Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ ZCU208 - Appendix C: HW-XM650;655 Balun Daughter Cards for Gen 3 RFSoC EVM; Overview

Appendix C
HW-XM650/655 Balun Daughter
Cards for Gen 3 RFSoC EVM
Overview
XM650 and XM655 are the RFMC 2.0 add-on cards for use with the Zynq
®
UltraScale+™ RFSoC
Gen 3 ZCU208 evaluaon board. These add-on cards enable ZCU208 connecvity from DAC
and ADC for loopback evaluaon and for instrumentaon use cases. The ZCU208 board
supports eight DACs and eight ADCs. The XM650 and XM655 cards provide connecvity of up
to 16 DACs and 16 ADCs.
• The XM650 add-on card is a DAC to ADC loopback evaluaon with N79 band baluns and
lters, no external connecvity.
• The XM655 add-on card is a full break-out of 16 DAC channels x 16 ADC channels to SMA
connecvity using Carlisle-CoreHC2 assembly connecons.
Base board ZCU208
ADC channels 8
DAC channels 8
Balun XM650: N79 or B46 band with BOM change
XM655: Low/mid/high frequency
Filter XM650: N79 or B46 band with BOM change
XM655: No
Interconnection 2x Samtec LPAM 8x50
Appendix C: HW-XM650/655 Balun Daughter Cards for Gen 3 RFSoC EVM
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