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1. Evaluation Kit User s Manual Digital Variable Gain Amplifier DVGA BVA 303 305 BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 1 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual Table of contents Introduction Ret RN 3 Applications Support etnies pua Ud itutetet puoi d daiuiRn7 Utd od 3 Evaluation Kit Contents and Requirements ss 3 AEE MIE A e A EE EA ER EMI II EE IMEEM MU MIR I M M E E RUIN eM 3 SOMWale Regule mieri S sica cius quodi xN Cox aba E Cop UR EI PbETEKIEP Ur DUa Fave d veas quA QUK OrF EL Co Vu Ra RECS dU VUE 3 Hardware Redquiertie lbs 20 deo ve ve cun aad adu PES ENI FUE OTI PRU VE ME EUR CUm E Na 4 MCM BVA303 305 Evaluation Board Assembly 5 GR 2 NR T UU em 5 Outline showing functional overview e eese eee eene nennen nenne nennen nter sensn nnne nne 6 Hardware Operation 1 sese nennen tenen nns 7 USB Interface Board 1 eee ener nennen tene 9 USB Interface Board OVet IBI 5 bebsvastraetr dX REDE LS URPAKRECKPRCFOFL CK UP ARRA DC END EORR OAM V Kp E REG 9 Connection of the USB Interface Board to the Evaluation Board eee 9 USB Driver St allt Ul OWN sw Po YvA2. To install the DVGA evaluation software unzip the Figures 6 a c Application Software archive and execute the setup exe Installation Procedure jl DVGA Evaluation Software Installer 15 setup 4 DVGA Evaluation Softwa SE After the setup exe file has been executed a 2S oe Welcome to the DYGA Evaluation Software Setup welcome screen will appear It is strongly Wizard recommended that all programs be closed prior to a mm The installer will quide you through the steps required to install DA Evaluation Software on your computer running the install program Click the Next gt button to proceed WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 10 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual _ For most users the default install location for the Figures 7 d f Application Software program files is sufficient If a different location is desired the install program can be
3. User s manual HOW to set the PUP 1 Position the Parallel Serial switch to Parallel mode 2 Set the LE Switch to Low 3 Set jumpers of PUP1 J7 and PUP2 J8 to be HIGH at upper position and LOW at down position as you need refer to Table 2 Table 2 Parallel PUP Truth Table 0 o o o mRefeenelos o o0 12 o s8d po o o 1 Jn216d o o0 12 1 35d 4 Provide external power supply 3 0V BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 8 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual USB Interface Board USB Interface Board Overview Figure 3 USB interface board A USB interface board F gure 3 is included in the Evaluation Kit This board allows the user to send SPI commands to the device under test by using a PC running the Windows operating system To install the software extract the zip file to a temporary directory and follow the installation procedure included Connection of the USB Interface Board to the Evaluation Board Figure 4 DVGA USB Interface Board The Evaluation Board and the USB interface Connected to the BVA303 305 Evaluation board contain the 15 pin D sub connector This feature allows the USB interface boar
4. are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual Once the evaluation software is installed click Figures 8 g Application Software Close to exit Installation Procedure A new Start Menu item under Peregrine TERROR Semiconductor will appear in the start menu of Installation Complete your computer Select DVGA Evaluation Softw a re d to aunc h t h e G U DYGA E valuation Software has been successfully installed J BeRex gf DVGA Evaluation Software Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the NET Framework BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 12 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual aod Using the Application Software Graphical User Interface Figure 9 displays the DVGA application software graphical user interface GUI which has the USB in terface board plugged into the computer If the USB interface board is not connected when the appli cation software is launched the message No interface board connected Please connect
5. 03 305 Evaluation Board Outline Showing Functional Overview VSS Jumper to GND VDD and VDD DIG Jumper Together Power supply Connector 1 VDD DSA AMP VDD 2 VDD_DIG INTERFACE BOARD VDD 3 GND 4 GND Set for PUP High Set for PUP Low Power up Selector Jumper Mini USB Connector port Parallel Serial Mode Selection Sesbesasensacs LHLTITTTTITITITI High in Direct Parallel Mode Set for Latched Parallel Serial Mode Low in Direct Parallel Mode LI RNA Ex NA m Jl Pt Py Ss SS Programming Switches D1 D6 LE RF In DSA Input RF out Amp output Ld gt eBeRex 7 QFN4X4 BVA CUA Evalution Board V1 2 2014 08 27 BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 6 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual Hardware Operation 1 Verify that all DC power supplies are turned off before proceeding 2 Connect the jumper on JP1 JP2 3 Position the P S switch to Parallel or Serial mode 4 Set jumpers of PUP1 J7 and PUP2 J8 to be HIGH at upper position and LOW at down position 5 Set the D1 D6 and LE mechanical programming switches on board to support Direct Parallel Latched Parallel or Serial mode a Place D1 D6 and LE at the midd
6. MPER PIN 100 RESOB03 SMA END LAUNCH 41 Q CONN SMA JACK 50 OHM EDGE MNT z GHEE frre c1 100pF C2 Mise c3 M x J3 CAP0402 100pF SMA_END_LAUNCH Z 50 Ohm 12nH 402 lt i TANTAL CAP3216 CB cs 1000pr CAPO402 O0pF CAPO 1 s e BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 16 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual Technical Resources Additional technical resources are available for download in the Products section at www berex com These include the Product Specification datasheet Evaluation Kit schematic and Bill of Materials Mate rial Declaration form and PC compatible software file Trademarks are subject to trademark claims BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 17 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1
7. NEN EP nO RIROREV E REED T 9 EVK Software Installation eene 10 Using the Application Software Graphical User Interface 13 Evaluation Board OWwerview ceeee ener nennen eterna 16 Technical Resources cemere nemen eRnrrtrt nennen teer trenes aee da 17 BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 2 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual Introduction The BVA303 305 is a gain amplifier with enhanced 6 bit RF Digital Step Attenuator DVGA designed for use in 3G 4G wireless infrastructure and other high performance RF applications An integrated digital control interface supports both serial and parallel programming of the attenuation including the capa bility to program an initial attenuation state at power up Covering a 31 5 dB attenuation range in 0 5 dB steps it maintains high linearity and low power consumption from 30 40MHz through 4 GHz BVA 303 305 also features an external negative supply option and is offered in a 24 lead 4x4 mm QFN package The BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit EVK includes the application software and hardware required to con trol and evaluate the functionality of the DVGA using a PC running the Windows
8. USB SPI Interface 101 0695 will appear at the bottom of the screen In the upper left corner under the Peregrine Logo there is a drop down menu item to select the part for evaluation and the part description is right below the part number box Figure 9 DVGA Application Software Graphical User Interface GUI f BeRex DVGA Evaluation Software Se File Help Digital Step Attenuator cH U r ad A AAA 31 50 63 lt Seral Paralkl Interface Inte rfa ce PUE Misiin Parallel Interface Digital Word 23 00 46 Maximum Attenuation 31 50 Step Size 0 50 Resolution 6 bit Interface GPIO SPI 15 50 31 Control Interface Latched Parallel Send Signal Serial Continuous Pattern Loop 7 50 Attenuation Value USB SPI Interface Board connected Serial Interface Waveform DATA Note Mechanical switch on evaluation board must be set 0 00 0 to P for Parallel Mode or S for Serial Mode operation m Please ensure the switch is in the correct position LE before continuing Atten wW State BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 13 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual The DVGA application software GUI supports Latched Parallel and Serial modes and shows the co
9. d attenuation The arrows at the top and bottom can be clicked to increase or decrease attenuation state at the minimum step size 31 50 23 00 46 15 50 31 7 50 15 0 00 EM 0 Atten Vv State BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 15 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual Evaluation Board Overview Figure 11 BVA303 305 Evaluation Board Schematic m R16 RES0402 8 VoD 0 n ol E Ooh g E 5 9 D z a 9 7 CISDATA o e g S 10 Pure E JE 5 Els 5 CECLK a 9 11 PUPA TE pti ERN 2 Z o E a g 2 2 2 2 o Q C a ach c AS aS wil e c2 9 1 gt Sz Se or S Sk SH SR 1 o L 13 GND EA a 5 2 8 o a o e e ie In in Fig i p ui ul ul ui w W D 14 VssieuD E e uuum al s 2 c05 ew EE ees Ea a p os R8 RESO402 b NC Rg RESO402 R2 RES0402 R10 RESO402 ii R1 RES0402 Ht a R1 RES0402 NC D 1 411 R14 RES0402 unt s say R1 RES0402 VDD DIG 5 Jg TP1 Oo SUPPLY HEADER 2 54MM 3PS ICE 3 H R6 RES0603 0 ohm 1 Ps C22 Las 100pF RESO603 RESO402 E ERJ 2GEJ103x RES0402 OK j R2 lt 3 v o y o JU
10. d socket to connect Board for Latched Parallel and Serial directly to the Evaluation Board pin on the front side as shown in Figure 4 Programming USB Driver Installation The latest USB interface board drivers are available via Microsoft Windows update Internet connectivity is required to download the drivers Connect the USB interface board to the PC and select the Windows Update option to obtain and install the drivers If the USB board drivers are not installed it will not be possible to run the program correctly A USB interface board f gure 5 is included in the Evaluation Kit This software is available directly from FTDI s website at http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 9 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual EVK Software Installation In order to evaluate the BVA303 305 performance the Application Software has to be installed on your computer The USB interface and DVGA application software is compatible with computers running Windows XP Vista 7 or 8 This software is available directly from Berex s website at http www berex com Products Documents Installers DVGA 20Evaluation 20Software 20Installer 620R2 3 1 zip
11. directed to Installation Procedure place the program files in an alternate location 8 DVGA Evaluation Software Lo te The software is installed for Everyone by Select Installation Folder pH default Once the desired location is selected The installer will install DYGA Evaluation Software to the following folder click Next To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files x86 BeRex WDVGA Evaluation Softw L Browse J Install DVGA Evaluation Software for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone D Just me Cancel lt Back k The Confirm Installation is ready to install the 39 DVGA Evaluation Software Cane Xe DVGA evaluation software on your computer then Confirm Installation click Next gt to proceed with the software i n sta a ti on The installer is ready to install DVGA Evaluation Software on your computer Click Next to start the installation Cancel As the software files are installed a progress yi DVGA Evaluation Software Ls indicator will be displayed On slower computers Installing DVGA Evaluation Software pu installation of the software may proceed for a DYGA E valuation Software is being installed few moments Please wait BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 11 Specifications and information
12. le position to support Latched Parallel and Serial modes with GUI application software and proper position of P S switch b In Direct Parallel mode D1 D6 can be set to HIGH or LOW to manually program the attenuation state while LE is connected to HIGH without using the Mini USB Interface and GUI application software Table 1 SP3T Switch Descriptions oda 108 2ds ads sds 06 e 6 Provide external power supply to the J4 connector refer to the Operating Ranges table in the datasheet for the voltage range a VDD is the positive power supply with 3 0V typical b VDD_DIG is the positive power supply for control signals with 1 8V typical and it can be connected to VDD with jumper on JP1 to simplify the test set up c VSS is the external negative power supply with 3 3V typical To simplify the test set up it can also be shorted to GND with jumper on JP2 to enable using the internal negative voltage generator Remark In order to evaluate the DVGA of the evaluation board on parallel or serial mode You should connect the USB cable to a PC And then to supply an External power VDD or VDD DIG to the evalua tion board BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 7 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit
13. ntrol bit waveform at the right side of the GUI when the mode is selected The Send button changes functionality based on the control interface mode Send Latch in Latched Par allel mode and Send Signal in Serial mode is provided to resend the programming bits to the device at the same attenuation state Figure 10 Latched Parallel or Serial Mode Control Interface Control Interface Latched Parallel 2 Latched Parallel Send Latch Send Signal Serial Serial Parallel Interface Digital Word Parallel Interface Digital Word Serial Interface Waveform DATA CLK LE o a Continuous Pattern Loop can be selected to automatically step through each of the attenuation states Serial Interface Waveform A N Continuous Pattern Loop The Attenuation Value box displays the attenuation value the DVGA is currently programmed The user can enter the desired attenuation value followed by the Enter key to program the DVGA Attenuation Value BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 14 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual The center of the GUI is the attenuation slide bar that allows the user to quickly select the desire
14. ontains 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 handling static sensitive components Avoid applying excessive voltages to the power supply terminals or signal inputs or outputs BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 4 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual MCM BVA303 305 Evaluation Board Assembly Overview The Evaluation Board is assembled with a BVA303 305 DVGA SP2T mechanical switch P S Parallel Programming switches D1 D6 LE several headers and SMA connectors The P S switch is used for Parallel or Serial mode selection The D1 D6 LE switches are used for setting the control bits in Direct Parallel programming mode Figure 1 MCM BVA303 305 Evaluation Board Assembly AEREE BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 5 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual p Figure 2 MCM BVA3
15. operating system to control the USB interface board Application support For any technical inquiries regarding the evaluation kit or software please visit applications support at www Berex com fastest response or call 82 2 568 2754 Evaluation Kit Contents and Requirements Kit Contents The BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit EVK includes all of the specific software and hardware required to evaluate the DVGA Included in the EVK are 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation RF Board Assembly 1 juss Interface Board Assembly 1 uss 2 0 Type A to Type B Mini Cable Software Requirements The application software will need to be installed on a computer with the following minimum require ments e PCcompatible with Windows XP Vista 7 or 8 e Mouse e USB port e HTML browser with internet access e Administrative privileges BeRex ewebsite www berex com eemail sales berex com 3 Specifications and information are subject to change and products may be discontinued without notice BeRex is a trademark of BeRex All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2012 BeRex Rev 0 1 BVA303 305 Evaluation Kit User s manual Hardware Requirements In order to evaluate the DVGA Digital Variable Gain Amplifier performance of the evaluation board the following equipment is required DC power supplies and DC cables Signal Generator Spectrum Analyzer Vector network analyzer CAUTION The BVA303 305 DVGA EVK c
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