MAX3881

The MAX3881 evaluation kit (EV kit) is an assembled demonstration board that provides easy evaluation of the MAX3881 2.488Gbps SDH/SONET 1:16 deserializer with clock recovery. The EV kit MAX3881 requires only one +3.3V supply and includes all the external components necessary to interface with CML inputs and PECL outputs. The board can be connected to the output of a limiting amplifier circuit (such as the MAX3866) and to the input of a PECL device (such as an overhead termination circuit). A signal generator or stimulus system can be used with an oscilloscope to evaluate the MAX3881's basic functionality.