Initial Hardware Setup
- Connect TIDA-010274 Reference
Design to 'J59 Pattern/Capture card
- Connect RF cable from DAC output
J9 to ADC input J8 through 20dB attenuator
- Connect 10MHz reference to
connector J5 on the clocking board (optional)
- Connect both USB cables to 'J59;
connect USB cable to TIDA-010274
- Connect 12V supply to 'J59;
confirm current limit is set to 2A or higher
- Connect 12V supply to
TIDA-010274; confirm current limit is 2A or higher
- Connect Spectrum Analyzer to J11
to monitor DAC output (optional)
Initial Power Up
- Engage 12V supply for 'J59
- Engage 12V supply for
TIDA-010274; expect initial current to be 0.85A
Initial Software Setup
- Launch HSDC Pro GUI version
5.3.03 or later
- Select Device: ADC
- Set ADC Output Data Rate
to: 10G
- Launch j59_ui. gui
- Verify software connects
to 'J59 board
Software Execution
- Launch TIDA-010274 GUI
- Select / verify Case0 is selected for wideband mode
- On TIDA-010274 GUI: Press Run button
- Verify comm error indicator is not on;
- If so, re-run and/or check the USB connections and power to the
device.
- Verify current increases to 1.8A
- Verify current monitor indicates DAC power at 3.3W and ADC power at
3.8W
Transceiver Capture Procedure
- On j59_ui.exe: Run script file "Master Transceiver"
- Wait for code script to load pattern, capture data, and transfer to HSDC
Pro
- Verify FFT capture display on the HSDC Pro GUI