Datasheet ADF4118EB1 Datasheet (Analog Devices)

WCDMA Evaluation Board For PLL

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FEATURES
Self-Contained Board including Synthesizer, VCO and

Loop Filter for generating WCDMA frequencies

(1.93GHz to 1.99GHz)
Designed for 20kHz Loop Bandwidth
Accompanying Software allows complete control of syn-

thesizer functions from PC
Battery Operated: Choice of 3V or 5V supplies
Typical Phase Noise Performance of -85dBc/Hz @ 1kHz

offset

BLOCK DIAGRAM

Frequency Synthesizer

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This board is designed to allow the user to evaluate
the performance of the ADF4118 Frequency Synthe­sizer for PLL's (Phase Locked Loops). The block
diagram of the board is shown below. It contains the
ADF4118 synthesizer, a pc connector, TCXO for the
reference input, SMA connectors for the power sup­plies and RF output. There is also a low pass loop
filter (20kHz) and a VCO (Vari-L VCO190-1960T)
on board. A cable is included with the board to con­nect to a pc printer port.

The package also contains windows software to allow
easy programming of the synthesizer.

RF

V

V

DD

VCO

OUT

VCO 1

(Vari-L)

VCO 190-XXXT

SMA

Socket

EVAL-ADF411XEB1

PC CONNECTOR

9V BATTERY

POWER SWITCH

ON OFF

ADF411X

TCXO

Vectron

AD7706

V

P

CE

REF

IN

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Hardware Description

The evaluation board comes with a cable for connecting to
the printer port of a PC. The silk screen and cable diagram for
the evaluation board are shown below. The board schematic is
shown on pages 3 and 4.

EV AL-ADF4118EB1

EVAL-ADF411X
EVAL-ADF421X

1

6

2

7

3

8

4

9

5

9 Way

Female D-Type

To
ADF411X
ADF421X

Evaluation

Board

Brown - DATA

Figure 2. PC Cable Diagram

voltage is too low to sustain the required 3V or 5V for the
board supply.
Loop component values shown in the circuit diagram are
for 1.96GHz RF output, 1mA CP current, VCO190­1960T, 200kHz channel spacing and 20kHz loop band­width.

Black - CLK

Red - LE

Orange - CE

White - GND

Yellow

Purple

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2
3
4
5

6

7
8
9

10

Blue

11
12
13

25 Way Male

D-Type

To

PC Printer Port

14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

PC

Figure 1. Evaluation Board Silkscreen

The board is powered from a single 9V battery. The
power supply ciruitry allows the user to choose either 3V
or 5V for the ADF4118 V
supply. The default settings are 3V for the ADF4118 V

and VP, and for the VCO

DD

DD

and 5V for the ADF4118 VP and for the VCO supply. It

is very important to note that the ADF4118 V
never exceed the ADF4118 V

. This can damage the de-

P

should

DD

vice.

All components necessary for LO generation are catered
for on-board. The 10MHz TCXO from Vectron provides
the necessary Reference Input. The PLL is made up of
the ADF4118, passive loop filter (20kHz) and the VCO
190-1960T from Vari-L. The output is available at
RFOUT through a standard SMA connector. If the user
wishes they may use their own power supplies and refer­ence input. In this case, they need to insert SMA connec­tors to as shown on the silkscreen and block diagram.
The AD7706 A/D converter is used to monitor the power
supply voltage and current consumption of the ADF4118.
This helps the user pick the optimum synthesizer settings for
power consumption and also provides an alert if the battery

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Figure 3. Evaluation Board Circuit Diagram (Page 1)

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Figure 4. Evaluation Board Circuit Diagram (Page 2)

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Software Description

The software comes on a CD. If the user double clicks on
“setup.exe”, then the install wizard installs the software.
Follow the on-screen directions. The software will be
installed in a default directory called “C:/Program Files/
ADF4XXX/ADF4XXX_rev0”. To run the software,
simply double-click on “adf4XXX_rev0.exe”.

Before the main software screen appears, the Device win­dow appears, which will ask the user to choose which de­vice is being evaluated. Choose the ADF4118 and click
OK.
The Main Interface window will now appear. (See Figure

5)

Click on the Eval Board frame near the top right corner of
the Main Interface window.
The Eval Board window will appear. Choose the Eval­ADF4118EB1. Click OK.
The data is now set up, and other features can now be
examined by the user.

Figure 5. Software Front Panel

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Table 1. Bill of Materials for the EVAL-ADF4118EB1

Qty Reference Designator Description Manufac turer PCB DEC AL VALUE

1 U1 ADF4118BR U ADI TSSOP-16 ADF4118BRU
1 U2 AD7706BR ADI SO16WB AD7706BR
1 U3 AD780AR ADI SO8NB AD780AR
1 U4 ADP3300AR T-5 ADI SOT23-6 ADP3300AR T-5
1 U5 ADP3300AR T-3 ADI SOT23-6 ADP3300AR T-3
1 VCO1 VCO190-1960T Vari-L (Acal Elect. = Disti) VCO190-1960T
1 Y1 4.9152M Hz Crystal
1 Y2 19.2 M Hz T CXO
1 D1 SD103C S chottky Di General Semiconductor DO35 SD103C
1 D2 IN4001 D035 FEC 365-117
1 D3 Red Low Power LE Vishay LED FEC 657-130
1 D4 Green Low Power LED (Do Not Insert Vishay LED FEC 657-141

2 C1 C41 0.1uF Multi Layer Ceramic C apacitor Murata Case 0603 FEC 499-675
1 C2 10uF 6.3V Tantalum Capacitor AVX CAP\TAJ_B FEC 197-014
4 C3 C26 C27 C28 100pF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capac itor Murata Case 0603 FEC 499-122
2 C4 C31 22uF 6.3V T antalum Capacitor AVX CAP\TAJ_A FEC 197-038
3 C5 C7 C11 0.1uF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capac itor Murata Case 0805 FEC 317-627
5 C6 C8 C9 C12 C 32 10pF Multi Layer Ceramic Capac itor Murata Case 0603 FEC 499-110
2 C13 C14 1nF Multi Layer Ceram ic C apac itor Murata C ase 0603 FEC 317-202
2 C21 C22 33pF Multi Layer Ceram ic C apac itor Murata Case 0603 FEC 498-555
1 C23 150pF Multi Layer Ceramic Capac itor Murata Case 0 805
1 C24 1.5nF Multi Layer Ceramic Capac itor Murata C ase 0805
1 C25 82pF Multi Layer Ceramic C apac itor Murata Case 0805
3 C33 C36 C4 0 10nF Multi Layer Ceram ic C apac itor Murata Case 0603 FEC 499-146
2 C34 C37 1uF 16V Tantalum Capacitor AVX CAP\TAJ_A FEC 498-701
2 C35 C38 4.7uF 10V Tantalum Capacitor AVX CAP\TA J_A FEC 498-658
2 C39 C42 10uF 6.3V Tantalum Capacitor AVX CAP\TAJ_A FEC 1 97-014

Vectron International
Vectron International

HC49 low profil VXA1-1011

OSC-3B0-19.2MHZ

1 R1 20r 5% Resistor (Surface Mount Multico mp Case 0 8 05 FEC 7 71 -1 32
7 R2 R5 R6 R7 R 8 R 9 R10 330r 1% Resistor (Surface Mount Multicomp Case 0603 FEC 911-143
1 R3 3k3 1 % Re sistor (Surf ac e Mount Multicom p Case 0 603 FEC 91 1-290
1 R4 4k7 1 % Re sistor (Surf ac e Mount Multicom p Case 0 603 FEC 91 1-318
1 R11 Do Not Insert Case 0603
1 R18 1M 1% Res istor (Surface Mount) Multicomp Case 0603 FE C 911-598
1 R19 22k 1% Res istor (Surface Mount Mu ltico mp Case 0 8 05
1 R20 20k 1% Res istor (Surface Mount Mu ltico mp Case 0 8 05
3 R21 R22 R2 3 18r 1% Resistor (Surface Mount Multicom p Case 0 60 3 FEC 911-02 1
1 R24 51r 1% Resistor (Surface Mount Multico m p Case 0 60 3
1 R25 22k 1% Res istor (Surface Mount Mu ltico mp Case 0 8 05
3 R27 R28 R2 9 10k 1% Resistor (Surface Mount Multico mp Case 0 6 03 FEC 9 11 -3 55
6 R30 R31 R3 2 R33 R40 R41 100k 0.1% Resistor (Surface Mount M egg itt Case 0603 FEC 911-471
2 R36 R37 330K 1% R es istor (Surface Mount Multico mp Case 0 6 03 FEC 9 11 -5 37
2 R38 R39 0r 1% Res istor (Surface Mount M u ltic omp Case 0 6 03 FEC 7 72 -2 27
1 R12 0r 1% Resistor - Do Not Insert Multicomp Case 0603 FEC 772-227
1 R42 4k7 1 % Re sistor (Surfa ce Mount Multicomp C ase 0 8 05 FEC 91 1-938

1 SW1 Push Button Switc Om ron SW\PB-SMALL FEC 176-986
1 SW 2 SPD T S witch - (Washable) Apem SW_SIP-3P FEC 150-559

18 T1-15 T19-21 Red Testpoint W Hughes TESTPO INT FEC-240-345

1 J1 9 PIN D-TYPE MALE (HORIZ) McMurdo DCON9M FEC 150-750
5 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 Do No t Insert SMA
1J7

3 LK1 LK4 LK5 3 pin header Ha r w in SI P- 3P F EC 5 1 2 - 0 4 7
1 LK2-A Wire Lin k
1 LK3 2 p i n header Harw i n SIP - 2P F E C 512 - 0 3 5
4 LK1 LK3-5 Shorting Shunt Harwin FEC 150-410

2 P1 P air PCB snap-on battery connector Keystone BAT T_P P3 FEC 723-988
1 P1 9V PP3 Battery D uracell FEC 908-526

GOLD 50Ω SMA SOCKET

Pasternack SMA PE4118

4 Each Corner Rubber Stick-On Feet 3M FEC 148-922

1 EVAL-ADF411XEB1 PCB ADI

Parts Free issued by ADI.

Leave position blank - Do not insert.

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