Q8 SDR Dock Daughterboard
Xiphos Technologies
The Xiphos Q8 SDR Dock is a daughterboard for the Q8 processor board that integrates an Analog Devices AD9361 RF agile transceiver module, enabling the Q8 to interface with high-bandwidth radio or RF streams. It allows customers to execute high-performance software-defined radio algorithms on either the Q8’s ARM processors or its programmable FPGA fabric. The […]
Typed specifications44 values
Discloses 3 of 13 fields engineers filter by in this category (category median 5).
- Mass
- 116 g datasheet p.3
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 80 x 80 x 34.7 mm (with SDR module) datasheet p.3 80 x 80 x 34.7 mm with SDR module
- Supply voltage
- 5 V nom. · datasheet p.3 12 V +12V | 5 V +5V | 12 V nom. · +12V input | 5 V nom. · +5V input +1
- Power consumption
- 7.5 W typical (SDR active) · datasheet p.3 4 W idle | 7.5 W SDR active
- Data interface
- RS422 datasheet p.3 UART (3.3V) | USB 2.0 | LVDS 2x LVDS Out + 2x LVDS In (1.8V) | UART 3.3V +11
- Function
- other daughterboard for Q8 hosting SDR module (GOMSPACE NanoCom TR-… · datasheet p.3
- TX chains
- 2 datasheet p.4 2 2x Tx Out via SDR module
- RF connector
- other coax (4) · datasheet p.4 other SDR Module
- RX chains
- 2 datasheet p.4 2 2x Rx In via SDR module
- Connector
- J1 30 pins (LVDS, CAN, PPS, UART, RS422); J2 6 pins (12V, 5V In); J3, J4 100 pins to SDR module; J5 4 pins USB 2.0; SDR module 4 coax (2x RF Transmit, 2x RF Receive) datasheet p.4 J3 – (100 pins) | J4 – (100 pins) | J5 – (4 pins) | SDR Module – (4 coax)
- TX/RX chains (as printed)
- 2x Tx Out, 2x Rx In datasheet p.3
- FPGA / SoC
- Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ XCZU7EG MPSoC (on Q8 processor) datasheet p.2
- Processor
- Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.2 GHz (on Q8 processor) datasheet p.2
- RF transceiver chip
- Analog Devices AD9361 RF agile transceiver (in SDR module) datasheet p.3
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- RF transceiver
- Analog Devices AD9361
- RF outputs
- 2x
- RF inputs
- 2x
- Other interfaces
- CAN Bus, USB 2.0, PPS input, LVDS GPIO (SpaceWire capable)
- Dimensions
- 80 x 80 x 34.7 mm (with Q8 installed)
- Supply voltage
- 5 V and 12 V
- Power (Typical)
- 7.3 W (two RF transmitters active)
About
The Xiphos Q8 SDR Dock is a daughterboard for the Q8 processor board that integrates an Analog Devices AD9361 RF agile transceiver module, enabling the Q8 to interface with high-bandwidth radio or RF streams. It allows customers to execute high-performance software-defined radio algorithms on either the Q8’s ARM processors or its programmable FPGA fabric.
The SDR Dock provides two RF transmit and two RF receive ports, a CAN bus interface, USB 2.0, PPS timing input, and LVDS GPIO with SpaceWire protocol capability. The AD9361 transceiver covers a wide frequency range with programmable bandwidth, making the board suitable for satellite telemetry/command, inter-satellite links, Internet of Things connectivity, and RF sensing payloads.
The compact form factor and low power consumption make it practical for integration into SmallSats with constrained SWaP budgets.
Documentation
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