RFSoC- and FPGA-based embedded computing module for radar, SATCOM, test, and wireless introduced by VadaTech

June 15, 2020
RFSoC includes 16 A/D converter running 12 bits at 2 gigasamples per second, and 16 D/A converter running at 14 bits at 6.4 gigasamples per second.

HENDERSON, Nev. – VadaTech Inc. in Henderson, Nev., is introducing the AMC576 embedded computing module for phased array radar, satellite communications (SATCOM), test and measurement, 5G, and LTE wireless applications.

The AMC576 uses the Xilinx XCZU29DR radio frequency system-on-chip (RFSoC) and complies to AMC.1, AMC.2, AMC.3 and AMC.4 specifications.

The unit interfaces the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) to the AMC FCLKA and TCLKA-D. The FPGA has support from two banks of 64-bit wide DDR4 memory (PL and PS), with PS memory including ECC, for a total of 16 gigabytes to store large buffer sizes during processing and queuing the data to the host.

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The RFSoC includes 16 A/D converter running 12 bits at 2 gigasamples per second, and 16 D/A converter running at 14 bits at 6.4 gigasamples per second.

The embedded computing module also has analog I/O routed to a MicroRTM, and clock and trigger I/O, per MTCA.4. The XCZU29DR includes a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 application processing unit and dual-core Cortex-R5 real-time processing, and more than 4,200 DSP, 930 K logic cells and more than 60 megabytes of internal memory.

The module has on board 64 gigabytes of Flash, 128 megabytes of boot flash, and an optional SD Card. The front panel provides DisplayPort, dual USB, RS 232 ports for CPU and management, and dual high-density connector for external I/O (total of 128 single ended or 64 differential).

For more information contact VadaTech online at www.vadatech.com.

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