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Technical Specification
The Avnet Wideband mmWave Radio Development Kit for RFSoC Gen-3 is ideal for prototyping RF applications in mmW bands including 5G NR FR2, wireless backhaul, as well as K/Ka band radar and SATCOM. This platform combines the Otava DTRX2 Dual Transceiver mmWave Radio Card - jointly developed by Otava and Avnet - with the Xilinx Zynq
UltraScale+ 
RFSoC ZCU208 Evaluation Kit.
Explore the entire signal chain from millimeter wave RF in the 20 to 30 GHz range to IF sampling in RFSoC Gen-3 data converters reaching 6 GHz. Native connection to MATLAB and Simulink is provided by Avnet's RFSoC Explorer, featuring graphical control of the platform and intuitive APIs for programmatic access. Product Brief (Datasheet)
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Kit Includes
- Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU208 Evaluation Kit
- Otava DTRX2 mmWave Radio Daughtercard
- Avnet RFSoC Explorer for MATLAB and Simulink
- Free MATLAB Trial Package for RFSoC
Feature List
Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU208 Evaluation Kit
- Complete OEM kit including CLK104, XM650, and XM655 add-on cards
- Features the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZU48DR with integrated gigasample data converters and programmable gain control
- 8x 14-bit 5 GSPS ADCs
- 8x 14-bit 10 GSPS DACs
- 4GB 64-bit DDR4 programmable logic memory
- 4GB 64-bit DDR4 processor system memory
- RF Mezzanine Card 2.0 interface for RF expansion
- FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC+) interface for I/O expansion
Otava DTRX2 mmWave Radio Card for Xilinx RFSoC ZCU208 Evaluation Kit
- 2 TX channels up convert from high IF frequencies to mmWave frequencies
- 2 RX channels down convert from mmWave frequencies to high IF frequencies
- Independent TX and RX LO PLLs with integrated frequency synthesizer, on-chip VCO, and common reference from the Xilinx ZCU208 CLK104 module
- Digital Step Attenuators (DSA) for gain control
- Independent signal chain enable/disable for TDD operation
- TDD and FDD modes supported
- RF band select filters can be added externally based on operating frequency
- Powered from a single 12V DC connector
Target Applications
- 5G NR FR2 bands
- K/Ka band radar & SATCOM
- Aerospace and defense
