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VP891

VP891

3U VPX FPGA Processing Card Virtex UltraScale+, Zynq UltraScale+, FMC+
The VP891 is a 3U VPX high-performance
FPGA processing board featuring Xilinx®
Virtex UltraScale+™ and Zynq® UltraScale+™
technology. A technology upgrade from theexisting VP889 product aligned with theSensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA)
technical standard, it is designed for themost demanding, mission critical military/defense and commercial applications such ascommunications, sensor processing, radar,electronic warfare, autonomous vehicles,
renewable energy stations and semiconductor
processing equipment, just to name a few.
SecureThe Zynq UltraScale+ multiprocessor systemon-chip (MPSoC) brings advanced security
to the forefront. The VP891 is capable ofadvanced encrypted bit streams and secureboot capability, enabled by Xilinx tools. This
makes it an ideal tool for applications where IP
security is a top concern.
Heterogeneous Processing Capability
Many RF and signal processing systems
require both a streaming DSP with anFPGA and a general-purpose processor fordecisions and control. Traditionally, theseprocessing requirements were handledby separate processing cards. With theVP891, both functions in a single module
are available by leveraging application andreal-time processing ARM cores of the Zynq
UltraScale+ MPSoC. Including the Zynq
UltraScale+ MPSoC reduces the need for asingle board computer in some applications,providing customers an efficient way tomaximize system performance while reducing
complexity.
Flexibility You Need for the System You Want
The VITA 57.4-compliant FMC+ site allows
users to take advantage of Abaco’s industry
leading FMC I/O portfolio. Modular I/O built
on an FMC+ standard interface enables
engineers to easily upgrade to futuretechnology without a complete systemredesign. Availability of both low-latency LVDS
data bus and JESD204B/C high-speed serialinterface makes the VP891 a versatile solution
for many RF data acquisition applications.
Offload Data More Efficiently
The VP891 has VPX backplane interfacesaligned with the SOSA RF payload slot profile,
supporting 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet dataplane, PCIe Gen3 x4 expansion plane andEthernet control plane connections to a hostcomputer or other payloads. Dual-channel
100 Gigabit Ethernet optical interfaces are
optionally available to support up to 25GB/s
data transfers to and from the VP891. Highspeed RF signals can also be transferred
directly between the FMC+ and the backplanethrough the P2 connector.
The VP891 is available with two cooling
options, air or conduction, making it an ideal
COTS product for early designs and capableof being deployed into operational assets.
When paired with Abaco’s extensive portfolioof multi- architecture processing boards
including SBCs, GPGPUs, and fabric switches
the state of-the-art VP891 enables systemsto be built from leading edge, interoperable
components.

FEATURES:• Dual FPGA architecture- Virtex UltraScale+ VU9P
- Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC
ZU5EG• Application Processing Unit
- Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53• Real-time Processing Unit
- Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5F• Up to 34 GBytes DDR4
• FireFly™ Gen2 Optical
Transceivers option• I/O- 10/40/100G Ethernet- PCIe Gen3 x4- Dual 100G Ethernet optical- 8 LVDS GPIO
- 20 RF-to-backplane(NanoRF) with anaccompanying FMC• VITA 57.4 HSPC FMC+ site
interfacing with the VirtexUltraScale+• Aligned to SOSA standard• Air-Cooled / Conduction
Cooled configurations
available• MIL-I-46058C compliant
conformal coating (optional)• Optional MORA, VITA 49.2,
REDHAWK and GNU Radiosupport

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VP891

VP891 3U VPX FPGA Processing Card Virtex UltraScale+, Zynq UltraScale+, FMC+Specifications

Block diagram*

Physical Specifications• 3U VPX 1.0” pitch• Air-cooled or conduction cooled* Intended as a reference for basic features and connections and not an actual product layout or design

SOSA RF Payload Slot Profile• SLT3-PAY-1F1U1S1S1U1U2F1H-14.6.11-n
Virtex UltraScale+ FPGA• XCVU9PZynq UltraScale+ MPSoC• XCZU5EG
Application Processing Unit (Zynq)• Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 MPCore• Up to 1.5GHz• Real-time Processing Unit (Zynq)• Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5F MPCore• Up to 600MHzMemory• Up to two 64-bit 16GBytes DDR4 (32GBtotal) memory blocks; up to 2400Mb/s
to FPGA• 32-bit 2GBytes DDR4 memory to Zynq
FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) Support• 1x HSPC FMC+ site
• Configurable with Abaco’s FMC portfolio
Flexible RF/Optical Backplane Options• Dual NanoRF 10 port connector option for
ADC/DAC/ CLK/ TRIG (when used withan FMC)
• Dual 4-lane bidirectional optical interface
via FireFly Gen2 (optional) - 100G Ethernet
or Aurora independent channels up
to 25 GB/s
Operating Temperature• 0°C to +55°C (Level 1 air-cooledenvironment with 400 LFM mean airflow)• -40°C to +70°C (Level D conduction
cooled environment at the card thermalinterface)
Board Support Package (BSP)• 40/100G Ethernet with optional RoCEv2(RDMA over Converged Ethernet)
available• Xilinx PCIe DMA engine included• 100G Ethernet over optical interface
available (optional 100Gbps Aurora)• Optional MORA, VITA 49.2 Radio
Transport (VRT), REDHAWK and GNU
Radio support available• Open source Windows and Linux API• For VxWorks, please contact Abaco
Systems

Ordering information
For available product part numbers, contact your local product expert.

Applications• Electronic Warfare (EW)
• Signal Intelligence (SIGINT)• Radar/Sonar• Software Defined Radio (SDR)• Multi-Function Communication Systems• Telecommunications/Broadband Wireless• Networking and Base Stations Equipment• Ultra-Wide-Band Satellite Digital Receiver• Optical and Photonics Instrumentation• RF and EMI Test Instrumentation• Biomedical Imaging – Medical Equipment
Xilinx and Zynq are registered trademarks, and UltraScale+ is a trademark of Xilinx, Inc.
FireFly is a trademark of Samtec, Inc. PCIe is a trademark of PCI-SIG.
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited.

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