The DAC12DL3200 evaluation module (EVM) is used to evaluate the DAC12DL3200 digital-to-analog converter (DAC) from Texas Instruments. Throughout this document, the terms evaluation board, evaluation module, and EVM are synonymous with the DAC12DL3200EVM.
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The DAC12DL3200 is a very low latency, dual-channel, 12-bit RF sampling digital-to-analog converter (DAC), capable of operating at sampling rates up to 3.2 Giga-samples per second (GSPS) in dual-channel mode, or 6.4 GSPS in single-channel mode. The DAC can transmit signal bandwidths beyond 2 GHz at carrier frequencies approaching 8 GHz when using multi-Nyquist output modes. The DAC12DL3200EVM device input data is transmitted over a high-speed LVDS interface. This evaluation board also includes the following important features:
The TI TSW14DL3200EVM pattern generator, when used with the TI High-Speed-Data-Converter (HSDC) Pro Software GUI, is used to send LVDS data test patterns to the DAC12DL3200EVM.
With proper hardware selection in the HSDC Pro software, the TSW14DL3200EVM is automatically configured to support the different modes of operation of the DAC12DL3200. The interface provides LVDS output data up to 1600 MSPS.