RFSoC L-Band Transceiver Card:
RFX-8440L
Acquire | Process | Act
Flexible 4 Channel Analog In/Out
Single-Chip Adaptable Platform
200 Gb/s Digital I/O
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Multi-channel Direct RF Transceiver
The BittWare RFX-8440L card is an L-band digital direct sampling transceiver featuring the third generation AMD Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC. This innovative solution uses the RFSoC’s ADC for L-band direct sampling, displacing legacy down conversion approaches.
L-band Direct Sampling
Tapping three decades of experience in designing sensor processing cards, BittWare’s analog front-end features variable gain input down to -40 dBm. This innovative solution uses the RFSoC’s ADC for L-band direct sampling, displacing legacy down conversion approaches.
Do More in the Digital Domain
At the center of the RFX-8440L is the latest generation single-chip RFSoC from AMD, the Zynq ZU43. This device is designed to bring together multi-channel data conversion and processing on a single chip.
RFX-8440L PCIe card, shown with optional dual QSFP28 connectors. The RFX-8440L is designed to work in a host system or standalone.
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Analog Front End
L-Band Frequency Response
Transmit Side Block Diagram
Just need Data Acquisition?
Check out our RFX-8440A variant.
The RFX-8440 is available in two variants: the RFX-8440L and the RFX-8440A. RFX-8440L is a direct RF transceiver that can connect directly to an L-Band antenna to process signals. RFX-8440A is a data acquisition card that seamlessly crosses between analog and digital at up to S-Band rates.
Flexible 4 Channel Analog In/Out
With features like variable gain down to -40 dBm (input), we’ve designed the critical analog circuitry to match the performance needs for a clean signal to/from the RFSoC’s 14-bit interfaces. Our heritage in high-performance analog PCB design spans three decades as a core strength for BittWare.
- Four ADC channels, 14-bit, 5.0GSPS
- Four DAC channels, 14-bit, 10.0GSPS
- Variable gain input: -40 to 0 dBm
- External reference and triggers
- Programmable clocks
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Powered by Third-Generation AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
At the heart of the RFX-8440L card is the Zynq ZU43 RFSoC: a powerful single-chip adaptable radio platform providing up to 6 GHz of direct RF sampling. With a multi-element processing system: FPGA, real-time dual-core ARM and a second quad-core ARM, this RFSoC has what it takes to acquire, process and act on RF signals.
- Industry's only adaptable single-chip radio platform
- Move RF design to the digital domain
- Programmable logic for diverse requirements and emerging standards
- Lower power by eliminating JESD204 interfaces
- Reduce PCB area vs. discrete solutions
- Future-proof comprehensive solution
- Full sub-6GHz support with extended millimeter wave interfacing and multi-band support
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Digital I/O
Expansion Options With up to 200 Gb/s Bandwidth
200 Gbps of digital I/O is available on the FPGA side of the RFSoC. That is twice the bandwidth of RFSoC implementations that depend on PCIe for data transfer. This I/O is available on a single, 8x OCuLink port, a popular connector used inside a chassis. We also offer an add-on that provides the same signals through two QSFP28 cages, the most popular connector between chassis. Customers have implemented transports using Aurora, Ethernet MAC frames, and UDP.
Getting digital data to/from the RFSoC is easy with the OCuLink 8× 25 Gb/s interface. You can connect to NVMe storage (using our Data Recorder IP), other BittWare FPGA cards for further processing, a CPU host, or let us design a custom interface card for your need.
- OCuLink Expansion Port, 8× 25 Gb/s
- Optional configuration for 2× front panel QSFP28s (uses internal OCuLink cable)
- AMD Hard IP support for dual 100GbE and PCIe Gen4 (PCIe requires 3rd party adapter)
- Custom lightweight protocols to connect to other FPGA cards
- Customized Molex connectors/cables as required for your application
- Additional I/O ports include RJ45 (1GbE), USB 3.0 and Mini DisplayPort
Block Diagram, Data Sheet and Specifications
RFX-8440L
shown with optional dual QSFPs
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Board Specifications
FPGA
- Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
- XCZU43 in an E1156 package
- Core speed grade -2
- Contact BittWare for other FPGA options
Analog
- L-Band 1GHz - 2GHz: Includes several signal conditioning components including variable gain
- 4 x 5 GSPS 14-bit ADCs: -40 to 0 dBm
- 4 x 10 GSPS 14-bit DACs: -40 to 0 dBm
- Programmable clocks
- External reference and triggers
- SSMC style connectors
External memory
- 16GB DDR4 processing system (ARM) memory with ECC
- 8GB DDR4 programmable logic memory with ECC
External digital interfaces
- Processing system
- PCIe Gen2 x1
- RJ45 Ethernet
- USB UART
- USB 3.0
- Mini DisplayPort
- Programmable logic
- Up to 200 Gb/s via:
- Option 1: inboard OCuLink
- Option 2: Front panel 2x QSFP28
- AMD Hard IP support for dual 100GbE and PCIe Gen4
Cooling
- Standard: double-width passive heatsink
- Contact BittWare for other cooling options
Electrical
- On-board power derived from 6-pin AUX connector
- Power dissipation is application dependent
- Typical max power consumption 50W
Environmental
- Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C
Quality
- Manufactured to ISO9001:2015 IPC-A-610-Class III
- RoHS compliant
- CE, FCC, UKCA & ICES approvals
Form factor
- 3/4-length, standard-height PCIe dual-slot card (x16 mechanical)
- Supports standalone operation
- RFX-8440 can be ordered as a TeraBox™ integrated server platform
Development Tools
FPGA development
- BittWare provides a basic data capture and replay example utilizing the major interfaces of the product. AMD Vivado development tools are fully supported for development of custom designs.
Deliverables
- RFX-8440L Analog Data Acquisition Card
- Data capture and relay example - Full source code
- 1-year hardware warranty
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Sales Ordering Numbers
| RFX-8440-0010 | RFX-8440L card with L-band RF front end |
| RFX-8440-0011 | RFX-8440L card with L-band RF front end with QSFP28 mezzanine |
Looking for a different configuration? Check out the RFX-8440A variant, or ask us about other configuration options.
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