EVAL-ADF5356 Evaluation Board

Overview

Features and Benefits
Product Details

Features and Benefits

Self contained board, including ADF5356 frequency synthesizer with integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), differential 122.88 MHz temperature controlled crystal oscillator (TCXO), loop filter (5 kHz), USB interface, and voltage regulators
Windows-based software allows control of synthesizer functions from a PC
Externally powered by 6 V

Product Details

The EV-ADF5356SD1Z evaluates the performance of the ADF5356 frequency synthesizer with integrated VCO for phase-locked loops (PLLs). The evaluation board contains the ADF5356 synthesizer with integrated VCO, a differential 122.88 MHz reference TCXO, a loop filter, a USB interface, power supply connectors, and subminiature Version A (SMA) connectors. A USB cable is included to connect the board to a PC USB port.

For easy programming of the synthesizer, download the Windows^®-based software from www.analog.com/ADF5356.

This board requires an SDP-S controller board that is not supplied with the kit. The SDP-S controller board allows software programming of the ADF5356 device.

For full details on the ADF5356, see the ADF5356 data sheet, which must be consulted in conjunction with UG-1087 when using this evaluation board.