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VP461

VP461

6U VPX Multicore Xilinx RFSoC, Virtex and MPSoC Processing System
The VP461 is a SOSA -Aligned 6U VPX multicore
processing system with industry-leading
performance that consolidates multiple RF andprocessing boards into a single slot. This gives
system architects greater freedom in optimizing
their applications around size, weight andpower constraints such as communications,sensor processing, radar, electronic warfare,autonomous vehicles, renewable energy stations
and semiconductor processing equipment.
Featuring dual Xilinx® Zynq® Ultrascale+™
RF system-on-chip technology (RFSoC), dual
Xilinx Virtex™ Ultrascale+ FPGA devices andsystem management using a Xilinx Zynq
multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC), theVP461 offers 16 integrated high-bandwidth,
high-resolution analog-to-digital converters(ADC) at 5GSPS , 16 digital-to-analog converters(DAC) at 9.85GSPS, high-density user
programmable FPGA fabric, and a multi-core
Arm processing subsystem, with multiple 100G
Ethernet data paths to the backplane.
Reduce RF Signal Chain Complexity
RF systems with multiple channels suffer from acost- and complexity challenge. More channels
mean more expensive and large RF signal up/
down conversion and signal conditioning. Asa solution, the VP461 enables high-speed,high-bandwidth, direct RF sampling which canbe implemented in the digital domain, bringing
greater flexibility to the signal processing
chain. Additionally, close integration with RF
sampling devices removes the complexity ofJESD204B/C high-speed serial interface andreduces processing latency.

Maximize Input/Output Channel Density
The VP461 is one of the densest 6U VPX analog
FPGA carrier boards available with the ability tosynchronize all 32 channels as well as multiple
boards for even larger system applications.
Revolutionary processing capability
The VP461 perfectly balances the need for highperformance FPGA processing, the ease of ahardened embedded processor and the ultralow latency of integrated analog interfaces. The
revolutionary RF and DSP technology enables auser to create the most advanced multi-channel
electronic warfare systems, radar, and SDR
applications today.
Offload Data More Efficiently
The VP461 has VPX backplane interfaces alignedwith the SOSA RF payload slot profile, supporting
multiple 100 Gigabit Ethernet and PCIe Gen3x8 paths that support connections to a hostcomputer or other payloads. Optional dualchannel 100 Gigabit Ethernet fiber optic interfaces
are available for up to 50GB/s transfer rates.
Chip-to-Chip and System Management
The MPSoC is the VP461 board manager that
efficiently controls each of the four FPGA devices
and connects with backplane peripherals, andcan be used as a single-board computer (SBC),
further optimizing slot-count. The MPSoC allows
the VP461 to be configured with either single/dual RFSoCs or single/dual Virtex FPGA devices,giving developers additional options to further
optimize their systems.
It can operate standalone, or paired withmultiple VP461 or with Abaco’s extensive
portfolio of boards including SBC’s, GPGPUs
and fabric switches.

FEATURES:• Aligned to SOSA standard• Multicore FPGA Architecture:- Dual Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC- Dual Virtex UltraScale+- Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC• 16-channel ADC: 5GSPS@ 14-bit• 16-channel DAC: 9.85GSPS@ 14-bit• 36 RF-to-backplane (NanoRF)• Independent clock generation
circuits for the ADC and DAC
front ends
• Application Processing Unit
- Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53• Real-Time Processing Unit
- Dual-core Arm Cortex-R5F• Up to 24 GB DDR4 memory
available to the RFSoC• Up to 32 GB DDR4 memory
available to the Virtex
UltraScale+• Multiple 100 Gigabit Ethernet
over copper• Optional dual-channel 100
Gigabit optical interface• Dual PCIe Gen3 x8• High-speed low-latency chipto-chip communication anddata transfers• Optional MORA, VITA 49.2,
REDHAWK and GNU Radio
support available

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VP461

VP461 6U VPX Multicore Xilinx RFSoC, Virtex and MPSoC Processing SystemSpecifications

Block diagram

Physical Specifications• 6U VPX 1.0” pitch
SOSA RF Payload Slot Profile• SLT6-PAY-4F2Q1H4U1T1S1S1TU2U2T
1H-10.6.4-4
RF/FPGA/Processing• Single or Dual Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+RFSoC XCZU47DR• •Single or Dual Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+XCVU9P or XCVU13P• Xilinx MPSoC UltraScale+ XCZU11EG
Memory• RFSoC: Up to 12GBytes DDR4 each (24GBtotal) at up to 2400Mb/s• Virtex: Up to 16GBytes DDR4 each (32GBtotal) at up to 2400Mb/s• MPSoC: Up to 12GB DDR4 at up to2400Mb/s
ADC and DAC• ADC: Up to 16-channels, 14-bit, 5GSPS
with DDC• DAC: Up to 16-channels, 14-bit, 9.85GSPS
with DUC
Programmable FPGA LogicRFSoC• 930K System Logic Cells• 425K CLB LUTs
• 4,272 DSP Slices
Virtex Ultrascale+ VU9P/VU13P• 2,586K/3780K System Logic Cells• 2,364K/3456K CLB LUTs
• 6,840/12,288 DSP Slices
Application Processing Unit
• Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 MPCore• Up to 1.5GHz
Real-time Processing Unit
• Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5F MPCore• Up to 600MHz

Board Support Package• 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 supportavailable• Open source Linux API• For Windows and VxWorks support, pleasecontact Abaco.
Environment• Operating Temperature: -40°C to +70°C

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