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- | ====== EV-ADF5610SD1Z ACE SOFTWARE GUIDE ====== | + | ====== EV-ADF5610SD1Z ACE SOFTWARE |
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- | ===== Evaluating ADF5610 Microwave Wideband Synthesizer with Integrated Voltage Controlled Oscillators VCO Using ACE Software | + | |
===== Software Installation Procedures ===== | ===== Software Installation Procedures ===== | ||
You can install the EV-ADF5610SD1Z plug-in from the ACE start-up page. | You can install the EV-ADF5610SD1Z plug-in from the ACE start-up page. | ||
* You can install ACE from [[http:// | * You can install ACE from [[http:// | ||
- | * On the ACE start-up page locate and click the **Plug-in Manager** on the Side bar. | + | * On the ACE start-up page locate and click the **Plug-in Manager** on the side bar. |
+ | * Select Available Packages from the panel second side bar | ||
* Search for Board.ADF5610 and install plug-in | * Search for Board.ADF5610 and install plug-in | ||
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===== Evaluation Board Set-up ===== | ===== Evaluation Board Set-up ===== | ||
To run the plug-in, perform the following steps: | To run the plug-in, perform the following steps: | ||
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===== Sweep and Hop Controls ===== | ===== Sweep and Hop Controls ===== | ||
**Sweep and Hop Control** lets you perform **Sweep** or **Hop** when **Autocalibration** is enabled or disabled. | **Sweep and Hop Control** lets you perform **Sweep** or **Hop** when **Autocalibration** is enabled or disabled. | ||
- | ===== Sweep ===== | + | ==== Sweep ==== |
* To sweep between frequencies with **Autocalibration** enabled, first define start VCO frequency, stop VCO frequency and channel spacing. This will start sweep using the frequencies while the **Autocalibration subband table** is populated with the sweep frequencies and subbands. | * To sweep between frequencies with **Autocalibration** enabled, first define start VCO frequency, stop VCO frequency and channel spacing. This will start sweep using the frequencies while the **Autocalibration subband table** is populated with the sweep frequencies and subbands. | ||
* To sweep using subbands, the **Autocalibration Subbands** table must be populated with the subbands from **Autocalibration sweep**. When Autocalibration is disabled and sweep is started, sweep will be use the subbands on the Autocalibration Subbands table. | * To sweep using subbands, the **Autocalibration Subbands** table must be populated with the subbands from **Autocalibration sweep**. When Autocalibration is disabled and sweep is started, sweep will be use the subbands on the Autocalibration Subbands table. | ||
- | ===== Autocalibration Subbands Table ===== | + | === Autocalibration Subbands Table === |
There are three buttons on the top righthand corner of the Autocalibration subband table used to control the data contained in the table. | There are three buttons on the top righthand corner of the Autocalibration subband table used to control the data contained in the table. | ||
* The first button is used to import subband data saved in csv file stored in the local directory. | * The first button is used to import subband data saved in csv file stored in the local directory. | ||
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Finally, a subband sweep can be performed at random by using the delete icon on each column to delete a sweep step or define a VCO start frequency and use the add button to add the sweep step to the table. | Finally, a subband sweep can be performed at random by using the delete icon on each column to delete a sweep step or define a VCO start frequency and use the add button to add the sweep step to the table. | ||
- | ===== Hop ===== | + | ==== Hop ==== |
- | Similar to the Sweep, you can hop between two frequencies | + | Similar to the Sweep, you can hop between two frequencies. |
- | * When Autocalibration is active, | + | * When Autocalibration is active, |
- | * To hop using subbands, first run an Autocalibrate using the **Calibrate** button. This will obtain the start and stop subbands, and disable | + | * For frequency |
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