SD384EVK - Evaluation Board for LMH0384 Cable Equalizer

Description:

The SD384EVK is an evaluation board designed to demonstrate the performance and capabilities of the LMH0384 3 Gbps HD/SD SDI Extended Reach and Configurable Adaptive Cable Equalizer.

The board accepts 75Ω input signals conforming to the SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 292M, or SMPTE 259M standards. The LMH0384 will restore the input signal after it has been attenuated by coaxial cable. The LMH0384 differential output is provided via two 50Ω SMA connectors. Jumpers on the board can be configured for evaluation of LMH0384 features such as auto sleep, carrier detect, mute, bypass, and SPI mode / pin mode select.

Contents:

• SD384EVK board assembly with the LMH0384 cable equalizer
• SD384EVK User Guide, which includes the Schematic and BOM

What the user needs to provide:

• An SDI video source (i.e. a video test generator)
• SDI video analyzer, SDI waveform monitor, or a high-speed oscilloscope to observe the output
• Coaxial cable to attenuate the signal prior to the equalizer (optional)
• Power supply for SD384EVK

• AN-1972 - Application Note 1972 Board Layout Challenges in Serial Digital Interface
• AN-2002 - Application Note 2002 Replacing the CLC014 Adaptive Cable Equalizer with the LMH0074
• AN-2003 - Application Note 2003 Replacing the CLC012 Adaptive Cable Equalizer with the LMH0074