UG-383 Datasheet, PDF (7/16 Pages) Analog Devices – Self-contained board, including synthesizer

EV-ADF4159EB1Z/EV-ADF4159EB3Z User Guide
UG-383
GETTING STARTED
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
For the software installation procedure, see the UG-476 user
guide. The control software for the EV-ADF4159EB1Z and EV-
ADF4159EB3Z is provided on the CD included in the evaluation
board kit.
CONFIGURING AND SETTING UP THE BOARD
1. Set up the circuit as shown in Figure 4.
2. Run the ADF4158-9 software.
3. Select ADF4159 and USB board (green), and then click
Connect (see Figure 6).
4. Click the Main Controls tab to view the main controls (see
Figure 7). The default values are set to lock a VCO at 12 GHz.
5. Click Write All Registers (7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0) or
manually write to each register (Write R7, Write R6 - Ramp 1,
Write R6 - Ramp 2, Write R5 - Ramp 1, Write R5 - Ramp 2,
Write R4 - Ramp 1, Write R4 - Ramp 2, Write R3, Write R2,
Write R1, and Write R0).
6. On the spectrum analyzer, confirm that the output signal is
locked at 12 GHz.
Figure 6. Software—Device Selection
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