Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU208 Evaluation Kit
by: AMD
The Zynq™ UltraScale+™ RFSoC ZCU208 Evaluation Kit is the ideal RF test platform for both out-of-box evaluation and cutting-edge application development. This kit features a Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZU48DR which integrates eight 14-bit 5GSPS ADCs, eight 14-bit 10GSPS DACs, and eight soft decision forward error correction (SD-FEC) cores designed to jumpstart RF class applications.
Overview
Product Description
The Zynq™ UltraScale+™ RFSoC ZCU208 Evaluation Kit is the ideal RF test platform for both out-of-box evaluation and cutting-edge application development. This kit features a Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZU48DR, which integrates eight 14-bit 5GSPS ADCs, and eight 14-bit 10GSPS* DACs, and eight soft-decision forward error correction (SD-FEC) cores designed to jumpstart RF class applications. The combination of Arm® Cortex®-A53 and Cortex-R5 subsystems, UltraScale+ programmable logic, and the highest signal processing bandwidth in a Zynq UltraScale+ device, makes the ZCU208 evaluation kit the most comprehensive RF Analog-to-Digital signal chain prototyping platform.
*10GSPS is achieved using ZU48DR SCD5184 silicon
Target Applications:
- Remote PHY for Cable Access
- Early Warning Phased Array Radar / Digital Array Radar
- Satellite Communications
- 5G Wireless
- Test & Measurement
- All High Performance RF Applications
Key Features
Industry’s only single-chip adaptable radio platform
- Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC XCZU48DR-2FSVG1517E silicon featured on the ZCU208 Evaluation board
- Integrated 8x 5GSPS ADC, 8x 10GSPS* DAC, 8x SD-FEC design example
- Lidless package for improved thermal dissipation
*10GSPS is achieved using ZU48DR SCD5184 silicon
Comes equipped with all board-level features needed for design development
- DDR4 Component – 4GB, 64-bit, 2666MT/s, attached to programmable logic (PL)
- DDR4 SODIMM – 4GB 64-bit, 2400MT/s, attached to the processing subsystem (PS)
- FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC+) interface for I/O expansion, including 12x 33Gb/s GTY transceivers and 34 user-defined differential I/O signals
- Quad zSFP/zSFP+ cage assembly
- 8 user-I/O, single-color LEDs
Includes reference design mezzanine cards to reduce development time
- CLK104 RF clock add-on card, showcasing internal reference clocking and external sampling clocking
- XM650 N79 band loopback add-on card allows simple out-of-box loopback and example reference layout for baluns
- XM655 breakout add-on card allows in-depth lab-based measurements including multi-tile synchronization (MTS)
Featured AMD Devices
Featuring the Zynq UltraScale+ XCZU48DR-2FSVG1517E5184
| 14-bit, 5.0GSPS RF-ADC | 8 |
|---|---|
| 14-bit, 10GSPS** RF-DAC | 8 |
| SD-FEC | 8 |
| System Logic Cells (K) | 930 |
| Memory (Mb) | 60.5 |
| DSP Slices | 4,272 |
| 33G Transceivers | 16* |
| Maximum I/O Pins | 347 |
*A subset of the available I/Os and transceivers on the silicon device are mapped on the kit. Please reference the board user guide for actual mapping.
**10GSPS is achieved using ZU48DR SCD5184 silicon
Product Information
Board Features
Featuring the Zynq™ UltraScale+™ XCZU48DR-2FSVG1517E5184 RFSoC
| Board Specifications | Value |
|---|---|
| Height | 12.225 inch (31.05cm) |
| Width | 10.675 inch (27.11cm) |
| Thickness (+/-5%) | 0.119 inch (0.302cm) |
| Operating Environmental Temperature | 0◦C to +45◦C |
| Storage Environmental Temperature | –25◦C to +60◦C |
| RF Data Converter | |
| # of 14-bit RF-ADCs | 8 |
| Max Rate (GSPS) | 5 |
| # of 14-bit RF-DACs | 8 |
| Max Rate (GSPS) | 10* |
| SD-FEC | 8 |
| Memory | |
| PS DDR4 | 4GB 64-bit SODIMM |
| PL DDR4 | 8GB 64-bit Component |
| Micro SD Card | 16GB |
| M.2 SATA Connector | Yes |
| QSPI | 2 |
| Communications & Networking | |
| USB (UART/JTAG) | 1 |
| RJ-45 | 1 |
| SFP28 | 4 |
| USB 3.0 | 1 |
| Display | |
| DIP Switches | Yes |
| LEDs | Yes |
| Push Buttons | Yes |
| Expansion Connectors | |
| FMC+ | 1 |
| RFMC 2.0 | 2 |
| Add-on Cards | |
| XM650 | 1 |
| XM655 | 1 |
| CLK104 | 1 |
| Control & I/O | |
| I2C | Yes |
| PMBUS | Yes |
| JTAG PC4 Header | Yes |
| Boot Options | |
| SD Boot | Yes |
| QSPI Boot | Yes |
| JTAG Boot | Yes |
| Power | |
| 12V Wall Adapter | Yes |
| ATX Power Compatible | Yes |
*10GSPS is achieved using ZU48DR SCD5184 silicon
What's Inside the Box
Featuring the Zynq™ UltraScale+™ XCZU48DR-2FSVG1517E5184 RFSoC
Resources
Design Tools
| Name | Description | License Type |
|---|---|---|
| Vivado™ Design Suite: System Edition | The AMD Vivado Design Suite is a revolutionary IP and system centric design environment built from the ground up to accelerate the design for all programmable devices. | Node-locked and device-locked to the Zynq™ UltraScale+™ XCZU48DR RFSoC with one year of updates |
| AMD SDK | Full suite of tools for embedded software development and debug targeting AMD platforms. | Included |
| PetaLinux Tools | Configure, build, and deploy Linux operating system to AMD platforms. | Included |
| Board Support Packages (BSP) | Pre-configured boot loaders, system images, and bitstream. | Included |
Intellectual Property
| Name | Description | License Type |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Interface Generator (MIG) | MIG is a free software tool used to generate memory controllers and interfaces for AMD FPGAs. | Included |
Additional Tools, IP, and Resources
| Provider Name | Product Category | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Software Tool | TeraTerm | One of many possible terminal emulators used for serial connection from your PC to the evaluation kit. |
| AMD | Software Tool | Quick Start Guide | Quick Start Guide - ZCU208 RF Data Converter Evaluation Tool |
| RF Evaluation Tool | ZCU208 RF Data Converter Evaluation Tool Software package download | ||
| AMD | Software Tool | Power Advantage Tool | The Power Advantage Tool is a demo designed to showcase the power features of the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC device |
| AMD | Software Tool | RF Analyzer | RF Analyzer user interface is used to drive and analyze any evaluation board. |
| AMD | Evaluation Board S-Parameter data | ZCU208_Eval_Board_SPAR.zip | S-Parameter de-embedding of ZCU208 board to XM655 connector |
