ASTRO 3U VPX

ASTRO 3U VPX SOSA-Aligned RF Digitiser and processor based on the AMD UltraScale+ RFSoC Gen3, highly integrated, extended memory capture built in, with easy access 8 TX and 8 RX front panel ports.

Core RF Processor – ASTRO 

Please visit ASTRO’s product page for all the information on the 3U VPX RFSoC core

Core RF Functions 

• 8-channel RF ADC & DAC
• 6 GHz bandwidth
• RF port protection with integrated balun and limiter protection
• Integrated clocking and synchronisation features including optional GNSS Module for onboard reference

Core Memory & Storage

Memory to be defined at time of order*

• DDR4 SDRAM:
  • PS – 32 Gbit (8 GB)
  • LS – 32 Gbit (8 GB)
• Non-volatile Storage:
  • eMMC – 16 GByte (Option up to 128 GB)
  • QSPI – 4 Gbit (Dual 2 Gbit)
  • SD Card – 32 GB*
  • SSD – 2 TB* (M.2 NVMe 2230 or 2242)

Data Back Plane Interfaces

• Data Plane:
  • PCIe Gen 4 x8
  • 100 GigE Fibre Optic via Samtec Firefly
• Control Plane:
  • Ethernet 1 GigE
  • IPMI system management option
  • JTAG, UART, GPIO

Clocking & Synchronisation

• Clock Source:
  • Internal low-jitter RF system clock
  • External reference clock input
• Timing / Synchronisation:
  • IEEE 1588 / PTP Support
  • SYSREF, sync, and trigger input / outputs
• Multi-Board Sync:
  • Backplane clock and timing support for phase coherence across modules

VPX Front Panel

• RF Interface:
  • 8 TX, 8 RX 50Ω
  • DAC, ADC sample clocks
  • SYSREF, SYNC (Single Ended)
  • Balun with internal limiter protection circuit
• Connectors:
  • Samtec – GPPC-PF1-10-EG-RA-SM
• GPIO Interface:
  • GPIO Expansion interface including voltage
    supply
• LEDs:
  • Power
  • Status
  • Debug
  • Ethernet

Back Plane Interfaces 

• VPX-P0:
  • IPMI system management Option (VITA 46.11)
  • Power, JTAG
• VPX-P1 Data Plane:
  • PCIe Gen4 x8 (PL)
  • Ethernet 1 GigE (PS)
  • External reference clock input
  • GPIO, UART
• VPX-P2:
  • 100 GigE (Via Optional Samtec Firefly)
  • Options on VITA 67 backplane, see ordering
  • GPS antenna RF Port

Engineering Hatch 

• SD Card Slot
• Boot Mode Select Switches
• JTAG, GPIO, UART, via FPC

Customisation available on request