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1. ANALOG Hittilc DEVICES MICROWAVE PRODUCTS FROM ANALOG DEVICES Analog Devices Welcomes Hittite Microwave Corporation NO CONTENT ON THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT HAS CHANGED www analog com www hittite com THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Software amp Hardware Installation 3 v v Order On Line at www hittite com S i i Receive the latest product releases click on My Subscription 20 Alpha Road Chelmsford MA 01824 MICROWAVE CORPORATION Phone 978 250 3343 Fax 978 250 3373 sales hittite com Rev B v01 0411 ECN CP110547 esrittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit User Manual NE Table of Contents 1 INIFOGUCUON lt eveccud s oueeeud Goud eed eens bead beat eeee cece nea DP Sd Pee ig Pg Xue ou 3 2 Package Contes chhcnnciscarwes cece bees bee aR eee hehehehe tena Ro R e he 3 2 1 HardWare 2254258455255 32 922 8 809 9 3 800958 es ee 89 9 8 eee ewes UR US Ji eee eee Ge 3 2 2 SOC ee es ee CER E ORE CUT EROR E S ee ee ds ee ee ee ee ee 3 3 Operaring EHUITODIDBDS s s 230 5 3 29 22 359 29 8083988900908 eee eens heen cote ewe sone mee E ERO 3 4 Setup and InstallaniOn 2cccctscccedetegantredathdetedet nck bebe xcii e TR Rin E o Ro 3 4 1 User Provided Equipment s 2c r4 9089 139RCRCR CRUCEROS RR OR REOR RR RR TR nese eae 3 4 2 Software Installation 3333 93 2221 RUPEE ch rgo be os ec cR EETA rabie e anas os eae ele ole GU TM NL RA oe 4 4 3 Hardware Setup sac te Soe 02723 9 9 00 8052. 5 dope d iad rbd RR Ede were a anes cee aci a Ld wee ene 4 4 4 Evaluation Board Configuration llleeeleeleeeee nh 5 4 4 1 Default Configuration Differential Inputs Outputs 6 00 ee 5 4 4 2 Single Ended Inputs Outputs Configuration 00 eee es 5 4 4 3 Single Ended Input Configuration 00 cece es 5 4 4 3 1 Single Ended Output Configuration 00 0 6 4 5 HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board Interface to Test Equipment 7 5 Using the HMC960LP4E Evaluation Software leleeleere 7 5 1 FIMCSBO LPAE GU a erscs ede wed Res xix une Eos RE Eeuradrecs sdb around dee Rap En e ea io Cub arb ee 8 Notice Hittite Microwave Corporation has prepared this manual for use by Hittite personnel and customers as a guide for the proper instal lation operation and maintenance of Hittite equipment and computer programs The drawings specifications and information con tained herein are the property of Hittite Microwave Corporation and any unauthorized use or disclosure of these drawings specifica tions and information is prohibited they shall not be reproduced copied or used in whole or in part as the basis for manufacture or sale of the equipment or software programs without the prior written consent of Hittite Microwave Corporation Order On Line www hittite com For technical application questions Tel 978 250 3343 or apps support hittite com esrittite
3. amp T2 Note that the components required for single ended output configuration are not included in the HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit Single ended output configuration of the HMC960LPAE is shown in Figure 5 OQP OIP R17 R42 J6 J4 0Q OQN OIP alc R39 R19 0 4 450 MHZ 7 ua On Board Impedance Matching Equipment HMC960LP4E EVALUATION BOARD Figure 5 HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board Single Ended Output Configuration Order On Line www hittite com For technical application questions Tel 978 250 3343 or apps support hittite com esrittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION Rev B v01 0411 NE HMC960LPAE Evaluation Kit User Manual 4 5 HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board Interface to Test Equipment To provide seamless interface to standard off the shelf test equipment the HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board has an on board impedance matching network shown in Figure 3 and Figure 5 for differential and single ended output configuration respectively The impedance matching network transforms HMC960LPAE s load impedance of 400 differential to 100 O differential BO O single ended which is common input impedance for test equipment When observing voltage levels out of the HMC960LPAE Evaluation Board the impedance transformation resulting from the matching network needs to be considered The impedance transformation will result in an observed voltage drop of z 16 8 dB V V 2009 OO TUI TAG V 168dB using differential setup Single ended oper
4. MICROWAVE CORPORATION Rev B v01 0411 NE HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit User Manual 1 Introduction This document describes the usage and functionality of the HMC960LPAE l Q Variable Gain Amplifier Filter Evaluation Kit This kit includes PC compatible software that generates a Graphical User Interface GUI allowing the user to read from and write to all device registers set gain levels and save amp recall device configurations Note For most up to date software download and information please visit www hittite com 2 Package Contents 2 1 Hardware Verify that all the items listed in Table 1 are included in the shipment Item le TEETH OA HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board 6 USB A Male to USB B Male Cable CD ROM Contains User Manual and software USB Interface Board Table 1 Packing List 2 2 Software HMC960LP4E Eval Software Enables users to communicate with and control HMC960LPAE with their PCs and observe full functionality and performance of HMC960LPAE 3 Operating Environment This evaluation kit is designed for use in a laboratory setting at ambient room temperature 25 C and is not protected against moisture The USB Interface Board has an ESD rating of 3000V however the HMC960LP4E may have a lower rating check the product s datasheet for its specific ESD rating Use appropriate ESD procedures and precautionary measures when handling all electronic hardware 4 Setup and Installation 4 1 User Provided Equipmen
5. PC CCPC SSCP CPPCC CPCS HMC960 Eval Board Test Setup jne cgssgeonue e RRA cyg gym e C H D ES 6 D MXG N51824A Baseband Option required Figure 1 HMC960LP4E Eval Board Test Setup Order On Line www hittite com For technical application questions Tel 978 250 3343 or apps support hittite com esrittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION Rev B v01 0411 NE HMC960LPAE Evaluation Kit User Manual 4 4 Evaluation Board Configuration The HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board schematic shows both differential and single ended configurations with components required for single ended operation labeled depop 4 4 1 Default Configuration Differential Inputs Outputs The HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board is shipped configured for differential operation by default Components required for single ended operation are specified in the Evaluation Board schematic but are not populated Default differential input and output configurations are shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 respectively J3 J7 C13 C37 R25 R32 0Q IIP IQN Cae I IIP OQN 10 uF J5 J9 C19 C39 R29 R37 ae e3 O IIN IQP 10 uF Figure 2 HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board Default Differential Input Configuration OQP OIN R45 R14 C33 C12 J6 J2 00 iu OQN OIP c3s cie 14 48 R39 R19 1740 Lus d Y i On Board 00 T est Impedance Matching Equipment HMC96OLP4E EVALUATION BOARD Figure 3 HMC960LP4AE Evaluation Board Default Differe
6. ation will result in additional 3 dB voltage loss 19 8 dB total voltage loss due to the 2 1 balun turns ratio 5 Using the HMC960LP4E Evaluation Software 1 Launch HMC960LPAE Evaluation Software by selecting on Hittite BBVGA Eval Software V10xx exe from the Program Files menu of your computer The main window should open See Figure 6 below 5 HMC BBYGA Control Software 1 0 0 5 MICROWAVE CORPORATION X Version 1 0 0 5 Select Product From Drop Down List BEYGA Figure 6 HMC BBVGA Control Software Order On Line www hittite com For technical application questions Tel 978 250 3343 or hittite com esrittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit User Manual EN avora 2 From this window select the HMC960LPAE from the drop down menu and press Done and the following window appears 5 HMCIGOLP4E Main GUI Hittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION a Version 1 0 0 5 Open GUI Open HHICSBOLP4E GUI Direct SPI Access Parallel rite lo HMLSB LPAE SaveLoad Register Product HHICSBOLP4E INFORMATION HHICSBOLP4E Engineering Version B H Load Register File Save Register File Reload No Communication Informational USB S N Sera USB FTSJABVBA Chip Address E Real Time Register History Figure 7 HMC960LP4E Main GUI 5 1 HMC960LP4E GUI The HMC960LP4E GUI allows the user to quickly e Enable disable the HMC960LP4E or Q path e Set the op amp and or dr
7. iver bias e Set the input impedance e Set the VGA gain through the SPI RegO02 bit 5 must be set to control the VGA gain via the SPI e Increment the gain step up or down as desired Order On Line www hittite com For technical application questions Tel 978 250 3343 or apps support hittite com esrittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION Rev B v01 0411 S HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit User Manual 5 HMCS60LP4E Register Settings oj MICROWAVE CORPORATION Register 00H Chip ID Saft Reset Soft Reset lo Chip ID hes Fead Reg U1H Enables Far Analog Logic D0 vgal enable Fead Qt vga OQ enable write Reg U2H Settings Register Opamp Bias 1 0 Driver bias 3 2 04 Select Rin 50 ohm Q5 selects gain from spi Head DE gain decode bypass made Write Qf deglitch disable Reg 3H SPI Gain Control Register 0 8 0 SPI gain control Read lo Gain Increment write Decrement step Up Din via Parallel part Read All Registers Figure 8 Register Settings e Enabling and or Q channel is accomplished by checking the appropriate box and writing the register e Setting baseband gain through the SPI is accomplished by setting RegO2h bit 5 to 1 and program ming the desired gain in RegO3h Note that the gain control value programmed represents a 0 5dB gain such that a setting of 40 would represent 20dB gain e The gain can be incremented or decremented b
8. ntial Output Configuration 4 4 2 Single Ended Inputs Outputs Configuration Hardware board changes are required to configure the HMC960LPAE Evaluation Board for single ended operation 4 4 3 Single Ended Input Configuration To configure the HMC960LPAE Evaluation Board for single ended input operation O Q resistors R25 R29 R32 R37 need to be removed and the following components need to be populated e 00 resistors R21 R40 R26 R31 R28 R36 e 10 uF capacitors C44 C45 e and two ADT2 1T Baluns T3 amp T4 Order On Line www hittite com For technical application questions Tel 978 250 3343 or hittite com esrittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit User Manual EM Rev B v01 0411 Note that the components required for single ended input configuration are not included in the HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit Single ended input configuration of the HMC960LPAE is shown in Figure 4 R31 R28 0a IQN IIN J7 J5 R40 R21 00 IIN IQN C44 C45 ADT2 1T 0 4 450 MHZ IQP IIP R36 R26 00 Figure 4 HMC960LP4E Evaluation Board Single Ended Input Configuration 4 4 3 1 Single Ended Output Configuration To configure the HMC960LPAE Evaluation Board for single ended output operation 0 Q resistors R14 R13 R45 R46 need to be removed and the following components need to be populated e 0Q resistors R15 R12 R44 R47 R17 R42 e 10 uF capacitors C42 C43 e and two ADT2 1T Baluns T1
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10. t In addition to the items provided in the evaluation kit the user must provide the following equipment to communicate with the device under test e DC Power Supply e DC Cables e Computer PC with Standard USB port e Baseband differential I Q signal source e Baseband differential lI Q measurement equipment e For detail specifications regarding operating system and software requirements please visit www hittite com Order On Line www hittite com For technical application questions Tel 978 250 3343 or hittite com y 3 esrittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit User Manual EN avora 4 2 Software Installation Note Installing Uninstalling the HMC960LP4E Evaluation Software requires administrative privileges To install uninstall HMC960LPAE Evaluation Software double click on HMC960LP4E Eval Software Installer exe that was downloaded from www hittite com or provided with a CD and follow the installation uninstallation wizard 4 3 Hardware Setup Setup all hardware according fo Figure 1 e Connect the USB board to HMC960LPAE eval board e Connect the USB cable to USB board e Apply 5 5V to TP1 TP2 is GND on HMC960LPAE eval board Supply current should be 70mA e Use a jumper on J1 to connect Vdd 2 to the HMC960LP4E output common mode control pin MXA N9020A Baseband open required uf 2d DBBBBBU 1111 lai mi a 11338 a033 DIP SPCC SC
11. y a user programmable amount Gain Increment Decrement and activated by the Up and Dn buttons e Each register is controlled by its own Read and Write button in its sub panel If you click on any check box the action is only implemented when you push that register s Write button Similarly a panel is only updated when you push the Read button Order On Line www hittite com For technical application questions Tel 978 250 3343 or hittite com y 9 esrittite MICROWAVE CORPORATION HMC960LP4E Evaluation Kit User Manual EN aoro 5 2 Direct Register Access e Direct SPI Access button provides direct register read write capability in Hex These are debug tools only 5 3 Parallel Write e The Parallel Write function allows the user to control the gain of the HMC960LPA4AE via the parallel port control on the device Note this is only supported with a parallel port USB which will generally not be provided with the HMC960LPAE evaluation kit thus SPI gain control would be used Refer to attached datasheet for further information on parallel control of the HMC960LPAE 5 4 Save or Load Complete Register Files e To open an existing register configuration file use the Load Register File button e To save a register configuration to a file use the Save Register File button This allows you to instantly recall the desired register state by using the Load Register File button 6 Technical Support Please c
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