ADL5206-EVALZ Evaluation Board User Guide
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Evaluating the ADL5206 1 GHz DGA with 30 dB Range and 1 dB Step Size
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FEATURES
Full featured evaluation board for the ADL5206
Easy connection to test equipment and other circuits
PC control via a separately purchased system demonstration
platform (EVAL-SDP-CS1Z)
5.0 V or 3.3V single-supply operation
EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS
ADL5206-EVALZ evaluation board
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
5 V dc power supply
EVAL-SDP-CS1Z (SDP-S) controller board
Oscilloscope with high-Z probe
PC running Windows with 2 or more USB ports
Analog signal generator
Analog signal analyzer
SOFTWARE NEEDED
Analysis | Control | Evaluation (ACE) software
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADL5206-EVALZ evaluation board allows the manual
control of the ADL5206 through the serial and parallel interface
ports, as well as through the USB port on a PC operating
Microsoft® Windows® via the system demonstration platform
(SDP-S) controller board. A 3.3 V low dropout (LDO) voltage
regulator supplies the logic circuits when the ADL5206 is
running on a 5 V supply.
Connect the ADL5206-EVALZ to the SDP-S to allow for quick
evaluation of the ADL5206 (see Figure 3). In addition, the
ADL5206-EVA LZ can be configured over a USB from a panel
within the Analog Devices, Inc., ACE software.
For full details on the ADL5206, see the ADL5206 data sheet,
which must be consulted in conjunction with this user guide
when using the ADL5206-EVA LZ .
EVALUATION BOARD PHOTOGRAPHS
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Figure 1. ADL5206-EVALZ, Top
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Figure 2. ADL5206-EVALZ, Bottom
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features .............................................................................................. 1
Evaluation Kit Contents ................................................................... 1
Equipment Needed ........................................................................... 1
Software Needed ............................................................................... 1
General Description ......................................................................... 1
Evaluation Board Photographs ....................................................... 1
Revision History ............................................................................... 2
Evaluation Board Hardware ............................................................ 3
Hardware Setup ............................................................................. 3
Getting Started—Single-Tone Testing ........................................3
Selecting the Digital Control Interface .......................................3
Losses and Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) Degradation ............3
Evaluation Board Software Quick Start Procedures .....................4
Single-Tone Demonstration Using the ACE Software .............4
Evaluation Board Schematics and Artwork ...................................6
Ordering Information .......................................................................9
Bill of Materials ..............................................................................9
REVISION HISTORY
9/2020—Revision 0: Initial Version