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Xilinx RFSoC with ZCU216
This course provides an overview of the hard block capabilities for the Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC family with a special emphasis on the RF Data Converter and Soft-Decision FEC blocks.
Course
Highlights
The emphasis of this three days course is on:
- Describing the RFSoC family in general
- Identifying applications for the RF Data Converter and SD-FEC blocks
- Configuring, simulating, and implementing the blocks
- Verifying the RF Data Converter on real hardware
- Reviewing power estimation to help identify the power demands of the RFSoC device in various operating modes
- Identifying proper layout and PCB considerations since the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC is both a high-speed and an analog and digital device
Who Should
Attend
Hardware designers interested in understanding the architecture and capabilities of the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC data converter and SD-FEC hard blocks.
Course
Prerequisites
- Suggested: Understanding of the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC
architecture - Basic familiarity with data converter terms and principles
- Basic familiarity with forward error correction terms and principles
Course
Benefits
After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:
- Describe in general the new Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC family
- Identify typical applications for the RF data converters
- Describe the architecture and functionality of the RF-ADC
- Utilize the RF-ADC via configuration, simulation, and implementation
- Describe the architecture and functionality of the RF-DAC
- Utilize the RF-DAC via configuration, simulation, and implementation
- Identify the requirements and options for data converter PCB designs
- Describe the architecture and functionality of the Soft-Decision FEC hard IP
- Utilize the Soft-Decision FEC via configuration, simulation, and implementation
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Course Outline
Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC Overview
Objective: Overview of the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC architecture, including brief introductions to RF, RF data converter solutions, SD-FEC solutions, driver support, and tool support.
- Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Overview
- RF Backgrounder
- RFSoC Hardware Overview
- RF Data Converter Solutions Overview
- Soft-Decision FEC Solutions Overview
- Data Converter and SD-FEC Driver Overview
- Tool Support
RF-ADC Hardware
Objective: Covers the basics of RF-ADCs. Reviews RF-ADC architecture, functionality, interfaces, configuration, and driver support.
- Basics of ADCs
- Architecture
- Creating an ADC System in IP Integrator
- Interfaces
- Functionality
- IP Configuration
- Software Driver Overview
RF-DAC Hardware
Objective: Covers the basics of RF-DACs. Reviews RF-DAC architecture, functionality, interfaces, configuration, and driver support.
- Basics of DACs
- Architecture
- Creating an DAC System in IP Integrator
- Interfaces
- Functionality
- IP Configuration
- Software Driver Overview
RFSoC Hardware
Objective: Provides an overview of the ZCU111 board and describes board setup.
- ZCU111 Evaluation Kit
- ZCU111 Board Setup
Data Converter Design
Describes common features, the design flow, utilizing the example design by simulation and implementation, and verifying RF data converter functionality on real hardware. Includes practice of using a software driver to modify RF data converter
parameters.
- Common Features
- Design Flow
- Example Design
- Simulation
- Implementation
Data Converter Practice
Objective: Provides practical RF data converter experience using the ZCU111 board evaluation tool and RF analyzer tool. Demonstrates a PYNQ-based application to validate QPSK streams. Describes RF data converter frequency planning. Utilizes an RF data converter design example.
- ZCU111 Evaluation Tool
- RF Analyzer Tool
- ZCU111 PYNQ
- Frequency Planning
- Design Example
PCB Design for RFSoC Devices
Objective: Describes power requirements, performing power estimation, and utilizing the power design. Analog signal requirements, PCB materials and layer stackup options, and analog trace design are also covered.
- PCB Design Intro
- Power Requirements
- Power Estimation
- Power Design
- Analog Signal Requirements
- PCB Materials and Stackup
- Analog Trace Design
Soft-Decision FEC Hardware
Objective: Covers the basics of forward error correction. Reviews SD-FEC architecture, functionality, interfaces, configuration, and driver support.
- Basics of FEC
- Architecture and Functionality
- IP Configuration
- Interfaces
- Software Driver Overview
- IP Usage
