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UG-160 

Evaluation Board User Guide 

 

Rev. B | Page 16 of 16 

Reference Designator 

Part Description 

R41 

Resistor, 0603, 78.7 kΩ 

R44, R45 

Resistor, 0603, 100 kΩ 

R66 

Resistor, 0402, 0.33 Ω 

U1 

ADF4108,

 PLL frequency synthesizer 

U2, U3, U10, U13 

ADP150AUJZ-3.3

, 3.3 V linear regulator 

U4 

OP184

, single op amp 

U5 

ADP3334

, adjustable LDO regulator 

U6 

USB microcontroller 

U7 

64k, I

2

C serial EEPROM 

U8 

ADP7104ARDZ-5.0

, linear regulator 

U9 

Power divider, 6 dB, 1 W, 0603 SMD 

U11 

VCO, dual output and divide-by-2 prescaler 

U12 

Attenuator, 3 dB, 50 Ω, 0805 SMD 

VSUPPLY 

Red 4 mm banana socket 

Y1

1

 

TX-500 temperature compensated crystal oscillator, 100.0 MHz 

Y2 

SMD crystal, 24.0 MHz 

 

1

 Do not insert. 

 

RELATED LINKS 

Resource 

Description 

ADF4108

 

Product Page: PLL Frequency Synthesizer 

ADP150

 

Product Page: Ultralow Noise, 150 mA CMOS Linear Regulator 

OP184 

Product Page: Single-Supply Rail-to-Rail Input/Output Operational Amplifier 

ADP3334 

Product Page: High Accuracy Low I

Q

, 500 mA anyCAP® Adjustable Low Dropout Regulator 

ADP7104 

Product Page: 20 V, 500 mA, Low Noise, CMOS LDO 

UG-476 

User Guide: PLL Software Installation Guide 

 

 
 

I

2

C refers to a communications protocol originally developed by Philips Semiconductors (now NXP Semiconductors). 

 

 

 

EEB Caution  
EEB (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device

. Charged devices and circuit boards can discharge without detection. Although this product features patented or proprietary protection 

circuitry, damage may occur on devices subjected to high energy EEB. Therefore, proper EEB precautions should be taken to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality. 

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set forth below (“Agreement”) unless you have purchased the Evaluation Board, in which case the Analog Devices Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale shall govern. Do not use the Evaluation Board until you 
have read and agreed to the Agreement. Your use of the Evaluation Board shall signify your acceptance of the Agreement. This Agreement is made by and between you (“Customer”) and Analog Devices, Inc. 

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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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