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Overview

Features and Benefits

  • Self-contained board, including ADF4378 frequency synthesizer with integrated VCO, loop filter, USB interface, on board reference oscillator, propagation delay calibration paths and voltage regulators
  • Windows®-based software allows control of synthesizer functions from a PC
  • Externally powered by 6 V

Product Details

TThe EV-ADF4378SD1Z evaluates the performance of the ADF4378 frequency synthesizer with an integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) for phase-locked loops (PLLs). A photograph of the EV-ADF4378SD1Z is shown in Figure 1. The EV-ADF4378SD1Z contains the ADF4378 frequency synthesizer with an integrated VCO, a USB interface, power supply connectors, on-board reference oscillator, propagation delay calibration paths, and Subminiature Version A (SMA) connectors. The outputs are AC-coupled with 50 Ω transmission lines, which make the outputs suitable to drive 50 Ω impedance instruments. The EV-ADF4378SD1Z requires an SDP-S board (not supplied with the kit). The SDP-S allows software programming of the EV-ADF4378SD1Z with ACE software.

Full specifications on the ADF4378 frequency synthesizer are available in the ADF4378 data sheet available from Analog Devices, Inc., and must be consulted with this user guide when using the EV-ADF4378SD1Z evaluation board.

Applicable Parts

Package Contents

  • EV-ADF4378SD1Z evaluation board

    • Getting Started

    EQUIPMENT NEEDED

  • Windows-based PC with USB port for evaluation software
  • System demonstration platform, serial only (SDP-S)
  • EVAL-SDP-CS1Z controller board
  • Power supply (6 V)
  • Spectrum Analyzer or Phase Noise Analyzer
  • 50 Ω terminators
  • Low noise REFIN source (optional)


    • DOCUMENTS NEEDED

  • ADF4378 data sheet
  • EV-ADF4378SD1Z user guide

    • System Requirements

  • ACE software, Version 1.22 or newer
  • ADF4378 plugin, Version 1.2021.27400 or newer
  • SDP Controller Board

    • Documentation & Resources

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  • Evaluation Design File (1)
    • Document Type

    Software

    ACE Software

    ZIP
    259 KB
    ACE plug-in for Board.ADF4378 1.2024.12500 [Jul 22 24]
    ADF4378 12.8GHz Wideband Integer-N Synthesizer and RF Sampling Clock
    EXE
    157 MB
    ACE Installer Software 1.30.3323.1470 [Jan 10 25]
    Analysis | Control | Evaluation (ACE) Software. Requires internet access. Run this executable to install ACE onto your computer. Required before installing the plug-in(s) above. Once ACE is installed, double-click on the plug-in package to install the plug-in.
    ACE software page >

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