The purpose of this application note is to describe the evaluation boards for either the HI3026 or HI3026A 8-bit ultra high speed analog to digital converters (ADC). The main difference between the two devices is the maximum conversion speed of 120 MSPS and 140 MSPS respectively. This document will use HI3026 for both devices. The boards are shipped with the device soldered onto the PCB. The evaluation board includes many discrete components along with op amps, buffers, logic level conversion (ECL to TTL and TTL to ECL) and a 10-bit D/A converter for reconstructing the output of the HI3026. After latching the HI3026, input data with a frequency divided clock, the analog signal can be regenerated by a 10-bit high speed D/A converter. The latched data can also be extracted externally via a 24 pin cable connector.