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SIGNALCORE nanoSynth SC801A Manual

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Evaluation Development Kit
SC801A/SC802A/SC803A
Rev 1.0
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  • Page 1 Evaluation Development Kit SC801A/SC802A/SC803A Rev 1.0 www.signalcore.com © 2022 SignalCore, Inc. All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    List Entry Tab ..........................13 The Device Information Tab ......................14 Using the SC803A Soft Front Panel ...................... 14 The Control Window ........................14 The Information Window ......................15 Revision Table ............................16 Rev 1.0 | nanoSynth-HB EDK Guide SignalCore, Inc.

  • Page 3: Verifying The Contents Of Your Shipment

    Properly ground yourself and use ESD good practices when handling the product. Open the shipping carton and remove all contents. If the contents show visible damage and/or are missing, please contact SignalCore immediately. ©2022 | nanoSynth-HB EDK Guide Rev 1.0...

  • Page 4: Nanosynth-Hb Evaluation Board Description

    2 nanoSynth-HB Evaluation Board Description Figure 1 below shows the evaluation board with arrows pointing to its various functions, which are described in Table 1. Figure 1 EDK board Rev 1.0 | nanoSynth-HB EDK Guide SignalCore, Inc.

  • Page 5: Control Software And Device Driver

    Control Software and Device Driver Item Description SC803A reference source module Reference input SMA connector. When J11, the REF_CLK_SELECT, pins are jumped this reference is passed to the SC803A reference source module, otherwise this signal is passed directly to the SC801A/SC802A. The reference frequency must be 200 MHz if clocking the SC801A/SC802A directly.
  • Page 6 Once software installation is completed and the device is powered up and connected to the host via USB, it will show up in the Windows Device Manager as a SignalCore USB Device and the SFP will appear in the [Start] menu. See Figure 3.

  • Page 7: Using The Sc801A/Sc802A Soft Front Panel

    Figure 3Device Manager Screen and [Start] 4 Using the SC801A/SC802A Soft Front Panel The SFP can be launched by clicking the START->Programs->SignalCore->nanoSynth-HB SFP once the control software and device driver are installed. This executable is written in LabVIEW and its source code is available in the installation directory.

  • Page 8: The Control Tab

    4.2. These controls are on the left side of the tab window as seen in Figure 6. Details on the synthesizer mode setting are as follows: Rev 1.0 | nanoSynth-HB EDK Guide SignalCore, Inc.
  • Page 9 Using the SC801A/SC802A Soft Front Panel • RF Mode – This toggles the device to generate a fix frequency or set it up ready for sweep/list mode triggering. • Loop Gain – This toggles the synthesizer phase lock-loop gain between normal and narrow.

  • Page 10: The Configuration Sweep/List Tab

    (highest or lowest) frequency and sweeps backward toward the start point, mapping out a triangular waveform on a frequency versus time graph. Rev 1.0 | nanoSynth-HB EDK Guide SignalCore, Inc.

  • Page 11: List Entry Tab

    Using the SC801A/SC802A Soft Front Panel 4.2.1.4 Trigger Source This selects whether the trigger source is software or hardware. If the source is hardware, a falling edge on Trigger-In pin will trigger the device. Hardware trigger does not have the variable latency associated with software trigger, and thence it provides better timing control.

  • Page 12: The Device Information Tab

    However, these pins can be overridden by selecting ‘True’ for “OverrideHwPins”. Doing so allow the user to set the different reference input and output frequencies, and lock and unlock from external reference sources programatically. Rev 1.0 | nanoSynth-HB EDK Guide SignalCore, Inc.

  • Page 13: The Information Window

    Using the SC803A Soft Front Panel Figure 10 SC803A control window 5.2 The Information Window The information window is similar to that of the SC801A/SC802A, and details are provided in section 4.4. ©2022 | nanoSynth-HB EDK Guide Rev 1.0...

  • Page 14: Revision Table

    6 Revision Table Revision Revision Date Description 8/2/2022 Initial Release Rev 1.0 | nanoSynth-HB EDK Guide SignalCore, Inc.

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