PE3336 EVALUATION KIT USER`S MANUAL
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1. application software Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 9 Doc 79 0056 00A Figure 1 Typical Setup for Evaluation Kit Measurements J10 External Reference Input Do not connect if on board TCXO is used J7 Harness Supplied in Kit PLL VDD 37 13 3 V Supply J1 8 Wire Serial Interface to i Computer Printer Port Supplied in Kit Op Amp VPOS J7 13 15 17 19 6 V Supply VCO VDD o 33 5 V Supply J5 VCO Output to Spectrum Analyzer Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 10 Doc 79 0056 00A Figure 2 Evaluation Kit Default Jumper amp Switch Settings JP1 set to utilize on board reference External Reference Input EL S1 Switch 1 ON Enhanced Mode OFF J3 on board reference supply Ext v4 REF In 9 Pm UTSI Microcommunicator 2 3 1P7 a 22 TP8 m TP10 el TP3 J7 J10 ky C77 C39 mi OTI RI TP9 m WE 2 C36 PLL 3 V Supply J7 1 3 mm el ll ZE 5 lov Op Amp 6 V Supply J7 13 15 17 19 E cs H E mj b 3 Pm 27 Time Hi TP2 13 Vt RI8 C40 o Kee 38 CA VCO 5 V Supply J7 31 33 ai Peregrine Semiconductor 101 0002 02A A2 E mer Ms Fmax TP VCO F E A3 S Mode S2 Switch 8 ON Serial Programming Enabled KU VCO Output Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 11 Doc 79 0056 00A Figure 3 Jumper Setting to Disable On board Reference JP1 set2. to utilize external reference External Reference Input TN left two pins shorted J3 jumper removed Ext Y4 R 9 pg Ber UTSI J10 5 A Microcommunicator C77 c39 2 z R13 TP9 LES g s RSS 29 em S a b 27 TP ES me vi 18 _28 R23 Y3 RIB M4 S_WR m R19 M5 S_DATA Bs GG B3 M7 X gt ZA R16 Y1 m R3 au ewe Peregrine lt Semiconductor ke 101 0002 02A 6 tls A2 A3 S Mode VecOpAmp Fmax TP VCO TE amp Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 12 Doc 79 0056 00A Aff emm Software Section Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 13 Doc 79 0056 00A Software Installation Instructions In order to setup the Evaluation Software on your computer 1 Start Microsoft Windows 95 98 2000 2 Insert the Peregrine CD into CDROM drive If your computer has AutoPlay enabled and the splash screen automatically appears select the Products link at the bottom of the splash screen If the Peregrine splash screen does not automatically appear utilize Windows Explorer to browse the CD directory and open the file cd startup htm 3 Select the PE3336 link on the Products page to obtain product information and evaluation kit documentation 4 Select the Evaluation Board Software link and choose the option of Run this program from its current location Identify the desired directory for installation and select the Unzip optio
3. GG emm PE3336 EVALUATION KIT USER S MANUAL 6175 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego CA 92121 858 455 0660 Fax 858 455 0770 Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 1 Doc 79 0056 00A http www peregrine semi com Table of Contents Introduction AA 4 Introduellonz ar ee 5 Applications SUPPOM Sasse 5 FCC Labeling Requirement nonnen kk kk kk k k k k k k KK KK KK KK KK KK KK KA 5 Hardware SecliOn As marin yk ean daa sa scan va W e A de ka y Ve ee da kew Raa LORE 6 Evaluation Kit Contents amp Requirements annen kk kk K k kk k k 7 Evaluation Kit Configuration eese 8 Evaluation Kit Setup east 9 Software EE 13 Software Installation Instructions sees eneen enn 14 Printer Port Programmi ieu o eat entente 14 Software Operation Instructions L EEE kk kk k kk kK KK KK KK YA 14 Programming Tips ANN 15 Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 2 Doc 79 0056 00A Copyright 2001 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this publication may be reproduced photocopied stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by electronic mechanical or any other means without prior written permission of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp Peregrine Semiconductor Corp the Peregrine logotype and UTSi are registered trademarks of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp PE3336 is a trademark of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp Peregrine Semi
4. M7MEMS M4 M3M2 M1 MO A3A2 A1 AD BERGER RERRERERE SIBE H o KH RECH Prescaler Bypass Option gt Light blue number boxes identify user defined program states and can be modified by utilizing the arrows next to the boxes or clicking into the box and typing the appropriate value Either clicking on the light blue switches or typing the counter variable into the text box can program the registers gt The primary or secondary register can be selected utilizing the switch identified in the upper right side of the panel gt The prescaler can be either enabled or bypassed depending on switch position gt Data is sent to the evaluation board with every change in register value To force data across the bus click on the dark blue Send Data button below the loop diagram Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 16 Doc 79 0056 00A
5. conductor Corp reserves the right to make improvements to the hardware firmware or software described in this manual at any time and without notice While the accompanying material has been carefully reviewed to insure the most accurate information possible the data are not warranted for absolute accuracy or completeness and are subject to change without notification Peregrine Semiconductor Corp Life Support Policy Peregrine Semiconductor Corp products are not intended for use in life critical situations or as critical components in life support devices or systems Life support devices or systems are defined as devices or systems that are intended for surgical implant into the body or that support or sustain life and whose failure to perform when used in accordance with the instructions provided by the manufacturer might result in injury to the user FCC Compliance Statement This device is intended for use only in a research and development environment It has not been tested for compliance with FCC regulations regarding interference with radio frequency energy It might cause harmful interference with radio communications The user assumes responsibility for any interference caused by this device Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 3 Doc 79 0056 00A GG emm Introduction Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 4 Doc 79 0056 00A Introduction This Evaluation Kit is specifically designed for evaluating the PE3336 3 GHz In
6. le to right connection as shown connects the output of the TCXO to the PLL Fr input while J3 installed provides power to the TCXO Do not connect any external reference to J10 if the on board reference is selected Figure 3 displays the proper configuration for utilizing an external reference source JP1 is in the middle to left connection which connects the PLL Fr input to the J10 SMA connector and the jumper on J3 is removed to power down the TCXO The PE3336 Evaluation Kit also allows for manual programming using the fifteen on board switches Setting the BMODE Gontrol switch ON BMODE switch S3 1 enables direct mode programming Setting the BMODE Gontrol switch to the OFF position S3 1 and the A3 S mode switch to the ON position S3 8 the serial programming mode is enabled allowing for software control The default jumper and switch settings are shown in Figure 2 which will place the part into serial programming mode utilizing the on board reference Peregrine Semiconductor recommends that the default settings be used initially to bring up the evaluation board and duplicate the enclosed measured data Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 8 Doc 79 0056 00A Evaluation Kit Setup 1 Verify a jumper is placed on the connector J3 and REF Selector JP1 is positioned to select the on board reference as shown in Figure 2 2 Connect power supply cables to the Evaluation Kit board as shown in Figure 1 Verify all supplies are turned off
7. n when the WinZip Self Extractor window appears 5 Utilize Explorer to run Setup exe from your hard disk directory and follow the instructions on the screen This will install the Evaluation Kit Application Software in the selected directory and add a shortcut to the Windows Start menu Printer Port Programming When programming the PE3336 in serial mode using the computer printer port option the following software programming features are not available gt Enhancement modes gt Parallel and Direct interface modes gt Ping pong mode Ping pong mode may be implemented on the evaluation setup by attaching a square wave generator to J1 5 pin of the Serial Control connector and programming both primary and secondary registers Software Operation Instructions To run the PE3336 using your computer s parallel port follow steps 1 through 7 below and reference Figure 4 Step 1 Start the Peregrine Integer N PLL EK Control program This is a generic program for all Interger N PLL s at Peregrine Semiconductor Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 14 Doc 79 0056 00A Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Select the PE3336 from the pull down menu button in the upper left corner of the program screen This selection will enable certain product specific modes of operation If the on board reference is being used set the reference frequency to 10 MHz by typing 10 into the reference frequency box If an external refe
8. oftware will need to be installed on a computer with the following minimum requirements PC Compatible with Windows 95 98 2000 Mouse Parallel Port HTML Browser to access CD contents CAUTION The PE3336 EK circuit contains components that might be damaged by exposure to voltages in excess of the specified voltage including voltages produced by electrostatic discharges Handle the board in accordance with procedures for hanaling static sensitive components Avoid applying excessive voltages to the power supply terminals or signal inputs or outputs Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 7 Doc 79 0056 00A Evaluation Kit Configuration The PE3336 Evaluation Board is configured with an on board VCO TCXO reference and a second order active loop filter The loop filter is followed by a low pass filter after the Op Amp The VCO tuning range is 3000 MHz to 3500 MHz and the reference oscillator runs at 10 MHz The active loop filter is designed for a 1 MHz comparison frequency and a 3000 MHz output frequency with unity gain crossover at 75 kHz phase margin of 65 degrees and 1 2 dB of peaking The data provided was measured in this configuration with the default jumper settings shown in Figure 2 Two jumpers JP1 amp J3 configure the Evaluation Board to operate with either the on board reference oscillator TCXO or an external reference applied to J10 Figure 2 shows the proper configuration for utilizing the TCXO reference JP1 in the midd
9. prior to connecting to evaluation board gt Connect the 3 V supply to VccPLL J7 Pins 1 amp 3 gt Connect the 5 V supply to VccVCO J7 Pins 31 amp 33 gt Connect the 6 V supply to VccOpAmp J7 13 6 V Red Connector J7 15 amp J7 17 GND Green Connector J7 19 6 V Black Connector 3 Using the application software provided and described in detail in the next section serial and direct programming can be evaluated To enable software control of the evaluation board ensure all DIP switches are turned OFF except for ENH S1 1 and A3 S_Mode S3 8 as shown in Figure 2 The 4 wire interface cable 3 wire serial interface and GND should be connected from your computer s printer port to J1 on the evaluation board to enable software control 4 Direct mode programming can be evaluated manually without the Application Software enabled To enable direct mode programming both the ENH S1 1 and the Bmode S3 1 DIP switches should be turned on The on board DIPswitches can then be used to manually program the PLL Note that M7 register is not available in the direct mode programming Instructions for programming PLL registers are available in the datasheet 5 The output of the on board VCO can be measured by connecting a spectrum analyzer to port J5 Additional GND posts and test points are available on the Evaluation Board for measurement flexibility 6 Refer to the next section for further information on configuring and running the
10. rence is applied type in the appropriate reference value in MHz Set reference counter R counter to 9 by entering it into the R counter box in the RMA Select box in the bottom left corner Note that the numbers in the orange boxes are computed values and cannot be directly typed in Verify frequency step 1 000 MHz Set Frequency to 3000 MHz by typing it into the secondary register frequency box Once the frequency values are entered by Enter key in the keyboard the software will automatically send out data to program PLL You can also click the Send Data button to program PLL Verify on the spectrum analyzer that the part locks at 3000 MHz Programming Tip When the PLL is first powered on and before programming the Op Amp output could be resting at a negative voltage preventing proper VCO operation The PLL will not lock in this condition If this mode occurs the power supply for Op Amp 6V should be cycled To prevent this from happening the following power on sequence is recommended 1 Turn on power supplies for PLL VDD and VCO VCC 2 Program PLL 3 Turn on the power supply for the Op Amp Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 15 Doc 79 0056 00A Figure 4 PE3336 Software Control Panel aloj xj Ele YOO Frequency Eege PEREGRINE _ Serial interface Mode Register Selection Device Under Tagt Pulldown product menu Register Settings H Counter M Counter AS R4 R3 R2R1 RO MB
11. teger N PLL The Evaluation Kit allows maximum flexibility for optimizing phase noise spur lock time and power performance for specific applications Using the hardware and software provided in the Evaluation Kit both serial and direct modes of programming can be demonstrated Applications Support If you have a problem with your evaluation kit software or if you have applications questions call 858 455 0660 and ask for applications support You may also contact us by fax or e mail Fax 858 455 0770 E Mail help peregrine semi com FCC Labeling Requirement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 5 Doc 79 0056 00A Gg emm Hardware Section Peregrine Semiconductor Corportation 6 Doc 79 0056 00A Evaluation Kit Contents amp Requirements The Evaluation Kit includes all of the specific software and hardware required to evaluate the PE3336 Included in the Evaluation Kit are PE3336 Evaluation Board PE3336 3 GHz Integer N PLL Peregrine CD ROM with application software included Jumpers 4 Wire Interface Cable with GND Power Supply Cables Set of Evaluation Kit Data Plots In order to program the part using serial programming mode the Evaluation Kit s
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