Evaluation Board User Guide

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Evaluating the AD9650/AD9268/AD9258/AD9251/AD9231/AD9204/

AD9269/AD6659 Analog-to-Digital Converters

FEATURES

Full featured evaluation board for the AD9650/AD9268/

AD9258/AD9251/AD9231/AD9204/AD9269/AD6659

SPI interface for setup and control

External, on-board oscillator, or AD9517 clocking options

Balun/transformer or amplifier input drive options

LDO regulator or switching power supply options

VisualAnalog® and SPI controller software interfaces

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

Analog signal source and antialiasing filter

Sample clock source (if not using the on-board oscillator)

2 switching power supplies (6.0 V, 2.5 A),

CUI EPS060250UH-PHP-SZ, provided

PC running Windows® 98 (2nd ed.), Windows 2000,

Windows ME, or Windows XP

USB 2.0 port, recommended (USB 1.1 compatible)

AD9650, AD9268, AD9258, AD9251, AD9231, AD9204, AD9269, or AD6659 board

HSC-ADC-EVALCZ FPGA-based data capture kit

SOFTWARE NEEDED

VisualAnalog

SPI controller

DOCUMENTS NEEDED

AD9650 , AD9268 , AD9258 , AD9251 , AD9231 , AD9204,

AD9269 , or AD6659 data sheet

HSC-ADC-EVALCZ data sheet

AN-905 Application Note, VisualAnalog Converter Evaluation

Tool Version 1.0 User Manual

AN-878 Application Note, High Speed ADC SPI Control Software

AN-877 Application Note, Interfacing to High Speed ADCs via SPI

AN-835 Application Note, Understanding ADC Testing and

Evaluation

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This document describes the AD9650, AD9268, AD9258, AD9251,

AD9231, AD9204, AD9269, and AD6659 evaluation board, which provides all of the support circuitry required to operate these parts in their various modes and configurations. The application software used to interface with the devices is also described.

The AD9650, AD9268, AD9258, AD9251, AD9231, AD9204,

AD9269, and AD6659 data sheets provide additional information and should be consulted when using the evaluation board. All documents and software tools are available at www.analog.com/fifo .

For additional information or questions, send an email to [email protected]

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TYPICAL MEASUREMENT SETUP

Figure 1. AD9268 and AD9269 Family Evaluation Board and HSC-ADC-EVALCZ Data Capture Board

Please see the last page for an important warning and disclaimers.

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