SNLU293A December   2022  – December 2022 DS560DF810

 

  1.   DS560DF810EVM User's Guide
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Hardware Description and Setup
    1. 1.1 Required Hardware
    2. 1.2 General Hardware Test Setup Procedure
    3. 1.3 Hardware Configuration to use Onboard 25 MHz Oscillator for CAL_CLK_IN
  4. 2Software Description
    1. 2.1 Software Installation Sequence
    2. 2.2 Latte Functional Overview
    3. 2.3 Useful Latte Short-Cuts
    4. 2.4 DS560DF810EVM Initialization Through the Latte GUI
      1. 2.4.1 Connect Latte to Board
      2. 2.4.2 Compile Libraries
      3. 2.4.3 Example: Programming DS560DF810EVM for 26.5625 GBd PAM4 Test Case
      4. 2.4.4 Retimer Configuration
      5. 2.4.5 Retimer “Useful Functions” (Contained in the usefulFunctions.py Latte Script)
      6. 2.4.6 Vertical Eye Monitor
  5. 3Test Case Examples
    1. 3.1 Transmitter Test Case – EVM Board Output Evaluation for 26.5625 GBd PAM4 Data
    2. 3.2 Receiver Test Case – High Loss Input Channel to Retimer EVM, 26.5625 GBd PAM4
  6. 4Supplemental Documents
  7. 5EVM Cable Assemblies
  8. 6Revision History

2 Software Description

The software used to configure the DS560DF810EVM is a TI developed GUI called Latte. The latest version of Latte is available for download by request through TI's website. There are two installation files that the user needs to download and execute: The Latte framework installer file and the Latte libraries updater. As of this publication, the latest Latte installation files are the following:

  • Main installer: TI-DS560-Latte_V0p2.exe

  • Libraries updater: TI-DS560Lib_V3p1.exe