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Unable to understand few things regarding ADC CLK

Category: Hardware
Product Number: AD9689

Hi, 

My currunt setup includes AD9689-2000EBZ for ADC and HMC7044 Evaluation Board.

For FPGA I am using Gowin Arora 5AT.

Settings I require right now are L=2, M= 1, N'= 8, F=1, Full Bandwidth mode. The Adc sample clock I require is 1.2Ghz and then lane rate would be 6GHz. 

This issue is that there is a single ended connector soldered on the adc evaluation board and HMC7044 cannot produce required clock if output driver is CMOS. So, I am not getting a lock on PLL 

If I input 600Mhz on either encode clock or Sysref I get lock on the PLL, First of all why is that ?

Secondly, correct me if I am wrong that encode clock is equal to adc sample clock if decimation ratio is 1 ?

As, this adc works on this high speed clk so the differential input connectors should be populated on the board by default. 

Thank you. 

  • Hi  

    Thanks for using AD9689.

    If I input 600Mhz on either encode clock or Sysref I get lock on the PLL, First of all why is that ?

    Please create a thread at Clock and Timing for HMC7044 queries.

    Secondly, correct me if I am wrong that encode clock is equal to adc sample clock if decimation ratio is 1 ?

    You are correct. If the decimation ratio is 1, the encode clock is indeed equal to the ADC sample clock. This means that for your setup, with a 1.2GHz sample clock, the encode clock should also be 1.2GHz.

    As, this adc works on this high speed clk so the differential input connectors should be populated on the board by default. 

    The eval board is designed to accept low jitter external clock which usually have a single-ended output. However, it has also a path for a differential input. You just need to modify the board by installing 0.1uF at C1 and C2 or transfer the 0.1uF from C204/C205 to C1/C2 and install SMA connector at J1 and J2.

    See also CLOCK INPUT CONSIDERATIONS at page 32... of the datasheet.

  • Thanks for the answers.

    The PLL I am talking about is of AD9689. When I input 600Mhz on encode clock(J201) or 75Mhz at Sysref(J200 and J4) and setting the above values in AD9689 the PLL of serial line rate clock gets locked(PLL Status register 0x056F).

    Yes, I think J1 and J2 should be installed by default. The board should be designed to use J1/J2 as a single ended input by modifying the path. The rework on this board is not easy. The choice of input connector is really not friendly for rework. The center pin of SMA is SMD :/ 

    Now I have to procure these connectors and then populate them somehow.