System-on-module (SoM) for RF and microwave signal-processing introduced by Pentek
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – Pentek Inc. in Upper Saddle River, N.J., is introducing the model 6001 Quartz eXpress Module (QuartzXM) high-performance system-on-module (SoM) for digital radio frequency memories (DRFM) systems, triggered waveform and radar chirp generation, and triggered radar range gate engine applications.
The module is based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RF system-on-chip (RFSoC) field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with eight integrated RF-class A/D and D/A converters.
Measuring 2.5 by 4 inches, the QuartzXM model 6001 includes all of the circuitry needed to maximize the performance of the RFSoC. The model 6001 can be housed on the Pentek 3U VPX model 5950 or it can be deployed on a custom carrier.
The Pentek Quartz architecture for RF and microwave applications positions the RFSoC as the cornerstone of the design. The RFSoC's programmable logic and processing system can access control and data paths, and integrates eight RF-class A/D and D/A converters into the Zynq FPGA fabric along with quad ARM Cortex-A53 and dual ARM Cortex-R5 processors.
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The board comes pre-installed with IP for DFRM, triggered waveform and radar chirp generation, triggered radar range gate engine, wideband real-time transient capture, flexible multi-mode data acquisition and extended decimation.
When deployed as the model 5950 3U VPX signal-processing solution, the QuartzXM works out-of-the-box with the built-in functions requiring no FPGA development. When the QuartzXM deploys on a custom carrier, developers will find the included IP cores a foundation for building custom applications.
The QuartzXM 6001 accepts analog IF or RF inputs from the carrier board on a multi-channel connector, delivering the inputs as differential pairs into the RF-signal chain of the RFSoC. The individual D/A outputs from the RFSoC are delivered to the carrier board through a multi-channel connector as differential pairs.
A separate high-speed connector to the carrier provides an interface to all of the digital signals supported by the RFSoC's processing system and programmable logic sections.
Pentek's Navigator Design Suite includes: Navigator FPGA design kit (FDK) for custom IP and Navigator board support package (BSP) for creating host software applications.
The Navigator FDK includes the board's FPGA design as a block diagram that can be edited in Xilinx's Vivado tool suite, along with all source code and complete documentation. Developers can integrate their IP along with the factory-installed functions or use the Navigator kit to replace the IP with their own. The Navigator FDK Library is AXI-4 compliant, providing a well defined interface for developing custom IP or integrating IP from other sources.
The Navigator BSP supports Xilinx's PetaLinux on the ARM processors. Users work efficiently using high-level API functions or gain full access to the underlying libraries including source code. Pentek provides numerous examples to assist in the development of new applications.
For more information contact Pentek online at www.pentek.com.
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