Alinx AN8238 User manual

2-Channel High Speed
AD Module AN8238
User Manual

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Table of Contents
Part 1: 2-Channel High Speed AD Module AN9238.........................................3
Part 1.1: AN9238 Module Parameter Description.....................................3
Part 1.2: AN9238 Module Size Dimension.................................................4
Part 2: AN9238 Module Function Description................................................... 5
Part 2.1: AN9238 Module Hardware Block Diagram................................5
Part 2.1: Single-ended Input and Operational Amplifier Circuit..............5
Part 2.2: Single-ended to Differential and AD Conversion...................... 6
Part 2.4: AD9238 Conversion...................................................................... 7
Part 2.6: AN9238 Digital Output Timing..................................................... 8
Part 2.7: The Pin Assignment of AN9238 Module.................................... 9
Part 3: AD Sampling DEMO Program Description......................................... 10
Part 4: Hardware Connection and Testing.......................................................12
Part 4.1: Take the AX301B Development Board as an example......... 13
Part 4.2: Take the AX309 Development Board as an example............ 14
Part 4.3：Serial Display Voltage............................................................... 16

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Part 1: 2-Channel High Speed AD Module AN9238
ALINX high-speed AD module AN9238 is a 2-channel 65MSPS, 12-bit
analog signal to digital signal module. The AD conversion of the module adopts
the AD9238 chip of ADI Company. The AD9238 chip supports 2-channel AD
input conversion, so one AD9238 chip supports 2-channel AD input conversion.
The analog signal input supports single-ended analog signal input, the input
voltage range is -5V~+5V, and the interface is an SMA socket.
The module has a standard 0.1 pitch 40-pin female header for connecting
to the FPGA development board
Figure 1-1: AN9238 Module Product Image
Part 1.1: AN9238 Module Parameter Description
The following are the detailed parameters of the high-speed AD module
AN9238:
AD conversion chip: 1 piece of AD9238

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AD conversion channel: 2 channels;
AD sampling rate: 65MSPS;
AD sampling data bits: 12 bits;
Digital interface level standard: +3.3V CMOS level
AD analog signal input range: -5V~+5V
Analog signal input interface: SMA interface
Measurement accuracy: about 10Mv
Working temperature: -40°~85°
Part 1.2: AN9238 Module Size Dimension
Figure 1-2: AN9238 Module Size Dimension

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Part 2: AN9238 Module Function Description
Part 2.1: AN9238 Module Hardware Block Diagram
Figure 2-1: AN9238 Module Hardware Block Diagram
For the specific reference design of the AD9238 circuit, please refer to the
AD9238 chip manual.
Part 2.1: Single-ended Input and Operational Amplifier
Circuit
The single-ended input AD1 and AD2 are input through two SMA headers,
J5 or J6, and the voltage of the single-ended input is -5V~+5V.
On the FPGA development board, the input voltage of -5V~+5V is reduced
to -1V~+1V through the AD8065 chip and voltage divider resistors. If the user
wants to input a wider range of voltage, just modify the resistance of the
front-end voltage divider resistor.
Conversion Formula: VOUT = (1.0/5.02)*VIN

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The following table is the voltage comparison table after analog input signal
and AD8065 operational amplifier output:
AD Analog Input Value
AD8065 Operational Amplifier Output
-5 V
-1 V
0 V
0 V
+5 V
+1 V
Part 2.2: Single-ended to Differential and AD
Conversion
The input voltage of -1V~+1V is converted into a differential signal (VIN+ −
VIN−) by the AD8138 chip, and the common mode level of the differential signal
is determined by the CML pin of AD.

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The following table is the voltage comparison table after analog input signal
to AD8138 differential output:
AD Analog
Input Value
AD8065 Operational
Amplifier Output
AD8138 Differential Output
(VIN+−VIN−)
-5 V
-1 V
-1 V
0 V
0 V
0 V
+5 V
+1 V
+1 V
Part 2.4: AD9238 Conversion
The default AD is configured as offset binary, and the value of AD
conversion is shown in the figure below:

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In the module circuit design, the VREF value of AD9238 is 1V, so the final
analog signal input and AD conversion data are as follows
AD Analog
Input Value
AD8065 Operational
Amplifier Output
AD8138 Differential
Output (VIN+−VIN−)
AD9238 Digital
Output
-5 V
-1 V
-1 V
000000000000
0 V
0 V
0 V
100000000000
+5 V
+1 V
+1 V
11111111111
From the table, we can see that the digital value converted by AD9238 is
the smallest when -5V is input, and the digital value converted by AD9238 is the
largest when it is +5V.
Part 2.6: AN9238 Digital Output Timing
The digital output of AD9238 dual-channel AD is +3.3VCMOS output mode,
2 channels (A and B) independent data and clock. AD data converts data on the
rising and falling edges of the clock, and the FPGA end can sample the AD data
with the AD clock.

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Part 2.7: The Pin Assignment of AN9238 Module
Only the signals of the 40-pin extension interface are listed below. For
specific users, please refer to the schematic diagram
Pin Number
Signal Name
Description
1
GND
Ground
2
+5V
5V Power Input
3
CH2_CLK
AD Channel B Clock.
4
CH2_D0
AD Channel B Data DATA0
5
CH2_D1
AD Channel B Data DATA2
6
CH2_D2
AD Channel B Data DATA2
7
CH2_D3
AD Channel B Data DATA3
8
CH2_D4
AD Channel B Data DATA4
9
CH2_D5
AD channel B data DATA5
10
CH2_D6
AD Channel B Data DATA6
11
CH2_D7
AD Channel B Data DATA7
12
CH2_D8
AD Channel B Data DATA8
13
CH2_D9
AD Channel B Data DATA8
14
CH2_D10
AD Channel B Data DATA10
15
CH2_D11
AD Channel B Data DATA11
16
CH2_OTR
The Voltage of AD Channel B is Out of Range
17
-
NA
18
-
NA
19
CH1_D1
AD Channel A Data DATA1
20
CH1_D0
AD Channel A Data DATA0
21
CH1_D3
AD Channel A Data DATA3
22
CH1_D2
AD Channel A Data DATA2
23
CH1_D5
AD Channel A Data DATA5
24
CH1_D4
AD Channel A Data DATA4
25
CH1_D7
AD Channel A Data DATA7
26
CH1_D6
AD Channel A Data DATA6

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CH1_D9
AD Channel A Data DATA9
28
CH1_D8
AD Channel A Data DATA8
29
CH1_D11
AD Channel A Data DATA11
30
CH1_D10
AD Channel A Data DATA10
31
CH1_CLK
AD Channel A Clock
32
CH1_OTR
The Voltage of AD channel A is Out of Range
33
-
NA
34
-
NA
35
-
NA
36
-
NA
37
GND
Ground
38
GND
Ground
39
-
NA
Part 3: AD Sampling DEMO Program Description
The program dynamically displays the waveform generated by the signal
generator to the software Signaltap (chipscope), and also sends the data
collected by AD to the serial port regularly, and the serial debugging tool on the
computer displays the actual collected AD data value.
The whole program contains a top-level module ad9238_test.v and three
sub-modules: AD conversion module (ad.v), data conversion module
(volt_cal.v), serial port sending program (uart.v).The AD conversion module
ad.v completes the collection of AD data; the data conversion module
volt_cal.v completes the voltage and hexadecimal to decimal format conversion;
the serial port sending program uart.v completes the serial data transmission of
the ASIC code of the collected data.