Quick Start Procedure
4
SLAU706A – January 2017 – Revised September 2017
Copyright © 2017, Texas Instruments Incorporated
TSW40RF8x Evaluation Module
4
Quick Start Procedure
4.1
Initial Configuration and DAC Output
Use the following for initial configuration and DAC output:
•
Engage the 5-V supply; the initial current should be 1.6 ±0.2 A
•
Launch the TSW40RF8x EVM GUI:
–
Go to
Start
→
Texas Instruments
→
TSW40RF8x GUI
NOTE:
USB connection is possible only when the power is engaged to the board.
–
If needed, press the
Connect FTDI?
button to establish the USB connection; pressing this button
multiple times may be necessary to get it to engage
•
Select the
DAC38RF8x
tab
→
Quick Start
tab
•
Press the
LOAD DEFAULT
button
NOTE:
This loads the file:
2T2R_RevC_ConstInput_12xDec_18xInt_2949p12M_4915p2Gb.cfg
This also loads the proper registers but does not back-fill the values to the
ADC
tab front
panel. To complete this task go to
Low Level
tab and press the
Read All
icon.
Read All
does not back-fill the DAC NCO frequency value. If desired, manually go to the
DAC38RF8x
tab
→
DAC38RF8x
tab
→
Digital(DAC A/B)
to change
NCO Frequency(MHz)
to: 1960.
Read All
does not load the actual ADC NCO frequency (the NCO value is loaded). To see
the frequency go to ADC32RFxx tab
→
ADC32RFxx tab
→
DDC Configuration tab. Place
cursor in the numerical value and hit a space then enter; the NCO frequency is then
calculated.
This file engages the DAC constant input feature to easily see an output tone without pattern
generation; this must be disengaged when sending a digital pattern to the DAC.
•
Press the
PLL AUTO TUNE
button
•
Verify:
–
LED D4 and D5 illuminate
–
5-V supply current increases to 3.6 ±0.4 A
•
Verify tone output on the spectrum analyzer exists at 1960 MHz at:
–
TSW40RF80: –2 ±2 dBm
–
TSW40RF82: 0 ±2 dBm