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Analog Devices Inc. AD9166 Signal Generator

Analog Devices Inc. AD9166 Signal Generator is a high-performance, wideband, and on-chip vector signal generator composed of a high-speed JESD204B Serializer/Deserializer (SERDES) interface. This signal generator features a flexible 16-bit digital datapath, Inphase/Quadrature (I/Q) Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) core, and an integrated differential to a single-ended output buffer amplifier. The AD9166 signal generator is configured for lower data-rates while maintaining high-DAC clock-rates to ease the filtering requirements and reduce overall system size, weight, and power. Typical applications include instrumentation, electronic test and measurements, electronic warfare, broadband communication systems, and load oscillator drivers.

Features

  • DC-coupled and 50Ω matched output
  • Up to 4.3dBm output power and -9.5dBm at 9GHz
  • DAC core update rate:
    • 12GSPS (guaranteed minimum) in 2x NRZ mode
  • Wide analog bandwidth:
    • DC to 9GHz in 2x NRZ mode (12GSPS DAC update rate)
    • 1GHz to 8GHz in mix mode (6GSPS DAC update rate)
    • DC to 4.5GHz in NRZ mode (6GSPS DAC update rate)
  • Power dissipation of 4.88W in 2x NRZ mode (10GSPS DAC update rate)
  • Bypassable datapath interpolation:
    • 2x, 3x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, and 24x
  • Instantaneous (complex) signal bandwidth:
    • 2.25GHz with device clock at 5GHz (2x interpolations)
    • 1.8GHz with device clock at 6GHz (3x interpolations)
  • Fast frequency hopping
  • Integrated BiCMOS buffer amplifier

Applications

  • Instrumentation:
    • Automated test equipment
    • Electronic test and measurement
    • Arbitrary waveform generators
  • Broadband communications systems
  • Electronic warfare:
    • Radars
    • Jammers
  • Local oscillator drivers

Functional Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Analog Devices Inc. AD9166 Signal Generator

Associated Board

AD9166-FMC-EBZ Evaluation Board

Analog Devices Inc. AD9166-FMC-EBZ Evaluation Board

Designed to evaluate the high-speed AD9166 vector signal generator.

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Published: 2020-08-25 | Updated: 2022-03-11