Setup
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SNAU114D – March 2006 – Revised June 2016
Copyright © 2006–2016, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Using the LMX2485E & LMX2487E Evaluation Board
VccVCO
Connect this to a 5 V Power supply.
OSCin
Connect this to a signal generator at +4 dBm. Default frequency is 50 MHz for the LMX2485E-EVM and
100 MHz for the LMX2487E-EVM.
RFout
Connect this to a spectrum analyzer. The board has DC blocking capacitors, so the signal is AC coupled.
uWire
Hook this to the programming interface.
1.1
Quick Start for EVM Communications
Codeloader is the software used to communicate with the EVM (Please download the latest version from
TI.com -
http://www.ti.com/tool/codeloader
). This EVM can be controlled through the uWire interface on
board. There are two options in communicating with the uWire interface from the computer.
Option 1
Figure 2. LPT Interface
Open Codeloader.exe
→
Click “Select Device”
→
Click “Port Setup” tab
→
Click “LPT” (in Communication
Mode).
Option 2
Figure 3. USB2ANY-uWire Adapter Board
