BittWare RFX-8440L RFSoC L-Band Transceiver Card

BittWare RFX-8440L RFSoC L-Band Transceiver Card is an L-band digital direct sampling transceiver with the third generation AMD Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC. This AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC integrates RF-class A/D and D/A converters into the Zynq FPGA fabric and multi-core Arm® processor subsystem. This creates a multi-channel data conversion and processing solution on a single chip. The RFX-8440L transceiver card is designed to work in a host system or standalone. This transceiver card features 200Gbps digital I/O and variable gain-controlled RF inputs. The RFX-8440L transceiver card gets power via an external power connector and communicates via an on-board RJ45 connector. This transceiver card operates at 5°C to 35°C temperature range and is RoHS-compliant.

Features

  • Support third-generation AMD Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC
  • Variable gain-controlled RF inputs
  • 200Gbps digital I/O
  • 5°C to 35°C operating temperature range
  • Manufactured to IPC-A-610 class 2
  • RoHS-compliant
  • CE, FCC, UKCA, and ICES approvals

Specifications

  • FPGA:
    • AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
      • XCZU43 in an E1156 package
      • Core speed grade-2
  • Analog:
    • L-band 1GHz - 2GHz: Includes several signal conditioning components, including variable gain
    • 4 x 5GSPS 14-bit ADCs: -40dBm to 0dBm (default)
    • 4 x 10GSPS 14-bit DACs: -40dBm to 0dBm (default)
    • Programmable clocks
    • External reference and triggers
    • SSMC style connectors
  • On-board flash:
    • Flash memory for booting FPGA
    • Flash memory for Arm® bootloader and OS image
  • External memory:
    • 16GB DDR4 processing system (Arm) memory with ECC
    • 8GB DDR4 programmable logic memory with ECC
  • External digital interfaces:
    • Processing system:
      • PCIe Gen2 x1
      • RJ45 Ethernet
      • USB UART, USB 3.0
      • Mini DisplayPort
    • Programmable logic:
      • Up to 200Gb/s available via:
        • Option 1: Inboard OCuLink
        • Option 2: Front panel 2x QSFP28
      • AMD hard IP support for dual 100GbE and PCIe Gen4
  • Cooling:
    • Standard: double-width passive heatsink
  • Electrical:
    • On-board power derived from 6-pin AUX connector
    • Power dissipation is application-dependent
    • 50W typical maximum power consumption

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - BittWare RFX-8440L RFSoC L-Band Transceiver Card

L-Band Frequency Response Graph

Performance Graph - BittWare RFX-8440L RFSoC L-Band Transceiver Card

Infographic

Infographic - BittWare RFX-8440L RFSoC L-Band Transceiver Card
Published: 2024-03-15 | Updated: 2025-06-24