ANALOG DEVICES UG-178 Service Manual

Evaluation Board User Guide

09228-001

9284EE01

REV A

AD9284

9284EE02A

HSC-ADC-EVALCZ

UG-178

One Technology Way • P. O. Box 9106 • Norwood, MA 02062-9106, U.S.A. • Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • www.analog.com

Evaluating the AD9284 Analog-to-Digital Converter

FEATURES

Full featured evaluation board for the AD9284
SPI interface for setup and control
Support LVDS output mode option
External or on-board oscillator options
Balun/transformer or amplifier input drive options
Switching power supply
VisualAnalog™ and SPIController software interfaces

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

Analog signal source and antialiasing filter
Sample clock source (if not using the on-board oscillator)
Two switching power supplies (6.0 V, 2.5 A),

CUI EPS060250UH-PHP-SZ, provided
PC running 32-bit Windows® XP, Window Vista, or Windows 7
USB 2.0 port, recommended (USB 1.1-compatible)
AD9284 evaluation board
HSC-ADC-EVALCZ FPGA-based data capture kit

SOFTWARE NEEDED

VisualAnalog
SPIController

DOCUMENTS NEEDED

AD9284 data sheet
HSC-ADC-EVALCZ data sheet

AN-905 Application Note, VisualAnalog Converter Evaluation

Tool Version 1.0 User Manual

AN-878 Application Note, Hig h Speed ADC SPI Control Software
AN-877 Application Note, Interfacing to High Speed ADCs via SPI
AN-835 Application Note, Understanding High Speed ADC

Testing and Evaluation

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This user guide describes the AD9284 evaluation board,
which provides all of the support circuitry required to operate
the AD9284 in its various modes and configurations. The
application software used to interface with the device is also
described.

The AD9284 data sheet provides additional information and
should be consulted when using the evaluation board. All
documents and software tools are available at the FIFO page.
For additional information or questions, send an email to

[e-mail].

PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT
WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

TYPICAL MEASUREMENT SETUP

Figure 1. AD9284 Evaluation Board and HSC-ADC-EVALCZ Data Capture Board

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