Analog Devices EV-RADAR-MMIC2 User Manual page 11

EV-RADAR-MMIC2 User Guide
For another method to evaluate and test the performance of the
ADF5901, ADF5904, and ADF4159, use the following procedure:
1. Install the EV-RADAR-MMIC
2. Connect the EV-ADAR-D2S evaluation board to the
RADAR-MMIC2 evaluation board.
3. Connect the SDP board to the EV-RADAR-MMIC2.
4. Connect the dc blocked TXOUT2 (J9) connector to a delay
cable or antenna.
5. Connect a delay cable or antenna to RX4 connector (J6).
6. Run the EV-RADAR-MMIC
7. Select the SDP board and the
(ADF5901, ADF5904, and ADF4159) device in the Select
Device and Connection tab of the software window.
evaluation software.
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software.
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8. The software is set with default conditions for the
following setup:
a. Lock the ADF4159 to 12.0125 GHz (24.025 GHz on
ADF5901).
b. Calibrate the ADF5901
c. Generate a 5 ms, 200 MHz triangular ramp (24.025 GHz
to 24.225 GHz).
9. In the ADF5904 Main Controls tab, click Initialize to
power up the ADF5904.
10. In the ADF4159 Main Controls tab, click Write All
Registers to power up the ADF4159.
11. In the ADF5901 Controls tab, click Initialize ADF5901 to
power up and calibrate the ADF5901. See Figure 8 and
Figure 9 for the typical setups.
12. In the ADF4159 Ramps and Shift Keying tab, enable the
ramp and click Write R0 to enable the ramping of the
ADF5901 Tx outputs.
13. Measure the baseband output signal on the O5 connector on
the EV-ADAR-D2S board.
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to 24.125 GHz.