DSPB RIK ™ II
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RINCON RESEARCH CORPORATION’S DSPBRIK™ II product family
is a modular, extensible, and reconfigurable computing
architecture that targets high-performance computation and
DSP applications. Building upon a 12 year legacy, the 2nd
generation DSPBrik products enable higher bandwidth
applications while reducing overall system cost.
The modularity of the DSPBrik allows system architects to define
their applications using only required resources while providing
flexibility for expansion. Built upon Commercial-of-the-Shelf
(COTS) production methods, DSPBrik-based designs can provide
cost-effective solutions for both prototyping and full production
systems. The DSPBrik II family offers a collection of Analog-toDigital Conversion (ADC), Digital-to-Analog Conversion (DAC),
and Field Programmable Gate-Array (FPGA) Processing products.
Flexibility is the overarching goal for the DSPBrik II architecture.
Conforming to a compact (4.6”x4.6”) form-factor, modules can be
integrated into a variety of enclosures ranging from standard 19inch rackmount units to custom conduction-cooled enclosures.
DSPBrik products accept power (DC) from a wide range of
sources commonly found in battery, automotive,
telecommunications, and airborne applications. Communication
with DSPBrik systems is achieved using industry-standard
interfaces (Ethernet), and protocols (IP/HTTP), allowing customers
to control their applications from most host platforms and
operating systems (e.g., Microsoft Windows, Linux). Building upon
our extensive experience with precision timing and tagging,
DSPBrik products are designed with data time tagging and
processing from the outset.
DSPBrik products are built upon FPGA technology to provide
developers with high-performance parallel processing capabilities
and in-field reconfiguration. The inherent parallelism of FPGAs
enables developers to achieve processing performance and data
throughput unmatched by general-purpose microprocessors.
Using fast and dedicated resources, FPGA-based designs
guarantee a high degree of reliability unachievable by other
computation architectures. In-field reconfiguration allows systems
to be easily enhanced and upgraded without costly hardware
replacements.
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Finally, FPGAs are well-suited for embedded applications as they
outperform conventional architectures (e.g., GPPs, GPUs) with
respect to Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP).
DSPBrik modules can be interconnected to form various physical
topologies, such as 2-dimensional arrays and 3-dimensional
vertical stacks. Connections are made using high-speed
matched-impedance connectors that provide greater than
80 gigabits/second of bandwidth per connector. Again with
flexibility in mind, the direction (e.g., input, output, bidirectional)
and function (e.g., data, control, status) of each data signal on
the DSPBrik II connector is defined by the application developer
and can be reconfigured as required. Finally, DSPBrik products
can distribute high-bandwidth data and signals by interfacing with
common networking standards, such as 1G/10G/40G Ethernet.
Application (i.e., firmware) development for DSPBrik products is
accomplished using mature, industry-provided FPGA
development tools (not included). By utilizing industry-provided
tools and standards, developers can leverage a large user
support base and Intellectual Property infrastructure which are
significantly more limited for proprietary development flows.
DSPBrik designs can be implemented using a wide variety of
languages and tools, such as VHDL, Verilog, SystemC, OpenCL,
and MATLAB™.
APPLICATION EXAMPLES
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Software-Defined Radios
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Radar Processing
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Satellite Communications
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Digital IF Transport
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Adaptive Arrays
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Radio Astronomy.
Digital Signal Processing
Radar Processing
High-Bandwidth Demodulation Network Packet Processing
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X 6 A1 2 5 0 D S P B R I K ™ I I W I D E B A N D A / D C O N V E R T E R A N D F P G A
The X6A1250 is a 2.6 Gigasample-per-second, 10-bit A/D input module with a 5 GHz
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analog input bandwidth, a Xilinx Virtex -6 FPGA, and a Freescale QorIQ P1010
PowerPC.
 Digitize over a GHz of signal bandwidth from an analog input range of 10 MHz to
5 GHz (via Nyquist sampling techniques and bandpass filtering).
Programmable attenuator provides 31.5 dB of attenuation in 0.5 dB increments.
2 GB of DDR3-1600 SDRAM for capturing signal snapshots and user application
processing.
 Support for precision time tagging of sampled data using a 1-PPS input and
NMEA-0183, IRIG-B, or NTP time code signals.
Programmable on-board synthesizer for sample clock generation
(600 to 2600MHz) using either an onboard or external 10 MHz reference.
High-speed SERDES connector attached to eight Virtex®-6 GTX transceivers
capable of various serial formats (e.g., 1G/10G Ethernet, PCI).
Reconfigurable Xilinx Virtex-6 LX240T FPGA for custom user applications.
Integrated Freescale P1010 microprocessor running Linux and dual 1Gb Ethernet
interfaces for Command/Control and user applications.
X7F1000 DSPBRIK™ II VIRTEX®-7 FPGA PROCESSOR
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The X7F1000 is a Xilinx Virtex -7 based FPGA with a Freescale QorIQ P1010s
PowerPC for high-performance signal and data processing applications.
Reconfigurable Xilinx Virtex®-7 FPGA for custom user applications.
 Two 1 GB DDR3-1600 SDRAM interfaces (32-bit) for user applications.
 High-speed SERDES connector attached to eight Virtex®-7 GTX/GTH
transceivers capable of various serial formats (e.g., 1G/10G/40G Ethernet, PCI).
Integrated Freescale P1010 microprocessor running Linux and dual 1 Gb
Ethernet interfaces for Command/Control and user applications.
Standard: XC7VX485T device
- 485,760 Logic Cells
- 2,800 DSP Slices
- 37,080 Kbit of Block RAM
Option: XC7VX690T device
- 693,120 Logic Cells
- 3,600 DSP Slices
- 52,920 Kbit of Block RAM
X7 D2 2 8 5 D S PB RI K™ I I W I DE B AN D D / A CO N VE R TE R AN D FP G A
The X7D2285 is a dual, 2.85 Gigasample-per-second 14-bit D/A Output Module with a
1.425 GHz analog output bandwidth, a Xilinx Virtex®-7 FPGA, and a Freescale QorIQ
P1010 PowerPC.
 Dual Analog Devices AD9129 devices capable of 5.7 GHz update rate using 2x
Interpolation (Mixed-Mode)
-74dBc Two-Tone IMD3; -49dB NPR; 100dB+ Channel Isolation
Programmable attenuator provides 31.5dB of attenuation in 0.5dB increments.
Two 1.5 GB DDR3-1600 SDRAM interfaces for data buffering and user application
processing.
Support for precision time alignment of output sample data using a 1-PPS input
and NMEA-0183, IRIG-B, or NTP time code signals.
Programmable on-board synthesizer for sample clock generation using either an
onboard or external 10MHz reference.
High-speed SERDES connector attached to eight Virtex®-7 GTX/GTH transceivers
capable of various serial formats (e.g., 1G/10G/40G Ethernet, PCI).
Reconfigurable Virtex®-7 330T FPGA for custom user applications.
Integrated Freescale P1010 microprocessor running Linux and dual 1Gb Ethernet
interfaces for Command/Control and user applications.
ADDRESS
101 N. Wilmot Rd., Ste. 101
Tucson, Arizona 85711
ORDER LINE
520.519.3131
sales@rincon.com
TECH SUPPORT
520.519.3132
tech-line@rincon.com
INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ▪ PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ▪ V 1.2
U.S. PATENT 6,839,242 ▪ U.S. PATENT 7,265,992
FAX | WEB
520.519.3120
www.rincon.com