Q8J Computer-on-Module
Low SWaP Zynq UltraScale+ processor with GTH multi-Gbps transceivers and JESD204B support for next-generation SDR and high-speed payload applications.
Typed specifications63 values
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- Processor
- Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ XCZU7EG MPSoC: quad-core ARM Cortex A53 APU up to 1.2 GHz, dual core ARM Cortex R5 RPU up to 500 MHz, ARM Mali-400 GPU up to 600 MHz datasheet p.2
- Mass
- 56 g without connectors · datasheet p.2
- CPU clock
- 1 200 MHz max · ARM Cortex A53 APU · datasheet p.2 500 MHz max · ARM Cortex R5 RPU | 600 MHz max · ARM Mali-400 GPU
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 80 mm x 80 mm x 11.2 mm datasheet p.1 80 mm x 80 mm x 11.2 mm
- RAM
- 4 096 MB LPDDR4 DRAM · datasheet p.2
- Mass storage
- 128 GB 2x eMMC, 128 GB each, on independent buses / power control · datasheet p.2
- Operating system
- Linux Yocto Linux BSP (LTS distribution) · datasheet p.2
- Supply voltage
- 9 V nom. · datasheet p.2 9 V
- Power consumption
- 5 W typical · datasheet p.2 5 W as little as | 5 W nom. · typical
- Data interface
- GPIO datasheet p.2 SATA 1 PS GTR transceiver (up to 6 Gbps, for SATA, PCIe) | USB 1x USB Type-C host port (USB 2.0 & USB 3.1 Gen 1), plus USB 2… | LVDS 50 LVDS pairs | CAN CAN Bus & PCIe controllers (in logic) +18
- Operating temperature
- -40–60 °C derated · datasheet p.2
- Radiation tolerance (TID)
- 30 krad product page
- Processor architecture
- GPU / NPU ARM Mali-400 GPU · datasheet p.2 ARM Cortex-R dual core ARM Cortex R5 RPU | ARM Cortex-A quad-core ARM Cortex A53 APU
- Board format
- custom computer-on-module 80 mm x 80 mm · datasheet p.2
- Flight software support
- Xiphos Application Development Kit with standard Linux libraries for C/C++; standard Linux and Xilinx kernel drivers or custom Xiphos drivers datasheet p.1
- Radiation and fault mitigation
- FPGA bitstream scrubbing Q8JS flight model · datasheet p.2 EDAC / ECC on RAM Q8JS flight model: EDAC-protected RAM | latch-up protection (current limiting) Q8JS flight model: over-current protection (multiple) | software watchdog Q8JS flight model: software robustness/ watchdog | TMR in FPGA Q8JS flight model: triple mode redundancy in control FPGA +1
- Connector
- RJ45 datasheet p.1
- Flight heritage
- The Q8JS, the Flight Model (FM) version of the Q8J, has been flying since September 2023 datasheet p.1
- Missions flown
- 340 datasheet p.5
- Cores
- 4 ARM Cortex A53 APU · datasheet p.2 2 ARM Cortex R5 RPU
- FPGA
- Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ XCZU7EG programmable logic: 504,000 system logic cells, 461,000 FF, 274,000 LUT, 1,728 DSP slices; control FPGA Microchip ProASIC3 datasheet p.2
- GPIO lines
- 76 up to 76 single-ended GPIO (25 x 3.3 V, 51 x 1.8 V); plus 12 … · datasheet p.1
- RAM type
- LPDDR4 datasheet p.2 DDR3 external PL-accessible DDR3 or DDR4 DRAM | DDR4 external PL-accessible DDR3 or DDR4 DRAM
- Program / boot memory
- 256 MB 2x 256 MB QSPI Flash (NOR) · datasheet p.2
- Data interface speed
- 12 500 Mbps max · 16 PL GTH transceivers (JESD204B, PCIe) · datasheet p.2
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- Mpsoc
- Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+
- Application cpu
- Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53
- Real-time cpu
- Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5
- Ram
- 4 GB LPDDR4 (ECC)
- Flash
- 2x 256 MB QSPI (NOR)
- Storage
- 2x 128 GB eMMC
- High-speed transceivers
- GTH/GTR multi-Gbps (SATA, PCIe Gen 2, JESD204B)
- Power (Typical)
- 6 W
- Supply voltage
- 5 to 9 V
- Operating system
- Linux SDK
- Radiation tolerance (TID)
- 30 krad (Si)
About
The Xiphos Q8J is a low SWaP computer-on-module based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC that extends the Q8 with multi-Gigabit per second GTH transceivers supporting JESD204B and PCIe Gen 2 interfaces, along with access to external DDR3 or DDR4 memory via the mezzanine connector. These additions enable the next generation of Software Defined Radio platforms and high-bandwidth payload data handling applications.
The Q8J shares the same quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 application processor and dual-core Cortex-R5 real-time processor as the Q8, with the same 4 GB ECC-protected LPDDR4 RAM and 128 GB eMMC storage. The GTH transceivers enable JESD204B synchronization with RF ADCs and DACs at sample rates that would saturate conventional LVDS interfaces, making the Q8J the natural complement for high-channel-count RF front-ends.
The board maintains a 30 krad TID radiation tolerance and includes Xiphos’s full radiation effects mitigation suite.
Documentation
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