MAX5861 Evaluation Kit Evaluates: MAX5861 General Description Benefits and Features The MAX5861 evaluation kit (EV kit) contains a MAX5861 Evaluates Up to 160 SCQAM Channels and/or 6 high-density downstream cable SCQAM and OFDM OFDM Channels modulator that integrates a digital up-converter (DUC) Up to 6 Blocks Powered at Once, Where a Block and a RF Digital to Analog Converter (RF-DAC). The is Defined as an OFDM Channel or a 32-Channel MAX5861 DUC performs SCQAM and OFDM mapping, SCQAM Block pulse shaping, and digital RF up-conversion with full agil- Single 5.0V Input Voltage Supply ity and then drives a 14-bit 5Gsps RF-DAC. The device Maximum 4.9152Gsps Update Rate digitally synthesizes RF signals with up to 160 DOCSIS - compliant 6MHz QAM channels (or up to 120 8MHz QAM Direct Interface with Xilinx VC707 Data Source channels) on a single RF port at frequencies from 47MHz Board if Desired to 1218MHz. The MAX5861 device provides up to 6 Windows XP-, Windows Vista-, and Windows channels of OFDM IFFT processing. Each of the OFDM 7/8-Compatible Software channels provide up to 192MHz of bandwidth, for a com- On-Board SPI Interface Control for the MAX5861 bined potential 1152MHz of modulation bandwidth. The MAX5861 can support up to six blocks powered on at the On-Board SMBus Interface Control for the MAX6654 same time, where a block is defined as an OFDM chan- Temperature Sensor nel or a 32-channel SCQAM block. The MAX5861 EV GUI Controls for VC707 Operation kit provides a complete system solution for high-density Pseudo Random Bit Sequence (PRBS) Test Pattern SCQAM and OFDM modulation targeting the DOCSIS 3.1 Files solution with very low power dissipation. Proven 10-Layer PCB Design The MAX5861 EV kit connects to the FMC connector on the Xilinx VC707 evaluation kit, allowing the VC707 to Fully Assembled and Tested communicate with the MAX5861s three input ports and various control signals. The EV kit includes Windows XP -, Windows Vista -, Windows 7/8-compatible software that provides a simple graphical user interface (GUI) for configuration of all of the MAX5861 registers, control of SPI interface, control of the VC707 FPGA and temperature monitoring. Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet. DOCSIS is a registered trademark and registered service mark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Windows, Windows Vista, and Windows XP are regis- tered trademarks and registered service marks of Microsoft Corporation. Xilinx is a registered trademark of Xilinx, Inc. 19-7677 Rev 0 6/15MAX5861 Evaluation Kit Evaluates: MAX5861 VC707 EVALUATION BOARD MAX5861 EV KIT USB23 USB INTERFACE FOR EV KIT 5V / GND 5V SUPPLY FOR EV KIT OUT EV KIT OUTPUT CLK EV KIT DAC CLOCK INPUT FMC CONNECTOR TO CONNECT EV VC707 UART KIT TO VC707 CONNECTOR VC707 JTAG CONNECTOR VC707 POWER SWITCH Figure 1. MAX5861 EV Kit System with MAX5861 EV Kit and Xilinx VC707 Evaluation Board Maxim Integrated 2 www.maximintegrated.com