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dc1563af

DEMO MANUAL DC1563A

DC718 QUICK START PROCEDURE

DC590B QUICK START PROCEDURE

Table 1. DC1563A Assembly Options

VERSION

U1 PART NUMBER

MAX CONVERSION RATE

# OF BITS

MAX CLOCK FREQUENCY

DC1563A-A

LTC2315CTS8-12

5Msps

12

90MHz

DC1563A-B

LTC2313CTS8-12

2.5Msps

12

82.5MHz

DC1563A-C

LTC2312CTS8-12

500ksps

12

16.5MHz

DC1563A-F

LTC2314CTS8-14

4.5Msps

14

90MHz

DC1563A-G

LTC2313CTS8-14

2.5Msps

14

100MHz

DC1563A-H

LTC2312CTS8-14

500ksps

14

20MHz

DESCRIPTION

Connect the DC1563A to a DC718 USB high speed data

collection board using connector J2. Connect the DC718

to a host PC with a standard USB A/B cable. Apply 9V to

10V DC to the 9V to 10V and GND terminals. Apply a low

jitter signal source to J4. As a clock source, apply a low

jitter 10dBm sine wave or square wave to connector J1.

See Table 1 for maximum clock frequencies. Note that J1

has a 50Ω termination resistor to ground. Run the PScope

software (Pscope.exe version K73 or later) supplied with

the DC718 or download it from www.linear.com/software.

Complete software documentation is available from the

Help menu. Updates can be downloaded from the Tools

menu. Check for updates periodically as new features

may be added. The PScope software should recognize the

DC1563A and configure itself automatically.

Click the Collect button (Figures 2 and 3) to begin acquir-

ing data. The Collect button then changes to Pause, which

can be used to stop data acquisition.

Connect the DC1563A to a DC590 USB serial controller

using the supplied 14-conductor ribbon cable. Make sure

thatVCCIOoftheDC590issetto3.3V.ConnecttheDC590

to a host PC with a standard USB A/B cable. Apply a signal

source to J4. Run the QuikEval software supplied with the

DC590 or download it from www.linear.com/software. The

correctcontrolpanelwillbeloadedautomatically.Clickthe

Collect (Figures 4 and 5) button to begin gathering data

from the ADC. Make sure the reference voltage selected

settings on the DC1563A.