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AD9910
1 GSPS Direct Digital Synthesizer (DDS)
Clock Generator and Distribution IC
High Speed LVDS Clock Fanout Buffer
AD9520
ADCLK846
Synchronizing Multiple AD9910 1 GSPS Direct Digital Synthesizers
The circuit in Figure 1 demonstrates how to synchronize four
AD9910 1 GSPS, DDS chips using the AD9520 clock generator
and the ADCLK846 clock fanout buffer. The result is precise
phase alignment between the clock and output signals of four
AD9910 devices.
CIRCUIT FUNCTION AND BENEFITS
Synchronization of multiple DDS devices allows precise digital
tuning control of the phase and amplitude across multiple
frequency carriers. This type of control is useful in radar
applications and quadrature (I/Q) upconversion for side-band
suppression.
ADCLK846
LVDS
LEVELS
Q0
Q0
Q1
Q1
Q2
Q2
Q3
Q3
LVDS
LEVELS
CLK1
CLK1
+ SYNC_IN
– SYNC_IN
SYNC_CLK
AOUT
AD9910
(MASTER)
AD9520
Q0
PECL
LEVELS
REF CLK
IO_UPDATE
+ SYNC_OUT
– SYNC_OUT
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
REF CLK
SYNC_CLK
AOUT
AD9910
(SLAVE)
IO_UPDATE
CMOS
LEVEL
CH1
CH2
CH3
CH4
+ SYNC_IN
CMOS
LEVELS
DG2020A
– SYNC_IN
DATA
GENERATOR
REF CLK
SYNC_CLK
AOUT
IO_UPDATE
CLOCK
AD9910
(SLAVE)
+ SYNC_IN
– SYNC_IN
REF CLK
SYNC_CLK
AOUT
IO_UPDATE
AD9910
(SLAVE)
+ SYNC_IN
– SYNC_IN
Figure 1. Setup for Synchronization of Multiple AD9910’s (Simplified Schematic: Decoupling, Power, and All Connections Not Shown)
Rev. A
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