Evaluate: MAX19586/MAX19588
MAX19586/MAX19588 Evaluation Kits
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Quick Start
Recommended Equipment
• DC power supplies:
Analog (AVDD) 3.3V, 500mA
Digital (DVDD) 1.8V, 100mA
Logic (VL) 1.8V, 100mA
• Signal generator with low phase noise and low jitter
for clock input (e.g., HP/Agilent 8644B)
• Signal generator for analog signal input (e.g.,
HP/Agilent 8644B)
• Analog bandpass filters for input signal and clock
signal (e.g., Allen Avionics, K&L Microwave)
• Logic analyzer or data-acquisition system (e.g., HP/
Agilent 16500C, Tektronix TLA621)
Note: The Quick Start procedure in this section
only provides a quick functional check for the
MAX19586/MAX19588 EV kits. To verify the full
dynamic performance of the MAX19586/MAX19588,
refer to the Testing the MAX1958_ sections in the
respective IC data sheets.
Procedure
The MAX19586/MAX19588 EV kits are fully assembled
and tested PCBs. Follow the steps below to verify
board operation (Figure 1). Caution: Do not turn on
power supplies or enable signal generators until all
connections are completed.
1) Connect the output of the clock signal generator to
the input of the clock bandpass filter.
2) Connect the output of the clock bandpass filter to
the CLOCK SMA connector on the EV kit.
3) Connect the output of the analog signal generator
to the input of the analog bandpass filter.
4) Connect the output of the analog bandpass filter to
the INPUT+ SMA connector on the EV kit.
5) Connect header J5 to the HP/Agilent logic analyz-
er. Alternatively, for Tektronix-type logic analyzers,
connect to headers J1, J3, and J4. To capture the
DOR bit (data over-range), connect a free logic
analyzer data line to header J2. See the Digital
Output Signals section in this document for bit
locations and all header designations.
6) Connect the 3.3V, 500mA power supply to the
AVDD terminal. Connect the ground terminal of this
supply to the GND terminal.
7) Connect a 1.8V, 100mA power supply to the DVDD
terminal. Connect the ground terminal of this sup-
ply to the GND terminal.
8) Connect another 1.8V, 100mA power supply to the
VL terminal. Connect the ground terminal of this
supply to the corresponding GND terminal.
9) Turn on the power supplies.
10) Enable the signal generators. Set the clock signal
generator output power to +19dBm and the fre-
quency (fCLK) to 80MHz for the MAX19586 EV kit,
or 100MHz for the MAX19588 EV kit. Set the analog
input signal generator output to the desired fre-
quency and amplitude. For coherent data capture,
the signal generators should be phase-locked.
Adjust the analog input signal level to overcome
cable and filter losses that may exist in the signal’s
input path. Note that the ADC full scale is
+9.1dBm.
11) Enable the logic analyzer and start collecting data.