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AD9286-500EBZ Evaluation Board User Guide

User guide for the AD9286-500EBZ evaluation board, featuring the 8-bit, 500 MSPS AD9286 ADC with SPI control, LVDS support, and multiple input drive options.

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Overview

The UG-191 user guide provides comprehensive documentation for the AD9286-500EBZ evaluation board, designed to test the AD9286 8-bit, 500 MSPS analog-to-digital converter. The board includes support for SPI-based configuration, LVDS output modes, and flexible input driving via either transformer-coupled or active amplifier (ADA4937-1) paths. It details the hardware setup using the HSC-ADC-EVALCZ data capture board, software integration with VisualAnalog and SPIController, and power management through on-board switching regulators and LDOs. The document includes complete circuit schematics, PCB layout artwork, and a detailed Bill of Materials featuring parts such as the AD9286, ADA4937-1, and ADP2108.

Use Cases

  • Evaluating the performance of the AD9286 8-bit ADC
  • Prototyping high-speed signal acquisition systems
  • Characterizing ADC AC performance with various clock and input sources
  • Developing software for SPI-controlled converter interfaces

Topics

AD9286
AD9286-500EBZ
Analog-to-Digital Converter
ADC Evaluation Board
ADA4937-1
LVDS
SPI Control
High-Speed ADC
VisualAnalog
ADP2108

Referenced Parts

AD9286BCPZ-500

Analog Devices

1 U201 Analog-to-digital converter AD9286BCPZ-500 Analog Devices/

TSW-102-08-G-S

Samtec

1 J204 PCB header 2 position connector TSW-102-08-G-S Samtec/TSW-102-08-G-S

AD9286

Analog Devices

Evaluating the AD9286 Analog-to-Digital Converter

EPS060250UH-PHP-SZ

CUI

Two switching power supplies (6.0 V, 2.5 A), CUI EPS060250UH-PHP-SZ, provided

ETC1-1-13

MACOM

T402, T403 ETC1-1-13

Z5.530.3625.0

Wieland Electric

J102 Z5.530.3625.0

EPS060250UH-PHP-SZ

CUI

CUI EPS060250UH-PHP-SZ, provided

EPS060250UH-PHP-SZ

CUI

as the supplied CUI EPS060250UH-PHP-SZ) to the

ts/ADT1-1WT+

CUI

1 T401 XFMR RF, MINICD542 ADT1-1WT+ Minicircuits/ADT1-1WT+

TSW10608G

Samtec

SAMTECTSW10608G

TSW10608GS3PIN

Samtec

SAMTECTSW10608GS3PIN

SMA-J-P-X-ST-EM1

Samtec

4 J401, J405, J502, J504 PCB SMA ST edge-mount connector SMA-J-P-X-ST-EM1 Samtec/SMA-J-P-X-ST-EM1