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AD9129 Evaluation Boards
The AD9129 evaluation boards range from a basic first Nyquist zone (normal mode) eval board to a mix-mode first, second, and third Nyquist zone board to a full cable transmit chain complete with clock generator, channel filter, and output power amplifier. To operate the evaluation boards, the user must apply power, a clock source (except on AD9129-CBLTX-EBZ), a digital data source, and be able to observe the DAC output on a spectrum analyzer. A low jitter sine or square wave clock will work well as a source. The evaluation board comes with software which allows the user to program the SPI port. Via the SPI port, the DUT (and clock circuitry on AD9129-CBLTX-EBZ) can be programmed into any of its various operating modes.
Documentation and software updates for using High-Speed DAC Evaluation Boards are included in individual, self-extracting update files.
Files included in the AD9129 Update:
- SPI Application
- DPGDownloader Panel
| Item | AD9129-EBZ | AD9129-MIX-EBZ | AD9129-CBLTX-EBZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Start | ad9129-ebz | ad9129-mix-ebz | ad9129-cbltx-ebz |
| Schematics | ad9129-ebz | ad9129-mix-ebz | ad9129-cbltx-ebz |
| Bill of Materials | ad9129-ebz | ad9129-mix-ebz | ad9129-cbltx-ebz |
| PCB Gerber Files | ad9129-ebz | ad9129-mix-ebz | ad9129-cbltx-ebz |
| PCB BRD File | ad9129-ebz | ad9129-mix-ebz | ad9129-cbltx-ebz |
| PCB Layout PDF | |||
| S2P | S2P | ||
| S2P Readme | S2P Readme | ||
Download the AD9129 Update
Data Pattern Generator
The Data Pattern Generator is a bench-top instrument for driving vectors into Analog Devices' high-speed Digital-to-Analog converters. The DPG connects to a PC over USB, and allows a user to download a vector from their PC into the DPG’s internal memory. Once downloaded, the vector can be played out to an attached Evaluation Board for a specific DAC at full speed. This allows for rapid evaluation of the DAC with both generic and custom-generated test data.
For more information on the DPG line of pattern generators and software:
- DPG1 (obsolete)