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- Page 1 PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual, 5-bit, 15.5 dB, 9 KHz–6 GHz DOC-90611-1 – (06/2019) EVK User’s Manual www.psemi.com...
- Page 2 PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Copyright and Trademarks ©2019, pSemi Corporation. All rights reserved. The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logo and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo, HaRP and DuNE are trade- marks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Disclaimers The information in this document is believed to be reliable.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Table of Contents Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Application Support . - Page 4 PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Latched Parallel and Serial Mode ............... 13 Continuous Pattern Loop .
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Page 5: Introduction
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Introduction The PE43650 is a 50Ω, HaRP™-enhanced, high linearity, 5-bit RF digital step attenuator (DSA) that supports a frequency range from 9 kHz to 6 GHz. The PE43650 provides an integrated digital control interface that supports both serial and parallel programming of the attenuation. -
Page 6: Instrumentation Requirements
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Instrumentation Requirements In order to evaluate the step attenuator performance of the evaluation board, the following equipment is required: • Power supply • 3.3 VDC with 0.5A minimum • DC cables (banana to Mini-Grabber suggested) •... -
Page 7: Evaluation Board Assembly
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Evaluation Board Assembly Evaluation Board Assembly Overview The evaluation board is assembled with a PE43650 DSA, several headers, and SMA RF connectors. Figure 1 • PE43650 Evaluation Board Assembly DOC-90611-1 – (06/2019) Page 3 www.psemi.com... -
Page 8: Peregrine Usb Interface Board
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Peregrine USB Interface Board The USB interface board (Figure 2) is included in the evaluation kit. This board allows the user to control the digital input signals at the PE43650 device by using pSemi software running the Windows operating system. To install the driver software, see “Software Installation”... -
Page 9: Quick Start Guide
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Quick Start Guide Quick Start Overview Figure 3 • USB Driver Installation (Detecting) The EVB assembly was designed to ease customer evaluation of the PE43650 digital step attenuator. This section will guide the user through the software instal- lation, the hardware configuration, and the features of the graphical user interface (GUI). - Page 10 PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual After the setup.exe file has been executed, a welcome Select the desired location for the installation directory. It screen appears. It is strongly recommended that all is recommended to accept the default location. programs be closed prior to continuing. Click the “Next” button to proceed (Figure Figure 7 •...
- Page 11 PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual As the software files are installed, an indicator displays Upon successful installation, a confirmation message is the progress. On slower computers, installation of the displayed. Click “Close” to exit (Figure 11). software may take a few minutes (Figure Figure 11 •...
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Page 12: Evaluation Solution Assembly
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Evaluation Solution Assembly Connection of the USB Interface Board to the Evaluation Board The evaluation board and the USB interface board contain a 16-pin header. This feature allows the USB interface board (socket) to connect directly to the evaluation board (pin) on the front-side as shown in Figure Use caution when connecting the USB Interface board to ensure that the two rows of pins are connected without shifting in any direction. -
Page 13: Hardware Configuration
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Hardware Configuration The evaluation board is designed to ease customer evaluation of pSemi’s products. The board contains: • Digital signal connectors that are connected for power supply, digital control signals and USB interface board. •... -
Page 14: Functional Overview
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Functional Overview Evaluation Board Figure 16 illustrates the connections on the RF evaluation board used in evaluating the PE43650 DSA. Figure 16 • PE43650 DSA Evaluation Board Functional Overview Apply external power GND connection point VDD_DIG connection point connection point RF in/out... -
Page 15: Hardware Operation
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Hardware Operation The following steps prepare the evaluation solution for power up and making measurements. Please follow the guidelines and verify the connections with the supplied schematic before applying power. 1) Verify all DC power supplies are turned off before proceeding. 2) Calibrate board trace loss with THRU trace test coupon between J4 and J5. -
Page 16: Graphical User Interface
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Graphical User Interface Figure 17 displays the DSA application software graphical user interface (GUI), which has the USB interface board plugged into the computer. See “Hardware Operation” on page 11 for the EVK hardware configuration to enable use with the GUI control software. -
Page 17: Graphical User Interface Controls
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Graphical User Interface Controls Part Number Selection The drop down control (Figure 18) allows the user to select the type of attenuator to control. To evaluate the PE43650, ensure PE43650 is selected. The device information section is updated when the selected device is changed. -
Page 18: Continuous Pattern Loop
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Figure 20 • Latched Parallel and Serial Mode GUI Features Continuous Pattern Loop Click the Continuous Pattern Loop check box to step through each of the attenuation states. The pause interval can be specified in seconds to adjust the time in between sending each pattern. Figure 21 •... - Page 19 PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Figure 23 • Attenuation Slide Bar DOC-90611-1 – (06/2019) Page 15 www.psemi.com...
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Page 21: Technical Resources
PE43650 Evaluation Kit (EVK) User’s Manual Technical Resources Technical Resources Additional technical resources are available for download in the Products section at www.psemi.com. These include the Product Specification datasheet, S-parameters, zip file, evaluation kit schematic and bill of materials, material declaration form and PC-compatible software file. Trademarks are subject to trademark claims. - Page 22 PE43650 EVK User’s Manual This page intentionally left blank. Page 18 DOC-90611-1 – (06/2019) www.psemi.com...
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