AD9208-DUAL-EBZ

Dual 14-Bit, 3 GSPS, JESD204B, Analog-to-Digital Converter Evaluation Board.

Overview

The AD9208-DUAL-EBZ (see also EVAL-AD9208) is a dual-channel evaluation platform for the AD9208, a 14-bit, 3 GSPS, JESD204B analog-to-digital converter. The evaluation board design is shared between the following device variants: AD9208 / AD9689 / AD9699.

The board provides all of the support circuitry required to operate the ADC in its various modes and configurations, including full bandwidth capture, DDC (Digital Down Converter) mode, and Fsx4 mode.

The AD9208-DUAL-EBZ interfaces with an FPGA carrier via an FMC connector, using the AMD Xilinx VCU118 as the main supported platform. Two additional FPGA-based data capture boards can also be used for single-chip evaluation: the ADS7-V2EBZ and the ADS8-V1EBZ.

Features:

• Full featured evaluation board for the AD9208 / AD9689 / AD9699

• JESD204B coded serial digital outputs with support for lane rates up to 16 Gbps/lane

• Wide full power bandwidth supports IF sampling of signals up to 9 GHz (-3 dB point)

• Four integrated wide-band decimation filter and NCO blocks supporting multi-band receivers

• Fast NCO switching enabled through GPIO pins

• Flexible SPI interface controls various product features and functions

• Programmable fast over range detection and signal monitoring

• On-chip temperature diode for system thermal management

Applications:

• Wideband radar and electronic warfare (EW)

• Test and measurement instrumentation

• Wideband communications receivers

• Direct RF sampling systems

Figure 1 EVAL-AD9208 DUAL

Recommendations

People who follow the flow that is outlined, have a much better experience with things. However, like many things, documentation is never as complete as it should be. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on our EngineerZone, or send an email to highspeed.converters@analog.com.

To better understand the AD9208 / AD9689 / AD9699, we recommend using the AD9208-DUAL-EBZ evaluation board together with the AMD Xilinx VCU118 FPGA development kit.

Table of contents

1. Using the evaluation board/full stack reference design that we offer:

   1. User guide - what you need to know about the AD9208-DUAL-EBZ board

   2. Evaluating the AD9208 / AD9689 / AD9699 - standalone evaluation board guide with ACE software

   3. Prerequisites - what you need to get started

   4. Quick start guides:

      1. Using the VCU118/Virtex UltraScale+

   5. Linux Applications

      1. IIO Oscilloscope

2. Design with the AD9208 / AD9689 / AD9699

   • AD9208 product page

   • AD9689 product page

   • AD9699 product page

   • Resources for designing a custom platform:

     1. For Linux software:

        1. About the device driver:

           • AD9208 ADC Linux Driver

     2. For no-OS software:

        • AD9208 no-OS Example Project

     3. HDL reference design which you must use in your FPGA.

        • JESD204 Interface Framework

3. High-Speed Converter Data Source/Capture Boards

4. Help and Support

ADI articles

About the JESD204 standard:

1. JESD204B Survival Guide

Warning

All the products described on this page include ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive devices. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000V readily accumulate on the human body or test equipment and can discharge without detection. Although the boards feature ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may occur on devices subjected to high-energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD precautions are recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality. This includes removing static charge on external equipment, cables, or antennas before connecting to the device.

Help and support

Please go to Help and Support page.

For additional information or questions, post a question on EngineerZone, or send an email to highspeed.converters@analog.com.