LMX2487E-EVM

LMX248x Evaluation Board User's Guide Literature Number: SNAU137B March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Trademarks ......................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 4 Setup .................................................................................................................................. 5 3.1 Input/Output Connector Description ................................................................................... 5 3.2 Loop Filter Values ........................................................................................................ 6 3.3 RF PLL Loop Filter ....................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Installing the EVM Software 3.5 Using the EVM Software ................................................................................................ 7 ............................................................................................ 6 Schematic ........................................................................................................................... 8 Bill of Materials .................................................................................................................... 9 Layers Stackup .................................................................................................................. 11 PCB Layouts ...................................................................................................................... 11 Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots ................................................................................ 15 8.1 LMX2485E Phase Noise Plots ........................................................................................ 15 8.2 LMX2487E Phase Noise Plots ........................................................................................ 18 Revision History .......................................................................................................................... 21 2 Table of Contents SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated User's Guide SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 LMX248x Evaluation Board The Texas Instruments LMX2485E-EVM/LMX2487E-EVM helps designers evaluate the operation and performance of any device in the LMX248x family. Although only two options are offered, the other members in the family are all pinout-compatible and program-compatible to one of these existing board option. They would be expected to have similar performance, just different in the maximum frequency of operation. SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 3 Introduction 1 www.ti.com Trademarks All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 2 Introduction The EVM contains one Frequency Synthesizer (see Table 1). Table 1. Evaluation Device and Package Configurations DEVICE RF PLL FREQUENCY RANGE LMX2485E 50 to 3000 MHz LMX2485 500 to 3000 MHz LMX2486 1000 to 4500 MHz LMX2487 1000 to 6000 MHz LMX2487E 3000 to 7500 MHz EVALUATION VEHICLE LMX2485E EVAL LMX2487E EVAL Table 2. Evaluation Device and Package Configurations BOARD VERSION DESIGNATOR IC PACKAGE VCO MODEL VCO FREQUENCY RANGE LMX2485EEVM U1 LMX2485E QFN24 Crystek CVCO55CL 60-80 MHz LMX2487EEVM U1 LMX2487E QFN24 Crystek CVCO44BH 4100-4300 MHz Although the devices are very broadband, the VCO is ultimately what limits the frequency range of the evaluation board. These VCOs were chosen primarily for their availability, standard footprint, and for their lower risk of becoming obsolete. 4 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Setup www.ti.com 3 Setup 3.1 Input/Output Connector Description Input Reference Frequency 5V 10 pin Header from Spectrum USB2ANY Analyzer Figure 1. Evaluation Board Setup SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 5 Setup www.ti.com VccVCO Connect this to a 5-V Power supply. OSCin Connect this to a signal generator at +4 dBm. Default frequency is 50 MHz for the LMX2485E-EVM and 100 MHz for the LMX2487E-EVM. RFout Connect this to a spectrum analyzer. The board has DC-blocking capacitors, so the signal is AC coupled. uWire Hook this to the programming interface. 3.2 Loop Filter Values TI’s Clock Design Tool can be used to optimize the PLL phase noise/jitter for given specifications. See: http://www.ti.com/tool/pllatinumsim-sw. 3.3 RF PLL Loop Filter Table 3. RF PLL Loop Filter Parameters NOTE: 3.4 Parameter LMX2485E LMX2487E VCO Used Crystek CVCO55CL Crystek CVCO55BH VCO Gain (KVCO) 8 MHz/V 100 MHz/V VCO Input Capacitance 330 pF 10 pF Nominal Output Frequency 60 to 80 MHz 4100 to 4300 MHz Phase Margin 44 50 Loop Bandwidth 8.7 15 Reference Clock Frequency 50 MHz 100 MHz KPD(Charge Pump) 16X (1520 μA) 8X (760 μA) Phase Detector Freq 2000 kHz 20000 kHz 3.3 V from LDO PLL Supply 3.3 V from LDO VCO Supply 5V 5V C1 10 nF 5.6 nF C2 680 nF 120 nF C3 15 nF 220 pF C4 1 nF 1 nF R2 180 Ω 270 Ω R3 220 Ω 1.2 kΩ R4 3.3 k Ω 1.2 k Ω PLL Loop Bandwidth is a function of KPD, KVCO, N, and the loop components. Changing KPD and N will thereforechange the loop bandwidth. Installing the EVM Software 1. Go to http://www.ti.com/tool/ticspro-sw 2. Click on the download button to download the software. 3. Run the executable file. 6 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Setup www.ti.com 3.5 Using the EVM Software Figure 2. Choosing the LMX2487E Device in TICS Pro NOTE: Don’t forget to press +L or do Keyboard Controls → Load Device, to load the settings SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 7 Schematic 4 www.ti.com Schematic View Section 5 for actual component values. Label Table Variant Label Text 001 LMX2485E EVAL 002 LMX2487E-EVM VccPLL R1 0 R2 R5 0 0 C5 0.1 µF C4 10µF 21 ohm 142-0701-851 0 R6 R8 VddRF4 C7 VddRF1 C8 0 VddRF2 R10 0 VccIFVCO VddRF5 4700pF C2pRF 0.68 µF 0 R2_RF R17 1.00k 0.01 µF R20 0 R54 R18 0 0 C15 0.1 µF VccRFAMP C17 1 NC NC GND 2 5 3 R4_RF R3_RF R55 3.3k C4_RF 1000pF 220 C3_RF 0.015 µF 0 R23 4 1 LM6211MF V+ V- 3 R24 VccPLL 0 C20 0.1 µF 10k C21 10k 2 OUT EN DAP 0.1 µF U5 IN C2pIF R2_IF 1.00k 8.2k C1_IF R22 0 C32 FINIF CPOUTIF 19 20 ENOSC OSCIN OSCOUT RFout 1 142-0701-851 C25 0.1 µF R27 R31 18 18 R29 18 R28 68 C29 0.1 µF C30 FINRF FINRF 10 8 7 6 CE CLK DATA LE 14 17 VDDIF1 VDDIF2 0.1 µF 100pF VddIF1 C31 100pF VddRF1 C28 0.1 µF VddIF2 TP_CE VccPLL R47 C24 100pF TP_LE R32 10k R45 15k GND GND GND VccPLL 25 TP_DATA R35 15k 52601-S10-8LF TP_CLK R39 15k R36 2.2k VddRF4 GND GND GND GND D1 Green VddRF3 C18 100pF 100pF TP_VtuneIF 5 6 7 8 R43 270 C35 100pF 27k R37 0 2 15 LMX2485ESQ/NOPB VccPLL 15k 2 4 6 8 10 C3_IF R3_IF 1 21 R34 uWire 1 3 5 7 9 3 C27 1µF 0.1 µF U4 LM6211MF V+ V- TP_Ftest/LD VccIFVCO C33 100pF C34 100pF Q1 BSS138 1 C36 0.1 µF R48 15k R41 R38 18 R40 18 C22 100pF U6 60-110MHz 16 15 14 13 GND GND Vcc GND 2 27k R33 27k C39 23 15k TP_ENOSC VccPLL NC VDDRF1 VDDRF2 VDDRF3 VDDRF4 VDDRF5 4 VccPLL R30 3 27k C37 FLOUTRF C23 TP_OSCout 12 1 2 27k R46 VddRF2 3 9 22 24 11 CPOUTRF 1 C26 100pF FTEST/LD 4 5 0 VccIFAMP 18 4 3 2 1 C14 VccRFVCO 2 3 4 5 16 15 14 13 16 5 R 14 2 3 4 5 13 0.01 µF 1800pF R26 4 3 2 1 GND GND Vcc GND 100pF U1 51 142-0701-851 9 10 11 12 GND GND GND GND G ND R F out G ND G ND G ND G ND Vtune G ND U2 60-110MHz 0.01 µF C2_IF R25 IFout 1 18 R44 68 5 4 3 2 5 TP_VtuneRF 5 6 7 8 R53 27k R52 MH3 R2pRF 180 C1_RF 1 15k MH2 1 MH4 OSCin R51 TCBS-6-01 FID1 C13 LP5900SDX-3.3 100pF TCBS-6-01 MH1 1 U3 7 S4 0.1 µF 0 C12 0.1 µF 0 4 S3 C9 R15 R21 0 6 TCBS-6-01 R11 VccIFAMP R19 C19 S2 TCBS-6-01 1 FID2 C2_RF 10µF S1 0.1 µF 0 C11 0.1 µF 0 1 FID3 0 VccRFAMP R12 R16 PCB LOGO FCC disclaimer 0.1 µF R13 0 PCB LOGO ESD Susceptible 0.1 µF R7 0 C10 0.1 µF C3 G ND G ND Vtune G ND TP_GND C2 PCB LOGO Texas Instruments 0.1 µF 0 0 VccRFVCO R9 VddIF1 VddRF3 0.1 µF 0 R4 SV600806 B G ND R F out G ND G ND 142-0701-851 C6 10µF 1 PCB Number: PCB Rev: Note ------- Any component with designator value of 100 or higher is on the back side of the board and will not be placed in default mode. - The components with a suffix of "p" indicate a pad is shared and the part number without the "p" suffix can not be placed. --- R27p Place 68 ohms to ground to create a 6 dB T pad, or 0 ohms for impedance measurent callibration. --- R33p Place this component to use the directional coupler --- R35p Place 68 ohms to ground to create a 6 dB T pad, or 0 ohms for impedance measurent callibration. 9 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 21 ohm VccAUX L2 R3 C1 0.1 µF 2 L1 1 5 4 3 2 VccVCO VddIF2 142-0701-851 27k R42 VddRF5 100pF C38 100pF Copyright © 2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Figure 3. LMX2485E/87E EVM Schematic 8 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Bill of Materials www.ti.com 5 Bill of Materials Table 4. Bill of Materials ITEM DESIGNATOR DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER PART NUMBER QUANTITY 1 AA1 Printed Circuit Board TBD by TI 551600806-001 REV A 1 2 C18, C22, C24, C26, C30, C31, C35, C41 CAP, CERM, 100pF, 25V, +/-10%, X7R, 0603 AVX 06033C101KAT2A 8 3 C5, C10, C11, C14, C16, C17, C25, C28, C29, C36 CAP, CERM, 0.1uF, 16V, +/-10%, X7R, 0603 Kemet C0603C104K4RACTU 10 4 C1, C2, C3, C7, C8, C9, C37, C40 CAP, CERM, 1uF, 16V, +/-10%, X5R, 0603 Kemet C0603C105K4PACTU 8 5 C4, C19 CAP, CERM, 10uF, 10V, +/-10%, X5R, 0805 Kemet C0805C106K8PACTU 2 6 D1 Lumex 1594540000 1 Murata BLM18AG121SN1D 1 7 L1 FB, 120 ohm, 500mA, 0603 8 OSCin, RFout, VccVCO Connector, SMT, End launch SMA 50 ohm Emerson Network Power 142-0701-851 3 9 R3, R20, R21, R23, R55 RES, 0 ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW06030000Z0EA 5 10 R1, R2, R4, R6, R7, R9, R10, R12, R56 RES, 10.0 ohm, 1%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW060310R0FKEA 9 11 R27, R29, R31 RES, 18 ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW060318R0JNEA 3 12 R14 RES, 51 ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW060351R0JNEA 1 13 R43 RES, 270 ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW0603270RJNEA 1 14 R24, C21 RES, 1k ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW060310K0JNEA 1 15 R32, R34, R35, R36, R39 RES, 15k ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW060315K0JNEA 5 16 R33, R37, R42, R47 RES, 27k ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW060327K0JNEA 4 17 S1,S2, S3, S4 0.375" Standoff Voltrex SPCS-6 4 18 U3 Ultra Low Noise, 150mA Linear Regulator for RF/Analog Circuits Requires No Bypass Capacitor, 6-pin LLP Texas Instruments LP5900SDX-3.3 1 19 U5 Low Noise, RRO Op Amp with CMOS Input Texas Instruments LM6211MF 1 20 U7 Fairchild BSS138 1 21 uWire FCI 52601-G10-8LF 1 22 S1, TP_Ftest/LD, TP_OSCout, TP_TRIGGER, TP_VtuneIF, TP_VtuneRF Open Open None 6 23 FID1, FID2, FID3 Fiducial mark. There is nothing to buy or mount. N/A N/A 3 SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 9 Bill of Materials www.ti.com Table 5. Additional LMX2485E-EVM Specific Components ITEM DESIGNATOR DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER 24 U1 LMX2485E Texas Instruments PART NUMBER QUANTITY 1 25 U2 VCO Crystek CVCO55CL-00600110 26 C1_RF CAP, CERM, 0.01uF, 100V, +/-5%, X7R, 0603 Kemet C0603C103J1RACT U 1 27 C2_RF CAP, CERM, 0.68uF, 10V, +/-10%, X5R, 0603 Kemet C0603C684K8PAC 1 28 C3_RF CAP, CERM, 0.015uF, 100V, +/-10%, X7R, 0603 Kemet C0603C153K1RAC TU 1 29 C4_RF CAP, CERM, 1000pF, 50V, +/-5%, C0G/NP0, 0603 Kemet C0603C102J5GAC 1 30 R2_RF RES, 180 ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW0603180RJN EA 1 31 R3_RF RES, 220 ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW0603220RJN EA 1 32 R4_RF RES, 3.3k ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW06033K30JN EA 1 1 Table 6. Additional LMX2487E-EVM Specific Components 10 ITEM DESIGNATOR DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER 24 U1 LMX2487E Texas Instruments 25 U2 26 C1_RF 27 PARTNUMBER QUANTITY 1 Crystek CVCO55BH-41004300 1 CAP, CERM, 5600pF, 100V, +/5%, X7R, 0603 AVX 06031C562JAT2A 1 C2_RF CAP, CERM, 0.12uF, 10V, +/10%, X5R, 0603 MuRata GRM188R61A124K A01D 1 28 C3_RF CAP, CERM, 220pF, 100V, +/10%, X7R, 0603 AVX 06031C221KAT2A 1 29 C4_RF CAP, CERM, 1000pF, 50V, +/5%, C0G/NP0, 0603 Kemet C0603C102J5GAC 1 30 R2_RF RES, 270 ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW0603270RJN EA 1 31 R3_RF RES, 1.2k ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW06031K20JN EA 1 32 R4_RF RES, 1.2k ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 0603 Vishay-Dale CRCW06031K20JN EA 1 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Layers Stackup www.ti.com 6 Layers Stackup 4-layer PCB Stackup includes: • Top Layer for high-priority high-frequency signals (1 oz.) • Rogers 4003 Dielectric, 16 mils • RF Ground plane (1 oz.) • FR4 • Power (PWR) Layer • FR4, 23 mils • Bottom Layer copper clad for thermal relief (1 oz.) • Total board thickness is 62 mils 7 PCB Layouts Figure 4. Layer #1 – Top SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 11 PCB Layouts www.ti.com Figure 5. Layer #2 – RF Ground Plane 12 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated PCB Layouts www.ti.com Figure 6. Layer #3 – Power SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 13 PCB Layouts www.ti.com Figure 7. Layer #3 – Bottom Layer 14 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots www.ti.com 8 Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots 8.1 LMX2485E Phase Noise Plots Figure 8. Impact of CPG on Phase Noise SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 15 Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots www.ti.com Figure 9. LMX2485E Impact of Fractional Modulator Order 16 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots www.ti.com Figure 10. LMK2485E Impact of Dithering SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 17 Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots 8.2 www.ti.com LMX2487E Phase Noise Plots Figure 11. LMX2487E Impact of CPG on Phase Noise 18 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots www.ti.com Figure 12. LMX2487E Impact on Fractional Modulator SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback LMX248x Evaluation Board Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 19 Typical Phase Noise Performance Plots www.ti.com Figure 13. LMX2487E Impact of Dithering 20 LMX248x Evaluation Board SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated Revision History www.ti.com Revision History NOTE: Page numbers for previous revisions may differ from page numbers in the current version. Changes from A Revision (March 2014) to B Revision .................................................................................................. Page • • • • • Changed the EVM guide images and layout to the latest SDS standards ........................................................ Replaced the LMX2485, LMX2486, and LMX2487 board information sections with more generic EVM set-up sections .. Deleted Quick Start for EVM Communications section .............................................................................. Changed Clock Design Tool to PLLatinum Sim ....................................................................................... Changed CodeLoader software to TICSPro ........................................................................................... SNAU137B – March 2014 – Revised July 2018 Submit Documentation Feedback Revision History Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated 3 3 3 6 6 21 STANDARD TERMS FOR EVALUATION MODULES 1. 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Please note that if User does not follow the instructions above, User will be subject to penalties of Radio Law of Japan. 【無線電波を送信する製品の開発キットをお使いになる際の注意事項】 開発キットの中には技術基準適合証明を受けて いないものがあります。 技術適合証明を受けていないもののご使用に際しては、電波法遵守のため、以下のいずれかの 措置を取っていただく必要がありますのでご注意ください。 1. 2. 3. 電波法施行規則第6条第1項第1号に基づく平成18年3月28日総務省告示第173号で定められた電波暗室等の試験設備でご使用 いただく。 実験局の免許を取得後ご使用いただく。 技術基準適合証明を取得後ご使用いただく。 なお、本製品は、上記の「ご使用にあたっての注意」を譲渡先、移転先に通知しない限り、譲渡、移転できないものとします。 上記を遵守頂けない場合は、電波法の罰則が適用される可能性があることをご留意ください。 日本テキサス・イ ンスツルメンツ株式会社 東京都新宿区西新宿６丁目２４番１号 西新宿三井ビル 3.3.3 Notice for EVMs for Power Line Communication: Please see http://www.tij.co.jp/lsds/ti_ja/general/eStore/notice_02.page 電力線搬送波通信についての開発キットをお使いになる際の注意事項については、次のところをご覧ください。http:/ /www.tij.co.jp/lsds/ti_ja/general/eStore/notice_02.page 3.4 European Union 3.4.1 For EVMs subject to EU Directive 2014/30/EU (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive): This is a class A product intended for use in environments other than domestic environments that are connected to a low-voltage power-supply network that supplies buildings used for domestic purposes. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. 4 EVM Use Restrictions and Warnings: 4.1 EVMS ARE NOT FOR USE IN FUNCTIONAL SAFETY AND/OR SAFETY CRITICAL EVALUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EVALUATIONS OF LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS. 4.2 User must read and apply the user guide and other available documentation provided by TI regarding the EVM prior to handling or using the EVM, including without limitation any warning or restriction notices. The notices contain important safety information related to, for example, temperatures and voltages. 4.3 Safety-Related Warnings and Restrictions: 4.3.1 User shall operate the EVM within TI’s recommended specifications and environmental considerations stated in the user guide, other available documentation provided by TI, and any other applicable requirements and employ reasonable and customary safeguards. Exceeding the specified performance ratings and specifications (including but not limited to input and output voltage, current, power, and environmental ranges) for the EVM may cause personal injury or death, or property damage. If there are questions concerning performance ratings and specifications, User should contact a TI field representative prior to connecting interface electronics including input power and intended loads. Any loads applied outside of the specified output range may also result in unintended and/or inaccurate operation and/or possible permanent damage to the EVM and/or interface electronics. Please consult the EVM user guide prior to connecting any load to the EVM output. If there is uncertainty as to the load specification, please contact a TI field representative. During normal operation, even with the inputs and outputs kept within the specified allowable ranges, some circuit components may have elevated case temperatures. These components include but are not limited to linear regulators, switching transistors, pass transistors, current sense resistors, and heat sinks, which can be identified using the information in the associated documentation. When working with the EVM, please be aware that the EVM may become very warm. 4.3.2 EVMs are intended solely for use by technically qualified, professional electronics experts who are familiar with the dangers and application risks associated with handling electrical mechanical components, systems, and subsystems. User assumes all responsibility and liability for proper and safe handling and use of the EVM by User or its employees, affiliates, contractors or designees. User assumes all responsibility and liability to ensure that any interfaces (electronic and/or mechanical) between the EVM and any human body are designed with suitable isolation and means to safely limit accessible leakage currents to minimize the risk of electrical shock hazard. User assumes all responsibility and liability for any improper or unsafe handling or use of the EVM by User or its employees, affiliates, contractors or designees. 4.4 User assumes all responsibility and liability to determine whether the EVM is subject to any applicable international, federal, state, or local laws and regulations related to User’s handling and use of the EVM and, if applicable, User assumes all responsibility and liability for compliance in all respects with such laws and regulations. User assumes all responsibility and liability for proper disposal and recycling of the EVM consistent with all applicable international, federal, state, and local requirements. 5. Accuracy of Information: To the extent TI provides information on the availability and function of EVMs, TI attempts to be as accurate as possible. 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TI DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING SUCH ITEMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY EPIDEMIC FAILURE WARRANTY OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADE SECRETS OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. 6.2 EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED RIGHT TO USE THE EVM SET FORTH HEREIN, NOTHING IN THESE TERMS SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS GRANTING OR CONFERRING ANY RIGHTS BY LICENSE, PATENT, OR ANY OTHER INDUSTRIAL OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OF TI, ITS SUPPLIERS/LICENSORS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY, TO USE THE EVM IN ANY FINISHED END-USER OR READY-TO-USE FINAL PRODUCT, OR FOR ANY INVENTION, DISCOVERY OR IMPROVEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHEN MADE, CONCEIVED OR ACQUIRED. 7. USER'S INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS. 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