Quick Start

Recommended equipment:

•

Three 3.3V, 100mA DC power supplies

•

Two 1.8V, 100mA DC power supplies

•

Two signal generators with low phase noise and low

jitter for clock input (e.g., HP 8664A)

•

One 20-bit LVDS digital pattern generator for data

inputs (e.g., HP 81250)

•

One spectrum analyzer (e.g., HP 8560E)

•

One voltmeter

The MAX5876/MAX5877/MAX5878 EV kits are fully

assembled and tested surface-mount boards. Follow

the steps below for board operation. Do not turn on

power supplies or enable signal generators until all

connections are completed (Figure 1):

1) Verify that shunts are installed across pins 2 and 3

of jumpers JU1 (normal operation) and JU2 (offset

binary input mode).

2) Verify that shunts are not installed across jumpers

JU3 and JU4 (internal reference).

3) Synchronize the digital pattern generator with the

clock signal generator.

4) Connect the clock signal generator to the EV kit

CLK SMA connector.

5) Verify that the digital pattern generator HP 81250 is

programmed for valid LVDS output voltage levels

and binary digital output.

6) Connect the digital pattern generator output to the

J1 and J2 input header connectors on the EV kit

board. The input header pins are labeled for proper

connection to the digital pattern generator.

MAX5876/MAX5877/MAX5878 Evaluation Kits

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Note: Indicate that you are using the MAX5876/MAX5877/MAX5878 when contacting these component suppliers.

Component Suppliers

SUPPLIER

PHONE

WEBSITE

AVX

843-946-0238

www.avxcorp.com

Coilcraft

847-639-6400

www.coilcraft.com

Fair-Rite Products

845-895-2055

www.fair-rite.com

IRC

361-992-7900

www.irctt.com

Kemet

864-963-6300

www.kemet.com

Mini-Circuits

718-934-4500

www.minicircuits.com

Panasonic

800-344-2112

www.panasonic.com

Taiyo Yuden

800-348-2496

www.t-yuden.com

TDK

847-803-6100

www.component.tdk.com

Component List (continued)

DESIGNATION

QTY

DESCRIPTION

T1, T2, T3

3

1:1 RF transformers

Mini-Circuits ADTL1-12

T4, T5

2

1:1 RF transformers

Coilcraft TTWB3010-1

U1

1

See the EV Kit-Specific

Component List

U2

1

1.25V voltage reference (8-pin SO)

MAX6161AESA or MAX6161BESA

None

4

Shunts (JU1–JU4)

None

1

PCB: MAX5876/7/8 Evaluation Kit #

EV Kit-Specific Component List

EV KIT

DESIGNATION

DESCRIPTION

MAX5876EVKIT#

MAX5876EGK+D (68-pin

QFN-EP, 10mm x 10mm

x 0.9mm)

MAX5877EVKIT#

MAX5877EGK+D (68-pin

QFN-EP, 10mm x 10mm

x 0.9mm)

MAX5878EVKIT#

U1

MAX5878EGK+D (68-pin

QFN-EP, 10mm x 10mm

x 0.9mm)