perhaps there's an easier way casperite's could get about 10Gbit/sec ethernet from the RFSOC2x2:
the RFSOC2x2 has a pair of USB3.0 connectors. in theory, each USB3.0 connector can run up to 4.8 Gbit/sec. these USB ports can be converted to high speed ethernet using adapter boxes like these: https://www.trendnet.com/products/usb-c-5g-ethernet-adapter/usb-c-3-1-to-5gbase-t-ethernet-adapter-TUC-ET5G https://www.trendnet.com/products/usb/USB-C-3.1-to-2.5GBASE-T-Ethernet-Adapter-TUC-ET2G best wishes, dan On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 2:13 PM Dan Werthimer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > it's not easy to get high bandwidth ethernet data off this RFSOC2x2 board: > there's a standard parallel zysygy data connector on the board (13 LVDS > pairs or 26 single ended), > and there are small commercial $300 fpga boards that have several > zysygy connectors > including high speed serdes zysygy connectors, and there are $50 SFP+ > zysygy mezzanine boards... > > best wishes, > > dan > . > > > > Dan Werthimer > Marilyn and Watson Alberts Chair > Astronomy Dept and Space Sciences Lab > University of California, Berkeley > > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 1:59 PM 'Timothy Bateman' via > [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Ethernet interface is only 1GbE ? An SFP+ would make it a lot more >> useful .... >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Forbes, David C - (dforbes) <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, 10 March 2021 2:33 AM >> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* RE: [EXT]Re: [casper] low cost academic xilinx RFSOC board - >> feb 28 tutorial 8am pacific >> >> Kaj, >> >> A quick Google search reveals all... >> >> >> https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/FqVDCp81lrtnNJzv7hPwTs9?domain=xilinx.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kaj Wiik <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 7:21 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [EXT]Re: [casper] low cost academic xilinx RFSOC board - feb 28 >> tutorial 8am pacific >> >> External Email >> >> Hi! >> >> Did the tutorial reveal any further info (spec sheet, availability) of >> this board? >> >> Thanks, >> Kaj >> >> >> On 16/02/2021 16:36, Francois Kapp wrote: >> > Hi Colm, >> > >> > We discussed this and it appears that only two of the ADC's and DAC's >> > will be routed to connectors, hence the 2x2. Dan has already asked >> > Xilinx whether there is any scope to bring additional channels out to >> > headers or other low cost connectors. We await an answer. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Francois >> > >> > On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 at 13:45, Colm Bracken <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>>> wrote: >> > >> > 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] >> > <mailto:[email protected] <[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://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/otPXCq71mwf8PxOzVtXa1pM?domain=isfpga.org >> < >> https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/otPXCq71mwf8PxOzVtXa1pM?domain=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. 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