ADS5102/3 EVM Operational Procedure

1.4 ADS5102/3 EVM Operational Procedure

The ADS5102/3 EVM provides a flexible means of evaluating the ADS5102/3 in a number of modes of operation. A basic setup procedure that can be used as a board confidence check is as follows:

1)Verify all jumper settings against the schematic jumper list in Table 1–1 and Table 1–2:

Table 1–1. Two Pin Jumper List

Jumper

Function

Installed

Removed

Default

 

 

 

 

 

W10

External REFT feed

External

Internal

Removed

 

 

 

 

 

W11

External REFB feed

External

Internal

Removed

 

 

 

 

 

R39

Positive analog input

Transformer coupled

No connection

Installed

 

 

 

 

 

R37

Negative analog input

Transformer coupled

No connection

Installed

 

 

 

 

 

R38

Positive analog input

Differential amplifier

No connection

Removed

 

 

 

 

 

R36

Negative analog input

Differential amplifier

No connection

Removed

 

 

 

 

 

R43, R44

Output clock option

ADC clock at output connector

Buff clock at output

Removed

 

 

 

connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

R42

Optional output clock

Provides pullup termination

No pullup termination

Removed

 

parallel termination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R14

Optional ADC clock

Provides pullup termination

No pullup termination

Removed

 

parallel termination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1–2. Three Pin Jumper List

Jumper

Function

Location: Pins 1–2

Location: Pins 2–3

Default

 

 

 

 

 

W1

Band gap input voltage

REFT voltage to bandgap pin

1.25 V to bandgap pin

Removed

 

(power down reference

 

 

 

 

mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W3

Transformer and diff amp

ADC output common mode

External common

1–2

 

common mode select

voltage

mode voltage

 

 

 

 

 

 

W4

Power down select

Operate mode

Power down mode

1–2

 

 

 

 

 

W5

Output enable select

Data bus tristate

Data bus enable

2–3

 

 

 

 

 

W6

Reference select

External reference

Internal reference

2–3

 

 

 

 

 

2)Connect supplies to the EVM as follows:

J 1.8-V analog supply to J6 and return to J5 J 1.8-V digital supply to J9 and return to J10 J 3.3-V driver supply to J13 and return to J14 J 5-V analog supply to J7 and return to J8 J –5-V analog supply to J11 and return to J8

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