EV-RADAR-MMIC2 User Guide

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Evaluation Board for the ADF5901, ADF5904, and ADF4159 Chipset

for a 24 GHz FMCW Radar

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WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

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FEATURES

Evaluates the chipset containing the ADF5901 24 GHz Tx MMIC,

the ADF5904 24 GHz Rx MMIC, and the ADF4159 13 GHz PLL

Accompanying software controls all functions from a PC

EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS

EV-RADAR-MMIC2 evaluation board

EV-ADAR-D2S evaluation board

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

PC running Windows XP or a more recent software version

SDP-S or SDP-B board

Spectrum analyzer

Oscilloscope

5 V power supply

±9 V power supply

DOCUMENTS NEEDED

ADF5901 data sheet

ADF5904 data sheet

ADF4159 data sheet

REQUIRED SOFTWARE

Analog Devices, Inc., EV-RADAR-MMIC

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The EV-RADAR-MMIC2 evaluation board is designed to evaluate

the performance of the ADF5901, a 24 GHz transmitter (Tx)

monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); the ADF5904,

a 24 GHz receiver (Rx) MMIC; and the ADF4159, a 13 GHz

phase-locked loop (PLL) for a frequency modulated continuous

wave (FMCW) radar system. Figure 1 shows the evaluation

board, which evaluates the ADF5901, ADF5904, and ADF4159

chipset, six high frequency K type connectors for the two Tx

outputs and four Rx inputs, banana connectors for the power

supply, and a connector for a system demonstration platform

(SDP) serial interface.

The EV-ADAR-D2S adapter board contains the eight AD8129

differential receiver amplifiers that convert the baseband ADF5904

differential signals to single-ended signals with a 20 dB gain.

The evaluation kit also contains the Analog Devices EV-RADAR-

MMIC Software, which is compatible with Windows® XP and

later Windows versions to allow easy programming of the device.

The EV-RADAR-MMIC2 evaluation board requires an SDP-S

or SDP-B board (not supplied with the kit). The SDP board

allows software programming of all the devices.

Full specifications for the ADF5901, ADF5904, and ADF4159

are listed in the ADF5901 data sheet, the ADF5904 data sheet,

and the ADF4159 data sheet available from Analog Devices and

should be consulted in conjunction with this user guide when

using the evaluation board.