The RFSoC 2x2 sounds intriguing. It will be interesting to see all its capabilities (e.g. will it have high speed networking or other digital I/O?).
I enjoyed the web site's positive spin on the conference's virtual nature: "Breakfast is available daily in the kitchen. Menu may vary by locale." Bon appétit, Dave > On Feb 10, 2021, at 11:00, Dan Werthimer <d...@ssl.berkeley.edu> wrote: > > > > dear casper community, > > please see email below from xilinx's patrick lysaght, > about their new low cost RFSOC board for academia, > and the february 28 tutorial about this board. > > best wishes, > > dan > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 10:00 AM > Subject: Emailing: isfpga_rfsoc_2x2_tutorial.jpg > > > Dear Friends > > I hope you are all doing well in 2021. I have some good news that I would > like to share with you. At the end of Feb, we will launch a new RFSoC > platform for academia. It features a new board, the RFSoC 2x2, supported > with open source designs and teaching material. We will be hosting a > tutorial on Sunday 28th Feb from 8 - 10 AM PST as part of the ISFPGA 2021 > conference (https://isfpga.org/ <https://isfpga.org/>) to announce and > introduce the new RFSoC 2x2 platform. Everyone is welcome to attend the > tutorial and registration is free for students. > > Would you kindly share this invitation with the CASPER community? For those > who would like to attend, links to the tutorial site and the registration > pages are provided below. I have also attached a graphic summarizing the > tutorial. > > Best .. Patrick > > More details ... > A Low-Cost Teaching and Research Platform Based on Xilinx RFSoC Technology > and the PYNQ Framework > Time: February 28, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST > Organizer: Patrick Lysaght (Xilinx), Robert W. Stewart (Strathclyde) > > The Xilinx Zynq(r) UltraScale+(tm) RFSoC architecture integrates ZU+ MPSoCs > with state-of-the-art, analog-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) > data converters. The combination of banks of high-precision data converters, > capable of processing multi giga samples of data per second, along with FPGA > fabric and ARM processors creates a uniquely powerful family architecture. > RFSoC technology re-defines what is possible in applications such as software > defined radio (SDR) and advanced instrumentation. > This tutorial introduces a new low-cost teaching and research platform for > RFSoC, designed especially for academia. The platform exploits the PYNQ > open-source framework to provide a highly intuitive user system interface > incorporating Linux, Python and Jupyter notebooks. It also comes with a suite > of open-source teaching resources including videos, notebooks and design > examples. > We will demonstrate the benefits of integrating direct RF sampling data > converters by introducing a novel, open-source spectrum analyzer built using > the new board. This RFSoC design exploits advanced signal processing > techniques, including higher-order Nyquist zones, to demonstrate performance > that has only previously been achieved on very high-end instrumentation. > Using the spectrum analyzer example, we will also demonstrate new approaches > to the rapid prototyping of graphical user interfaces for research > demonstrators. > > Links ... > ISFPGA tutorial page: http://bit.ly/ISFPGA_rfsoc2x2 > <http://bit.ly/ISFPGA_rfsoc2x2> > Register for ISFPGA & tutorial here: http://bit.ly/ISFPGA_rfsoc2x2 > <http://bit.ly/ISFPGA_rfsoc2x2> #Xilinx #RFSoC > > > > > This email and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the named > recipient(s) and contain(s) confidential information that may be proprietary, > privileged or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended > recipient, do not read, copy, or forward this email message or any > attachments. Delete this email message and any attachments immediately. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "casper@lists.berkeley.edu" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to casper+unsubscr...@lists.berkeley.edu > <mailto:casper+unsubscr...@lists.berkeley.edu>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/CAGHS_vHaL9wJFZjVWYoXPTZfwm%2BE%2BNJPd8QVifZ6-MqhgNX6BQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/CAGHS_vHaL9wJFZjVWYoXPTZfwm%2BE%2BNJPd8QVifZ6-MqhgNX6BQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > <isfpga_rfsoc_2x2_tutorial.jpg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "casper@lists.berkeley.edu" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to casper+unsubscr...@lists.berkeley.edu. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/18CA6BB0-DC57-48E9-9B74-9096380611F5%40berkeley.edu.
