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Basic Test Procedure
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DAC348x Software Quick Start Guide
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Provide the clock input 1228.8 MHz at 1.5Vrms at J9 SMA connector of the DAC3484 EVM.
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Provide the LO source of 1.9GHz (12dBm max) at either J19 or J22 SMA connector of the DAC3484
EVM.
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Provide the LO source to J24 SMA connector for the DAC3482 EVM
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Turn on power to the board and press the reset button on the EVM
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Press the “Reset USB Port” button in GUI and verify USB communication.
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Switch to the INPUT tab of GUI
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Click “LOAD REGS”, browse to the installation folder and load example file
DAC3484_FDAC_1228p8MHz_4xint_NCO_30MHz_QMCon.txt. This file contains settings for 4x
interpolation with the DAC3484 running at 1228.8MSPS. Load this file and wait a couple of seconds for
the settings to go into effect.
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Verify the spectrum using the Spectrum Analyzer at the two RF outputs of the DAC EVM (J20 and
J21).
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(Toggle the SIF SYNC button to sync the appropriate digital blocks, if example file with NCO
setting is used)
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