Q8RF Gen 1 RFSoC Processor
Xiphos Technologies
The Xiphos Q8RF is a space-qualified RFSoC processor built around the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ ZU28DR, which integrates high-speed RF-class ADCs and DACs, programmable FPGA logic, and embedded ARM processors on a single chip. This architecture enables direct RF sampling and real-time digital signal processing without the need for external data converters or complex analog front-ends. […]
Typed specifications46 values
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- Mass
- 200 g datasheet p.3
- Frequency range
- 4 000 MHz product page 4 000 MHz max · RF input frequency, max
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 100 mm x 100 mm x 20 mm datasheet p.3
- Supply voltage
- 5 V min · datasheet p.3 9 V max
- Power consumption
- 20 W typ., lower end of 20-30 W @ 5-9 V · datasheet p.3 30 W typ., upper end of 20-30 W @ 5-9 V | 20–30 W typ. | 30 W typ.
- Data interface
- GPIO 1.8V/3.3V · datasheet p.2 Ethernet 100G Ethernet via GTY transceivers | LVDS 46x LVDS | SATA GTR transceivers | PCIe PCIe Gen 3 (GTY), PCIe Gen 2 (GTR) +8
- Operating temperature
- -40 °C min · derated · datasheet p.3 60 °C max · derated | -40–60 °C derated
- Radiation tolerance (TID)
- 30 krad flight models, TID lifetime · datasheet p.3
- Function
- SDR platform (user waveforms) SDR/Processor card · datasheet p.1
- TX chains
- 8 8x Transmit RF (8 DACs) · datasheet p.3
- RX chains
- 8 8x Receive RF (8 ADCs) · datasheet p.3
- Board format
- custom 100 mm x 100 mm x 20 mm · datasheet p.2
- Waveform development
- C/C++ API Application Development Kit with standard Linux libraries for… · datasheet p.2 user FPGA bitstream logic development with standard Xilinx tools
- Connector
- Bottom RF Mezzanine Connector; Bottom I/O Mezzanine Connector datasheet p.3
- TX/RX chains (as printed)
- 8x Transmit + 8x Receive RF datasheet p.3 8x Transmit + 8x Receive RF
- FPGA / SoC
- Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZU28DR datasheet p.3 ZU28DR | ZU28DR
- Processor
- Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 Application Processing Unit at up to 1.2 GHz; Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5 @ 500 MHz datasheet p.3
- ADC / DAC resolution
- 12 bit ADC · datasheet p.3 14 bit DAC
- Sample rate
- 4 096 MSPS max · ADC · datasheet p.3 6 555.4 MSPS max · DAC
- Data interface speed
- 28 210 Mbps 16x GTY transceivers · datasheet p.3
- RF transceiver chip
- RFSoC direct sampling (ZU28DR) datasheet p.3
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- Mpsoc
- Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ ZU28DR
- Application cpu
- Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ up to 1.2 GHz
- Real-time cpu
- Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5 @ 500 MHz
- Ps ram
- 4 GB LPDDR4 DRAM (EDAC)
- Pl ram
- 4 GB DDR4 DRAM
- ADC channels
- 8
- ADC sample rate (max)
- 4.096 GSPS
- ADC resolution
- 12 bit
- DAC channels
- 8
- DAC sample rate (max)
- 6.5554 GSPS
- DAC resolution
- 14 bit
- RF input frequency (max)
- 4 GHz
- System logic cells
- 930,000
- Dsp slices
- 4,272
- Gty transceivers
- 16 x 28.21 Gbps
- Dimensions
- 100 x 100 x 20 mm
- Mass
- 200 g
- Power (Typical)
- 20 to 30 W
- Supply voltage
- 5 to 9 V
- Operating temperature
- -40 to +60 deg C
- Radiation tolerance (TID)
- 30 krad (Si)
About
The Xiphos Q8RF is a space-qualified RFSoC processor built around the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ ZU28DR, which integrates high-speed RF-class ADCs and DACs, programmable FPGA logic, and embedded ARM processors on a single chip. This architecture enables direct RF sampling and real-time digital signal processing without the need for external data converters or complex analog front-ends.
The Q8RF provides eight receive ADC channels sampling at up to 4.096 GSPS with 12-bit resolution and eight transmit DAC channels at up to 6.5554 GSPS with 14-bit resolution, supporting RF input frequencies up to 4 GHz. The 930,000 system logic cells, 4,272 DSP slices, and extensive GTY high-speed transceivers provide sufficient fabric resources for demanding real-time signal processing pipelines.
Ideal use cases include broadband communications, IoT gateway payloads, RF sensing, SIGINT, digital beamforming, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). The Q8RF incorporates Xiphos’s fault-tolerant space architecture and carries a 30 krad TID specification.
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