4DSP Updates its Industry-Leading FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) Line with the FMC163

March 3, 2015 — Austin, TX – 4DSP today announced the release of a new FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC – VITA 57.1) for high speed data acquisition and generation. The FMC163 provides one 12-bit A/D channel at 4Gsps (or dual-channel at 2Gsps) and one 14-bit D/A channel at 5.7Gsps (2.85Gsps direct RF synthesis). The design is based on Texas Instruments ADC12D2000RF Analog-to-Digital converter and Analog Devices’ AD9129Digital-to-Analog converter. As the only conduction-cooled capable module in this frequency range, the FMC163 provides high-performance analog I/O and, when combined with FPGAs and DSPs, offers an excellent solution for demanding real-time, embedded applications in the communications, defense, and medical industries. It is especially well-suited for low-power aerospace applications where the highest level of performance is required while ensuring that mission range is not affected.

“4DSP continues to lead the embedded computing market with the broadest portfolio and the greatest range of capabilities offered in the FMC form factor,” said Peter Kortekaas, Director of Engineering at 4DSP’s Austin headquarters. “Our customers often push silicon devices to the limit, so we focus on boards designed for maximum performance while providing reference designs and development tools that mitigate risk in the system development and integration cycle,” he added.

The FMC163 can be clocked by either an internal clock source (optionally locked to an external reference) or an externally supplied sample clock. In addition, a trigger input for customized sampling control is available. It has a high-pin count (HPC) connector, front panel I/O, and can be used in a conduction-cooled environment. The analog signals are AC-coupled, connecting to MMCX or SSMC coax connectors on the front panel. Flexible control of clock source is possible through serial communication busses.

More details about this product can be found on the following page:
FMC163

Features

Single-channel 12-bit 4Gsps or dual-channel 12-bit 2Gsps
Single-channel 14-bit D/A up to 5.7 Gsps (2.85Gsps without 1:2 interpolation) – LVDS
VITA 57.1-2010 compliant
Single-ended, AC-coupled analog signals
6 MMCX/SSMC connectors available from the front panel
4 LVTTL signals available from an HDMI connector on the front panel
4 Xilinx MGT available from an HDMI connector on the front panel
Clock source, sampling frequency through SPI communication busses
Flexible clock tree enables:

Onboard VCO: 2200MHz – 4400MHz
External reference clock
External sampling clock

Power-down modes to switch off unused functions for system power savings
Mil-I-46058c Conformal Coating Compliant (optional)
HPC – High Pin Count Connector
LVDS IO signaling

Applications

Direct RF Down-conversion
Software defined radio (SDR)
RADAR/SONAR Electronic Warfare
Ultra-wideband satellite digital receiver and transmitter
Medical equipment
Aerospace and test instrumentation

Board Support Package

4FM GUI offers multiple functions including the ability to monitor voltage and temperature; perform memory tests; measure the PCIe bandwidth; update FPGA firmware; and access StellarIP
StellarIP available for this product. It offers a simple way to design FPGA firmware with automated code and bitstream generation.
Data analyzer makes it possible to display digitized data real time
User Manual
Performance Report
Support provided on 4DSP’s support forum private boards
Reference designs available for multiple FPGA carriers

About 4DSP LLC

4DSP is an innovative Austin, Texas-based corporation dedicated to the design and manufacture of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) board-level electronics, FPGA Intellectual Property (IP Core), and system level solutions. With the most advanced digitizers and FPGA-based products, 4DSP has a reputation for delivering high-performance DSP solutions for the specific embedded computing requirements of Military, Aerospace, Biomedical and Chemical Science applications. As an AS9100 certified company, 4DSP excels at providing solutions that make an impact in both the lab and the field. More information about 4DSP can be found at http://www.4dsp.com.