Evaluating the AD4857 Buffered, 8-Channel Simultaneous Sampling, 16-Bit 1 MSPS DAS
FEATURES
Full featured evaluation board for the
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8 input channels available through SMA connectors
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On-board reference circuit and power supplies
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Standalone capability through FMC connector and/or test points
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PC software for control and data analysis of the time and fre-
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quency domain
ZedBoard-compatible
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Compatible with other FMC controller boards
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EQUIPMENT NEEDED
®
PC running Windows
10 operating system or higher
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Digilent ZedBoard with 12 V wall adapter power supply
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Precision signal source
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SMA cables (inputs to evaluation board)
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USB cable
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SOFTWARE NEEDED
Analysis | Control | Evaluation (ACE) Software
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AD4857
ACE plugin
from plug-in manager
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EVALUATION BOARD KIT CONTENTS
EVAL-AD4857FMCZ evaluation board
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Micro-SD memory card (with adapter) containing system board
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boot software and Linux OS
EVALUATION BOARD PHOTOGRAPH
PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT
WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
AD4857
Figure 1. Evaluation Board Photograph
User Guide | EVAL-AD4857
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The EVAL-AD4857FMCZ is designed to demonstrate the perform-
ance of the AD4857 and to provide access to many included
configuration options that are accessed via a simple ACE plug-in
graphical user interface (GUI). The AD4857 is a fully buffered,
8-channel simultaneous sampling, 16-bit, 1 MSPS data acquisition
system (DAS) with differential, wide common-mode range inputs.
The EVAL-AD4857FMCZ on-board components include the follow-
ing:
The
LTC6655
high precision, low drift, 4.096 V voltage reference
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(not used by default)
The LT1761, low noise, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, and 5 V low dropout (LDO)
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regulators
The
LT8330
low quiescent current (I
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For full details on the AD4857, see the AD4857 data sheet, which
must be consulted in conjunction with this user guide when using
the EVAL-AD4857FMCZ evaluation board.
This evaluation board can also be used to evaluate the perform-
ance of the AD4855.
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