Skip to main content
Design DocumentAnalog

EV-ADF4401ASD2Z Evaluation Board User Guide

User guide for the EV-ADF4401ASD2Z evaluation board used to test the ADF4401A translation loop, PLL, and VCO module with integrated voltage regulators and loop filters.

View design document

Overview

The EV-ADF4401ASD2Z evaluation board facilitates performance testing of the Analog Devices ADF4401A system in package (SiP). The SiP integrates a VCO, phase frequency detector, and a 5 MHz loop filter for offset phase-locked loop (PLL) applications. The board features an external HMC3716 PFD and an LT6200 op-amp-based active loop filter to support wide bandwidth designs. It requires a 6 V power supply regulated by ADM7150 low-noise LDOs and is programmed via the Analysis | Control | Evaluation (ACE) software through an SDP-S controller board.

Use Cases

  • Performance evaluation of the ADF4401A translation loop SiP.
  • Development and testing of wide bandwidth offset PLL designs.
  • Prototyping RF frequency synthesis from 62.5 MHz to 8 GHz.
  • Validation of integrated VCO and PFD performance in high-frequency applications.

Topics

ADF4401A
Translation Loop
PLL
VCO Module
EV-ADF4401ASD2Z
HMC3716
Offset PLL
Evaluation Board
Analog Devices
Phase Frequency Detector

Referenced Parts

ADM7150ACPZ-5.0-R7

Analog Devices

The power supply circuitry has seven ADM7150, high performance, low noise, and low dropout (LDO) regulators.

HMC3716LP4E

Analog Devices

The HMC3716 is used as the external PFD to complete the offset loop.

5015

Keystone Electronics

Printed circuit board (PCB) test point connectors

04023C121JAT2A

AVX

C12, C13, C18 Ceramic capacitors, X7R, 0402 120 pF AVX 04023C121JAT2A

04026D105KAT2A

AVX

Ceramic capacitors, X5R, 0402 1 μF AVX 04026D105KAT2A

TCJC226M025R0100

AVX

C50 Tantalum, solid electrolytic capacitor 22 μF AVX TCJC226M025R0100

C0402C104K4RACTU

Kemet

C15, C83 Ceramic capacitors, X7R 0.1 μF Kemet C0402C104K4RACTU

LQP03TN1N5B02D

Murata

L5 RF thin film chip inductors 1.5 nH Murata LQP03TN1N5B02D

LQP03TN3N3B02D

Murata

L1 RF thin film chip inductors 3.3 nH Murata LQP03TN3N3B02D

LQP03TNR10J02D

Murata

L2 RF thin film chip inductors 100 nH Murata LQP03TNR10J02D

LQW15AN8N2J00D

Murata

L3,L4 RF thin film chip inductors 8.2 nH Murata LQW15AN8N2J00D

ERJ-2GEJ104X

Panasonic

R72, R74 Thick film, chip resistors 100 kΩ Panasonic ERJ-2GEJ104X

ERJ-2GEJ121X

Panasonic

R101 SMD film resistor 120 Ω Panasonic ERJ-2GEJ121X

ERJ-2GEJ151X

Panasonic

R15, R97 SMD film resistors 150 Ω Panasonic ERJ-2GEJ151X

ERJ-2GEJ301X

Panasonic

R124 SMD film resistor 300 Ω Panasonic ERJ-2GEJ301X

ERJ-2RKF1001X

Panasonic

R59, R94, R95 Precision thick film, chip resistors 1 kΩ Panasonic ERJ-2RKF1001X

ERJ-2RKF1002X

Panasonic

R115 Precision thick film, chip resistor 10 kΩ Panasonic ERJ-2RKF1002X

ERJ-2RKF10R0X

Panasonic

R87, R91, R93, R109 Precision thick film, chip resistors 10 Ω Panasonic ERJ-2RKF10R0X

ERJ-2RKF1370X

Panasonic

R12, R90 Precision thick film, chip resistors 137 Ω Panasonic ERJ-2RKF1370X

ERJ-2RKF1501X

Panasonic

Precision thick film, chip resistors 1.5 kΩ Panasonic ERJ-2RKF1501X

ERJ-2RKF2000X

Panasonic

R98, R99, R102 Precision thick film, chip resistors 200 Ω Panasonic ERJ-2RKF2000X

ERJ-2RKF2002X

Panasonic

R114 Precision thick film, chip resistor 20 kΩ Panasonic ERJ-2RKF2002X

ERJ-2RKF43R0X

Panasonic

R13 Precision thick film, chip resistor 43 Ω Panasonic ERJ-2RKF43R0X

ERJ-2RKF75R0X

Panasonic

R100 Precision thick film, chip resistor 75 Ω Panasonic ERJ-2RKF75R0X

FC0402E50R0FST1

Vishay

R9 High frequency, chip resistor 50 Ω Vishay FC0402E50R0FST1

ADF4401AJCCZ

Analog Devices

Evaluating the ADF4401A Translation Loop, PLL, VCO Module

ADG1609BCPZ

Analog Devices

In this configuration, the S4B input of the ADG1609BCPZ is selected to connect the internal charge pump output to the VTUNE pin.

LT6200IS6#PBF

Analog Devices

A differential loop filter with an LT6200 op amp is used to integrate the HMC3716 output pulses into a proper tune voltage

FXB-120S-SV(21

Hirose

FXB-120S-SV(21) Board Connector

24LC32A-1/MS

Microchip

U9 24LC32A-1/MS

ADM7150ACPZ-3.3

Analog Devices

The power supply circuitry has seven ADM7150, high performance, low noise, and low dropout (LDO) regulators.

LT6200IS6#PBF

Analog Devices

Analog Devices LT6200IS6#PBF

ERJ-2RKF5401X

Panasonic

R86 Precision thick film, chip resistor 5.4 kΩ Panasonic ERJ-2RKF5401X