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MAX9260 Evaluation Kit
General Description
The MAX9260 evaluation kit (EV kit) provides a proven
design to evaluate the MAX9260 gigabit multimedia
serial link (GMSL) with spread spectrum and full-duplex
control channel. The EV kit also includes Windows
®
2000-, Windows XP
®
-, and Windows Vista
®
-compatible
software that provides a simple graphical user interface
(GUI) for exercising the features of the MAX9260.
The MAX9260 EV kit comes with a MAX9260GCB/V+
installed.
For complete GMSL evaluation, order both the MAX9260
EV kit and its companion board, the MAX9259 EV kit, or
the MAX9249 EV kit.
S
On-Board I
2
S Audio DAC (MAX9850)
S
On-Board Class D Audio Power Amplifier
Features
S
Drives 29-Bit Parallel Video and I
2
S Audio
Evaluates: MAX9260
(MAX9701)
S
Windows 2000-, Windows XP-, and Windows Vista
(32-Bit)-Compatible Software
S
USB-PC Connection (Cable Included)
S
USB Powered
S
Proven PCB Layout
S
Fully Assembled and Tested
Ordering Information
PART
MAX9260EVKIT+
TYPE
EV Kit
+Denotes
lead(Pb)-free and RoHS compliant.
Note:
The MAX9260 EV kit should be ordered with its com-
panion board, the MAX9259 EV kit.
Component List
DESIGNATION
C1–C5
C6–C10,
C101–C105,
C111, C121,
C131, C141,
C151, C218,
C219, C257,
C258, C259
C11, C12
QTY
5
DESCRIPTION
0.01FF
Q10%,
25V X7R ceramic
capacitors (0402)
Murata GRM155R71E103K
DESIGNATION
C106, C107,
C122, C123
QTY
4
DESCRIPTION
22pF
Q5%,
50V C0G ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608C0G1H220J
1FF
Q10%,
16V X5R ceramic
capacitor (0603)
TDK C1608X5R1C105K
0.033FF
Q10%,
25V X7R ceramic
capacitor (0603)
Murata GRM188R71E333K
1FF
Q10%,
6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0402)
Murata GRM155R60J105K
2.2FF
Q20%,
6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitor (0603)
TDK C1608X5R0J225M
0.47FF
Q20%,
16V X7R ceramic
capacitor (0603)
TDK C1608X7R1C474M
C108
20
0.1FF
Q10%,
16V X7R ceramic
capacitors (0603)
Murata GRM188R71C104K
1
C110
C200, C203–
C209, C216,
C217
C201
1
2
0.22FF
Q10%,
50V X7R ceramic
capacitors (0805)
Murata GRM21BR71H224K
4.7FF
Q20%,
25V X7R ceramic
capacitor (1206)
Murata GCM31CR71E475M
10FF
Q20%,
16V X5R ceramic
capacitors (1206)
Murata GRM31CR61C106M
Not installed, capacitor (1206)
10
C21
1
1
C22, C24, C25,
C26, C109
C23
5
0
C202
1
Windows, Windows XP, and Windows Vista are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
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Maxim Integrated Products
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For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim Direct at 1-888-629-4642,
or visit Maxim’s website at www.maxim-ic.com.
MAX9260 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX9260
Component List (continued)
DESIGNATION
C210, C211
C212, C213
C214, C215
QTY
2
0
2
DESCRIPTION
220FF
Q20%,
6.3V low-ESR tanta-
lum capacitors (C case)
AVX TPSC227M006R0070
Not installed, capacitors (C case)
10FF
Q20%,
6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0805)
TDK C2012X5R0J106M
100pF
Q5%,
50V C0G ceramic
capacitor (0603)
TDK C1608C0G1H101J
1FF
Q10%,
6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0603)
TDK C1608X5R0J105K
Not installed, capacitor (0805)
10FF
Q10%,
6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitor (0805)
Murata GRM21BR60J106K
72-pin header (2 x 36)
8-pin header
High-speed automotive connector
Rosenberger D4S20F-40MA5-Z
Not installed, SMA connectors
Not installed
Nissei GT11L-2S/
JAE MX38-FF
Not installed
JAE MX49Z04NQ1
USB type-B, right-angle female
receptacle
Phono jacks
3.5mm stereo headphone jack
DESIGNATION
JU101–JU108,
JU141–JU144,
JU255, JU256
JU201
JU206, JU251
L21, L22, L23,
L101
L251–L255
LED1, LED3,
LED4, LED120,
LED151–LED158
LED2
Q1–Q5
R1, R2
R3–R6, R9, R10,
R111
R11–R15, R123,
R151–R158,
R201, R202
R21
R101, R102
R103
R104
R112, R122
R121
R191, R192
R251
SW1, SW2
SW122,
SW150–SW157
U1
QTY
0
1
2
4
5
DESCRIPTION
Not installed, 2-pin headers—
shorted with PCB trace
6-pin header (2 x 3)
5-pin headers
Ferrite beads (0603)
TDK MMZ1608R301A
100I, 3A ferrite beads (0603)
TDK MPZ1608S101A
Red LEDs (0805)
Green LED (0805)
n-channel MOSFETs (SOT23)
Central Semi 2N7002
49.9kI
Q1%
resistors (0603)
2.2kI
Q5%
resistors (0603)
C250
1
12
1
5
2
7
C251–C254
C255
C256
H1
H20
J1
J2, J3
J4
4
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
16
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
9
1kI
Q5%
resistors (0603)
0I
Q5%
resistor (0603)
27I
Q5%
resistors (0603)
1.5kI
Q5%
resistor (0603)
470I
Q5%
resistor (0603)
10kI
Q5%
resistors (0603)
1.1kI
Q5%
resistor (0603)
4.7kI
Q5%
resistors (0603)
49.9I
Q1%
resistor (0603)
Miniature SPDT toggle switches
Momentary pushbutton switches
(6mm)
Gigabit multimedia serial link
(64 TQFP-EP*)
Maxim MAX9260GCB/V+
3.3V, 500mA LDO regulator
(8
FMAX
M
-EP*)
Maxim MAX1792EUA33+
(Top Mark: AAAC)
J5
J10
J201–J204
J206
JU1–JU9, JU11,
JU121, JU151,
JU152, JU252,
JU253, JU254
JU10, JU21,
JU22, JU23,
JU153, JU154,
JU191–JU194,
JU202–JU205
JU19 (x6, see
Table 1)
0
1
4
1
16
3-pin headers
1
14
2-pin headers
U2
1
6
0I
Q5%
resistors (0603)
2
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MAX9260 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX9260
Component List (continued)
DESIGNATION
U10
U11
QTY
1
1
DESCRIPTION
UART-to-USB converter (32 TQFP)
93C46 type 3-wire EEPROM 16-bit
architecture (8 SO)
Ultra high-speed microcontroller
(44 TQFP)
Maxim DS89C450-ENL+
Quad three-state buffer (14 SO)
Fairchild 74AC125SC_NL
Level translator (14 TSSOP)
Maxim MAX3378EEUD+
I
2
C I/O expander (24 QSOP)
Maxim MAX7324AEG+
Dual bidirectional level translator
(8 SOT23)
Maxim MAX3373EEKA+
(Top Mark: AAKS)
Stereo audio DAC with
DirectDrive
M
headphone amplifier
(28 TQFN-EP*)
Maxim MAX9850ETI+
DESIGNATION
U21
QTY
1
DESCRIPTION
Dual D flip-flop (14 SO)
1.3W, filterless, stereo Class D
audio power amplifier
(24 TQFN-EP*)
Maxim MAX9701ETG+
6.0MHz crystal (HCM49)
Hong Kong X’tals
SSL60000N1HK188F0-0
14.7456MHz crystal (HCM49)
Hong Kong X’tals
SSM14745N1HK188F0-0
33MHz, 3.3V crystal oscillator
(3.2mm x 2.5mm)
Cable assembly (2m)
MD Elektronik PT1482
USB high-speed A-to-B cables, 6ft
Shunts
PCB: MAX9260 EVALUATION KIT+
U25
1
U12
1
U13
U14
U15
1
1
1
Y10
1
Y12
1
Y20
—
—
—
—
*EP
= Exposed pad.
1
1
1
32
1
U19
1
U20
1
Component Suppliers
SUPPLIER
AVX Corporation
Central Semiconductor Corp.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Hong Kong X'tals Ltd.
MD Elektronik GmbH
Murata Electronics North America, Inc.
Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH
TDK Corp.
PHONE
843-946-0238
631-435-1110
888-522-5372
852-35112388
011-49-86-38-604-0
770-436-1300
011-49-86 84-18-0
847-803-6100
WEBSITE
www.avxcorp.com
www.centralsemi.com
www.fairchildsemi.com
www.hongkongcrystal.com
www.md-elektronik-gmbh.de
www.murata-northamerica.com
www.rosenberger.de
www.component.tdk.com
Note:
Indicate that you are using the MAX9260 when contacting these component suppliers.
MAX9260 EV Kit Files
FILE
MAX9259.EXE
FTD2XX.INF
UNINST.INI
USB_Driver_Help.PDF
Application program
USB device driver file
Uninstalls the EV kit software
USB driver installation help file
DESCRIPTION
µMAX and DirectDrive are registered trademarks of Maxim
Integrated Products, Inc.
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MAX9260 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX9260
Quick Start
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
MAX9260 EV kit (USB cable included)
MAX9259 EV kit (USB cable included)
2m Rosenberger cable assembly (included in
MAX9260 EV kit)
Parallel data source (such as digital video)
Optional: function generator (needed only if parallel
data lacks a pixel clock)
Optional: I
2
S or S/PDIF audio source
Optional: Pair of 8I speakers
Optional: 3.5mm stereo headphones
(16I or greater)
User-supplied Windows 2000, Windows XP, or
Windows Vista PC with a spare USB port (direct
500mA connection required; do not use a hub)
8)
6)
Optional Audio Demo:
Connect the S/PDIF audio
source (e.g., DVD player digital output) to MAX9259
EV kit phono jack J21. Or, connect I
2
S audio source
to header H1 and remove jumper JU210. Connect
speakers to MAX9260 EV kit SPKR_L+/SPKER_L-
and SPKR_R+/SPKR_R- oval pads, or plug head-
phones into J206 headphone jack.
Connect the USB cable from the PC to the MAX9259
EV kit board. A
New Hardware Found
window pops
up when installing the USB driver for the first time.
If a window is not seen that is similar to the one
described above after 30s, remove the USB cable
from the board and reconnect it. Administrator privi-
leges are required to install the USB device driver
on Windows.
Follow the directions of the
Found New Hardware
window to install the USB device driver. Manually
specify the location of the device driver to be
C:\Program Files\MAX9259
(default installation
directory) using the
Browse
button. During device
driver installation, Windows may show a warning
message indicating that the device driver Maxim
uses does not contain a digital signature. This is
not an error condition and it is safe to proceed
with installation. Refer to the USB_Driver_Help.PDF
document included with the software for additional
information.
Verify that MAX9259 EV kit LED120 lights up,
indicating that the microcontroller is powered and
enabled.
Required Equipment
7)
Note:
In the following sections, software-related items
are identified by bolding. Text in
bold
refers to items
directly from the EV kit software. Text in
bold and under-
lined
refers to items from the Windows operating system.
The MAX9260 EV kit is fully assembled and tested.
Follow the steps below to verify board operation:
1)
Procedure
Visit
www.maxim-ic.com/evkitsoftware
to down-
load the latest version of the EV kit software,
9259Rxx.ZIP. Save the EV kit software to a tempo-
rary folder and uncompress the ZIP file. (Note: the
MAX9260 EV kit uses the MAX9259 EV kit software.
The two boards are normally used together.)
Install the EV kit software on your computer by run-
ning the 9259Rxx.msi program inside the temporary
folder. The program files are copied and icons are
created in the Windows
Start | Programs
menu.
Verify that all jumpers are in their default positions,
as shown in Table 1.
Connect the Rosenberger cable from MAX9259 EV
kit connector J1 to MAX9260 EV kit connector J1.
Connect the parallel data source to header H1 (if
using static data without a pixel clock, use an exter-
nal function generator to drive PCLK_IN).
9)
2)
10) Verify that MAX9260 EV kit LED120 lights up,
indicating that the microcontroller is powered and
enabled.
11) Verify that MAX9260 EV kit LED2 lights up, indicat-
ing that the link has been successfully established.
If LED2 is off or LED1 is on, double-check that
PCLK_IN signal is clocking data.
12)
Optional Audio Demo:
Press and release switch
SW122 on both of the MAX9259 and MAX9260 EV
kits to enable the S/PDIF-to-I
2
S and I
2
S-to-audio
DAC demonstration circuitry. If I
2
S or S/PDIF audio
was provided to the MAX9259 EV kit, audio should
now be heard from the speakers or headphones
previously connected to the MAX9260 EV kit.
3)
4)
5)
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MAX9260 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX9260
13) Start the MAX9259 EV kit software by opening its
icon in the
Start | Programs
menu. The EV kit soft-
ware configuration window appears, as shown in
Figure 7.
14) Press the
Connect
button and the configuration
window disappears.
15) The EV kit software main window appears, as shown
in Figure 1.
16) Press the
Read All
button to read all registers on the
MAX9259 and MAX9260.
17)
I
2
C Slave Device Demo:
Make sure MAX9260 EV kit
headers JU151–JU154 are in the 1-2 position.
18) In the software’s MAX7324 tab (Figure 4), press
the
Search for MAX7324
button. Verify that the
MAX7324 Device Address
drop-down list shows
0xDA (JU151=1-2 JU152=1-2).
19) Press the
LED151-LED158 ON
button. Verify that
MAX9260 EV kit LED151–LED158 turn on.
20) Press the
LEDs Alternating
button. Verify that
MAX9260 EV kit LED151, LED153, LED156, and
LED158 turn off.
21)
GPIO Demo:
In the software’s MAX9260 tab (Figure
3), scroll down to
Register 0x06.
Uncheck the
GPIO1OUT
checkbox and press the
Write
button.
Verify that MAX9260 EV kit LED4 turns off.
22) Uncheck the
GPIO0OUT
checkbox and press
the
Write
button. Verify that MAX9260 EV kit LED3
turns off.
23) Check the
GPIO1OUT
checkbox and press
the
Write
button. Verify that MAX9260 EV kit LED4
turns on.
24) Check the
GPIO0OUT
checkbox and press
the
Write
button. Verify that MAX9260 EV kit LED3
turns on.
25)
INT Demo:
Toggle MAX9260 EV kit switch SW2 up.
Verify that MAX9259 EV kit LED1 turns on, indicating
that MAX9260 INT input is asserted.
26) In the software’s MAX9260 tab, scroll to
Register 0x06
and press the
Read
button. Verify
that the
INT
checkbox is checked, indicating that
MAX9260 INT input is asserted.
27) Toggle MAX9260 EV kit switch SW2 down. Verify
that MAX9259 EV kit LED1 turns off, indicating that
MAX9260 INT input is not asserted.
28) In the software’s MAX9260 tab, scroll to
Register 0x06
and press the
Read
button. Verify
that the
INT
checkbox is not checked, indicating
that MAX9260 INT input is not asserted.
Detailed Description of Software
The main window of the evaluation software (Figure
1) shows a block diagram representing the MAX9259/
MAX9260 system. The left column shows MAX9259 input
data sources, and the right column shows MAX9260
output data sinks.
The
Change Configuration
button (Figure 1) brings
up the
Configuration
window (Figure 7), allowing the
software GUI to select which side of the link the USB
cable should be plugged into. Controlling from the
MAX9260 side requires changing some jumper set-
tings as described in this window. If the MAX9259
and MAX9260 device addresses have been previously
changed from their factory power-on-reset values, the
new addresses must be specified in the
Configuration
window to allow register access.
The
Baud Rate
drop-down list sets the communications
baud rate. The USB link uses the same baud rate as the
MAX9259/MAX9260. Note that the baud rate should only
be changed one step at a time.
The
Read All
button reads all of the MAX9259 and
MAX9260 device registers.
Reset to Default Values
restores recommended factory settings, and
Write All
writes all MAX9259/MAX9260 device registers with the
values shown in the GUI.
The
MAX9259
tab sheet (Figure 2) provides direct access
to all registers of the MAX9259, and the
MAX9260
tab
sheet (Figure 3) provides direct access to all registers of
the MAX9260. Each register has its own
Read
and
Write
button. The small circle next to the
Read
button turns yel-
low to indicate an attempt to read or write, red to indicate
a failed read or write, and green to indicate a successful
read or write operation.
The
MAX7324
tab sheet (Figure 4) controls the I
2
C I/O
expander on the remote side of the link. When USB is
plugged into the MAX9259 EV kit, the MAX7324 tab
sheet controls the MAX7324 (U15) on the MAX9260
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