a WCDMA Evaluation Board For PLL Frequency Synthesizer EVAL-ADF4118EB1 FEATURES Self-Contained Board including Synthesizer, VCO and Loop Filter for generating WCDMA frequencies (1.93GHz to 1.99GHz) Designed for 20kHz Loop Bandwidth Accompanying Software allows complete control of synthesizer functions from PC Battery Operated: Choice of 3V or 5V supplies Typical Phase Noise Performance of -85dBc/Hz @ 1kHz offset GENERAL DESCRIPTION This board is designed to allow the user to evaluate the performance of the ADF4118 Frequency Synthesizer for PLL's (Phase Locked Loops). The block diagram of the board is shown below. It contains the ADF4118 synthesizer, a pc connector, TCXO for the reference input, SMA connectors for the power supplies and RF output. There is also a low pass loop filter (20kHz) and a VCO (Vari-L VCO190-1960T) on board. A cable is included with the board to connect to a pc printer port. The package also contains windows software to allow easy programming of the synthesizer. BLOCK DIAGRAM 9V B ATTER Y V DD P O W E R S W ITCH V ON O FF V CO V CO 1 (V ari-L) V CO 1 90-X X XT RF OUT SMA S oc ke t V P CE A DF4 11X R EF IN TCX O V ectron E VA L-A DF41 1X E B1 A D7 706 P C C O N NE CTO R REV.PrB 04/00 Information furnished by Analog Devices is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Analog Devices for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Analog Devices. © Analog Devices, Inc., 1999 One Technology Way, P.O. Box 9106, Norwood, MA 02062-9106, U.S.A. Tel: 781-329-4700 Fax: 781-326-8703 EVAL-ADF4118EB1 Hardware Description The evaluation board comes with a cable for connecting to the printer port of a PC. The silk screen and cable diagram for the evaluation board are shown below. The board schematic is shown on pages 3 and 4. EVAL-ADF411X EVAL-ADF421X 6 7 8 9 1 1 2 Black - CLK 2 3 Brown - DATA 3 4 Red - LE 5 Orange - CE White - GND Yellow 9 Way Female D-Type To ADF411X ADF421X Evaluation Board 4 5 6 7 8 9 Blue 10 11 14 15 16 17 PC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 12 Purple 25 13 25 Way Male D-Type To PC Printer Port Figure 2. PC Cable Diagram voltage is too low to sustain the required 3V or 5V for the board supply. Loop component values shown in the circuit diagram are for 1.96GHz RF output, 1mA CP current, VCO1901960T, 200kHz channel spacing and 20kHz loop bandwidth. Figure 1. Evaluation Board Silkscreen The board is powered from a single 9V battery. The power supply ciruitry allows the user to choose either 3V or 5V for the ADF4118 VDD and VP, and for the VCO supply. The default settings are 3V for the ADF4118 VDD and 5V for the ADF4118 VP and for the VCO supply. It is very important to note that the ADF4118 VDD should never exceed the ADF4118 VP. This can damage the device. All components necessary for LO generation are catered for on-board. The 10MHz TCXO from Vectron provides the necessary Reference Input. The PLL is made up of the ADF4118, passive loop filter (20kHz) and the VCO 190-1960T from Vari-L. The output is available at RFOUT through a standard SMA connector. If the user wishes they may use their own power supplies and reference input. In this case, they need to insert SMA connectors to as shown on the silkscreen and block diagram. The AD7706 A/D converter is used to monitor the power supply voltage and current consumption of the ADF4118. This helps the user pick the optimum synthesizer settings for power consumption and also provides an alert if the battery –2– REV.PrB 04/00 EVAL-ADF4118EB1 Figure 3. Evaluation Board Circuit Diagram (Page 1) –3– REV.PrB 04/00 EVAL-ADF4118EB1 Figure 4. Evaluation Board Circuit Diagram (Page 2) –4– REV.PrB 04/00 EVAL-ADF4118EB1 Software Description The software comes on a CD. If the user double clicks on “setup.exe”, then the install wizard installs the software. Follow the on-screen directions. The software will be installed in a default directory called “C:/Program Files/ ADF4XXX/ADF4XXX_rev0”. To run the software, simply double-click on “adf4XXX_rev0.exe”. Click on the Eval Board frame near the top right corner of the Main Interface window. The Eval Board window will appear. Choose the EvalADF4118EB1. Click OK. The data is now set up, and other features can now be examined by the user. Before the main software screen appears, the Device window appears, which will ask the user to choose which device is being evaluated. Choose the ADF4118 and click OK. The Main Interface window will now appear. (See Figure 5) Figure 5. Software Front Panel –5– REV.PrB 04/00 EVAL-ADF4118EB1 Table 1. Bill of Materials for the EVAL-ADF4118EB1 Qty Reference Designator Description M anufacturer PCB DECAL VALUE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 VCO1 Y1 Y2 D1 D2 D3 D4 ADF4118BRU AD7706BR AD780AR ADP3300ART-5 ADP3300ART-3 VCO190-1960T 4.9152MHz Crystal 19.2 MHz TCXO SD103C Schottky Di IN4001 Red Low Power LE Green Low Power LED (Do Not Insert ADI ADI ADI ADI ADI Vari-L (Acal Elect. = Disti) TSSOP-16 SO16W B SO8NB SOT23-6 SOT23-6 Vectron International HC49 low profil ADF4118BRU AD7706BR AD780AR ADP3300ART-5 ADP3300ART-3 VCO190-1960T VXA1-1011 OSC-3B0-19.2MHZ SD103C FEC 365-117 FEC 657-130 FEC 657-141 2 1 4 2 3 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 C1 C41 C2 C3 C26 C27 C28 C4 C31 C5 C7 C11 C6 C8 C9 C12 C32 C13 C14 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C33 C36 C40 C34 C37 C35 C38 C39 C42 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 6 2 2 1 1 Vectron International General Sem iconductor Vishay Vishay DO35 D035 LED LED 0.1uF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 10uF 6.3V Tantalum Capacitor 100pF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 22uF 6.3V Tantalum Capacitor 0.1uF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 10pF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 1nF Multi Layer Ceramic Capacitor 33pF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 150pF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 1.5nF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 82pF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 10nF Multi Layer Ceram ic Capacitor 1uF 16V Tantalum Capacitor 4.7uF 10V Tantalum Capacitor 10uF 6.3V Tantalum Capacitor Murata AVX Murata AVX Murata Murata Murata Murata Murata Murata Murata Murata AVX AVX AVX Case 0603 CAP\TAJ_B Case 0603 CAP\TAJ_A Case 0805 Case 0603 Case 0603 Case 0603 Case 0805 Case 0805 Case 0805 Case 0603 CAP\TAJ_A CAP\TAJ_A CAP\TAJ_A FEC FEC FEC FEC FEC FEC FEC FEC 499-675 197-014 499-122 197-038 317-627 499-110 317-202 498-555 FEC FEC FEC FEC 499-146 498-701 498-658 197-014 R1 R2 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R3 R4 R11 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R27 R28 R29 R30 R31 R32 R33 R40 R41 R36 R37 R38 R39 R12 R42 20r 5% Resistor (Surface Mount 330r 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 3k3 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 4k7 1% Resistor (Surface Mount Do Not Insert 1M 1% Resistor (Surface Mount) 22k 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 20k 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 18r 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 51r 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 22k 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 10k 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 100k 0.1% Resistor (Surface Mount 330K 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 0r 1% Resistor (Surface Mount 0r 1% Resistor - Do Not Insert 4k7 1% Resistor (Surface Mount Multicom p Multicom p Multicomp Multicomp FEC FEC FEC FEC 771-132 911-143 911-290 911-318 Multicom p Multicom p Multicom p Multicom p Multicom p Multicom p Multicom p Meggitt Multicom p Multicom p Multicom p Multicomp Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case Case 1 1 SW 1 SW 2 Push Button Switc SPDT Switch - ( Washable) Om ron Apem SW \PB-SM ALL SW _SIP-3P FEC 176-986 FEC 150-559 18 T1-15 T19-21 Red Testpoint W Hughes TESTPOINT FEC-240-345 1 5 1 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 9 PIN D-TYPE MALE (HORIZ) Do Not Insert GOLD 50Ω SMA SOCKET McMurdo FEC 150-750 Pasternack DCON9M SMA SMA PE4118 3 1 1 4 LK1 LK4 LK5 LK2-A LK3 LK1 LK3-5 3 pin header W ire Link 2 pin header Shorting Shunt Harwin SIP-3P FEC 512-047 Harwin Harwin SIP-2P FEC 512-035 FEC 150-410 2 1 P1 P1 Pair PCB snap-on battery connector 9V PP3 Battery Keystone Duracell BATT_PP3 FEC 723-988 FEC 908-526 4 Each Corner Rubber Stick-On Feet 3M 1 EVAL-ADF411XEB1 PCB ADI 0805 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 0805 0805 0603 0603 0805 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 0805 FEC 911-598 FEC 911-021 FEC FEC FEC FEC FEC FEC 911-355 911-471 911-537 772-227 772-227 911-938 FEC 148-922 Parts Free issued by ADI. Leave position blank - Do not insert. –6– REV.PrB 04/00