Non-MTS Design (8x8)

In the 2018.2 version of the design, all the features were part of a single monolithic design. In the subsequent version the design has been split into three example designs based on the functionality (MTS only design, Non MTS design and SSR IP design). This section describes 8x8 (8-DAC, 8-ADC) channel Non-MTS design. This example design demonstrates most of the features of RFDC IP except for Multi-Tile Sync (MTS).

The data path for Non-MTS design remains almost similar to that of the 2018.2 version of monolithic design except for the reduced buffer sizes and simplification of clocking structure.

The contents of this page are as mentioned below.

New Feature Addition

In 2018.2 version of design the data was captured sequentially for all the ADC based on the GUI request that itself came sequentially. In the subsequent version data is simultaneously captured for all the 8-ADC channels and provided to GUI sequentially. This now enables the user to simultaneously capture very large sample sizes by making use of large DDR storage.The performance numbers related to DAC/ADC is published on Performance Tables Appendix A Performance Table (of the ZCU111 RFSoC RF Data Converter Evaluation Tool Getting Started Guide).

Clock and Control Changes

The design is clocked with the respective DAC and ADC clocks. There is no usage of PL Clock/SysRef clock in non MTS Mode. Hence the Clock Muxes (BUFGMUXs) have been removed from the design. The channels are clocked using clocks derived from their respective tiles and not from a common source as is the case in MTS design. This design has individual channel start/trigger signals and the common channel start/trigger signal required for MTS is removed. Hence the corresponding GPIO is also removed. The updated design constraint file is updated as a part of the Non-MTS design example design package.

The following is the block diagram of the Non MTS design (DAC side),Corresponding changes are there on ADC side also.

For DAC

For ADC

Non-MTS GPIO Control

RFSoC RFdc Build and Run Flow Tutorial

The following link will navigate the user to the RFSoC RFdc Build and Run Flow Tutorial page page for further details.

Non-MTS Run Flow

Set up the following parameter in the UI as shown below and follow the instructions as mentioned in this section.

DAC Configuration

DAC- Fs (Sampling frequency) = 6389.76 MHz

CF (Centre frequency) = 200 MHz (DAC0), 150 MHz (DAC1)

Nsamples (Number of samples) = 8192

Interpolation =8x, IQ to Real

Fine Mixer Frequency = 1500 MHz

Double click the DAC Tile.

Change the DAC internal PLL frequency to 6389.76 MHz as shown in figure below. Press Apply once all the frequencies are chosen. These PLL clock frequencies are the sampling frequencies for the DAC’s and ADC’s.

1. Click the DAC 0 block. The various configuration settings can be seen on the page. Change the settings to IQ mode from Real mode by clicking the Crossbar button of the corresponding DAC channel. Set the other configurations as shown in the figure below. Click the Apply button.

2. Once the settings are completed, click on the Generation button. This tab has the FFT and Raw data display for DAC 0. Enter the CF and number of Samples. Click on the Generate button to generate the waveform.

3. Click on the DAC 1 block. The various configuration settings can be seen in the page. Change the settings to IQ mode from Real mode by clicking the Crossbar button of the corresponding DAC. Set the other configurations as shown in the figure below. Click on the Apply button.

4. Once the settings are completed, click on the Generation button. This tab has the FFT and Raw data display of the DAC 1 channel. Enter the CF and number of Samples. Click on the Generate button to generate the waveform.

ADC Configuration

ADC- Fs = 3194.88 MHz

Nsamples = 8192

Decimation = 4x

Cal Mode = 2

Fine Mixer Frequency = -1200 MHz (To Test Complex Lower Sideband)

1. Double click on the ADC Tile. Change the ADC internal PLL frequency to 3194.88 MHz.

2. Click on the ADC 01 block. The various configuration settings can be seen. By default, it is in IQ mode. Set the other configurations as shown in the figure below. Click the Apply button.


3. Once the settings are completed, click on the Acquisition button. This tab has the FFT and Raw data display of the ADC 01 data. Enter the number of Samples. Click on the Acquire button, the FFT plot is displayed.

4. Click on the ADC 23 block. The various configuration settings can be seen on the page. By default, it is in IQ mode. Set the other configurations as shown for ADC 01. Click on the Apply button.

5. Once the settings are completed, click on the Acquisition button. This tab has the FFT and Raw data display of the ADC 23 channel. Enter the number of Samples. Click on the Acquire button, the FFT plot is displayed.

Note: Windowing might be needed to make a coherent setup to clean up the FFT plot. Hanning window is a good selection.

6. The user can enable the ADC looping function to emulate a real time spectrum analyzer. Check on the loop checkbox and click on the Acquire button.

For more relevant information please refer to the following sections.

GPIO List

DACADCCommon
Function GPIO#FunctionGPIO#FunctionGPIO#
DAC0 Reset0ADC0001 Reset32DAC_3to8_Decoder_sel67:64
DAC0 Loopback select1ADC0001_IQ_Merge_sel33DAC_Global Start68
DAC0 local start2ADC0001001 local start34DAC0 BW Monitor enable69
DAC0 Future Use3ADC0001 Future Use35DAC1 BW Monitor enable70
DAC1 Reset4ADC0203 Reset36Future Use79:71
DAC1 Loopback select5ADC0203_IQ_Merge_sel37ADC Channel Mux sel82:80
DAC1 local start6ADC0203 local start38Future Use83
DAC1 Future Use7ADC0203 Future Use39ADC_Global Start84
DAC2 Reset8ADC1011 Reset40Future Use94:85
DAC2 Loopback select9ADC1011_IQ_Merge_sel41

DAC2 local start10ADC1011 local start42

DAC2 Future Use11ADC1011 Future Use43

DAC3 Reset12ADC1213 Reset44

DAC3 Loopback select13ADC1213_IQ_Merge_sel45

DAC3 local start14ADC1213 local start46

DAC3 Future Use15ADC1213 Future Use47

DAC4 Reset16ADC2021 Reset48

DAC4 Loopback select17ADC2021_IQ_Merge_sel49

DAC4 local start18ADC2021 local start50

DAC4 Future Use19ADC2021 Future Use51

DAC5 Reset20ADC2223 Reset52

DAC5 Loopback select21ADC2223_IQ_Merge_sel53

DAC5 local start22ADC2223 local start54

DAC5 Future Use23ADC2223 Future Use55

DAC6 Reset24ADC3031 Reset56

DAC6 Loopback select25ADC3031_IQ_Merge_sel57

DAC6 local start26ADC3031 local start58

DAC6 Future Use27ADC3031 Future Use59

DAC7 Reset28ADC3132 Reset60

DAC7 Loopback select29ADC3132_IQ_Merge_sel61

DAC7 local start30ADC3132 local start62

DAC7 Future Use31ADC3132 Future Use63






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