User's Guide
SBOU096A – November 2010 – Revised January 2011
DAC31x2EVM
This document is a user's guide for the DAC31x2EVM, an evaluation fixture for the
DAC3152
and
DAC3162
(DAC31x2) series of dual-channel, 10-/12-bit, 500-MSPS digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
The DAC31x2EVM includes the
TRF3703-33
quadrature modulator to facilitate measuring the output
signals at a desired RF frequency. The EVM also includes the
CDCP1803
clock buffer that distributes the
clocks to the DAC, as well as a pattern generator. This EVM is ideally suited for mating with the
TSW3100
pattern generation card for evaluating QAM, WCDMA, LTE, or other high-performance modulation
schemes. For more information about the DAC31x2 family, see the
product data sheet
(available for
download at
www.ti.com
).
Throughout this document, the acronym EVM and the phrases evaluation module and evaluation fixture
are synonymous with the DAC31x2EVM.
Contents
1
Introduction
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2
Testing and Configuration
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3
List of Figures
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DAC31x2EVM Block Diagram
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2
2
DAC31x2EVM Test Setup
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3
3
TSW3100 CommsSignalPattern (WCDMA) Programming GUI
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4
4
DAC3162EVM and TRF3703-33 WCDMA Output
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5
5
DAC3162EVM Transformer-Coupled Output at 30 MHz IF
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6
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