Rev. 0.2 5/10
Copyright © 2010 by Silicon Laboratories
Si57x-EVB
Si57x-EVB
Si57
X
/598/599 A
NY
F
REQUENCY
I
2
C P
ROGRAMMABLE
XO/VCXO E
VALUATION
B
OARD
Description
This document describes the operation of the Silicon
Laboratories Si57x/598/599 evaluation kit. The Si57x-
EVB kit refers to the evaluation board hardware and
software intended for customer evaluation of the Si57x/
598/599 any frequency I
2
C programmable XO/VCXO.
The Si57x-EVB kit contains the following:
Kit Contents
Hardware
Motherboard (MB)—silkscreen labeled as "Si5xx
Programmable Oscillator"
Daughterboard (DB)—silkscreen labeled as "Si5xx CEB
DB"
Software
Programmable Oscillator Software
Register Programmer
EVB Driver (USBXpress
)
The Si57x motherboard is normally operated together
with a Si57x daughterboard populated with an Si570/
571/598/599. This combination is referred to as the
Si57x-EVB assembly that is also used to evaluate the
Si598/599 any frequency I
2
C programmable XO/
VCXOs. Software is supplied for evaluation of the
Si57x/598/599 device. All Si570 and Si598 XOs are pin
and register compatible. The Si571 and Si599 VCXOs
are pin and register compatible. The Si57x-EVB
supports all configurations of these devices. The
software components run on a USB-equipped PC and
are described in detail in "4. Software Installation" on
page 12.
Note:
Si57x/598/599 samples must be ordered separately
from the Si57x-EVB.
Features
Evaluation of Silicon Laboratories' Si57x/598/599
any frequency I
2
C programmable XO/VCXO
Windows-compatible software control and device
programming
Voltage regulator supports at +1.8, +2.5, or +3.3 V
I
2
C communication options are jumper configurable
Voltage control (V
C
) input port (Si571/599)
Quick Start
1. Install an assembled Si57x Daughterboard on
to the Si57x Motherboard.
2. Verify Si57x Motherboard jumper settings are
correct. (The default installation assumes a
3.3V OE active high DUT. Otherwise refer to
Table 3.)
3. Connect the USB cable from the EVB to the
host PC.
4. Install the EVB Driver on the host PC.
5. Install the Programmable Oscillator Software
from the CD or zip file.
6. Launch the Programmable Oscillator Software
by clicking
Start
Programs
Silicon
Laboratories
Programmable Oscillator
Software
and selecting one of the applications.
Note:
The above instructions assume an assembled daugh-
terboard is available. If it is not available, install the
Si57x/598/599 DUT and place proper output compo-
nents on the daughterboard as described in "1.9. Si57x
Daughterboard" on page 9.
Summary of Contents for Si57-EVB Series
Page 5: ...Si57x EVB Rev 0 2 5 Figure 2 Si57x EVB Motherboard LED Locations...
Page 21: ...Si57x EVB Rev 0 2 21 Figure 13 Si57x EVB MB Primary Side...
Page 22: ...Si57x EVB 22 Rev 0 2 Figure 14 Si57x EVB MB GND Plane 1...
Page 23: ...Si57x EVB Rev 0 2 23 Figure 15 Si57x EVB MB 57x_VDD Plane...
Page 24: ...Si57x EVB 24 Rev 0 2 Figure 16 Si57x EVB MB 5 3 3 V Plane...
Page 25: ...Si57x EVB Rev 0 2 25 Figure 17 Si57x EVB MB GND Plane 2...
Page 26: ...Si57x EVB 26 Rev 0 2 Figure 18 Si57x EVB MB Secondary Side...
Page 27: ...Si57x EVB Rev 0 2 27 Figure 19 Si57x EVB MB Silkscreen Side B...
Page 28: ...Si57x EVB 28 Rev 0 2 7 2 Si57x EVB Daughterboard Figure 20 Si57x EVB DB Silkscreen Side A...
Page 29: ...Si57x EVB Rev 0 2 29 Figure 21 Si57x EVB DB Primary Side...
Page 30: ...Si57x EVB 30 Rev 0 2 Figure 22 Si57x EVB DB GND Plane...
Page 31: ...Si57x EVB Rev 0 2 31 Figure 23 Si57x EVB DB 57x_VDD Plane...
Page 32: ...Si57x EVB 32 Rev 0 2 Figure 24 Si57x EVB DB Secondary Side...
Page 33: ...Si57x EVB Rev 0 2 33 Figure 25 Si57x EVB DB Silkscreen Side B...
