Evaluation Board User Guide
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Evaluation Board for the
Integrated PLL and VCO Frequency Synthesizer
PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT
WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Rev. A | Page 1 of 16
FEATURES
Self-contained board for generating RF frequencies
Flexibility for reference input, PFD frequency, and loop
bandwidth
Accompanying software allows complete control of
synthesizer functions from a PC
Flexibility for changing external inductor to allow different
VCO output frequency ranges
USB-/battery-operated 9 V supplies
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
board is designed to allow the user
to evaluate the performance of the ADF4360-8 frequency
synthesizer consisting of an integrated PLL and VCO (see Figure 1).
It contains the
, a USB connector, and SMA
connectors for the RF outputs. Unpopulated SMA footprints are
available for the power supplies, the chip enable (CE), and the
external reference input. The evaluation board also contains the
loop filter to complete the PLL. It can be modified as necessary for
the user’s PLL requirements. A USB cable is included with the
board to allow software programmability.
The package also contains a CD with Windows® software to allow
quick, user-friendly programming of the synthesizer. The CD
contains numerous other PLL data sheets, technical notes, articles,
and ADIsimPLL™ V3.4, Analog Devices, Inc., PLL simulation
software. More information is available at
EVALUATION BOARD PHOTOGRAPH
Figure 1.
www.BDTIC.com/ADI