hi colm, for slack discussion on RFSOC2x2, i suggest using the RFSOC slack channel for now, rather than the ZCU111 channel. if there is a lot of traffic, we could make a dedicated channel for the 2x2 board...
bit streams for ZCU111 and RFSOC2x2 are likely not compatible, because FPGA pinouts and other board connections are different. but one could modify the ZCU111 casper board support package to make an RFSOC2x2 board support package. best wishes, dan On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 2:21 AM Colm Bracken <colmbrac...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <d...@ssl.berkeley.edu> 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 <d...@ssl.berkeley.edu> >> 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 >>> casper@lists.berkeley.edu <casper@lists.berkeley.edu> wrote: >>> >>>> The Ethernet interface is only 1GbE ? An SFP+ would make it a lot more >>>> useful .... >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Forbes, David C - (dforbes) <dfor...@arizona.edu> >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 10 March 2021 2:33 AM >>>> *To:* casper@lists.berkeley.edu <casper@lists.berkeley.edu> >>>> *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 <kaj.w...@utu.fi> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 7:21 AM >>>> To: casper@lists.berkeley.edu >>>> 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 <colmbrac...@gmail.com >>>> > <mailto:colmbrac...@gmail.com <colmbrac...@gmail.com>>> 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 < >>>> d...@ssl.berkeley.edu >>>> > <mailto:d...@ssl.berkeley.edu <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://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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