Evaluation Board User Guide
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USING THE EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
accom-
panies the
on a CD. To install the
software, see the Evaluation Board Software Quick Start
Procedures section.
To run the software, double-click the
ADF4360.exe
file on the
desktop or from the
Start
menu.
The main interface window opens (see Figure 10). Confirm that
Analog Devices RFG.L Eval Board connected
is displayed at
the top of the window. Otherwise, the software has no connection
to the evaluation board.
The evaluation board can be connected and disconnected while
the software is running. Note that, when connecting the board,
it takes about 5 seconds for the status label to change.
Under the
File
menu, the current settings can be saved to, and
loaded from, a text file.
Use the
REF IN Frequency
text box to set the correct reference
frequency and the reference frequency divider. The reference
TCXO on the evaluation board runs at 10 MHz.
The
Settings
section controls the charge pump current setting,
the output power setting, and the multiplexer output setting.
Use the
Frequency Settings
section to control the output
frequency. You can input the desired output frequency
in the
RF Output Frequency
text box (in megahertz).
In the
Registers
tab, you can manually input the desired value
to be written to the registers.
In the
Sweep and hop
tab, you can make the device sweep a
range of frequencies or hop between two set frequencies.
In the
Latches to write
section at the bottom of the window,
the values to be written to each register are displayed. If the
background on the text box is green, the value displayed is
different from the value actually on the device. Click
Write N
counter Latch
or
Write R counter Latch
to write that value to
the device.
Press the
F2
,
F3
, and
F4
keys to switch between the three tabs.
F12
increases the output frequency by one channel spacing and
writes it to the device.
F11
decreases the output frequency by
one channel spacing.
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