ANALOG DEVICES UG-2198 Transmitter VGA User Guide

User Guide | EVAL-ADL6331
UG-2198

Evaluating the ADL6331, 0.38 GHz to 12 GHz Transmitter VGA

FEATURES

► Full featured evaluation board for the ADL6331-EVALZA
► Single-supply operation
► Easy to use interface with Analysis | Control | Evaluation (ACE) software

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

► 3.3 V DC power supply
► EVAL-SDP-CS1Z (SDP-S)
► Signal generator
► Spectrum analyzer
► Network analyzer (optional)
► Microsoft Windows PC with a USB port

DOCUMENTS NEEDED

► ADL6331 data sheet

SOFTWARE NEEDED

► ACE software
► ACE ADL6331 plugin software

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The ADL6331-EVALZA evaluation board allows the manual control of the ADL6331 through the USB port on a Microsoft® Windows® PC via an SDP-S interface board.
Additional information on the ADL6331 is provided in the ADL6331 data sheet. Consult the data sheet in conjunction with this user guide when using the ADL6331-EVALZA evaluation board.

EVALUATION BOARD CONNECTION DIAGRAM

Figure 1. ADL6331-EVALZA Typical Measurement Setup (Option 1)
PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

EVALUATION BOARD HARDWARE

HARDWARE SETUP
The hardware is connected as shown in Figure 2. To power up the ADL6331-EVALZA, use a 5 V at 600 mA DC power supply. Connect the SDP-S to the PC through a USB cable. Figure 2. ADL6331-EVALZA and SDP-S Connections
See Table 1 to connect the equipment needed to evaluate the ADL6331-EVALZA.
Table 1. ADL6331-EVALZA Equipment Connections

Power Supply
Signal Source
Network Analyzer
Signal Generator
SDP-S
Signal Analyzer
Spectrum Analyzer| TP29 (3.3 V)
TP34 (GND)
RF_IN
Connect to one port on the network analyzer (see Figure 3)
Set the source to −20 dBm output signal level (see Figure 1)
P4
RF_OUT
Connect to port (see Figure 1)

Table 2. SDP-S Connections

Figure 3. ADL6331-EVALZA Measurement Setup with Network Analyzer (Option 2)

EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE QUICK START PROCEDURES

INSTALLING THE ACE SOFTWARE AND
ADL6331 PLUGINS
The ADL6331-EVALZA connects to the SDP-S controller board for quick evaluation of the ADL6331. The ADL6331-EVALZA is configured over a USB from a panel within the ACE software, which can be downloaded from the ACE website. When the ACE  software installations are complete, the user must install the evaluation board ACE plugins that are provided with the evaluation package to the hard drive of the PC.
Double click the Board.ADL6331.1.2022.xxxxx.acezip file to install the evaluation board plugins.
Ensure that the Board.ADL6331.1.2022.xxxxx and the Chip.
ADL6331.1.2022.xxxxx folders are located inside the C:\ProgramData\Analog Devices\ACE\Pluginsfolder.
SINGLE-TONE DEMONSTRATION WITH ACE
Use the following settings to configure the ADL6331-EVALZA. The following is an example to amplify a 2000 MHz sine wave using the ACE software:

1. Configure the hardware according to the Hardware Setup section and shown in Figure 1 or Figure 3.
2. Set the frequency of the signal generator to 2000 MHz and the output level to −20 dBm. Connect the spectrum analyzer to the RF_OUT connector.
3. Launch the ACE application. This action displays the initial ACE start page as shown in Figure 4. The ADL6331-EVALZA is detected automatically and displays under Attached Hardware. As soon as the ADL6331 is detected by the ACE software, the ACE software automatically sets ENP to high. However, since the AMP1, AMP2, and DSA blocks are all disabled by default, the current consumption is very low. Approximately 3 mA is observed at the 3.3 V supply.
4. Click the ADL6331-EVALZA icon shown in Figure 4 to open the evaluation board level view (see Figure 5). After opening, click Reset Chip before starting configurations.
5. Enable each block of AMP1, AMP2, and DSA. Configure the four RF preconfigurations by selecting the AMP1 and AMP2 bypass modes, as well as setting up the DSA attenuation levels. Use default settings for the bias trim with Use Fused boxes checked (see Figure 6).
6. Click Apply Configuration for the configurations to take effect.
7. If factory programmed values for the bias trim are needed, click Read Configuration. See Applications Information of ADL6331 data sheet for more details.
8. Measure the signal levels with a signal analyzer. The gain of the ADL6331 is derived from the following formula: Gain = Signal Level at SA – Input Signal Level + Board Loss (see Table 3) + Cable Loss

LOSSES AND SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO (SNR) DEGRADATION
The on-board balun MABA-011082 (Macom) is used to transform the single-ended board input to the differential inputs of the ADL6331 (see Figure 7). Consider the board losses to derive the accurate RF performance, conversion gain, noise figure, and output third-order intercept (OIP3) of the device. Table 3 details the board losses including the balun and 2.92 mm connectors on the ADL6331-EVALZA.Table 3. Board Loss Table for the ADL6331-EVALZA

EVALUATION BOARD SCHEMATICS AND ARTWORK

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BILL OF MATERIALS

Table 4. Bill of Materials for ADL6331-EVALZA

Quantity| Reference Designator| Description| Manufacturer| Part Number
---|---|---|---|---
6
5
5
2
2
1
9
1
1
4
10
9
2
1
5
1
18
5
1
11| C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C7 C6, C8, C9, C10, C12 C11, C36, C38, C40, C41 C27, C28 J1, J3 P1 P5, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12,
P13, P16P2 P4 R1, R2, R3, R4 R9, R10, R12, R13, R14, R15,
R16, R17, R18, R33

R19, R20, R21, R26, R27, R28,
R29, R30, R31
R22, R24 R25 R5, R6, R7, R8, R32 T1 TP1 to TP17, TP29
TP30, TP31, TP33, TP34, TP35
U2
U1 PCB

| Capacitors, 10 μF, 16 V, C3528 package Capacitors, 220 pF, 50 V, C0201 package Capacitors, 0.1 μF, 16 V, C0201 package Capacitors, 0.1 μF, 16 V, C0402 package Edge mount, 2.92 mm connectors Connector header through hole, right angle 16 position
Connector headers through hole, 3 position
Connector header through hole, right angle 12 position 120 position connector receptacle, center strip contacts Resistors, 10 kΩ, 0.1 W, 0402 package
Resistors, 249 Ω, 0.063 W, 0402 package
Resistors, 249 Ω, 0.1 W, 0402 package
Resistors, 100 kΩ, 0.1 W, 0402 package
Resistor, 0 Ω, 0.063 W, 0402 package
Resistors, 0 Ω, 0.05 W, 0201 package
Transformer balun, 1:1 ratio, 5 to 8000 MHz
PCB test point connectors
PCB Test Point Connector
32 K bit, serial electrically erasable programmable read-only
memory (EEPROM)
0.38 GHz to 8.0 GHz TxVGA
Evaluation board| AVX
MURATA
MURATA KEMET Hirose Electric CO.
3M
SAMTEC
AMPHENOL FCI Hirose Electric CO. Panasonic
VENKEL
Panasonic
Panasonic
SAMSUNG
Panasonic
MACOM
KEYSTONE
COMPONENTS
CORPORATION
ELECTRONICSMICROCHIP
TECHNOLOGY
Analog Devices, Inc. Analog Devices| TAJB106K016RNJ
GRM0335C1H221JA01D
GRM033Z71C104ME14D
C0402C104J4RACTU
HK-LR-SR2(12)
N2516-5003-RB
TSW-103-08-G-S
76383-406LF
FX8-120S-SV(21)
ERJ-2RKF1002X
CR0402-16W-2490FT
ERJ-2RKF2490X
ERJ-2RKF1003X
RC1005J000CS
ERJ-1GN0R00C
MABA-011082
5xxx
TP-105-01-00
24LC32A-I/MS
ADL6331ACCZA
ADL6331-EVALZA

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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