At a minimum, evaluation of the buffer mode requires:
- A DC power supply capable of 3.3 V, 2 A
- A high-quality signal source, such as an SMA100B
- A spectrum analyzer or signal analyzer
- A PC with a USB port, running Windows 7 or a more recent version of Windows
- Texas Instruments Clocks and Synthesizers TICS Pro software
Full evaluation requires the following additional hardware:
- A high-speed 4-CH oscilloscope capable of resolving 5-ps step size for SYSREF delay tuning
- A 2-CH arbitrary function generator or other pulse source capable of outputting complementary LVDS pulses and DC levels (1.25 V ± 0.2 V, differential, into 100-Ω DC load) for triggering SYSREF, SYNCing the dividers, and determining SYSREF windowing values
- A phase noise analysis system capable of measuring at up to 12.8 GHz