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AFE8201EVM
Evaluation Module
User's Guide
High-Speed Communications
July 2004
SBAU099

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  • Page 1 AFE8201EVM Evaluation Module User’s Guide High-Speed Communications July 2004 SBAU099...
  • Page 2: Important Notice

    TI product or service and is an unfair and deceptive business practice. TI is not responsible or liable for any such statements. Following are URLs where you can obtain information on other Texas Instruments products and application solutions:...
  • Page 3: Evm Important Notice

    EVM IMPORTANT NOTICE Texas Instruments (TI) provides the enclosed product(s) under the following conditions: This evaluation kit being sold by TI is intended for use for ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY and is not considered by TI to be fit for commercial use. As such, the goods being provided may not be complete in terms of required design-, marketing-, and/or manufacturing-related protective considerations, including product safety measures typically found in the end product incorporating the goods.
  • Page 4 EVM schematic located in the EVM User’s Guide. When placing measurement probes near these devices during operation, please be aware that these devices may be very warm to the touch. Mailing Address: Texas Instruments Post Office Box 655303 Dallas, Texas 75265 Copyright  2004, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 5: Read This First

    About This Manual This user’s guide provides the information needed to set up and operate the AFE8201EVM evaluation module. For a more detailed description of the AFE8201, please refer to the product data sheet available from the Texas In- struments web site at http://www.ti.com. Additional support documents are listed in the sections of this guide entitled Related Documentation from Texas Instruments.
  • Page 6 Related Documentation From Texas Instruments The following documents provide information regarding Texas Instrument inte- grated circuits used in the assembly of the AFE8201EVM. These documents are available from the TI web site. The last character of the literature number corresponds to the document revision, which is current at the time of the writing of this user’s guide.
  • Page 7 AFE8201EVM The AFE8201EVM is designed to assist with evaluating the performance of the AFE8201 analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with digital downconverter. Topic Page Overview ............
  • Page 8 (EVM), and provides a general description of the feature and functions to be considered while using this module. Purpose The AFE8201EVM is a platform for evaluating the AFE8201 ADC with digital downconverter under various signal, reference, and supply conditions. This document should be used in combination with the EVM schematic diagrams (see Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3) and the supplied USB interface drive software.
  • Page 9 Operational Procedure Operational Procedure The AFE8201EVM provides a flexible means of evaluating the AFE8201 in a number of modes of operation. The following basic setup procedure can be used as a board confidence check. 1) Verify all jumper settings against the jumper lists in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3.
  • Page 10: Circuit Description

    Circuit Description Circuit Description The schematic diagrams for the EVM are located at the end of this document (see Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3). Analog Inputs The EVM can be configured to provide the AFE with transformer-coupled in- puts from a single-ended source.
  • Page 11: Software Description

    PC GUI by the Visual Basic program. 3.2.1 Installation of the VB Software 1) Unzip the VB file afe8201 eval.zip provided in the AFE8201EVM package. 2) Run dotnetfx.exe. This program installs the required environment for the Visual Basic.net programs to run on.
  • Page 12: Physical Description

    Physical Description 6) To save a configuration, click File|Save and enter the name you want to give the file. The default extension is .afe. The configuration files can also be edited in a text editor, but be careful to use only a single space as a de- limiter.
  • Page 13 Physical Description Figure 1. Schematic: AFE8201 AFE8201EVM...
  • Page 14 Physical Description Figure 2. Schematic: Xilinx...
  • Page 15 Physical Description Figure 3. Schematic: Power Supply AFE8201EVM...
  • Page 16 Physical Description Figure 4. PCB Layout: Top Layer (top view)
  • Page 17 Physical Description Figure 5. PCB Layout: Ground Plane (top view) AFE8201EVM...
  • Page 18 Physical Description Figure 6. PCB Layout: Power Plane (top view)
  • Page 19 Physical Description Figure 7. PCB Layout: Bottom Layer (bottom view) AFE8201EVM...
  • Page 20 Bill of Materials...
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