UG-075
Evaluation Board User Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Description ......................................................................... 1
AD9516 Evaluation Board ............................................................... 1
Revision History ............................................................................... 2
Evaluation Board Hardware ............................................................ 3
Power and PC Connections ........................................................ 3
Signal Connections ...................................................................... 3
Bypassing the Wall Power Supply ............................................... 3
Bypassing the PLL (Clock Distribution Only) ............................. 3
Using an External VCXO ............................................................ 3
Evaluation Board Software .............................................................. 4
Software Installation .................................................................... 4
Running the Software .................................................................. 4
Quick Start Guide to the AD9516 PLL .......................................... 5
Evaluation Software Components .................................................. 7
Main Window ............................................................................... 7
PLL Reference Input Window .................................................... 8
PLL Configuration Window ....................................................... 8
REFMON, STATUS, and LD Buttons.........................................8
Register W/R Box ..........................................................................9
SYNC, PD (Power Down), and RESET Buttons .......................9
Reference (R) Divider Window ...................................................9
R and N Delay Window ................................................................9
Feedback (N) Divider Window ...................................................9
Phase Frequency Detector (PFD) Window ............................ 10
Charge Pump Window .............................................................. 10
VCO Calibration Window ........................................................ 10
Channel Divider Window ......................................................... 11
LVPECL Output Driver Window ............................................. 11
LVDS/CMOS Output Driver Window .................................... 12
LVDS/CMOS Output Delay Window ..................................... 12
Debug Window ........................................................................... 12
Evaluation Software Menu Items.................................................. 13
Menu Bar ..................................................................................... 13
AD9516 PLL Loop Filter ............................................................... 14
Loop Filter for Clock Cleanup .................................................. 15
ESD Caution................................................................................ 16
REVISION HISTORY
1/10—Revision 0: Initial Version
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