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Verify hardware setup:
x Validate power supply is connected, turned on, and current limit is appropriate for the device.
x Validate OSCin signal is supplied and turned on, if required.
x Ensure programming cable is hooked up to the board.
x Ensure spectrum analyzer center frequency matches target frequency. Choose wide span so that the carrier can
be seen if it is off frequency.
x Ensure device is not powered down by the CE pin.
x Load all registers (Ctrl+L).
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Verify software setup:
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x Validate that no boxes are red. If so, mouse over and read the tool tips.
x Ensure that all the frequency boxes values are correct. Also understand that the VCO frequency could be
different than the output frequency as there are often dividers after the boxes.
x Load all registers (Ctrl+L).
x Try Readback at this point, if necessary.
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Verify communications:
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have the program blink the green LED.
x Send simple one way communication to the device such as: POWERDOWN, RESET, or change the status of a
pin. Realize that if a RESET is done, do a Ctrl+L to refresh the registers afterwards. For POWERDOWN, you can
validate this looking at the current on the power supply.
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