Evaluates: MAX5857 MAX5857 Evaluation Kit General Description Features The MAX5857 evaluation kit (EV Kit) contains a single Evaluates the MAX5857 RF DAC Performance, MAX5857 wideband interpolating and modulating RF Capability, and Feature Set digital-to-analog converter (DAC) which can directly Single 3.3V Input Voltage Supply synthesize 1.2GHz of instantaneous bandwidth from DC Direct Interface with Xilinx VC707 Data Source Board to frequencies greater than 2.6GHz. The MAX5857 EV Windows 7/10-compatible Software kit provides a complete system for evaluating MAX5857 Optional On-Board SPI Interface Control for the performance, as well as developing an FPGA plus DAC MAX5857 transmitter solution. On-Board SMBus Interface Control for the The MAX5857 accepts input data through a six-lane MAX6654 Temperature Sensor JESD204B serializer/deserializer (SerDes) interface up to Integrated GUI Controls for VC707 Operation 9.8304Gbps that is Subclass-0 compliant. The MAX5857 EV kit connects to one FMC connector on the Xilinx Proven 10-Layer PCB Design VC707 evaluation kit, allowing the VC707 to communicate Fully Assembled and Tested with the MAX5857s JESD204B serial link interface. Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet. The evaluation kit includes Windows 7/10-compatible software that provides a simple graphical user interface (GUI) for configuration of all the MAX5857 registers through the SPI interface, control of the VC707 FPGA and temperature monitoring. Single-ended Output Module MAX5857 EV Kit Board with SMA Connector Single-ended Input Clock Single 3.3V/4A Module with SMA Connector Supply Connection VC707 Main 12V/5A Power Power Switch Supply (brick) FMC Interface USB Mini-B (Optional USB to SPI/I2C bridge) USB Mini-B (Control/Bulk Data) USB Micro-B VC707 Development Board (JTAG Interface) Figure 1. MAX5857 EV Kit and VC707 System Xilinx is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Xilinx, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Microsoft Corporation. 319-100209 Rev 0 6/18Evaluates: MAX5857 MAX5857 Evaluation Kit MAX5857 EV Kit Files FILE DESCRIPTION MAX5857EVKITSoftwareController.exe Application program AppFiles Directory Directory application support files including the USB MS Bulk Transfer driver Directory with sample MAX5857 configuration scripts and PERL scripts for DeviceScripts Directory generating additional scripts PatternFiles Directory Directory with sample pattern files VC707Files Directory Directory with FPGA programming file and supporting documentation Screenshots Directory Directory with example spectrum analyzer screen captures Miscellaneous DLLs to include FTD2XX NET. dll, ftd2xx.dll, LibUsbDotNet.dll, libMPSSE.dll, Supporting DLL files for software operation StatusIndicatorTest.dll and MaximStyle.dll Maxim recommends using the default installation path Required Software and Drivers (c: MaximIntegrated MAX5857EVKIT). If an alternate The MAX5857 EV Kit software controller application path is desired, it must NOT contain any spaces or the requires the following third-party software components Xilinx LabTools will not be accessed properly. This step and drivers to be installed. Refer to Appendix I of this should take approximately 2 minutes. The EV kit is fully document for additional information on this installation assembled and tested. Follow the steps below to verify process. It is highly recommended that the target PC be board operation: connected to a local area network and have access to the Internet, this allows for automatic download and updates Initial Setup of some drivers. This process may take 30 minutes or more to complete. Required Equipment Window PC (Win-7, Win-10), with one or two Xilinx ISE 14.7 LabTools available USB 2.0 ports This is a free tool set used for programming the VC707 evaluation board. No software license is Spectrum Analyzer (Agilent PXA or equivalent) required to use these tools. However, a Xilinx Login RF Signal Generator (R & S SMF100A or will be required for downloading. equivalent) Xilinx Drivers 3.3V, 4A power supply for MAX5857 EV Kit After the LabTools have been installed on a PC, the User-Supplied Xilinx VC707 EV Kit VC707 USB interface drivers can be installed. VC707 board LIB USB Driver 12V/5A power cube Manual installation of this driver is required after the 1 each USB-A to Mini-B cable for interfacing with VC707 is programmed enabling the USB 2.0 bulk the VC707 and MAX5857 transfer port. 1 each USB-A to Micro-B cable for programming Microsoft .NET Framework 4 the VC707 The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is required by the Low-loss SMA/SMA cables as needed for connec- MAX5857EVKITsoftwareController application. The tions to the Spectrum Analyzer and Signal Generator Win-7 operating system requires manually installing Included in the MAX5857 EV Kit: the .NET Framework package using the installer cop- MAX5857 Evaluation Kit board ied to the installation path MAX5857EVKIT AppFiles ThirdParty during the EV Kit software installation. Two 1 stand-offs with screws USB-A to Mini-B cable, for interfacing with the VC707 / MAX5857 or directly to the EV Kit board Agilent is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Agilent Technologies, Inc. R&S is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG. Maxim Integrated 2 www.maximintegrated.com