Epiq Solutions Sidekiq X4 Istruzioni per l’uso

Sidekiq™ X4

RF Transceiver • High Performance

HARDWARE USER MANUAL

V1.4 - APRIL 07, 2022

Sidekiq™ X4 | Hardware User Manual

CHANGELOG

Revision Date Description Author

0.1 2018-10-06 Pre-release draft, initial version Barry L

0.2 2018-10-13 Update diagrams, pictures Barry L

0.3 2019-01-03 Updated section 7, figure 4, section 8 Barry L

0.4 2019-04-25 Updated section 9, FMC pinout Barry L

0.5 2019-07-23 Updated sections 7.1, 8, 8.7, 10.3, figure 4Added figure 8, table 4, table 5, &

Appendix A Barry L

0.6 2019-07-31 Updated Appendix A Barry L

0.7 2019-08-06 Additional updates to Appendix A Barry L

0.8 2019-10-03 Updated figure 2, sections 7.2, 7.3, and 8.7 Barry L

1.0 2020-04-21 Updated sections 5, 6, 7, 8, tables 1, 2, 3, Appendix A Barry L

1.1 2020-06-29 Converted to Markdown, table updates Barry L

1.2 2020-09-21 LPC pin & description corrections, added TDD info Barry L

1.3 2021-09-02 Update MTBF format and transmit attenuation range Barry L

1.4 2022-04-07 Update tcvcxo info and added Rx pre-select filter band table Barry L

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Legal Considerations

Proper Care and Handling

References

Terms and Definitions

Hardware Overview

Hardware Specification

RF Receiver Specification (Rx1, Rx2, ObsRx)

RF Transmitter Specification (Tx1, Tx2)

Clock/Synchronization Specification

Hardware Specification

Hardware Interfaces

Tri-Color Status LED

J1 (TxA2)

J2 (RxA1)

J3 (RxA2/ObsRxA)

J4 (TxA1)

REF Input

PPS Input

J5 (TxB2)

J6 (RxB1)

J7 (RxB2/ObsRxB)

J8 (TxB1)

RF Shield & Heatsink

VITA 57.1 HPC Connector

Supplemental Heat Transfer Surface

FMC Pin Map

FMC Low Pin Count (LPC) Section

FMC High Pin Count (HPC) Section

Basic Usage in a Host System

Host System Compatibility

Operating System Compatibility

Power Consumption

Thermal Dissipation

JTAG Access on Sidekiq

Sidekiq X4 Mechanical Outline

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Sidekiq X4 Thunderbolt 3 Platform

Overview

Basic Usage the Sidekiq X4 Thunderbolt 3 Platform

Accessing JTAG on the Sidekiq X4 Thunderbolt 3 Platform

Appendix A – Sidekiq X4 Statement of Volatility

Appendix B – Failure Rate & MTBF

Sidekiq™ X4 | Hardware User Manual Introduction

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This document provides an overview and usage details of Epiq Solutions' Sidekiq X4 multichannel

RF transceiver card [1], a VITA 57.1 compliant FPGA mezzanine card (FMC) utilizing the high pin

count (HPC) interface. Sidekiq X4 provides the entire “antenna-to-bits” high performance RF signal

chain in a single card, allowing a customer to radically shorten their typical RF platform development

cycle. Sidekiq X4 can interface to any FMC HPC host system, where an FPGA and additional follow

on processing would be executed. Epiq Solutions provides an FPGA reference design as well as

software drivers, libraries, and test applications to demonstrate the usage of Sidekiq X4 interfaced to

a COTS FMC host platform with a PCIe interface to a host computing system. This reference design,

as well as the software drivers, libraries, and test applications, can then be ported to other FMC host

carrier systems for custom deployment scenarios.

The following topics will be discussed:

Overview of the Sidekiq X4 hardware interfaces

Sidekiq X4 usage/integration options

Sidekiq X4 example usage in the FMC host platform reference design

All documentation and support for Sidekiq X4 is provided through Epiq Solutions' support website

which can be found at: https://www.epiqsolutions.com/support

Please note that it is necessary to register prior to accessing the relevant information for your

purchase.

INTRODUCTION

Sidekiq™ X4 | Hardware User Manual Legal Considerations

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The Sidekiq X4 is distributed all over the world. Each country has its own laws governing reception

and transmission of radio frequencies. Each user of Sidekiq X4 and associated software is solely

responsible for insuring that it is used in a manner consistent with the laws of the jurisdiction in

which it is used. Many countries, including the United States, prohibit the transmission and reception

of certain frequency bands, or receiving certain transmissions without proper authorization. Again,

the user is solely responsible for the user's own actions.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

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Each Sidekiq X4 card is fully tested by Epiq Solutions before shipment, and is guaranteed functional

at the time it is received by the customer, and ONLY AT THAT TIME. Improper use of the Sidekiq X4

card can cause it to become non-functional. In particular, a list of actions that may cause damage to

the hardware include the following:

Handling the unit without proper static precautions (ESD protection) when the housing is

removed or opened up

Inserting or removing Sidekiq X4 from a host system when power is applied to the host system

Connecting a transmitter to the RX port without proper attenuation

Executing custom software and/or an FPGA bitstream that was not developed according to

guidelines

The above list is not comprehensive, and experience with the appropriate measures for handling

electronic devices is required.

PROPER CARE AND HANDLING

Sidekiq™ X4 | Hardware User Manual References

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1. Sidekiq X4 Product Page

https://epiqsolutions.com/modules/sidekiq-x4

2. Epiq Solutions Support Page

https://www.epiqsolutions.com/support

3. VITA website

http://www.vita.com

4. Analog Devices' ADRV9009 Wideband Transceiver Product Page

http://www.analog.com/en/products/adrv9009.html

5. Hi Tech Global's Product Page for the HTG-K800 FPGA PCIe Carrier Card

http://www.hitechglobal.com/Boards/Kintex-UltraScale.htm

6. Berquist Thermal Gap Pad Material

http://www.bergquistcompany.com/thermal_materials/gap-pad.htm

REFERENCES

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Term Definition

A/D Analog to Digital converter

D/A Digital to Analog converter

dB Decibel

ESD ElectroStatic Discharge

FMC FPGA Mezzanine Card

FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array

Fs Sample Rate

GPS Global Positioning System

HPC High Pin Count (a variant of the VITA 57.1 electrical interface)

I/Q In-Phase / Quadrature Phase

JTAG Joint Test Action Group

LED Light Emitting Diode

LFM Linear Feet per Minute

LNA Low Noise Amplifier

LPC Low Pin Count (a variant of the VITA 57.1 electrical interface)

MHz Megahertz

MMCX Micro-Miniature Coaxial RF Connector

ObsRx Observation Receiver

PC Personal Computer

PDK Platform Development Kit

PPS Pulse Per Second

RF Radio Frequency

Rx Receive

SDK Software Development Kit

SDR Software Defined Radio

SMP Sub-Miniature push-on RF connector

SSMC A smaller version of the SubMiniature type C RF connector

TCVCXO Temperature Compensated Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator

TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

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