Hi Dan, Thanks for the info. Do you happen to know what the '2x2' signifies in the name RF SoC 2x2? I was thinking 2 DACs and 2 ADCs, but you mentioned that it will have the XCZU28DR chip which hosts 8 ADCS and 8 DACs. Looking forward to learning more about this board!
Thanks, Colm On Wed, 10 Feb 2021 at 19:01, Dan Werthimer <[email protected]> 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/) 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 > Register for ISFPGA & tutorial here: 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. 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