EVAL-ADF4360-1EBZ1 User Guide Datasheet by Analog Devices Inc.

ANALOG DEVICES

Evaluation Board User Guide

UG-096

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Evaluation Board for ADF4360-1 Integrated PLL and VCO Frequency Synthesizer

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FEATURES

Self-contained board for generating RF frequencies

Flexibility for reference input, PFD frequency, and loop

bandwidth

Accompanying software allows complete control of

synthesizer functions from a PC

USB/battery-operated 9 V supplies

Typical phase noise performance of −141 dBc/Hz at 3 MHz offset

Typical spurious performance of −70 dBc at 200 kHz offset

(2.0 GHz output)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The ADF4360-1EBZ1 evaluation board is designed to allow the

user to evaluate the performance of the ADF4360-1 frequency

synthesizer consisting of an integrated PLL and VCO (see Figure 1).

It contains the ADF4360-1BCPZ, a USB connector, and SMA

connectors for the RF outputs. Unpopulated SMA footprints are

available for the power supplies, the chip enable (CE), and the

external reference input. The evaluation board also contains the

loop filter to complete the PLL. It can be modified as necessary for

the PLL requirements of the user. A USB cable is included with

the board to allow software programmability from a PC.

The package also contains a CD with Windows® software to allow

quick, user-friendly programming of the synthesizer. The CD

contains additional PLL data sheets, technical notes, articles, and

ADIsimPLL™ V3.4 (Analog Devices, Inc., PLL simulation

software). More information is available at www.analog.com/pll.

EVALUATION BOARD PHOTOGRAPH

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Figure 1.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features .............................................................................................. 1

General Description ......................................................................... 1

Evaluation Board Photograph ......................................................... 1

Revision History ............................................................................... 2

Evaluation Board Hardware ............................................................ 3

RF Output Stages .......................................................................... 3

Evaluation Board Software Quick Start Procedures .................... 4

Windows XP OS ............................................................................4

Windows Vista OS and Windows 7 (32-Bit) OS ...........................5

Windows 7 64-Bit OS ...................................................................5

Using the Evaluation Board Software .............................................6

Evaluation Board Schematic ............................................................8

Ordering Information .................................................................... 11

Bill of Materials ........................................................................... 11

REVISION HISTORY

9/11—Rev. 0 to Rev. A

Changes to Features Section and Figure 1 ..................................... 1

Changes to Evaluation Board Hardware Section ......................... 3

Added Evaluation Board Software Quick Start Procedures

Section ................................................................................................ 5

Changes to Using the Evaluation Board Software Section.......... 7

Changes to Evaluation Board Schematics Section ....................... 9

Changes to Bill of Materials Section ............................................ 12

7/10—Revision 0: Initial Version

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EVALUATION BOARD HARDWARE

The evaluation board comes with a cable to connect it to the

USB port of a PC. The silkscreen and cable diagram for the

evaluation board are shown in Figure 2. The board schematics

are shown in Figure 9 through Figure 11.

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Figure 2. Evaluation Board Silkscreen—Top View

The board is powered from a single 9 V battery, or from the

USB supply, by changing the position of Switch SW1. All com-

ponents necessary for LO generation are catered for on-board. A

10 MHz TCXO from Fox Electronics provides the necessary

reference input. Otherwise, an external reference signal can be

connected via J3. The PLL comprises the ADF4360-1BCPZ and

a passive loop filter. The VCO output from RFOUTA is available

through the standard SMA Connector J1 and the complemen-

tary RFOUTB VCO output is available from J2.

Users may provide their own power supplies using the J4 and J5

connectors, as shown in Figure 2. Hardware power-down using

the CE pin can be controlled by inserting an SMA connector

into J6 and removing R12.

The on-board filter is a third-order, passive, low-pass filter. The

filter contains three capacitors (C13, C14, and C15) plus two

resistors (R10 and R11). The footprint for R10 is located on the

underside of the board. The design parameters for the loop

filter are for a center frequency of 2250 MHz, a PFD frequency

of 200 kHz, and a low-pass filter bandwidth of 10 kHz. To design a

filter for different frequency setups, use the ADIsimPLL simulation

software.

RF OUTPUT STAGES

The output stage of the board contains a tuned load for the

particular frequency of operation. The particular network inserted

in the board is optimized for 2250 MHz operation. This consists

of a 1 nH shunt inductor, a 10 pF series capacitor, and a 1 nH

series inductor. If in doubt, use a 50 Ω resistor instead of the

shunt inductor, a 100 pF bypass capacitor, and a series 0 Ω

resistor. It is important that the same components be placed

on the RFOUTA and RFOUTB lines. In addition, it is essential

that both outputs be terminated with 50 Ω loads. Otherwise,

the output power is not optimum, and in some cases, the part

may malfunction.

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EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE QUICK START PROCEDURES

The control software and USB drivers for EVAL-ADF4360-

1EBZ1 accompany the EVAL-ADF4360-1EBZ1 on a CD.

To install the software, use the following steps:

1. Open ADF4360_Setup.msi.

2. The install wizard guides you through the installation

process. The software and USB drivers will be installed in

the default directory called C:\Program Files\Analog

Devices\ADF4360.

The software requires Microsoft’s .NET Framework Version 2.0

or later to be installed on your machine. The installer automati-

cally downloads the framework from the Microsoft website if

you do not have this installed. If you do not have an Internet

connection or have a slow connection on the PC, then you can

install the .NET framework directly from the CD. Do this by

double-clicking dotnetfx.exe. Once installed, run the

ADF4360_Setup.msi again.

WINDOWS XP OS

Once you have installed the software, install the USB drivers.

To do so, use the following steps:

1. Plug in a USB cable to the USB connector on the

evaluation board. The Found New Hardware box

appears. See Figure 3.

2. Choose Install from a list or specified location

(Advanced).

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Figure 3. New Hardware Wizard

3. Browse to C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\ADF4360 or

the location where you installed the ADF4360 software.

4. Click Continue Anyway when asked about Windows Logo

testing.

5. If the install was successful, the message box in Figure 4

appears.

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WINDOWS VISTA OS AND WINDOWS 7 (32-BIT) OS

For Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit), you need to

manually install the drivers. To do so, use the following steps:

1. Find the new unknown device (the evaluation board)

in Device Manager and double-click it to open the

properties. The device should be Unknown device,

under Other devices (see Figure 5).

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Figure 5. Device Manager

2. Click Update Driver in the properties window (see

Figure 6).

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Figure 6. Unknown Device Properties

3. On the Update Driver Software dialog box, choose Browse

my computer for driver software.

4. Browse to C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\ADF4360.

5. Click OK or Next.

6. If prompted by Windows Security, choose Install this

driver software anyway.

7. If the install was successful, the message box in Figure 7

appears.

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Figure 7. Successful Install

WINDOWS 7 64-BIT OS

If you are using Windows 7 64-bit OS, it is recommended to

download Windows XP Mode (a Windows XP emulator) from

Microsoft to run the evaluation board software.

Windows XP Mode allows the device driver package to digitally

sign allowing you to use Windows 7 64-bit OS in native mode.

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USING THE EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE

The control software for the EVAL-ADF4360-xEBZ1

accompanies the E VA L -ADF4360-xEBZ1 on a CD. To install

the software, see the Evaluation Board Software Quick Start

Procedures section.

To run the software, click the ADF4360.exe file on the desktop

or in the Start menu.

The main interface window appears (Figure 8). Confirm that

Analog Devices RFG.L Eval Board connected is displayed at

the top of the window. Otherwise, the software has no connection

to the evaluation board.

The evaluation board can be connected and disconnected while

the software is running. Note that when connecting the board,

it takes about 5 seconds for the status label to change.

Under the File menu, the current settings can be saved to, and

loaded from, a text file.

Use the REF IN Frequency text box to set the correct reference

frequency and the reference frequency divider. The reference

TCXO on the evaluation board runs at 10 MHz.

The Settings section controls the charge pump current setting,

the output power setting, and the multiplexer output setting.

Use the Frequency Settings section to control the output

frequency. The user can input the desired output frequency

in the RF Output Frequency text box (in megahertz).

In the Registers tab, the user can manually input the desired

value to be written to the registers.

In the Sweep and hop tab, the user can make the device sweep

a range of frequencies, or hop between two set frequencies.

In the Latches to write section, at the bottom of the window,

the values to be written to each register are displayed. If the

background on the text box is green, then the value displayed

is different to the value actually on the device. Click Write x

Latch to write that value to the device.

The Write All Latches button writes to each register.

The F2, F3, and F4 keys switch between the three tabs.

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Figure 8. Software Front Panel Display

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EVALUATION BOARD SCHEMATIC

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Figure 9. EVAL-ADF4360-1EBZ1 Schematic

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Figure 11. EVAL-ADF4360-1EBZ1 Schematic (Continued)

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ORDERING INFORMATION

BILL OF MATERIALS

Table 1.

Reference Designator Part Description Manufacturer/Part No.

C1, C3, C5, C29, C30, C32,

C37, C38, C39, C40, C41,

C42, C43

Capacitor, 0402, 0.1 µF, 16 V Kemet C0402C104K4RAC

C2, C4, C6, C8 Capacitor, 0402, 10 pF, 50 V Kemet C0402C100J5GACTU

C7 Capacitor, Case A, 22 µF, 6.3 V AVX TAJA226K006R

C9, C10, C27 Capacitor, 0603, 1 nF, 50 V AVX 06035A102JAT2A

C11, C12, C21, C24 Capacitor, 0402, 10 nF, 16 V Yageo (Phycomp) CC0402ZRY5V7BB103

C13 Capacitor, loop filter, 0603, 820 pF, 50 V Phycomp 2238 861 15821

C14 Capacitor, loop filter, 0603, 10 nF, 50 V AVX 08055C103KAT2A

C15 Capacitor, loop filter, 0603, 390 pF, 50 V Phycomp 2238 861 15391

C16 Multilayer ceramic capacitor, 50 V, X7R, 1 nF, ±10%, 0402 Murata GRM155R71H102KA01D

C17, C19 Capacitor, 0603, 10 pF, 50 V AVX 06035A100JAT2A

C18, C28 Capacitor, 0603, 1 µF, 25 V Taiyo Yuden TMK107BJ105KA-T

C20, C23 Capacitor, Case A, 1 µF, 16 V AVX TAJA105K016R

C22, C25 Capacitor, Case A, 4.7 µF, 10 V AVX TPSA475K010R1400

C26 Capacitor, Case A, 10 µF, 6.3 V Kemet T491A106M016AT

C31, C33 Capacitor, 0805, 10 µF, 6.3 V Murata GRM21BR71A106KE51L

C34 Capacitor, 0402, 22 pF, 50 V NPO Kemet C0402C220J5GACTU

C35, C36 Capacitor, 0402, 12 pF, 50 V Kemet C0402C120J5GACTU

D1 LED, SMD red Avago HSMS-C170

D2 Diode, 1 A, 50 V Multicomp 1N4001

D3 Schottky diode, 20 V Micro Commercial Components, Inc.,

SD103C-TP

D4 LED, SMD red Avago HSMS-C170

J1, J2 Jack SMA end launch tab Johnson Components 142-0701-851

J3 to J6 Jack SMA end launch tab (not inserted)

J7 USB mini-B Molex 56579-0576

L1, L2 Ceramic chip inductor, 0402 (not inserted)

L3, L4 Ceramic chip inductor, 1 nH, 5%, 0402 Coilcraft 0402CS-1N0X_LU

L5, L6 Ceramic chip inductor, 1 nH, 5%, 0402 Coilcraft 0402CS-1N0X_LU

LK1, LK2 Header, 1-row, 2-way and jumper socket black Harwin Plc M20-9990245 and

Harwin Plc M7567-05

Battery clip, PCB mounting

Keystone Electronics Corp. 593+594

R1 to R4, R13, R22 to R24,

R27, R36, R38

Resistor, 0603, 0 Ω Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 0R

R5 Resistor, 0603, 51 Ω Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 51R

R6, R15 Resistor, 0603, 4.7 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 4K7

R7, R8, R12, R28, R29, R30 Resistor, 0603, 10 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 10K

R9 Resistor, 0603, 100 Ω Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 100R

R10 Resistor, loop filter, 0805, 8.2 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.1W 0805 1% 8K2

R11 Resistor, loop filter, 0805, 4.7 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.1W 0805 1% 4K7

R14, R16 Resistor, 0603, 330 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 330K

R17 to R19 Resistor, 0603, 330 Ω Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 330R

R20, R21 Resistor, 0603, 2.2 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 2K2

R25, R26 Resistor, 0603, 470 Ω Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 470R

R31, R32 Resistor, 0603, 100 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 100K

R34 Resistor, 0603, 140 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 140K

R35 Resistor, 0603, 78.7 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.063W 0603 1% 78K7

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Reference Designator Part Description Manufacturer/Part No.

SW1 Switch, PCB SPDT APEM TL36P0050

T1 to T8, T13 to T16 Terminal, PCB, red, PK100 Vero Technologies, Ltd. 20-313137

T9 to T12 Test point (not inserted)

U1 Integrated integer-N synthesizer Analog Devices, ADF4360-1BCPZ

U2 High accuracy low dropout linear 5 V regulator Analog Devices, ADP3300ARTZ-3

U3 High accuracy low dropout linear 3 V regulator Analog Devices, ADP3300ARTZ-3

U4 ADP3334 Adjustable LDO regulator Analog Devices, ADP3334ARMZ

U5 IC Serial EEPROM 8-SOIC Microchip 24LC64-ISN

U6 USB Microcontroller Cypress CY7C68013A-56LFXC

Y1 10 MHz TCXO (FOX801) Fox Electronics FOX801-BELF

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ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Charged devices and circuit boards can discharge without detection. Although this product features patented or proprietary protection

circuitry, damage may occur on devices subjected to high energy ESD. Therefore, proper ESD precautions should be taken to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.

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