Texas Instruments TRF1208-EVM User Manual

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User's Guide
TRF1208 Evaluation Module
The basic steps and functions that are required to ensure the proper operation and quick setup of the TRF1208-
EVM. This document also includes a schematic diagram, a bill of materials (BOM), printed-circuit board (PCB)
layouts, and test block diagrams is outlined in this document. Throughout this document, the abbreviations EVM,
TRF1208 EVM and the term evaluation module are synonymous with the TRF1208-EVM, unless otherwise
noted.
1 Description..............................................................................................................................................................................
1.1 Features.............................................................................................................................................................................
1.2 General Usage Information................................................................................................................................................
2 EVM Overview.........................................................................................................................................................................
2.1 Schematic..........................................................................................................................................................................
2.2 PCB Layers........................................................................................................................................................................
2.3 TRF1208 EVM Bill of
2.4 Stack-Up and Material........................................................................................................................................................7
3 Test Setup Diagrams..............................................................................................................................................................
3.1 S-Parameter Test Setup.....................................................................................................................................................8
3.2 Noise Figure Test Setup.....................................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Two-Tone OIP3 Test Setup..............................................................................................................................................
4 Related Documentation........................................................................................................................................................
Figure 1-1. Single Tone Setup for Gain and Output
Figure 2-1. TRF1208 EVM Schematic.........................................................................................................................................4
Figure 2-2. Top Layer...................................................................................................................................................................5
Figure 2-3. Layer 2......................................................................................................................................................................
Figure 2-4. Layer 3......................................................................................................................................................................
Figure 2-5. Bottom Layer.............................................................................................................................................................
Figure 2-6. TRF1208 EVM Stack-Up (Units in Mils)....................................................................................................................
Figure 3-1. S-Parameter Test Setup............................................................................................................................................
Figure 3-2. PCB Trace Loss vs
Figure 3-3. Noise Figure Test Setup............................................................................................................................................
Figure 3-4. OIP3 Test Setup......................................................................................................................................................
Table 2-1. TRF1208 EVM BOM...................................................................................................................................................
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Material............................................................................................................................................6
List of Figures
P1dB...........................................................................................................2
Frequency..................................................................................................................................9
List of Tables
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