Intersil JESD204B Installation Manual And Quick Start Manual

Application Note 1809

Intersil JESD204B High Speed ADC Evaluation Kit
Installation Guide and Quick Start Manual

The Intersil JESD204B High Speed ADC evaluation system
allows users to evaluate the Intersil portfolio of low-power, 12­to 16-bit, high-performance analog-to-digital converters (ADC)
with JESD204B high speed serial outputs. These converters
run at sampling rates of 40MSPS to 500MSPS and their
JESD204B outputs operate at rates from 1 to 4.375Gbps. The
evaluation system uses the Intersil iEvalADC software, which
displays all pertinent data such as SFDR, SINAD, ENOB,
harmonics, current, and power measurements. The software
also plots outputs in frequency spectra and time domain.

To begin testing, simply connect the input signal, sampling
clock, and target computer to the motherboard, and supply
power (Figure 1). The motherboard (ADCMB-HSFMCEV1Z)
provides appropriate supply voltages and captures digital data
from the daughter card. Daughter cards contain the ADCs and
attach directly to the motherboard to form the ADC evaluation
platform (Figure 2). To ensure proper operation of the system,
it is recommended that the most current software version be
installed. If Intersil iEvalADC is already installed on the
machine, a new installation may proceed without removing
the prior version.

Features

• Complete high-speed ADC measurement solution

• 40MSPS to 500MSPS operation

• Datasheet-style, live-updated display with calculation of
critical ADC parameters (SNR, SFDR, SINAD, ENOB,
Harmonics, Power)

• Multiple display modes: frequency (FFT), time domain

• Integrated SPI control for ADC configuration

• JESD204B receiver reference design (included with
iEvalADC software)

• USB 2.0 interface for rapid data transfer

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•1M (2

) word capture depth

Evaluation System Contents

The evaluation system is provided with a USB cable to connect
to a PC and a 5V power supply. The user need only provide
signal and clock sources, optional filters, and a PC running the
Microsoft Windows™ XP operating system with Java installed.
Intersil iEvalADC software can be downloaded from the Intersil
web site. Please visit www.intersil.com/jesd204b
details.

for more

FIGURE 1. EVALUATION PLATFORM BLOCK DIAGRAM

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FIGURE 2. EXAMPLE EVALUATION BOARD CONNECTIONS SHOWING ISLA214S50 DAUGHTER CARD

Installation Requirements

Before installing iEvalADC, please confirm the following:

• PC operating system is Windows XP

• The account that the software is installed from has
administrator privileges.

• Java is installed.

- The Java Runtime Environment is installed on the PC. If not,

it can be installed by downloading from http://java.com/

- Windows XP has associated files with the *.jar extension

with the java runtime environment. This is done by default
during the java runtime environment install. You can modify
your file extension associations by opening an explore
window, clicking on the Tools drop down menu, selecting
Folder Options, and interacting with the pop up window.

Setup and Operation of the ADC
Evaluation Platform

To set up the ADC evaluation platform, the following items are
required:

1. Intersil ADCMB-HSFMCEV1Z motherboard

2. USB cable (USB-A to USB-B, 1.25 to 2M long) (supplied with
ADCMB-HSFMCEV1Z)

3. 5V power supply, 18 W minimum (supplied with ADCMB­HSFMCEV1Z)

4. Intersil daughter card containing ADC to be tested (ordered
separately)

5. Suitable signal and clock sources (see “Appendix A” on
page 4)(supplied by user)

6. PC with free USB2.0 port, logged in with administrator rights
(supplied by user)

Installing the iEvalADC Software

1. Double click the installer executable (i.e.,
“Intersil_iEvalADC_V1.04.exe”). This will launch the installer,
resulting in the following window. Click "Next".

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2. The End User License Agreement will be displayed. In the
License Agreement window, if you agree with the Software
Evaluation License Agreement, click “I accept the terms of
the License Agreement” radio button, then click "Next".

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