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DEMO MANUAL DC2078A
Demo circuit 2078A can be set up to evaluate the perfor-
mance of the LTC6430-20. Refer to Figure 4 for proper
equipment connections and follow the procedure below:
Two-Tone Measurement:
Connect all test equipment as suggested in Figure 4.
1. The power labels of “VCC 4.75V-5.25V” and GND di-
rectly correspond to the power supply. Typical current
consumption of the LTC6430-20 is about 170mA.
2. Apply two independent signals f1 and f2 from signal
generator 1 and signal generator 2 at 600MHz and
601MHz, while setting the amplitude to
–
18dBm/tone
at the demo board input (J1).
3. Monitor the output tone level on the spectrum analyzer.
Adjust the signal generator levels such that the output
power me1dBm/tone at the amplifier output
J2, after correcting for external cable losses, minimum
loss matching pads and attenuations.
QUICK START PROCEDURE
4. Change the spectrum analyzer’s center frequency and
observe the two IM3 tones at 1MHz below and above
the input frequencies. The frequencies of IM3_LOW and
IM3_HIGH are 599MHz and 602MHz, respectively. The
measurement levels should be approximately
–
92dBc;
+47dBm is typical OIP3 performance for the LTC6430-20
at 600MHz.
The OIP3 calculation is:
OIP3 = POUT + ∆IMD3/2
Where:
POUT is the lower output signal power of the funda-
mental products.
∆IMD3 = POUT – PIM3; PIM3 is the higher Third-Order
intermodulation product.
Single-tone Measurement
5. Continue with step 4 above, turn off one signal source
to measure gain and harmonic distortions.