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. […]
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.2 kg
- Power
- 20 W
- Largest dimension
- 100 mm
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- 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
- Input 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.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.