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Evaluation Board User Guide 

UG-160 

 

Rev. B | Page 5 of 16 

EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE 

The control software for the 

EV-ADF4108EB1Z

 is provided on 

the CD included in the evaluation board kit. To install the 
software, see th

UG-476

 user guide, 

PLL Software Installation 

Guide

.  

To run the software, click the 

Int-N v7

 file on the desktop or 

select the file from the 

Start

 menu. 

On 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 (see Figure 3). If this 
message is not displayed, the software cannot connect to the 

evaluation board. 
Note that when the board is connected, there is about a 5 sec to 

10 sec delay before the status label changes. 
From the 

File

 menu, the current settings can be saved as and 

loaded from a text file. 

 

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017

 

Figure 3. Int-N Software, Main Window—Select Device and Connection 

 

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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