope optional Power supplies of 5 5 V and 15 V DOCUMENTS NEEDED ADF4108 data sheet REQUIRED SOFTWARE Analog Devices Int N software Version 7 or higher ADIsimPLL GENER...

Page 2: ...d Evaluation Kit Contents Section Additional Equipment Section Documents Needed Section Required Software Section and Evaluation Board Section Deleted Block Diagram Section Replaced Figure 1 1 Added Q...

Page 3: ...4108EB1Z 5 Run the Int N software 6 Select the ADF4108 device and the USB board in the Select Device and Connection tab of the main window 7 Ensure that Analog Devices RFG L Eval Board connected is di...

Page 4: ...t Y1 OUTPUT SIGNALS The VCO output is available at EXT_VCOOUT through a standard SMA connector A divide by 2 option is also available at the VCO 2 SMA connector To use an alternate loop filter and VCO...

Page 5: ...the Select Device and Connection tab choose the device and connection method and then click Connect Confirm that Analog Devices RFG L Eval Board connected is displayed at the bottom left of the window...

Page 6: ...The EV ADF4108EB1Z uses a charge pump setting of 5 mA and a negative phase detector polarity In the Registers tab you can manually input the desired value to be written to the registers In the Sweep...

Page 7: ...in the main window of the evaluation board software set the VCO center frequency in the RF VCO Output Frequency text box the example in Figure 5 uses a 6 4 GHz VCO Set the PFD Frequency text box as sp...

Page 8: ...C EXTERNAL DC GND EXTERNAL DC SUPPLY TCXO VCO ACTIVE LOOP FILTER PLL POWER LED USB INTERFACE REFERENCE IN REFERENCE OUT PLL LOCK CPOUT AGND 15V VTUNE VVCO VCO 2 EXT_VCOOUT DETECT LED POWER SUPPLIES SI...

Page 9: ...Evaluation Board User Guide UG 160 Rev B Page 9 of 16 EVALUATION BOARD SCHEMATICS AND ARTWORK 09145 021 Figure 7 Evaluation Board Schematic Page 1...

Page 10: ...UG 160 Evaluation Board User Guide Rev B Page 10 of 16 09145 022 Figure 8 Evaluation Board Schematic Page 2...

Page 11: ...Evaluation Board User Guide UG 160 Rev B Page 11 of 16 09145 023 Figure 9 Evaluation Board Schematic Page 3...

Page 12: ...UG 160 Evaluation Board User Guide Rev B Page 12 of 16 09145 024 Figure 10 Evaluation Board Schematic Page 4...

Page 13: ...Evaluation Board User Guide UG 160 Rev B Page 13 of 16 09145 025 Figure 11 Layer 1 Component Side 09145 026 Figure 12 Layer 2 Ground Plane...

Page 14: ...UG 160 Evaluation Board User Guide Rev B Page 14 of 16 09145 027 Figure 13 Layer 3 Power Ground Plane 09145 028 Figure 14 Layer 4 Solder Side...

Page 15: ...C23 C37 X5R ceramic capacitor 0402 25 V 0 1 F C26 C27 NPO SMD ceramic capacitor 0603 50 V 10 pF C34 Multilayer ceramic capacitor 0603 10 pF C35 X5R ceramic capacitor 0805 6 3 V 22 F C36 Capacitor CASE...

Page 16: ...ermit any Third Party to access the Evaluation Board As used herein the term Third Party includes any entity other than ADI Customer their employees affiliates and in house consultants The Evaluation...

Page 17: ...Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing Inventory Delivery Lifecycle Information Analog Devices Inc EV ADF4108EB2Z...

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