RF-ADC Features - 2.6 English

Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC RF Data Converter v2.6 Gen 1/2/3/DFE LogiCORE IP Product Guide (PG269)

Document ID
PG269
Release Date
2023-10-18
Version
2.6 English
  • Tile configuration
    • Four or two RF-ADCs and one PLL per tile
    • Gen 1/Gen 2: 12-bit RF-ADC resolution, with 16-bit digital signal processing datapath; each 12-bit data stream is MSB-aligned to 16-bit samples at the output of the RF-ADC core before passing to the DDC block
    • Gen 3/DFE: 14-bit RF-ADC resolution, with 16-bit digital signal processing datapath; each 14-bit data stream is MSB-aligned to 16-bit samples at the output of the RF-ADC core before passing to the DDC block
    • Implemented as either four channels (Quad) or two channels (Dual) (the sampling rate is device dependent; for the actual sampling rate specifications, see the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC Data Sheet: DC and AC Switching Characteristics (DS926))
  • Decimation filters
    • Gen 1/Gen 2: 1x (bypass filter), 2x, 4x, 8x
    • Gen 3/DFE: 1x (bypass filter), 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 16x, 20x, 24x, 40x
    • 80% of Nyquist bandwidth, 89 dB stop-band attenuation
  • Digital Complex Mixers
    • Full complex mixers support real or I/Q inputs from the RF-ADC
    • 48-bit Numeric Controlled Oscillator (NCO) per RF-ADC
    • Fixed Fs/4, Fs/2 low power frequency mixing mode, where Fs is the sample frequency
    • I/Q and real input signals supported
  • Single/multi-band flexibility
    • 2x bands per RF-ADC pair
    • 4x bands per Quad RF-ADC tile
    • Can be configured for real or I/Q inputs
  • Full bandwidth of the RF-ADC can be accessed in bypass mode
  • Input signal amplitude threshold: Two programmable threshold flags per RF-ADC
  • Built-in digital correction for external analog quadrature modulators:
    • Supports gain, phase, and offset correction for an I/Q input pair (two RF-ADCs)
  • SYSREF input signal for multi-channel synchronization
  • Flexible AXI4-Stream interface supports a wide range of programmable logic clock rates and converter sample rates
  • Per tile current-mode logic (CML) clock input buffer with on-chip calibrated 100Ω termination; supplies the RF-ADC sampling clocks or provides a reference clock for the on-chip PLL
  • Dedicated high-speed, high-performance, differential input buffer per RF-ADC with on-chip calibrated 100Ω termination (on-die termination)
  • Output common mode reference voltage for DC-coupling RF-ADC inputs
  • Gen 3/DFE: Digital Step Attenuator (DSA)
  • Gen 3/DFE: Power saving mode in Time Division Duplexing (TDD) application
  • Gen 3/DFE: Different decimation factors and FIFO data rates for RX and Observation channel in the Time Division Duplexing (TDD) application