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Single-Ended Operation for HMC611LP4

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The user inquires about using the HMC611LP4 in single-ended operation for a small SNA, confirming the need to connect Pin 4 to ground through a resistor and short pins 15 and 16. The final answer confirms this setup, noting that each RF input pin requires a DC blocking capacitor (C1 and C2 on the eval board).
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Dear Sir or Madam! I am an university student and want to use HMC611LP4 in single-ended operation mode for building a small SNA

 I would like to confirm that I understood properly the layout that must be use. Pin 4 must be connected to ground trough a resistor in order to make it an AC ground connexion. Beside that pins 15 and 16 must be short for it to work as a logarithmic power detector (which is what I understood as detector mode).