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ORDERING INFORMATION

ESD Caution
ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive device

. Charged devices and circuit boards can discharge without detection. Although this product features patented or proprietary

protection circuitry, damage may occur on devices subjected to high energy ESD. Therefore, proper ESD precautions should be taken to avoid performance degradation or loss of
functionality.

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BILL OF MATERIALS

Table 7. Bill of Materials for the ADRF5515A-EVALZ
Reference Designator

Description

Manufacturer

Part Number

ANT_A, ANT_B, RXO_A, RXO_B,
TERM_A, TERM_B

PCB mount SMA connectors

Johnson/Cinch Connectivity Solutions

142-0701-851

C3, C4, C5

100 pF capacitors, 50 V, 0402 package

Murata Electronics

GCM1555C1H101JA16D

C19

100 pF capacitors, 200 V, 0402 package

KEMET

C0402C101J2GACTU

C24, C25

10pF capacitor, 200V, 0402 package

American Technical Ceramics

ATC600L100JT200T

C10, C12, C14, C17

1000 pF capacitors, 25 V, 0402 package

TDK

CGJ2B2X7R1E102K050BA

C11, C13, C15, C16, C18

10 µF capacitors, 10 V, 0402 package

Samsung Electro-Mechanics

CL05A106MP5NUNC

R3, R4

0 Ω resistors, 0402 package

Panasonic Electronic Components

ERJ-2GE0R00X

R7, R8, R9

300 Ω resistors, 0402 package

Panasonic Electronic Components

ERJ-2GEJ301X

U1

Integrated dual-channel, 3.3 GHz to 4.0
GHz, 20 W receiver front end

Analog Devices, Inc.

ADRF5515A

PCB

Printed circuit board

Analog Devices

08-057286C

Summary of Contents for ADRF5515A-EVALZ

Page 1: ...egrated dual channel 3 3 GHz to 4 0 GHz 20 W receiver front end ideally suited for time division duplex ing TDD wireless infrastructure applications The ADRF5515A consists of a high power switch and a two stage low noise amplifier LNA on each channel This user guide describes the ADRF5515A EVALZ designed to easily evaluate the features and performance of the ADRF5515A A photograph of the ADRF5515A...

Page 2: ... Photograph 1 Evaluation Board Hardware 3 Overview 3 ADRF5515A EVALZ Layout 3 Power Supply Inputs 3 Control Inputs 4 RF Inputs and Outputs 4 Test Procedure 5 Biasing Sequence 5 Expected Results 6 Evaluation Board Artwork and Schematic 7 Ordering Information 9 Bill of Materials 9 REVISION HISTORY 6 2021 Revision 0 Initial Version ...

Page 3: ...red on the PCB ground pad is the main thermal conduit for heat dissipation The PCB ground pad is densely populated with filled through vias to provide the lowest possible thermal resistance path temperature from the top to the bottom of the PCB The connections from the package ground leads to ground are kept as short as possible POWER SUPPLY INPUTS The ADRF5515A EVALZ has five power supply inputs ...

Page 4: ...B are dc coupled whereas the RXO_x is ac coupled using a series capacitor of 10 pF close to the SMA connector The SMA connectors and series components on the thru lines are not populated by default and can be connected by the user to measure and calibrate out the evaluation board loss effects To measure and calibrate out the evaluation board loss effects the user must connect these connectors and ...

Page 5: ...ve a high and low receive gain of 36 dB and 17 dB respectively at 3 6 GHz See the expected results in Figure 4 to Figure 7 Table 5 Truth Table Switch Control SWCTRL Signal Path Low Receive operation High Transmit operation Table 6 Truth Table Receive Operation PD BP_A BP_B Receive Operation Low Low High gain mode Low High Low gain mode High Low Power down high isolation mode High High Power down l...

Page 6: ...alog com Rev 0 6 of 9 EXPECTED RESULTS Figure 4 Receive Operation High Gain Figure 5 Receive Operation Antenna to Termination Isolation Figure 6 Receive Operation Low Gain Figure 7 Transmit Operation Antenna to Termination Insertion Loss ...

Page 7: ...User Guide UG 1891 EVALUATION BOARD ARTWORK AND SCHEMATIC analog com Rev 0 7 of 9 Figure 8 ADRF5515A EVALZ Assembly Diagram ...

Page 8: ...User Guide UG 1891 EVALUATION BOARD ARTWORK AND SCHEMATIC analog com Rev 0 8 of 9 Figure 9 ADRF5515A EVALZ Schematic ...

Page 9: ...e Evaluation Board must comply with applicable law including but not limited to the RoHS Directive TERMINATION ADI may terminate this Agreement at any time upon giving written notice to Customer Customer agrees to return to ADI the Evaluation Board at that time LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THE EVALUATION BOARD PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ADI MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KI...

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