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AD9783 Evaluation Board, DAC-FMC Interposer & Xilinx Reference Design
The AD9783 includes pin-compatible, high dynamic range, dual digital-to-analog converters (DACs) with 16-bit resolution, and sample rate of up to 500 MSPS.
The device includes specific features for direct conversion transmit applications, including gain and offset compensation, interfacing seamlessly with analog quadrature modulators.
Supported Devices
Supported Carriers
Functional Description
The reference design consists of a DDS module and a LVDS interface.
Required Hardware
ZCU102 board
AD9783-EBZ board & power supply
DAC FMC interposer board
Signal/clock generator (2.5GHz)
Spectrum analyzer
5Vdc 1A power supply (banana cables) for the evaluation board
1x
USB Mini-B to connect to the evaluation board
1x
USB Micro-B to connect to
UART
2x SMA cables
Required Software
An
UART terminal, with baud rate 115200
Quick Start Guide
Hardware adjustments:
Desolder XJP1, 3, 4, 5 from AD9783-DPG-EBZ in order to use the
SPI communication through the cable from step 3 and directly into the ZCU102's PMOD0
Check that the desoldering was done properly and there is no current from one side to the other
Attach AD9783-DPG2-EBZ to ZCU102 FMC 0 connector using the AD-DAC-FMC-ADP adapter board
Connect a 5 wire cable from AD9783-EBZ's XP3 to ZCU102's PMOD0 (see pinout from the photo below):
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From zynqmp-common folder of the boot partition, copy the Image file into the root folder of the partition
From zynqmp-zcu102-rev10-ad9783 folder of the boot partition, copy the system.dtb and BOOT.BIN files into the root folder of the partition
Insert the
SD card into the ZCU102
SD card slot
Connect clock source for the clock input at J1 on the evaluation board via a SMA cable, and DAC output at J5 (IOUT1P) or J9 (IOUT2P) via a SMA cable to a spectrum analyzer
Connect the
UART port on ZCU102 via
USB Micro-B to PC
Set the clock input to 500MHz, +3dBm
Connect the evaluation board to a 5Vdc 1A power supply on P5 and P6
Power on the evaluation board, clock generator and ZCU102
Write the EEPROM found on the AD-DAC-FMC-ADP to set the
Vadj to
1.8V, using the tutorial
FRU EEPROM Utility. The file you will write on the EEPROM, can be found on the
fru_tools repository: download the
AD9783-DPG2-EBZ.bin file from
masterfiles folder onto your
SD card.
Troubleshooting
Check if the voltage supply test points of the evaluation board has the correct value
Check if all (3) blue LEDs on the AD-DAC-FMC-ADP board are lit up. Reconnect the board to the FMC connector of the carrier if not lit up
Check if the carrier is being supplied properly
Check on the Spectrum Analyzer if the DAC clock inputs are properly driven. If not detected, check properly the clock source and connections.