That is what I was planning Dan, to use the 2 x USB 3.0 (as well as the 1G Ethernet), we should get just over 10Gbit/sec. I do not know much about zysygy data connectors. An FMC+ port would have been great!
Placing order this week hopefully! Is there a need for a '2x2' channel on Slack, or is the ZCU111 channel sufficient? I can't see why firmware bit-streams would not be identica/transferrablel for the two systems. On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 at 22:31, Dan Werthimer <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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