USERS MANUAL JESD204B High Speed ADC AN1809 Rev 0.00 Evaluation Kit Dec 5, 2012 The Intersil JESD204B High Speed ADC evaluation system Features allows users to evaluate the Intersil portfolio of low-power, 12- Complete high-speed ADC measurement solution to 16-bit, high-performance analog-to-digital converters (ADC) with JESD204B high speed serial outputs. These converters 40MSPS to 500MSPS operation run at sampling rates of 40MSPS to 500MSPS and their Datasheet-style, live-updated display with calculation of JESD204B outputs operate at rates from 1 to 4.375Gbps. The critical ADC parameters (SNR, SFDR, SINAD, ENOB, evaluation system uses the Intersil iEvalADC software, which Harmonics, Power) displays all pertinent data such as SFDR, SINAD, ENOB, Multiple display modes: frequency (FFT), time domain harmonics, current, and power measurements. The software also plots outputs in frequency spectra and time domain. Integrated SPI control for ADC configuration To begin testing, simply connect the input signal, sampling JESD204B receiver reference design (included with clock, and target computer to the motherboard, and supply iEvalADC software) power (Figure 1). The motherboard (ADCMB-HSFMCEV1Z) USB 2.0 interface for rapid data transfer provides appropriate supply voltages and captures digital data 20 1M (2 ) word capture depth from the daughter card. Daughter cards contain the ADCs and attach directly to the motherboard to form the ADC evaluation platform (Figure 2). To ensure proper operation of the system, Evaluation System Contents it is recommended that the most current software version be The evaluation system is provided with a USB cable to connect installed. If Intersil iEvalADC is already installed on the to a PC and a 5V power supply. The user need only provide machine, a new installation may proceed without removing signal and clock sources, optional filters, and a PC running the the prior version. Microsoft Windows XP operating system with Java installed. Intersil iEvalADC software can be downloaded from the Intersil web site. Please visit www.intersil.com/jesd204b for more details. FIGURE 1. EVALUATION PLATFORM BLOCK DIAGRAM AN1809 Rev 0.00 Page 1 of 5 Dec 5, 2012JESD204B High Speed ADC 5V Power Daughter Card Mother USB Board FIGURE 2. EXAMPLE EVALUATION BOARD CONNECTIONS SHOWING ISLA214S50 DAUGHTER CARD Installation Requirements Installing the iEvalADC Software Before installing iEvalADC, please confirm the following: 1. Double click the installer executable (i.e., Intersil iEvalADC V1.04.exe). This will launch the installer, PC operating system is Windows XP resulting in the following window. ClickNex. The account that the software is installed from has administrator privileges. Java is installed. - The Java Runtime Environment is installed on the PC. If not, it can be installed by downloading from