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MxFE™ Quad, 16-Bit, 12GSPS RFDAC and Quad, 12-Bit, 4GSPS RFADC

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Features
  • Flexible, reconfigurable common platform design
    • 4 DACs and 4 ADCs (4D4A)
    • Supports single, dual, and quad band
    • Datapaths and DSP blocks are fully bypassable
    • DAC to ADC sample rate ratios of 1, 2, 3, and 4
    • On-chip PLL with multichip synchronization
      • External RFCLK input option for off-chip PLL
  • Maximum DAC sample rate up to 12 GSPS
    • Maximum data rate up to 12 GSPS using JESD204C
    • Useable analog bandwidth to 8 GHz
  • Maximum ADC sample rate up to 4 GSPS
    • Maximum data rate up to 4 GSPS using JESD204C
    • 7.5 GHz analog input full power bandwidth (−3 dB)
  • ADC ac performance at 4 GSPS, input at −2.7 GHz, −1 dBFS
    • Full-scale input voltage: 1.4 V p-p
    • Noise density: −147.5 dBFS/Hz
    • Noise figure: 26.8 dB
    • HD2: −67 dBFS
    • HD3: −73 dBFS
    • Worst other (excluding HD2 and HD3): −79 dBFS at 2.7 GHz
  • DAC ac performance at 12 GSPS
    • Full-scale output current range: 6.43 mA to 37.75 mA
    • Two-tone IMD3 (−7 dBFS per tone): −78.9 dBc
    • NSD, single-tone at 3.7 GHz: −155.1 dBc/Hz
    • SFDR, single-tone at 3.7 GHz: −70 dBc
  • SERDES JESD204B/JESD204C interface, 16 lanes up to 24.75 Gbps
    • 8 lanes JESD204B/C transmitter (JTx) and 8 lanes JESD204B/C receiver Rx (JRx)
    • JESD204B compliance with the maximum 15.5 Gbps
    • JESD204C compliance with the maximum 24.75 Gbps
    • Supports real or complex digital data (8-, 12-, 16-, or 24-bit)
  • Versatile digital features
    • Configurable or by-passable DDCs and DUCs
      • 8 fine complex DUCs and 4 coarse complex DUCs
      • 8 fine complex DDCs and 4 coarse complex DDCs
      • 48-bit NCO per DUC or DDC
    • Programmable 192-tap PFIR filter for receive equalization
      • Supports 4 different profile settings loaded via GPIO
    • Programmable delay per datapath
    • Receive AGC support
      • Fast detect with low latency for fast AGC control
      • Signal monitor for slow AGC control
    • Transmit DPD support
      • Fine DUC channel gain control and delay adjust
      • Coarse DDC delay adjust for DPD observation path
  • Auxiliary features
    • Fast frequency hopping and direct digital synthesis (DDS)
    • Low latency loopback mode (receive datapath data can be routed to the transmit datapaths)
    • ADC clock driver with selectable divide ratios
    • Power amplifier downstream protection circuitry
    • On-chip temperature monitoring unit
    • Flexible GPIO pins
    • TDD power savings option and sharing ADCs
  • 15 mm × 15 mm, 324-ball BGA with 0.8 mm pitch
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The AD9081 mixed signal front end (MxFE®) is a highly integrated device with four 16-bit, 12 GSPS maximum sample rate, RF digital-to-analog converter (DAC) cores, and four 12-bit, 4 GSPS rate, RF analog-to-digital converter (ADC) cores. The AD9081 is well suited for applications requiring both wideband ADCs and DACs to process signal(s) that have wide instantaneous bandwidth. The device features eight transmit and eight receive lanes that support 24.75 Gbps/lane JESD204C or 15.5 Gbps/lane JESD204B standards. The device also has an on-chip clock multiplier, and a digital signal processing (DSP) capability targeted at either wideband or multiband direct to RF applications. The DSP datapaths can be bypassed to allow a direct connection between the converter cores and the JESD204 data transceiver port. The device also features low latency loopback and frequency hopping modes targeted at phase array radar system and electronic warfare applications. Two models for the AD9081 are offered. The 4D4AC model supports the full instantaneous channel bandwidth, whereas the 4D4AB model supports a maximum instantaneous bandwidth of 600 MHz per channel by automatically configuring the DSP to limit the instantaneous bandwidth at startup.

APPLICATIONS

  • Wireless communications infrastructure
  • Microwave point-to-point, E-band and 5G mmWave
  • Broadband communications systems
  • DOCSIS 3.1 and 4.0 CMTS
  • Phased array radar and electronic warfare
  • Electronic test and measurement systems
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AD9081: MxFE® Quad, 16-Bit, 12 GSPS RF DAC and Quad, 12-Bit, 4 GSPS RF ADC Data Sheet (Rev.0)

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AD9081: ミックスド・シグナル・フロントエンド クワッド 16 ビット 12GSPS RF DACおよびクワッド 12 ビット 4GSPS RF ADC データシート

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Data Sheet 1

AD9081: MxFE® Quad, 16-Bit, 12 GSPS RF DAC and Quad, 12-Bit, 4 GSPS RF ADC Data Sheet (Rev.0)

User Guide 2

UG-1829: Evaluating the AD9081, AD9082, AD9986, or AD9988 Mixed Signal, Front-End RF Transceiver (Rev.0)
UG-1578: System Development User Guide for the AD9081 and AD9082 Direct RF Sampling Transceivers (Rev.A)

Application Note 1

AN-2065: Optimizing RF Performance of the AD9081 and AD9082

Design Note 1

Multichannel RF-to-Bits Development Platform Enables Rapid Prototyping for Phased Arrays

FPGA Interoperability Reports 5

Intel AN-916 (AD9081/AD9082 JESD204C Interoperability with Stratix 10)
Intel AN-927 (AD9081/AD9082 Rx Path JESD204C Interoperability with Stratix 10)
Intel AN-960 (AD9081/AD9082 Rx Path JESD204C Interoperability with Agilex)
Intel AN-976 (AD9081/AD9082 Tx Path JESD204C Interoperability with Agilex)
Intel AN-949 (AD9081/AD9082 Tx Path JESD204C Interoperability with Stratix 10)

Device Drivers 2

AD9081 GitHub no-OS Driver Source Code
AD908x GitHub Linux Driver Source Code

Product Selection Guide 1

RF, Microwave, and Millimeter Wave Product Selection Guide

3rd Party Solutions 1

Delphi Engineering, ADF-QMx44, Vita 57.1 FMC MxFE 4T/4R Development Board

Analog Dialogue 2

SFDR Considerations in Multi-Octave Wideband Digital Receivers
High IF Sampling Puts Wideband Software-Defined Radio Within Reach

Video Series 1

MxFE Evaluation Platform Demonstration Series

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Multi-Channel System Improvements Using Hardened DSP in Digitizer ICs

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16 Channel Tx/Rx S-Band Phased Array RADAR Platform

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16Tx/16Rx L/S频段相控阵雷达和电子战原型制作平台

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16Tx/16Rx L/S-Band Phased Array Radar & EW Prototyping Platform

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16通道Tx/Rx S波段相控阵雷达平台

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Analog Devices MxFE® RF Data Converter Transceivers

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"QUAD MxFE" Calibration Board Introduction & Unboxing

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16Tx/16Rx Phased Array Prototyping Platform "QUAD MxFE" Unboxing

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Analog Devices' Next Generation 5G mmW Radio from Bits-To-Beams

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Fast-Frequency Hopping Using Quad-MxFE Phased Array Platform

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Device Application Programming Interface (API) C code drivers provided as reference code that allows the user to quickly configure the product using high-level function calls. The library acts as an abstraction layer between the application and the hardware. The API is developed in C99 to ensure agnostic processor and operating system integration. Customers can port this application layer code to their embedded systems by integrating their platform-specific code base to the API HAL layer.

To request this software package, go to the Software Request Form signed in with your MyAnalog account and under “Target Hardware” select “High Speed Data Converters” and choose the desired API product package. You will receive an email notification once the software is provided to you.

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    ADS9-V2EBZ Evaluation Board

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    ADS9-V2EBZ Evaluation Board

    Features and Benefits

    Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale+ XCKU15P-2FFVE1517E FPGA.

    • One (1) FMC+ connector.
    • Twenty (20) 28Gbps transceivers supported by one (1) FMC+ connector.
    • HMC DRAM
    • Simple USB 3.0 port interface.
    • Two micro SD cards are included, "TRX" -- for ADRV9026 evaluation boards and "HSX" -- for MxFE™ evaluation boards.
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    Product Detail

    When connected to a specified Analog Devices high speed converter evaluation board, the ADS9-V2EBZ works as a data capture/transmit board. Designed to support the highest speed JESD204B/C data converters, the FPGA on the ADS9-V2EBZ acts as the data receiver for high speed ADC's, and as the transmitter for high speed DAC's.

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    AD9081 Evaluation Board

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    AD9081 Evaluation Board

    Features and Benefits

    • Fully functional evaluation boards for the AD9081
    • PC software for control with ACE software
    • On-board clocking provided by the HMC7044 manages device and FPGA clocking
    • Option to switch to external direct clocking
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    Product Detail

    The AD9081-FMCA-EBZ evaluation board includes all of the support circuitry required to operate the AD9081 in various modes and configurations. The application software used to interface with the device is also described. The AD9081-FMCA-EBZ evaluation board connects to the Analog Devices, Inc., ADS9-V2EBZ for evaluation with the ACE software. The boards can also interface to commercially available field-programmable gate array (FPGA) development boards from Xilinx® or Intel®. Information on how to use these platforms to evaluate the AD9081 or AD9082 is available in the Using the AD-FMC-SDCARD section.

    The ACE software allows the user to set up the AD9081 or AD9082 in various modes, and capture analog-to-digital converter (ADC) data for analysis. The DPGDownloaderLite software generates and transmits vectors to the DACs, which can then be sent to a spectrum analyzer for further analysis. For more details, see the AD9081 and AD9082 data sheets, which must be consulted in conjunction with this user guide when using the evaluation boards.

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    QUAD-MxFE Platform

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    Features and Benefits

    Quad-MxFE Digitizing Card
    • Multi-Channel, Wideband System Development Platform Using MxFE
    • Mates With Xilinx VCU118 Evaluation Board (Not Included)
    • 16x RF Receive (Rx) Channels (32x Digital Rx Channels)
      • Total 16x 1.5GSPS to 4GSPS ADC
      • 48x Digital Down Converters (DDCs), Each Including Complex Numerically-Controlled Oscillators (NCOs)
      • 16x Programmable Finite Impulse Response Filters (pFIRs)
    • 16x RF Transmit (Tx) Channels (32x Digital Tx Channels)
      • Total 16x 3GSPS to 12GSPS DAC
      • 48x Digital Up Converters (DUCs) , Each Including Complex Numerically-Controlled Oscillators (NCOs)
    • Flexible Rx & Tx RF Front-Ends
      • Rx: Filtering, Amplification, Digital Step Attenuation for Gain Control
      • Tx: Filtering, Amplification
    • On-Board Power Regulation from Single 12V Power Adapter (Included)
    • Flexible Clock Distribution
      • On-Board Clock Distribution from Single External 500MHz Reference
      • Support for External Converter Clock per MxFE
    16Tx / 16Rx Calibration Board
    • Mates to Quad-MxFE Digitizing Card & VCU118 PMOD Interface (Cable Included)
    • Provides Both Individual Adjacent Channel Loopback and Combined Channel Loopback Options
    • Combined Tx Channels Out Via SMA Option
    • Combined Rx Channels In Via SMA Option
    • On-Board Log Power Detectors With AD5592R Output To VCU118 Over PMOD
    • On-Board Power Regulation from Single 12V Power Adapter (Included)
    Software Features and Benefits
    Easy Control Tools and Platform Interfaces to Simplify Software Framework Developments:
    • IIO Oscilloscope GUI
    • MATLAB Add-Ons & Example Scripts
    • Example HDL Builds including JESD204b/JESD204c Bring-Up
    • Embedded Software Solutions for Linux and Device Drivers
    • MATLAB System Applications GUI
    Software Reference Design Examples for ADEF Applications to Reduce Prototyping Time:
    • Multi-Chip Synchronization for Power-Up Phase Determinism
    • System-Level Amplitude/Phase Alignment Using NCOs
    • Low-Latency ADC-to-DAC Loopback Bypassing JESD Interface
    • pFIR Control for Broadband Channel-to-Channel Amplitude/Phase Alignment
    • Fast-Frequency Hopping
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    • FPGA Programming MATLAB Script
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    Product Detail

    The Quad-MxFE System Development Platform contains four MxFE™ software defined, direct RF sampling transceivers, as well as associated RF front-ends, clocking, and power circuitry. The target application is phased array radars, electronic warfare, and ground-based SATCOM, specifically a 16 transmit/16 receive channel direct sampling phased array at L/S/C band (0.1 GHz to ~5GHz). The Rx & Tx RF front-end has drop-in configurations that allow for customized frequency ranges, depending on the user’s application.

    The Quad-MxFE System Development Platform highlights a complete system solution. It is intended as a testbed for demonstrating multi-chip synchronization as well as the implementation of system level calibrations, beamforming algorithms, and other signal processing algorithms. The system is designed to mate with a VCU118 Evaluation Board from Xilinx®, which features the Virtex® UltraScale+™ XCVU9P FPGA, with provided reference software, HDL code, and MATLAB system-level interfacing.

    In addition to the Quad-MxFE Digitizing Card, the kit also contains a 16Tx / 16Rx Calibration Board that is used to develop system-level calibration algorithms, or otherwise more easily demonstrate power-up phase determinism in situations pertinent to their own use case. The Calibration Board also allows the user to demonstrate combined-channel dynamic range, spurious, and phase noise improvements and can also be controlled via a free MATLAB add-on when connected to the PMOD interface of the VCU118.

    The system can be used to enable quick time-to-market development programs for applications like:

    • ADEF (Phased-Array, RADAR, EW, SATCOM)
    • Communications Infrastructure (Multiband 5G and mmWave 5G)
    • Electronic Test and Measurement

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    Scalable 32 Element Hybrid Beamforming Phased-Array RADAR Development Platform

    Features and Benefits

    Stingray X/Ku Phased Array Proto-typing Board
    • 32 Channel Analog Phased Array Prototyping Platform
    • 8x ADAR1000 Analog Phased Array Beamforming ICs
    • 32x ADTR Transmit/Receive ICs
    • RF In, RF Out Design
    • Individual RFIO for each BFIC
    • 10 GHz Lattice Spacing
    • Stand-Alone RF Detector/ADC Combo for Calibration
    • PMOD and SDP Connectors for Programming
    • On-Board Power Regulation from Single 12V Power Adapter (Included)

    XUD1A X/C Band Up/Down Converter
    • X Band (RF) to C Band (IF) up/down converter
    • 4 TX/RX RF Input/Output via SMA
    • 4 TX IF Inputs via SMPM
    • 4 RX IF Output via SMPM
    • External LO or Internal PLL Options
    • PMOD Connector for Programming
    • Interposer Board via PMOD to allow SDP and FMC Connectors for Programming
    • On-Board Power Regulation from Single 12V Power Adapter (Included)

    MxFE Evaluation Board
    • Mates with Xilinx ZCU102 Evaluation Board (Not Included)
    • 4x RF Receive (Rx) Channels (8x Digital Rx Channels)
      • Total 4x 12-bit 4GSPS ADC
      • 8x Digital Down Converters (DDCs), Each Including Complex Numerically-Controlled Oscillators (NCOs)
      • 8x Programmable Finite Impulse Response Filters (pFIRs)
    • 4x RF Transmit (Tx) Channels (8x Digital Tx Channels)
      • Total 4x 16-bit 12GSPS DAC
      • 8x Digital Up Converters (DUCs), Each Including Complex Numerically-Controlled Oscillators (NCOs)
    • Flexible Clock Distribution
      • On-Board Clock Distribution from Single External 500MHz Reference
      • Support for External Converter Clock
    • On-Board Power Regulation Powered by ZCU102 Evaluation Board via FMC Connector

    Software Features and Benefits
    Easy Control Tools and Platform Interfaces to Simplify Software Framework Developments:
    • MATLAB System Applications GUI
    • Example HDL Builds including JESD204b/JESD204c Bring-Up
    • Embedded Software Solutions for Linux and Device Drivers

    Software Reference Design Examples for ADEF Applications to Reduce Prototyping Time:
    • Hybrid Beamsteering Capability
    • System Phase Calibration
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    Product Detail

    The X-Band Development Platform contains one MxFE® software defined, direct RF sampling transceivers, X-Band to C-Band Up/Down Converter, and a X/Ku Band analog phased array proto-typing platform. The target application is phased array radars, electronic warfare, and ground-based SATCOM, specifically a X Band 32 transmit/32 receive channel hybrid beamforming phased array radar.

    The X-Band Development Platform highlights a complete system solution. It is intended as a testbed for demonstrating hybrid beamforming phased array radar as well as the implementation of system level calibrations, beamforming algorithms, and other signal processing algorithms. The system is designed to mate with a ZCU102 Evaluation Board from Xilinx®, which features the Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC FPGA, with provided reference software, HDL code, and MATLAB system-level interfacing software.

    The system can be used to enable quick time-to-market development programs for applications like:

    • ADEF (Phased-Array, RADAR, EW, SATCOM)
    • Hybrid Beamforming
    • Electronic Test and Measurement

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    X-Band Phased Array RADAR Development Platform reference design link

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