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Evaluates: MAX11214/MAX11216
MAX1121X Family Evaluation Kit
Detailed Description of Hardware
This EV kit provides a proven layout to demonstrate the
performance of the MAX1121X 24-bit delta-sigma ADC.
Included in the EV kit are digital isolators (MAX14934),
ultra-low-noise LDOs (MAX8842) to all supply pins of
the IC, an on-board reference (MAX6126), a precision
amplifier (MAX44241) for the analog inputs, 16-bit DAC
(MAX542) with precision amplifiers (MAX9632), and sync-
in and sync-out signals for coherent sampling.
An on-board controller is provided to allow for evaluation
in standalone mode, which has limitations on maximum
sample size and it cannot perform coherent sampling.
The EV kit can be used with FPGA mode to achieve larger
sample depth and coherent sampling.
The ADC has several input options which are selected by
J26 and J27. The external option allows for wires attached
to the screw terminals at J10. The amplifier option allows
for signals at testpoints CH_A to CH_D. The DAC option
allows for inputs to be driven from an on-board DAC. The
REF options connect the inputs to the voltage reference
of the ADC.
User-Supplied SPI
To evaluate the ADC on this EV kit with a user-supplied
SPI bus, disconnect from the FMC bus and remove
jumper J20. Apply the user-supplied SPI signals to SCLK,
CSB, DIN, and DOUT at the PMOD_A header (J32).
Make sure the return ground is connected to PMOD
ground. To communicate to the on-board DAC connect
the user-supplied SPI signals to CSB, SCLK, DIN, and
LDAC at the PMOD_B header (J33). Make sure the return
ground is connected to PMOD ground.
The on-board FTDI chip used for standalone mode does
not conflict with the user-supplied SPI if it is powered off
by removing jumper J20.
Caution: Do not plug this header into a standard PMOD
interface found on other FPGA or microcontroller prod-
ucts. The signal definition is unique to this EV kit.
User-Supplied Reference
For user-supplied reference voltage, set jumpers at J21
and J23 to positions 2-3 and apply external reference to
either J9 or to the EXT_REFN and EXT_REFP testpoints.
User-Supplied AVSS
The AVSS supply is set to GND or -1.8V by Jumper J5.
For user-supplied AVSS, remove the jumper from J5 and
apply AVSS to the screw-terminals/testpoint at J13. Make
sure that this external supply has the correct relation to
system ground.
User-Supplied AVDD
The AVDD supply is set to 3.6V or 1.8V by jumper J8.
For user-supplied AVDD, remove the jumper from J8 and
apply AVDD to the screw-terminals/testpoint at J13. Make
sure that this external supply has the correct relation to
system ground.
Bipolar Powered vs. Unipolar Powered
The ADC supports both unipolar and bipolar ranges. For
unipolar mode, jumper J8 pins 2-3 to power AVDD with
3.6V and jumper J5 pins 1-2 to set AVSS to GND. For
bipolar mode, jumper J8 pins 1-2 to power AVDD with
1.8V and jumper J5 pins 2-3 to set AVSS to -1.8V.
External Clock
When the ADC is configured to use an external clock,
Jumper J36 pins 2-3 to select the on-board oscillator as
the clock source. Jumper J36 pins 1-2 to select the SMA
connector (and user-provided clock) as the clock source.
GPIO
Testpoints are provided for the three GPIO signals from
the ADC, GPIO1, GPIO2, and GPIO3. The ADC Config
tab can configure these as input/output and read/drive the
GPIO pins. GPIO1 connects to a FET which allows J14.1
and TP2 to be connected to ground by driving GPIO1 high
(note that DVDD should be to 3.3V to drive the FET).
ADC Input Ampliers
The input amplifiers allow for significant flexibility. The
amplifier input stage begins with testpoints labeled CH_A
to CH_D. Each set of testpoints has options to ground
either the inverting or noninverting inputs. The jumper
block J29 and J25 allow for bypassing the first stage of
amplifiers, or connecting the first stage to the second
stage. Jumper J7 can provide an offset of 2.5V to the
CH_A/CH_B signals – leave unpopulated to have an
offset of 0V. Similarly, jumper J6 can provide an offset of
2.5V to the CH_C/CH_D signals – leave unpopulated to
have an offset of 0V.
DAC and DAC Ampliers
In Figure 2, the GUI shows a functional diagram of the
DAC and DAC amplifiers. Here jumper J45 can be con-
nected to 2.5V to add a 2.5V offset to the DAC_OUT+
signal, and J44 can be connected to 2.5V to add 2.5V to
the DAC_OUT- signal.
The value at DAC_OUT+ and DAC_OUT- are available to
drive to the ADC by use of jumpers J26 and J27.
Also, please note that the DAC_OUT+ and DAC_OUT-
values shown by the GUI are only valid if the settings at
J44 and J45 are the same on both the PCB and the GUI.