ADL6316-EVALZ User Guide
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Evaluating TxVGAs for Use with RF DACs and Transceivers
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FEATURES
Full featured evaluation board for the or ADL6316
SPI control via SDP-S board
5.0 V single-supply operation
EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS
ADL6316-EVALZ evaluation board
ADDITIONAL HARDWARE REQUIRED
Analog signal generator
Analog signal analyzer
Power supplies (6 V, 5 A)
PC with Windows® XP, Windows 7, or Windows 10 operating
system
USB 2.0 port, recommended (USB 1.1-compatible)
EVAL-SDP-CS1Z (SDP-S) controller board
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE REQUIRED
Analysis | Control | Evaluation (ACE) software
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADL6316 transmit variable gain amplifier (TxVGA) provides
an interface for radio frequency (RF) digital-to-analog converters
(DACs), transceivers, and systems on a chip (SoC) to power
amplifiers (PAs). Integrated balun and hybrid couplers allow
high performance RF capability over a frequency range of
0.5 GHz to 1.0 GHz.
To optimize performance vs. power level, the ADL6316 includes
a voltage variable attenuator (VVA), high linearity amplifiers, and
a digital step attenuator (DSA). The devices integrated into the
ADL6316 are programmable via a 4-wire serial port interface (SPI).
This user guide describes the evaluation board and software for
the ADL6316. For full details, see the ADL6316 data sheet,
which must be consulted when using the evaluation board. The
ADL6316-EVALZ evaluation board is fabricated with FR-370HR,
Rogers 4350B in four layers.
EVALUATION BOARD PHOTOGRAPH
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Figure 1. ADL6316-EVALZ
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Features .............................................................................................. 1
Evaluation Kit Contents ................................................................... 1
Additional Hardware Required ...................................................... 1
Additional Software Required ........................................................ 1
General Description ......................................................................... 1
Evaluation Board Photograph ......................................................... 1
Revision History ............................................................................... 2
Evaluation Board Hardware ............................................................ 3
Power Supply ................................................................................. 3
RF Input ..........................................................................................3
RF Outputs .....................................................................................3
Signal Path Modes Selection ........................................................3
Evaluation Board Software ...............................................................4
Software Requirements and Installation ....................................4
Installing ADL6316 ACE Plugins ...............................................4
ACE Software Suite .......................................................................4
Configuration and Programming Sequence ..............................5
Evaluation Board Schematic ............................................................7
REVISION HISTORY
10/2019—Revision 0: Initial Version
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EVALUATION BOARD HARDWARE
The ADL6316-EVALZ evaluation board provides the support
circuitry required to operate the ADL6316 in various modes and
configurations. Figure 2 shows the typical bench setup to
evaluate the performance of the ADL6316.
POWER SUPPLY
The ADL6316-EVALZ evaluation board requires a single, 5.0 V
power supply.
RF INPUT
The on-board balun enables single-ended driving. The ADL6316
operates the 0.5 GHz to 1.0 GHz frequency range.
RF OUTPUTS
The RF outputs are available on the evaluation board at the
RF_OUT SMA connectors, which can drive a load of 50 Ω.
SIGNAL PATH MODES SELECTION
The ADL6316 has two signal path modes. This feature allows
two predefined modes of operation to be controlled by the logic
level on TXEN, a real-time external pin (Pin 37), without SPI
latency. Table 1 shows the hardware configuration to select the
desired mode.
USB
GND
RF OUT P UT
VVA
CONTROL VOL TAGE
RF INPUT
GND+5.0V
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Figure 2. ADL6316 Typical Measurement Setup
Table 1. Mode Selection and Setup Registers
TXEN (Pin 37) Logic Level Register Functional Blocks Description
0 0x0102 DSA attenuation 0 dB to ~14 dB range, 0.45 dB step
0x0107 AMP1 Amplifier 1 optimization
0x0108 AMP1 Amplifier 1 enable
0x0109 AMP2 Amplifier 2 optimization
0x010A AMP2 Amplifier 2 enable
1 0x0112 DSA attenuation 0 dB to ~14 dB range, 0.45 dB step
0x0117 AMP1 Amplifier 1 optimization
0x0118 AMP1 Amplifier 1 enable
0x0119 AMP2 Amplifier 2 optimization
0x011A AMP2 Amplifier 2 enable
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EVALUATION BOARD SOFTWARE
The ADL6316 on the ADL6316-EVALZ evaluation board and
the SDP-S controller board are configured with a USB friendly
interface to allow programmability of the ADL6316 registers.
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION
The Analysis | Control | Evaluation (ACE) software is required
to program and control the ADL6316 and the ADL6316-EVALZ
evaluation board.
The ACE software suite allows bit control of the ADL6316 register
map via the SPI, and communicates to the SDP-S controller board
via the USB connection. The SDP-S controller board configures
the SPI lines (CS, SDI, SDO, and SCLK) accordingly to commu-
nicate to the ADL6316.
Installing the ACE Software Suite
To i nstall the ACE software suite, take the following steps:
1. Download the software from the ACE product page.
2. Open the downloaded file to begin the installation process.
The default installation path is C:\Program Files
(x86)\Analog Devices\ACE.
3. If desired, the user can create a desktop icon for the ACE
software. Otherwise, the ACE executable can be found by
clicking Start > Analog Devices > ACE.
INSTALLING ADL6316 ACE PLUGINS
When the ACE software installations are complete, the user
must install the evaluation board plugins to the hard drive of
the PC.
1. Download the ADL6316 ACE plugins (Board.ADL631x.
1.2019.34200.acezip) from the ADL6316-EVALZ product
page.
2. Double-click the Board.ADL631x.1.2019.34200.acezip
file to install the evaluation board plugins.
3. Ensure that the Board.ADL631x.1.2019.34200 and Chip.
ADL631x.1.2019.34200 folders are located inside the
C:\ProgramData\Analog Devices\ACE\Plugins folder.
ACE SOFTWARE SUITE
Power up the ADL6316-EVALZ evaluation board and connect
the USB cable to the PC and to the SDP-S board mounted on
the ADL6316-EVALZ evaluation board.
1. Double-click the ACE shortcut on the PC desktop of the
computer (if created). The software automatically detects
the ADL6316-EVALZ evaluation board. The software opens
the ACE plugin view, as shown in Figure 3
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Figure 3. ACE Plugin View
2. Double-click the ADL6316-EBZ board icon, as shown in
Figure 4.
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Figure 4. ADL6316-EBZ Board Icon
3. The software opens the ACE chip view as shown in Figure 5.
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Figure 5. ACE Chip View
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CONFIGURATION AND PROGRAMMING
SEQUENCE
To configure and program the evaluation board, take the
following steps:
1. Run the ACE software as explained in the Error!
Reference source not found. section.
2. Click Initialize Chip (Label A, see Figure 6).
3. Click and adjust the block (Label B to Label H in Figure 6)
if necessary.
4. After changing the block in the ACE software as directed
in Step 3, click Apply Changes (Label K, see Figure 7) to
update the ADL6316.
5. To adjust an individual register and bit, click Proceed to
Memory Map. This button opens the ADL6316 memory
map for bit control (see Figure 8). The ADL6316 can be
configured by either putting data into Data(Hex) column
(Label L, see Figure 8) or by clicking a specific bit in the
Data(Binary) column(Label M, see Figure 8) of the register
map (see Figure 8). Click Apply Changes (Label N, see
Figure 8) to save changes and program the ADL6316.
A
I
J
H
BG
CD
E
C1
J1 J2
E1
E2
D1 D2
D3
F1
F2
F
C2
C4
C3
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Figure 6. ADL6316 Chip Block Diagram
Table 2. Main Screen Functionality (see Figure 6)
Label Function
A Initialize chip button.
B 3.3 V low dropout regulator (LDO) enable.
C VVA control block.
C1 VVA Enable checkbox.
C2 Selects VVA voltage source:
DAC = VVA attenuation set by internal 12-bit DAC, set DAC code (0 to ~4095 range) in VVA Atten (Dec Code) field.
VVA_ANALOG = VVA attenuation set by analog voltage applied on ANLG pin.
C3 DAC Enable checkbox for VVA attenuation when the VVA Source field is set to DAC.
C4 VVA Atten (Dec Code) menu. Selects VVA DAC code in decimal (0 to ~4095 range). Higher numbers equal less attenuation.
D DSA control block, DSA Atten 0 and DSA Atten 1 are selected by the logic level on TXEN (see Table 1).
D1 DSA Enable checkbox.
D2 Set DSA Atten 0 attenuation.
D3 Set DSA Atten 1 attenuation.
E AMP1 Enable checkbox. AMP1 can be set individually by the logic level on TXEN (see Table 1).
F AMP2 Enable checkbox. AMP2 can be set individually by the logic level on TXEN (see Table 1).
G Read Temp Sensor button and ADC Code text fields. These functions are for proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) ADC code
readback.
H ADC Enable checkbox.
I IBIAS Enable checkbox. This function enables the bias generator.
J IP3 Optimization control block.
J1 Enable checkbox for IP3 optimization.
J2 TRM AMP2 IP3M dropdown menu. Set TRM_AMP2_IP3 bits value for IP3 optimization.
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EVALUATION BOARD SCHEMATIC
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Figure 9. ADL6316-EVALZ Evaluation Board Schematic
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NOTES
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ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device. Charged devices and circuit boards can discharge without detection. Although this product features patented or proprietary protection
circuitry, damage may occur on devices subjected to high energy ESD. Therefore, proper ESD precautions should be taken to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality.
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