2 Hardware

This section provides general usage information for the EVM.

1. Power up procedure:
   1. Set the current limit of the DC power supply to 50mA.
   2. Set the voltage of the DC power supply between 1.8V and 3.3V.
   3. Verify that the supply is turned off.
   4. Connect the power supply cables to the J1 connector of the EVM.
      1. The positive supply rail from the DC power supply is connected to pin 1 of J1.
      2. Ground of DC output power supply is connected to pin 2 of J1.
   5. Connect a jumper between pins 2 and 3 of J2 to enable the TRF3302.
   6. Now turn on the DC power supply.
      1. The supply current (I_CC) drawn from the power supply is approximately 4mA to 5mA.
   7. If the supply current is below 1mA, then verify that the device is not disabled with jumper at J2 connected between pins 1 and 2.
2. Power-down procedure:
   1. Turn off the DC power supply.

See Figure 2-1 for a general single tone test setup diagram instruction. Note some components, such as supply bypass capacitors, are omitted for clarity.

Figure 2-1 Single Tone Setup for TRF3302EVM for Gain and Output P1dB

1. Single tone measurement setup recommendation:
   1. RF signal generator signal connected to the RF_IN(ANT) SMA connector of the EVM. Also, connect spectrum analyzer or RF power meter to RF_OUT SMA connector of the EVM.
   2. The RF signal generator used must support up to 1.6GHz signal frequency for testing out the EVM.
   3. The maximum input power to the TRF3302 is 10dBm at the RF_IN (ANT) SMA connector reference plane.
   4. Properly characterize and account for the insertion loss of RF coaxial (coax) cables to accurately measure the device's gain, NF, and linearity performance.