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RedPitaya V1.1 Board

RedPitaya Board V1.1 Board

Red Pitaya is an open-source-software measurement and control tool that consists of easy-to-use visual programming software and free of charge, ready-to-use open-source, web-based test and measurement instruments.
With a single click, the board can transform into a web-based oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, LCR meter, Bode analyzer, or one of many other applications.
Red Pitaya can be controlled by using Matlab, LabView, Python & Scilab.

Main Features :

Dimensions: 107 mm x 60 mm x 21 mm
Ethernet 1Gbit/s (PHY Intel-Lantiq PEF7071V V1.5 10/100/1000Mbps)
USB 2.0 (Microchip-SMSC USB3320C)
- OTG (On-The-Go, can work without host)
- WiFi USB dongles is possible : tested with Edimax EW7811Un
2x SMA RF inputs
- Bandwidth : 50 MHz (3 dB)
- Input impedance : 1 MΩ // 10 pF
- Sample rate : 125 Msps
- ADC resolution 14 bits
- Full scale voltage : +/-1V or +/-20V
- Absolute maximum input voltage rating : 30V (1500V ESD)
2x SMA RF outputs
- Bandwidth : 50 MHz (3 dB)
- Sample rate : 125 Msps
- DAC resolution : 14 bits
- Load impedance : 50 Ω
- Output slew rate limit : 200 V/us
Serial connectivity (Daisy Chain)
- Connector type : 2x SATA type connector
- Two differential pairs per connector enabling up to 500 Mbps
FPGA: Xilinx Zynq 7010 SoC
- 17,600 LUTs
- 28k Logic Cells
- 80 DSP slices
- Dual ARM® Cortex™A9
Memory: 4 Gb DDR3 SDRAM (512 MB)
SD card
- Card type: micro SD
- Supported standard: SD/SDIO 2.0/MMC3.31
- File System: FAT32
- Maximum card size: 32 GB
5V 2A micro USB Power supply

2x Extensions Connectors 26 pins HE10 (E1 & E2) :

4x Auxiliary analog input channels
- Connector : dedicated pins on IDC connector E2 (pins 13,14,15,16)
- Nominal sampling rate : 100 ksps
- ADC resolution 12 bits
- Input voltage range : 0 to +3.5 V
4x Auxiliary analog output channels
- Output type : Low pass filtered PWM
- PWM time resolution : 4ns (1/250 MHz)
- Output voltage range : 0 to +1.8V
16x GPIO
- Voltage level : 3.3V
- Direction : configurable
- 16 single ended or 8 differential digital I/Os with 3,3V logic levels
I²C, UART, SPI

RedPitaya Plastic Case

RedPitaya Kit

RedPitaya Oscilloscope on iPad

RedPitaya System

RedPitaya Visual Programming
RedPitaya’s Visual Programming is equivalent of Lego, and is similar to “MIT Scratch” programming, that means that RedPitaya is more for fun than for professional applications.

RedPitaya Extension Module Top

RedPitaya Extension Module Bottom

RedPitaya Extension Modules
RedPitaya’s extension module board (~25 euros) is able to measure for example temperature, vibration or movement with special mini-modules connected on it. This mezzanine board facilitates the quick connection of different sensors and actuators to the Red Pitaya. All the “Grove modules” of “Seeed Studio” are available to connect it.

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Linera FMU3-S651 Board

Linera FMU3-S651 – USB3 development board

The Linera FMU3-S651 is a USB 3.0 integration module based on the Spartan 6, able to get a performance over 340 MiB/s

Main Features :

65mm x 50mm board size
USB 3.0 Connectivity, including software drivers and APIs
Cypress EZ-USB FX3 – 100 MHz 32b data bus to a USB 3.0 port
Xilinx Spartan6 LX45 application FPGA (Available also with LX150)
1Gbit DDR3 SDRAM (Optional 2 or 4 Gbit)
MicroSD card slot, accessible from FPGA
Very easy to integrate: Single 5V supply
Programmable via USB 3.0 port, JTAG or the on-board flash
Two Samtec RAZOR BEAM™ LSHM pitch 0.5mm high speed board-to-board connectors to mount on a host-board
148 user I/O signals. 71 differential pairs
8 User LEDs on-board
Pin-compatible with FM-S651 series
On-board, programmable clock generator with 3 output clocks, with available SSC
Breakout board available

USB3 CONNECTIVITY
FMU3 series FPGA modules are equipped with a USB3.0 port.
The on-board FPGA can communicate with a host PC through the USB 3.0 port with unprecedented speed (~340MB/sec sustained transfers)

EASY INTEGRATION
FMU3 series FPGA modules can be mounted on a carrier board using 2 high-speed connectors.
There are 148 IO pins available to the end-user.
The board is supplied with drivers and API for easy USB 3.0 communication with a PC.

FLEXIBILITY
The on-board FPGA on FMU3 series modules can be programmed via the USB port, via JTAG or via the on-board Flash. There is a Micro-SD card slot accessible via the FPGA and 1Gbit DDR3 SDRAM.

Linera FMU3-S651 Daughter Board example :

Linera FMU3-S651 Daughter PCB example :

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Cesys EFM02 USB3 Board

EFM02 – USB3 development board

Spartan-6 FPGA module, DDR2 SDRAM, Flash and superspeed USB 3.0 interface

Main Features :

SUPERSPEED USB 3.0
2Gbit DDR2
Up to 191 user IO
Xilinx Spartan-6LX® FPGA
versions available:
XC6SLX45-3FGG484I
XC6SLX100-3FGG484I
XC6SLX150-3FGG484I
64Mbit dual SPI flash
USB3 controller : CYPRESS™ FX3
EFM02-45-3I (XC6SLX45-3FGG484I) Price : 420$

Block diagram is the following :

All Features

USB3.0 SuperSpeed interface through versatile CypressTM EZ-FX3 controller
USB bus-powered, no external power supply necessary
Optional self-powered mode available
32bit Slave FIFO interface
Two FX3 GPIO on expansion connector
XilinxTM Spartan-6 FPGA (LX45, LX100 or LX150)
Up to 191 single-ended (95 differential) IOs on high-quality high-speed SamtecTM
connectors (QSE-060-01), including several GCLK inputs
157 single-ended (78 differential) IOs identical throughout EFM-02B line-up
Independent power supply option for FPGA bank 0 and/or bank 1
2Gbit DDR2 memory
64Mbit dual SPI configuration/data memory
High stability 100MHz +/-25ppm onboard clock oscillator
Mounting position for optional user clock oscillator (industry standard 5mm*7mm)
1Mbit (512kbit1) I²C EEPROM for FX3 configuration data
I²C interface available on expansion connector to increase available FX3 configuration memory for standalone applications
FPGA configuration from SPI memory, JTAG or USB
One user, two status leds
JTAG for FPGA and FX3 controller available on expansion connectors
Small sized PCB only measures 52,6mm x 82,6mm

Breakout board :

Features :

HSMC to HE10 connectors
PCB has two layers, not for high-speed applications
Price : 75$

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OpalKelly USB3 Altera Board

Zem4310 – USB3 development board

The ZEM4310 is a USB 3.0 integration module based on the Altera Cyclone IV FPGA (55kLE), able to get a performance over 340 MiB/s

Main Features :

SUPERSPEED USB 3.0
128 MiB DDR2
BOOTABLE SERIAL FLASH (2x 16 MiB)
SWITCHING POWER SUPPLIES

Block diagram is the following :

All Features :

Altera Cyclone IV FPGA (EP4CE55F23C8N)
2x 32-MiB serial flash (Numonyx N25Q128A)
128-MiByte DDR2 (Micron MT47H64M16HR)
Small form-factor, smaller than a credit card at 80mm x 60mm x 15.98mm (3.15″ x 2.36″ x 0.63″)
High-speed USB 3.0 interface (Cypress FX3) for configuration and data transfer
Measured performance over 340 MiB/s
Self-powered by external DC source
50 MHz clock oscillator
Two LEDs
Two HSMC-compatible 180-pin 0.5mm Samtec board-to-board connectors (QSH-090)
Over 160 user I/O and 4 GCLK pins on expansion connectors
Full FrontPanel virtual control panel support
Complete Application Programmer’s Interface (API) in C, C++, C#, Ruby, Python, and Java

HSMC Bottom connectors :

Two HSMC-compatible 180-pin 0.5mm Samtec board-to-board connectors (QSH-090)
Over 160 user I/O and 4 GCLK pins on expansion connectors

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Tag Archives: usb3

RedPitaya V1.1 Board

RedPitaya Board V1.1 Board

Linera FMU3-S651 Board

Linera FMU3-S651 – USB3 development board

Cesys EFM02 USB3 Board

EFM02 – USB3 development board

OpalKelly USB3 Altera Board

Zem4310 – USB3 development board