Table Of Contents - SIGNALCORE SC5506A Operating & Programming Manual

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Important Information ........................................................................................ 1
Warranty................................................................................................................................................. 1
Copyright & Trademarks ........................................................................................................................ 2
International Materials Declarations ..................................................................................................... 2
CE European Union EMC & Safety Compliance Declaration .................................................................. 2
Recycling Information ............................................................................................................................. 3
Warnings Regarding Use of SignalCore Products ................................................................................... 3
Getting Started ................................................................................................... 4
Unpacking ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Verifying the Contents of your Shipment ............................................................................................... 4
Setting Up and Configuring the SC5506A ............................................................................................... 4
Power Connection
Signal Connections
Communication Connections
Reset Button
Indicator LEDs
SC5506A Theory of Operation ............................................................................. 8
Output Amplitude Control...................................................................................................................... 8
Frequency Synthesizer ........................................................................................................................... 9
Reference Clock Control ....................................................................................................................... 10
Harmonics and Range of Operation ..................................................................................................... 10
Channel Standby and RF Enable ........................................................................................................... 10
Default Startup Mode ........................................................................................................................... 11
SC5506A Programming Interface ...................................................................... 12
Device Drivers ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Using the Application Programming Interface (API) ............................................................................ 12
SPI and RS-232 Programming ............................................................................................................... 12
Setting the SC5506A: Writing to Configuration Registers .................................. 13
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