EVAL-ADF4360-5EBZ1 - ANALOG DEVICES

Evaluation Board User Guide

UG-100

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Evaluation Board for ADF4360-5 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 −65 dBc at 200 kHz offset

(1.3 GHz output)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The ADF4360-5EBZ1 evaluation board is designed to allow the

user to evaluate the performance of the ADF4360-5 frequency

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

It contains the ADF4360-5BCPZ, 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 Schematics...........................................................8

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

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

REVISION HISTORY

12/11—Rev. 0 to Rev. A

Changes to Features Section, General Description Section,

and Figure 1 ....................................................................................... 1

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

Added Evaluation Board Software Quick Start Procedures

Section ................................................................................................ 4

Changes to Using the Evaluation Board Software Section.......... 6

Changes to Evaluation Board Schematics Section ....................... 8

Changes to Bill of Materials Section ............................................ 11

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

components 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 TCXO can be disabled by removing the

R3 and R4 resistors. The PLL comprises the ADF4360-5BCPZ

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

available through the standard SMA Connector J1 and the

complementary 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 1300 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 1300 MHz operation. This consists

of a 5.1 nH shunt inductor, a 10 pF series capacitor, and a 5.1 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

It is vital to install the software before connecting the board

to the PC. The control software and USB drivers for E VA L -

ADF4360-5EBZ1 accompany the E VA L -ADF4360-5EBZ1

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 is installed in a default directory called

C:/Program Files/Analog Devices/ADF4360.

The software requires Microsoft’s .NET Framework Version 3.5

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 connec-

tion or have a slow connection on the PC, you can install the

.NET Framework directly from the CD. Do this by double-clicking

dotnetfx.exe. Once installed, run ADF4360_Setup.msi again.

WINDOWS XP OS

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

To do so, use the following steps:

1. Plug a USB cable into the USB connector on the evaluation

board. The Found New Hardware box opens. See Figure 3.

2. Choose Install from a list or specified location (Advanced).

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Figure 3. New Hardware Wizard

3. Click Continue Anyway when asked about Windows Logo

testing.

If the installation is successful, the message in Figure 4 appears.

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Figure 4. Successful Installation

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

For Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit), if the device drivers

do not install automatically, you will have 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 installation is successful, the message in Figure 7

appears.

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Figure 7. Successful Installation

WINDOWS 7 64-BIT OS

The Windows 7 64-bit system uses a different driver than 32-bit

system. To install this driver:

1. Disconnect the USB evaluation board.

2. Open ADF4360_setup.msi.

3. The install wizard guides you through the installation

process. The software is installed in a default directory

called C:/Program Files/Analog Devices/ADF4360.

4. Connect your USB evaluation board. The driver should be

found automatically.

Note that installing this driver package disables older versions

of Analog Devices PLL software; therefore, only install if needed.

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USING THE EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE

The control software for the EVAL-ADF4360-xEBZ1 accom-

panies the EVAL-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 (see Figure 8). Confirm

that Analog Devices RFG.L Eval Board connected is displayed

at the top of the window. Otherwise, the software has no connec-

tion 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

to 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 F2, F3, and F4 keys switch between the three tabs. F12

increases the output frequency by one channel spacing and

writes it to the device. F11 decreases the output frequency by

one channel spacing.

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Figure 8. Software Front Panel Display

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EVALUATION BOARD SCHEMATICS

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Figure 9. EVAL-ADF4360-5EBZ1 Schematic

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Figure 10. EVAL-ADF4360-5EBZ1 Schematic (Continued)

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Figure 11. EVAL-ADF4360-5EBZ1 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, 270 pF, 50 V Phycomp 2238 861 15271

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 Not inserted

L3, L4, L5, L6 Ceramic chip inductor, 5.1 nH, 5%, 0603 Coilcraft 0603CS-5N1X_LU

LK1, LK2 Header, 1-row, 2-way and jumper socket black Harwin Plc M20-9990245 and Harwin Plc M7567-05

P1 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, 4.3 kΩ Multicomp MC 0.1W 0805 1% 4K3

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

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

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Reference Designator Part Description Manufacturer/Part No.

U1 Integrated integer-N synthesizer Analog Devices, ADF4360-5BCPZ

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

ESD Caution

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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