Evaluation Kit User`s Manual
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1. EG DA uH mM ne pa i JB oF el _1Cx0 TCXO TCXO not installed INTEGER N PLL PE33241 Olu PRE_5 6_5EL E WR 5 WR SDATA Document No DOC 3001 1 2 www psemi com For applications support please visit www psemi com 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Page 4 of 18 PE33241 Evaluation Kit Manual USB Interface Board USB Interface Board Overview A USB interface board 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 simply extract the zip file to a temporary directory and follow the installation procedure included Connection of the USB Interface Board to the Evaluation Board The Evaluation Board and the USB interface board contain a keyed 16 pin header This feature allows the USB interface board socket to connect directly to the Evaluation Board pin on the front side as shown in Figure 4 For applications support please visit www psemi com 5 of 18 Peregrine Maki Figure 3 PLL USB Interface Board Lio a O PIN 11 PCB 101 0695 01 USB SPI INTERFACE BOARD Figure 4 PLL USB Interface Board Connected to the PE332. Semiconductor Evaluation Kit User s Manual Integer N PLL Frequency Synthesizer PE33241 9380 Carroll Park Drive San Diego CA 92121 USA Phone 858 731 9400 Fax 858 731 9499 Peregrine PE33241 Semic S uctor Evaluation Kit Manual Table of Contents INTO dOCHON E E TENERE 3 Applications Support eie A Cet N a ds 3 Evaluation Kit Contents and Requirements 3 ORCS E ML FFWR 3 Software Requirements 3 Flardware Hegdulremerls a ee Lasse or kia GY DL Dd esie fest 3 PE33241 PLL Evaluation Board Assembly 4 OVE cl 4 USB Interrace Board NU ma mte dE 5 USB Interface Board pe En xy RR COR IE EI UR DEN ES 5 Connection of the USB Interface Board to the Evaluation Board 5 EVK Software Installation 6 Using the Application Software Graphical User Interface 8 Evaluation Board Overview
3. PLL power J3 OpAmp power J5 Pin 1 2 8V Pin 4 15 Pin 2 GND A Pin 3 amp 2 GND VCO Output J9 Pin 1 5V For applications support please visit www psemi com Document No DOC 30011 2 UltraCMOS RFIC Solutions Page 17 of 18 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Peregrine PE33241 Semic uctor Evaluation Kit Manual Troubleshooting Tips The message The USB interface board is not connected Please connect it and restart the program re appears after closing and restarting the application software 1 Close the program Make sure the USB interface board is connected Restart the application software 2 Verify that the USB interface board is well connected Remove the USB cable from the computer and reinsert it Restart the application software Go to http www ftdichip com Drivers D2XX htm and follow the instructions for downloading the latest version of the D2XX driver software for your computer s operating system Repeat step 1 If any of the following occur go to http www ftdichip com Drivers D2XX htm and follow the instructions for downloading the latest version of the D2XX driver software for your computer s operating system e error message states the driver software not found for FT232R USB UART e The application software does not close or causes the computer to lock up e The application software does not work with Windows 8 or on a 64 bit operating system
4. 220F 1 750 R28 R29 1 OFN OUT I 16 16 l I PLACE COMPONENTS ON BACKSIDE E ERAT PM DN I Sh ee ee I I JP6 DNI VCC I O 1 I 350 700 MHz V350ME52 I g I i vr 5 R I I E AME I Uu I ALL oem 5 elas ee ee FN FI 5 ps I JUMPER3 TCXO J6 2 1 1 o 26 l 32 I E Y5 VCC C41 C16 x R33 C44 I 5 gt FR O BK DNI DNI 9 s 0 C48 C47 C46 C45 I R16 i C39 DN R35 R36 100 oot 0 01uF 100pF DNI 10uF l 1 10uF DNI i DNI TCXO VFTX120 Ea PLACE COMPONENTS ON BACKSIDE EN Sek Ree cS eee SMASM J10 REF IN Document No DOC 30011 2 www psemi com For applications support please visit www psemi com 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Page 12 of 18 PE33241 Evaluation Kit Manual Peregrine Semiconductor Figure 9 PE33241 Evaluation Board Outline Showing Functional Overview External Reference Input J10 Register Jumpers for Y Direct Programming Mode JP1 JP2 JP4 JP5 External Reference Jumper JP8 Optional External Prescaler Input Fin J7 Hint mE I E 2 ie E 16 pin USB interface J2 2890 y z VCO power J4 s Pin 1 45V el Pin 2
5. Fin 10 x M 1 x Fr 1 Fin 10 x 7 1 x 100 000 1 1 4000 000000 MHz Register Settings R Counter M Counter A Counter Enhancement 543210 876543210 3210 1 4 7 40 ENH B Enable Low 10 11 Disable High USB SPI Interface board connected Carrier 4 000001381 GHz 2 6679 dBm 80 00 100 0 110 0 120 0 130 0 140 0 150 0 160 0 170 0105 1 101 100k 1M 10M 100M IF Gain 20dB Freq Band 250M 7GHz Omit LO Opt 150kHz 775pts 8t 100 MHz For applications support please visit www psemi com Document No DOC 3001 1 2 UltraCMOS RFIC Solutions Page 15 of 18 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved 241 77 Semiconductor G EVK Testing using the Graphical User Interface Example 2 This example shows the resulting phase noise measurement with the PE33241 evaluation board operating at a 50 MHz comparison frequency with a 4 GHZ VCO and the 10 11 prescaler mode selected Figure 12 PE33241 Evaluation Board Test Example 2 Peregrine Semic 5 uctor Fc Fr R 1 Fc 100 000 1 1 50 000 MHz Out Freq MHz Reference Phase 2 4000 0000000 Divide Detector R 1 Fp Fin 10 x M 1 A Fp 4000 000000 10 x 7 1 0 50 000 MHz PE33241 Fin 10 x M 1 x Fr R 1 Fin 10 x 7 1 x 100 000 1 1 4000 000000 MHz Re
6. 11 Evaluation Board Schematic 1 LL 11 Evaluation Board ae Y RA 13 Hardware Operation 2 14 EVK Testing using the Graphical User Interface Example 1 15 EVK Testing using the Graphical User Interface Example 2 16 Direct Programming Mode 17 Troubleshooting he Sed ie X ba Ue voix 18 Technical HesoUurces ei LD ste esiti ebore 18 Document No DOC 3001 1 2 www psemi com For applications support please visit www psemi com 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Page 2 of 18 PE33241 Peregrine Evaluation Kit Manual uctor Introduction The PE33241 is a high performance integer N PLL capable of frequency synthesis up to 5 GHz The device is designed for superior phase noise performance for use in commercial applications The PE33241 includes a dual modulus prescaler capable of dividing the VCO frequency by either 5 6 or 10 11 depending on the value of the modulus select The PE33241 PLL Evaluation Kit includes the application software and hardware required to control and evaluate the functionality of the PLL using a PC running the Windows operating system to contro
7. 12 13 2013 12 54 File folder JJ supportfiles 12 13 2013 12 54 File folder nidist id 12 13 2013 12 48 ID File 1 KB F setup exe 12 13 2013 12 48 Application 4 159 KB setup ini 12 13 2013 12 48 Configuration sett 2 KB LY Peregrine PLL USB Evaluation Software Installer R2 1 PLL USB Evaluation Software eo It is strongly recommended that you exit all programs before running this installer Applications that run in the background such as virus scanning utilities might cause the installer to take longer than average to complete g Um eO o a Bacl Cancel LY Peregrine PLL USB Evaluation Software Installer R2 1 acm Destination Directory O Select the primary installation directory o co All software will be installed in the following location s To install software into a different locations click the Browse button and select another directory Target directory for application CAProgram Files x86 NPeregrine Semiconductor Corp PLL Evaluation Softwa Browse Target directory for National Instruments software CAProgram Files amp 86 XNational Instruments Browse lt lt Back j Caneel For applications support please visit www psemi com Page 6 of 18 PE33241 Evaluation Kit Manual Take a moment to read the License Agreement then click I accept the License Agre
8. 001 1 2 UltraCMOS RFIC Solutions Page 9 of 18 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Peregrine VEL Figure 7 PLL GUI Control Bits Prescaler Mod Select ENH Enable a 5 6 Enable Low Disable 10 11 Disable High Prescaler Enabling the Prescaler control bit activates the 5 6 or 10 11 prescaler The prescaler can be set to either a 5 6 or 10 11 modulus based on the Mod Select pin Disabling the Prescaler control bit allows Fju to bypass the 5 6 or 10 11 modulus In this mode the prescaler and A counter are powered down and the input VCO frequency is divided by the M counter directly Mod Select Selects prescaler modulus of 5 6 or 10 11 ENH Enhancement mode When enabled Low the enhancement register bits become functional The Enhancement mode control bit needs to be held High Disabled during normal operation under all programming modes Setting the control bit Low will either put the part into a shutdown state and the phase detector output will have no output pulse or it will go into a reset state and the phase detector will have no output pulse similar to the shutdown state Refer to Table 9 in the PE33241 datasheet for the enhancement register bit functionality Document No DOC 3001 1 2 www psemi com For applications support please visit www psemi com 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Page 10 of 18 PE33241 Peregrine GY Evaluation K
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10. 241 Evaluation Board for Serial Programming Document No DOC 30011 2 UltraCMOS RFIC Solutions 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Peregrine LN EVK Software Installation PE33241 Evaluation Kit Manual In order to evaluate the PE33241 performance the Application Software has to be installed on your computer The USB interface and PLL application software is compatible with computers running Windows XP Vista 7 8 32 bit or 64 bit configurations This software is available directly from Peregrine s website at WWW psemi com To install the PLL evaluation software unzip the archive and execute the setup exe After the setup exe file has been executed a welcome screen will appear It is strongly recommended that all programs be closed prior to running the install program Click the Next gt gt button to continue For most users the default install location for the program files is sufficient If a different location is desired the install program can be directed to place the program files in an alternate location Once the desired location is selected click the Next gt gt button to proceed Document No DOC 30011 2 www psemi com 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Figures 5 a c Application Software Installation Procedure O New folder Name Date modified Type Size gt bin 12 13 2013 12 54 File folder license
11. GND PLL power J3 Optional Loop OpAmp power J5 Pin 1 2 8V Filter Output Pin 4 15V Pin 2 GND for use with Pin 3 amp 2 GND VCO Output External VCO Pin 1 5V J9 J8 For applications support please visit www psemi com Document No DOC 3001 1 2 UltraCMOS RFIC Solutions Page 13 of 18 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved ri ne PE33241 Semic uctor Evaluation Kit Manual Hardware Operation eo Uu Qr ok X Iu s 9 10 11 12 13 14 Refer to the test setup shown in Figure 9 Verify that all DC power supplies are turned off before proceeding Connect 2 8V DC and GND to on the evaluation board to power the PE33241 Connect 5V DC and GND to J4 on the evaluation board to power the VCO Connect 15V and 5V DC and GND to J5 on the evaluation board to power the Op Amp Connect the reference source TCXO to the External Reference port J10 Connect the phase noise tester to the evaluation board using an RF cable Turn on the DC power supplies in the following order a PLL 2 8V b VCO 5V Op Amp 15V and 5V Connect from the USB interface board to the computer using the USB cable The red LED on the USB interface board should blink a few times indicating that the hardware is recognized Connect the USB interface board to J2 on the evaluation board Launch the application software Once the GUI is open the red LED on the USB interface board should remain on
12. Technical Resources Additional technical resources are available for download in the Products section at www psemi com These include the Product Specification datasheet Evaluation Kit schematic and Bill of Materials PC compatible software file Evaluation Kit instruction manual Phase Noise Loop Filter calculation spreadsheet and Application Notes The information in this document is believed to be reliable However Peregrine assumes no liability for the use of this information Use shall be entirely at the user s own risk No patent rights or licenses to any circuits described in this document are implied or granted to any third party Peregrine s products are not designed or intended for use in devices or systems intended for surgical implant or in other applications intended to support or sustain life or in any application in which the failure of the Peregrine product could create a situation in which personal injury or death might occur Peregrine assumes no liability for damages including consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of its products in such applications The Peregrine name logo UltraCMOS and UTSi are registered trademarks and HaRP MultiSwitch and DuNE are trademarks of Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies Peregrine products are protected under one or more of the following U S Patents http patents psemi com Document No DOC 3001
13. The evaluation software is now ready to use Select the part to be tested from the menu bar on the GUI Set the registers values and control bits on the GUI to obtain the required frequency and operation modes Click the Send Data button on the GUI to program the PLL Figure 10 Suggested Test Setup for Evaluating Phase Noise Mn E E t THEE Ss o li ie l L MI O _ _ _ lt Computer 100MHz TCXO Phase Moise Tester PE33241 EVK and USB Interface E P e oe 20 LLLI Dual DC Power Supply DC Power Supply 2 8V 15V 5V DC Power Supply 5V Document No DOC 3001 1 2 www psemi com For applications support please visit www psemi com 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Page 14 of 18 PE33241 Peregri ne Evaluation Kit Manual G emicon du ctor EVK Testing using the Graphical User Interface Example 1 This example shows the resulting phase noise measurement with the PE33241 evaluation board operating at a 50 MHz comparison frequency with a 4 GHZ VCO and the 5 6 prescaler mode selected Figure 11 PE33241 Evaluation Board Test Example 1 Peregrine Semiconductor Fe Fr R 1 Fe 100 000 1 1 50 000 MHz Out Freq MHz sJ4000 0000000 Reference Phase Divide Detector R 1 Fp Fin 10 x M 1 A Fp 4000 000000 10 x 7 1 0 50 000 MHz PE33241
14. a drop down menu item to select the part for evaluation This is an important drop down item as it determines which serial peripheral interface and telegram structure the program will send to the parts under test It is important to select the part being evaluated Selecting the wrong part number may result in sending improper commands to the PLL under test yielding unpredictable test results Once the part number to test has been selected the part number will appear in place of the Select Part location on the GUI The software is now ready to use Figure 6 PLL Application Software Graphical User Interface GUI ra Peregrine Semiconductor PLL USB Evaluation Software a a I TT BM Peregrine 2 Semiconductor Fe Fr R 1 Ref Freq MHz Fe 100 000 1 1 50 000 MHz Out Freq MHz 1020 Reference Phase 2140000000000 Divide Detector R 1 Fp Fin 10 x M 1 A Fp 4000 000000 10 x 7 1 0 50 000 MHz VCO Divide Select Part Fin 10 x M 1 x Fr R 1 Fin 10 x 7 1 x 100 000 1 1 4000 000000 MHz Fin H Counter M Counter A Counter Enhancement 5432710 8765437190 3 21 U 16543210 BEER FREER H HHHH 100 ee Prescaler Mod Select ENH Enable Enable Low I Disable zm 10 11 zm Disable High USB SPI Interface board connected For applications support please visit www psemi com Document No DOC 3
15. ement and Next gt gt The next installation screen starts the installation process If the PLL application software is already installed the installer will update the files to the newest version As the software files are installed a progress indicator will be displayed On slower computers installation of the software may proceed for a few moments For applications support please visit www psemi com Page 7 of 18 Peregrine Semiconductor 2 Figures 5 d f Application Software Installation Procedure L Peregrine PLL USB Evaluation Software License Agreement fou must accept the license s displayed below to proceed BUTTON AND THE DOWNLOAD INSTALLATION PROCESS WILL NOT CONTINUE IF THESE TERMS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS B GRANT Subject to the terms of this Agreement Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation Company hereby grants you and only you a limited personal non sublicensable non transferable royalty free nonexclusive license to use internally the lt Peregrine PLL USB Evaluation Soft Start Installation Review the following summary before continuing e Adding or Changing Peregrine PLL USB Evaluation Software Installer R2 1 Files Click the Next button to begin installation Click the Back button to change the installation settings Peregrine PLL USB Evaluation Software Installer R2 Overall Progress Currently in
16. gister Settings R Counter Enhancement 76543 76543210 543210 8 210 321 R 3 M 4 7 0 codem M Counter A Counter 0 Prescaler Mod Select ENH Enable 5 6 Enable Low Disable 10 11 Disable High USB SPI Interface board connected Carrier 4 000001392 GHz 2 6744 dBm 100 0 110 0 140 0 150 0 170 0405 IF Gain 20dB Freq Band 250M 7GHz For applications support please visit www psemi com Page 16 of 18 Document No DOC 30011 2 www psemi com 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved _Evaluation Kit Manual G Semicond uctor Direct Programming Mode Direct programming mode allows for manual evaluation of the EVK without the application software However it is handy to have the GUI open to determine the values of the R M and A Register settings needed The counters can then be set directly with on board jumpers JP1 JP2 JP4 and JP5 as shown Figure 12 To enable direct mode programming both the ENH and the Direct programming jumpers JP5 should be installed Figure 13 Direct Programming Mode Settings Using 5 6 Prescaler from Test Example 1 External Reference Input J10 Register Jumpers for Direct Y Direct Programming Mode Mode JP1 JP2 JP4 JP5 enabled External Reference Jumper JP8 pu VCO power 4 amp 30 2 0 ss Pin 1 45V l Pin 2 GND ak
17. it Manual Evaluation Board Overview Figure 8 PE33241 Evaluation Board Schematic 87 mU Ea DO 4255 i VDD 5 HEADER4X2 lt VDD lt FR PDD lt VDD R10 C4 51 ohm R8 220 RARA d MM D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 WAS D tg EE 24V 24 24V 24 24V 24V 15026 HEADER 16 1 C18 19 C2q C2 C24 C2 MTG1 MTG2 MTG3 MTG4 100pF 100pF 100pF 100pF 100pF 100pF 100pF lt J3 1 C6 C9 C10 cu C12 C14 2 C5 22 o o1uF 100pF 22pF 470UF VEC PEL O 01uF 100pF 22pF O 01uF 100pF HEADER 2 For applications support please visit www psemi com Document No DOC 30011 2 UltraCMOS RFIC Solutions 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Page 11 of 18 Peregrine PE33241 Semic S uctor Evaluation Kit Manual Figure 8 PE33241 Evaluation Board Schematic continued J4 LOOP FILTER C26 C27 an AUD 1 29 030 i 0 01uF 100pF 470UF I LOOP FILTER OUT 100pF 24 1 J8 R19 750 i HEADER 2 2 TnF 5 5 T I ra 25 id SMASM PD lt lt Y ahala 22pF DNI R30 J9 2 Co o RA 6 55 R23 oh VCO OUT PDD lt lt is 100 100 120 390 5 C34 C35 CI 7 AD797AR C31 C32 Sone 1 100pF 560pF 560pF L I R26 1 16 6 Te R27
18. l the USB interface board Applications Support For any technical inquiries regarding the evaluation kit or software please visit applications support at www psemi com fastest response or call 858 731 9400 Evaluation Kit Contents and Requirements Kit Contents The PE33241 Evaluation Kit includes all of the specific software and hardware required to evaluate the PLL Frequency Synthesizer Included in the Evaluation Kit are Quantity Description 1 PE33241 Integer N Evaluation Board Assembly DOC 15026 1 Peregrine PLL USB Interface Board Assembly DOC 02635 USB A to USB B Mini Cable Power cable for PE33241 1 Power cable for the VCO 1 Power cable for the Op Amp loop filter Software Requirements The application software will need to be installed on a computer with the following minimum requirements PC compatible with Windows XP Vista 7 8 32 bit or 64 bit e Mouse e USB port e HTML browser with internet access Hardware Requirements In order to evaluate the phase noise performance of the evaluation board the following equipment is required e DC power supplies e DC cables e External TCXO or other low noise source e Phase noise test set or signal source analyzer CAUTION The PE33241 PLL Evaluation Kit 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
19. procedures for handling static sensitive components Avoid applying excessive voltages to the power supply terminals or signal inputs or outputs For applications support please visit www psemi com Document No DOC 30011 2 UltraCMOS RFIC Solutions Page 3 of 18 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Peregrine Semiconductor Evaluation Kit Manual 2 PE33241 PLL Evaluation Board Assembly Overview The Evaluation Board is assembled with a PE33241 integer N frequency synthesizer an on board VCO and a second order active loop filter The loop filter is followed by 2 low pass filters to filter out high frequency noise The VCO tuning range is from 3350 MHz to 4550 MHz The active loop filter is designed for a 50 MHz comparison frequency a 4000 MHz output frequency with unity gain crossover at 500 kHz and a phase margin of 70 degrees The 3 dB bandwidth is approximately 630 kHz The data provided was measured with an external 100 MHz TCXO for best phase noise performance Figure 1 PE33241 Evaluation Board Showing Figure 2 PE33241 Evaluation Board Showing Front side Assembly Back side Assembly 4 7 E a ai 3 D i 1 i M ck 818 Jg E a 5 La z E PEAT 3 F 1j Y cae Be 8
20. stalling Peregrine PLL USB Evaluation Software Installer R2 1 Part 1 of 1 Registering product Cancel Document No DOC 30011 2 UltraCMOS RFIC Solutions 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved Peregrine LN Once the program is installed a new Start Menu item under Peregrine Semiconductor will appear in the start menu of your computer Select PLL USB Evaluation Software to launch the GUI Document No DOC 30011 2 www psemi com 2013 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp All rights reserved PE33241 Evaluation Kit Manual Figures 5 g Application Software Installation Procedure 1 Peregrine PLL USB Evaluation Software Installer R2 Installation Complete The installer has finished updating your system For applications support please visit www psemi com Page 8 of 18 PE33241 Peregrine Evaluation Kit Manual 59 005959402220 2 Mas Using the Application Software Graphical User Interface Ensure the USB Interface board is plugged into the computer and connected to the EVK before launching the software Upon execution the PLL control screen will be displayed If the USB interface board is not connected when the application software is launched the message The USB interface board is not connecied Please connect it and restart the program will appear at the bottom of the screen In the upper left corner under the Peregrine logo there is
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