Summary of Contents for National Semiconductor LMX2531LQ3010E
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LMX2531LQ3010E Evaluation Board Operating Instructions National Semiconductor Corporation Timing Devices Business Group 10333 North Meridian Suite 400 Indianapolis, IN 46290 LMX25313010EVAL Instructions Rev 6.24.2009...
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10 MHz. • Set up the CodeLoader software. Select the proper part from the menu as Select Part->PLL+VCO->LMX2531LQ3010E Select the proper mode from the Mode menu. Load the part by pressing Ctrl+L or selecting Keyboard Controls->Load Device from the menu.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Troubleshooting Software does not communicate with the evaluation boards LPT or USB Mode...
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Far-out Phase noise is worse than evaluation board instructions show •...
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Free-Running VCO Phase Noise (Internal Divide by 2 Disabled) The plots to the left show the true phase noise capability of the VCO.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Free-Running VCO Phase Noise (Internal Divide by 2 Enabled) The plots to the left show the true phase noise capability of the VCO.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Fractional Spurs (Internal Divide by 2 Disabled) The -58.9 dBc fractional spur at 250 kHz offset is at a worst case frequency of 2910.25 MHz.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Fractional Spurs (Internal Divide by 2 Enabled) The -65.2 dBc fractional spur at 250 kHz offset is at a worst case frequency of 1455.125 MHz.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Integer Spurs (Internal Divide by 2 Disabled) The integer spur at 10 MHz offset at an Fout frequency of 2910 MHz is -84.2 dBc.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Integer Spurs (Internal Divide by 2 Enabled) The integer spur at 10 MHz offset at an Fout frequency of 1455 MHz is -84.3 dBc.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S In-band Factional Spurs Integer Spurs (Internal Divide by 2 Disabled) The In-band fractional spur at 5 kHz offset at an Fout frequency of 2910.005 MHz is -46.0 dBc.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S In-band Factional Spurs Integer Spurs (Internal Divide by 2 Enabled) The In-band fractional spur at 5 kHz offset at an Fout frequency of 1455.0025 MHz is -46.3 dBc.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Inter-modulation Spurs The LMX2531 features an output divider which may divide the VCO frequency by two.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S CodeLoader Settings Select Device CodeLoader runs many devices.
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L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Select Mode There can be different modes defined for a particular part.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Bits/Pins The Bits/Pins tab displays many of the bits used to program the part.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S PLL/VCO The PLL/VCO tab shows all the important PLL controls.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Registers The Registers tab shows the literal bits that are being sent to the part.
L M X 2 5 3 1 L Q 3 0 1 0 E E V A L U A T I O N B O A R D O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Port Setup The port setup tells CodeLoader what information goes where.
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