Table Of Contents - Analog Devices HSC-ADC-EVALA-SC Manual

HSC-ADC-EVALA-SC/HSC-ADC-EVALA-DC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FIFO Evaluation Board Quick Start............................................... 4
Requirements ................................................................................ 4
Quick Start Steps ...................................................................... 4
Virtual Evaluation Board Quick Start With ADIsimADC.......... 5
Requirements ................................................................................ 5
Quick Start Steps ...................................................................... 5
FIFO 4 Data Capture Board ............................................................ 6
FIFO 4 Supported ADC Evaluation Boards.............................. 6
Terminology ...................................................................................... 8
Single Tone FFT............................................................................ 8
Two-Tone FFT .............................................................................. 9
Theory of Operation ...................................................................... 10
Clocking Description................................................................. 10
Clocking with Interleaved Data................................................ 10
Installing ADC Analyzer................................................................ 11
Installation................................................................................... 11
Configuration File ...................................................................... 11
Configuring an Evaluation Board ............................................ 11
Additional Configuration Options .......................................... 14
Windowing.............................................................................. 14
Power Supply........................................................................... 14
Y-Axis....................................................................................... 14
Installing ADC Analyzer With ADIsimADC.............................. 15
Installation................................................................................... 15
Configuration File ...................................................................... 15
Configuring a Model.................................................................. 15
ADC Analyzer Functions .............................................................. 17
Time Domain.............................................................................. 17
Continuous Time Domain ........................................................ 17
FFT ............................................................................................... 17
Continuous FFT ......................................................................... 17
Average FFT ................................................................................ 17
Continuous Average FFT .......................................................... 17
Two Tone ..................................................................................... 18
Continuous Two Tone ............................................................... 18
Average Two Tone ...................................................................... 18
Stop............................................................................................... 18
Zooming and Exporting Data .................................................. 18
Importing Data ........................................................................... 19
.csv and ASCII files ................................................................ 19
Printing ........................................................................................ 20
Saving Files.................................................................................. 21
Additional Functions (Virtual ADC only).............................. 21
Amplitude Sweep (Virtual ADC only) .................................... 21
Analog Frequency Sweep (Virtual ADC only)....................... 22
Troubleshooting.............................................................................. 23
Flat Line Signal Displayed......................................................... 23
Displayed Signal Unlike Analog Input .................................... 23
FFT Noise Floor Higher Than Expected................................. 24
Large Spur In FFT (Image Problem) ....................................... 24
MSBs Missing From Time Domain ......................................... 25
Upgrading FIFO Memory......................................................... 25
Jumpers ............................................................................................ 26
Default Settings........................................................................... 26
FIFO Schematices and PCB Layout ............................................. 28
FIFO Connector ......................................................................... 28
PCB Schematic............................................................................ 29
Assembly-Primary Side........................................................... 35
Assembly-Secondary Side....................................................... 36
Layer 1- Primary Side.............................................................. 37
Layer 2-Ground Plane ............................................................. 38
Layer 3-Power Plane................................................................ 39
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