MAX19527 Evaluation Kit

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Quick Start

Recommended Equipment

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MAX19527 EV kit

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Single 3.3V, 1A DC power supply

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Signal generator with low phase noise and low jitter

for clock input (e.g., HP 8644B)

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Signal

generator

for

analog

signal

input

(e.g., HP 8644B)

•

Maxim DCEP

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Analog bandpass filters (e.g., K&L Microwave) for

input and clock signals

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User-supplied Windows 2000, Windows XP, or

Windows Vista PC with two spare USB ports

Note: In the following sections, software-related items

are identified by bolding. Text in bold refers to items

from the EV kit software. Text in bold_ and_ underlined

refers to items from the Windows operating system.

Procedure

The EV kit is a fully assembled and tested surface-mount

board. Follow the steps below to verify board operation.

Caution:_Do_not_turn_on_power_supplies_or_enable_sig-

nal_generators_until_all_connections_are_completed.

1) Verify that shunts are configured in their default

positions (Table 1) for proper startup operation of

the EV kit software.

2) Connect the clock generator output to the clock

bandpass filter input.

3) Connect the output of the clock bandpass filter to

the EV kit CLK SMA connector.

4) Connect the outputs of the analog signal generators

to the input of the signal bandpass filters. Keep the

cable connection between the signal generators,

filters, and EV kit board as short as possible for

optimum dynamic performance.

5) Connect the output of the signal bandpass filters

to the IN_ SMA connectors. It is recommended that

a 3dB or 6dB attenuation pad be used to reduce

reflections and distortion from the bandpass filter.

6) Carefully connect the boards by aligning J5 on the

DCEP board to H1 on the EV kit. Gently press them

together.

7) Connect the USB cable from the computer’s type-A

USB port to the DCEP board’s type-B USB port.

8) Connect the 3.3V, 1A power supply to the +3.3V

PCB pad. Connect the ground terminal of this

supply to the corresponding GND pad.

load the latest version of the EV kit software

and install it on your computer by running the

INSTALL.EXE program. The program files are cop-

ied and icons are created in the Windows Start_ |_

Programs menu.

10) Apply power to the DCEP board at J4 using the

DCEP board provided supply connector.

11) Enable the 3.3V power supply.

12) Enable the signal generators.

13) Set the clock signal generator for an output amplitude

optimum AC performance for input frequencies >

14) Set the analog input signal generators for an output

cy.

15) Verify that the signal generators are phase locked to

each other. Adjust the output power level of the sig-

nal generators to overcome cable, bandpass filter,

and attenuation pad losses at the input.

16) Start the EV kit program by opening its icon in the

Start_|_Programs menu.

17) Refer to the Data Converter Evaluation Platform

(DCEP) User’s Guide for information on installing the

DCEP software.

18) Start the DCEP program by opening its icon in the

Start_|_Programs menu.

19) Create a new database in the DCEP by adding the

device module file, MAX19527-EVK-xx.dsm. Refer

to the Opening a New Database section in the Data

Converter Evaluation Platform (DCEP) User’s Guide

for additional information.

20) Collect data using the DCEP software.