3U VPX XCZU47DR 8-Channel RF Transceiver Module

Overview

The VPX361 is an 8-channel RF transceiver submodule built on a 3U VPX bus architecture. The card uses a Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ XCZU47DR RF SoC to perform high-speed acquisition, signal generation, and processing of eight RF channels, and supports intelligent target recognition. The processing system (PS) side supports one 72-bit DDR4 SDRAM and one 32 GByte eMMC. The programmable logic (PL) side supports one 32-bit DDR4 SDRAM and two QSPI flash devices for FPGA loading. The card provides eight GTY lanes to the VPX backplane; each GTY lane supports 25 Gbps line rate, enabling up to 200 Gbps total backplane bandwidth. Eight ADCs and eight DACs are routed to the front panel via SMP RF connectors. The RF front end is AC-coupled. Typical applications include phased-array radar, electronic warfare, and related RF systems.

Key Specifications

• Onboard processor
  • Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ SoC: XCZU47DR-2FFVE1156I
  • System logic resources: 930K logic cells; DSP slices: 4,272
  • Total distributed RAM: 13 Mb; total block RAM: 38 Mb
  • Supports 8-channel 14-bit ADCs, max sample rate 5 GSPS
  • Each RF ADC supports one digital downconverter (DDC)
  • RF input range: up to 6 GHz
  • Supports 8-channel 14-bit DACs, max sample rate 9.85 GSPS
  • RF output range: up to 6 GHz
  • Interpolation: 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 16x, 20x, 24x, 40x
  • PS side: one 72-bit DDR4 SDRAM, total capacity 4 GByte
  • PS side: one 32 GByte eMMC
  • PS side: two QSPI flash devices for FPGA loading
  • PL side: one 32-bit DDR4 SDRAM, capacity 2 GByte
• Backplane interconnect
  • VPX P0: +12 V power, system reset, health management
  • VPX P1: x8 GTY high-speed signals, 25 Gbps per lane
  • VPX P1: eight LVDS interfaces
  • VPX P2: two serial ports, one GbE port, eight GPIO
• System health management
  • Onboard STM32 microcontroller for system health management
  • Supports two IPMB buses
• Physical and electrical
  • Card size: 100 x 160 mm
  • Card power: 4 A max @ +12 V (±5%)
  • Cooling: air-cooled or conduction-cooled
• Environmental
  • Operating temperature: -40 to +80 °C
  • Storage temperature: -55 to +125 °C
  • Operating humidity: 5% to 95%, non-condensing

Software Support

• Low-level interface drivers and per-interface test programs for bare-metal operation
• Linux system porting
• RF interface configuration utilities
• Custom algorithms and system integration can be provided on request

Applications

• Radar signal processing
• Software-defined radio validation platforms
• Electronic warfare and jamming systems
• MIMO radio systems