EB-GS2985-02
Evaluation Board User Guide
Rev. 3 January 2013
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Revision History (Document # 52246)
Contents
Revision History (Document # 52246) ........................................................................................................2
General Description ..........................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation Kit Contents ...................................................................................................................................3
Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................3
1. Evaluation Board User Guide ....................................................................................................................4
1.1 SDI Inputs and Outputs ..................................................................................................................5
1.2 DDO1/RCO Output ..........................................................................................................................5
1.3 SPI Interface .......................................................................................................................................5
1.4 GS2985 RCLK Control I/O ..............................................................................................................5
1.5 GS3440 EQ Control I/O ...................................................................................................................7
1.6 GS2988 CD Control I/O ..................................................................................................................7
1.7 Power Pins ...........................................................................................................................................8
1.8 Measuring ORL ............................................................................................................................... 10
1.9 Board & Software Setup Instructions ...................................................................................... 10
1.9.1 Installing the Gennum USB Dongle Board Software ............................................. 10
1.9.2 Installing the GS2985 Control Software..................................................................... 12
1.9.3 Setting Up the Hardware ................................................................................................ 15
1.9.4 GS2985 Control Software ............................................................................................... 16
Functionality of Buttons ............................................................................................................................... 17
Functionality of Knobs .................................................................................................................................. 17
Pin Override Functionality .......................................................................................................................... 18
1.9.5 Start-up Process ................................................................................................................. 18
1.10 Optional Connectors .................................................................................................................. 18
2. Schematics .................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.1 EB-GS2985-02 Schematic ........................................................................................................... 19
2.2 Power & Control Schematic ....................................................................................................... 20
3. Board Layout................................................................................................................................................ 21
4. Bill of Materials............................................................................................................................................ 22
Version ECO Date Changes and / or Modifications
3 010918 January 2013 Updates throughout the document with
references to an addition of an inductor.
2 152337 July 2009 Updates to Sections 1.9.4 GS2985 Control
Software, 2. Schematics and 4. Bill of
Materials. Added Section Pin Override
Functionality.
1 152007 June 2009 Changed inductor value in Section 2.1
EB-GS2985-02 Schematic and Section 4. Bill
of Materials. Modified Section 1.8
Measuring ORL.
0 151624 May 2009 New document.