UG-1283
User Guide
Rev. A | Page 2 of 24
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Additional Equipment ................................................................. 1
Documents Needed ...................................................................... 1
Required Software ........................................................................ 1
General Description ..................................................................... 1
Evaluation Board Photograph ..................................................... 1
Revision History ........................................................................... 2
Evaluation Board Hardware ........................................................ 3
Power Supply Requirements ................................................... 3
Radio Frequency Input and Output Signals ......................... 3
Digital Input and Outputs ....................................................... 4
T/R Module Control Signals ................................................... 5
Evaluation Board Software Installation ..................................... 7
Transmit and Receive Startup Using the GUI .......................... 8
Transmit Startup ....................................................................... 8
Receive Startup ....................................................................... 10
Control Using the Manual Register Write ........................... 11
Quick Test Procedure ................................................................. 13
Detailed Software Description .................................................. 14
Connection Tab ...................................................................... 14
Tx Control Tab ........................................................................ 15
TX Registers Tab ..................................................................... 15
Rx Control Tab ........................................................................ 16
RX Registers Tab ..................................................................... 16
T/R Control Tab ...................................................................... 17
GPIO Tab ................................................................................. 17
MISC Tab ................................................................................. 18
Beam Sequencer Tab .............................................................. 19
Phase Loop Tab ....................................................................... 19
Manual Register Write Tab .................................................... 20
ReadBack Tab .......................................................................... 20
Evaluation Board Schematics and Artwork ............................ 21
REVISION HISTORY
8/2019—Rev. 0 to Rev. A
Changes to Required Software Section and General
Description Section .......................................................................... 1
Changes to Figure 3 and Table 3 ..................................................... 4
Change to Peripheral Module-Compatible Interface Section .... 5
Added Transmit and Receive Startup Using the GUI Section,
Resetting the Registers, Changing to a 4-Wire SPI, and Setting
the LDO Voltage Section, Figure 6, Transmit Startup Section,
Bypassing the RAM Section, Figure 7, Enabling Transmit
Channels Section, and Figure 8; Renumbered Sequentially ......... 8
Added Setting Transmit Bias Currents Section, SPI Control and
Enabling Transmit Mode Section, Transmit Gain Control
Section, Transmit Phase Control Section, Figure 9, Figure 10,
Figure 11, and Figure 12 .................................................................. 9
Added Transmit Load Override Section, Receive Startup
Section, Bypassing the RAM Section, Enabling Receive
Channels Section, Setting Receive Bias Currents Section,
Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 15, and Figure 16 ........................... 10
Added SPI Control, Enabling Receive, and Receive Mode
Section, Receive Gain Control Section, Receive Phase Control
Section, Receive Load Section, Control Using the Manual
Register Write Section, Figure 17, Figure 18, Figure 19,
and Figure 20 ................................................................................... 11
Added Figure 21, Figure 22, and Figure 23 ................................. 12
Changes to Quick Test Procedure Section .................................. 13
Added Figure 26 ............................................................................. 13
Changes to Detailed Software Description section ................... 14
Changes to Transmit and Receive Control Tab Section ............ 17
Changes to MISC Tab Section ...................................................... 18
Changes to Beam Sequencer Tab Section and
Phase Loop Tab Section ................................................................. 19
6/2018—Revision 0: Initial Version
