Tetra-PMC+

High-Speed A/D I/O Card with Reconfigurable Altera FPGA and Analog Devices TigerSHARC Link Ports

BittWare’s Tetra-PMC+ (TRPM) board is a high-speed analog input board that provides data capture for four 14-bit A/D channels running at up to 105 MHz. The board streams the data directly to an Altera Cyclone II FPGA, which provides A/D control, data distribution and front-end processing capabilities. A 32-bit, 66 MHz PCI interface and four TigerSHARC DSP link ports make the captured data available to the host board.

High Speed 14-Bit 105MHz Interface

The high-speed A/D interface features four 14-bit A/D conversion channels, each sampled at up to 105 MHz. Using high-quality 14-bit A/D converters from Analog Devices, the analog interface provides input bandwidth up to 150 MHz with DC coupled inputs. For clocking options, the board features an internal clock and an external clock and trigger; the clock is user-configurable to the onboard clock or external clock.

Key features:

• High-performance wideband A/Ds
• Four channels, 14-bit A/D (Analog Devices AD6645)
• Up to 105 MHz per channel
• Cyclone II reconfigurable FPGA
• A/D control and data distribution
• Configurable pre-processing of highspeed A/D data
• 32-bit, 66 MHz PCI interface via Cyclone II FPGA
• Four external link ports
• Configurable for TS201-based boards
• Available via PMC+ interface
• Internal/external clock and triggering
• Complete software support
• Cyclone II development and customization support

Altera Cyclone II Reconfigurable FPGA

The Altera Cyclone II reconfigurable FPGAprovides A/D control and data distribution for the Tetra- PMC+ and is available for configurable preprocessing of high speed A/D data, such as digital filtering, decimation and digital down conversion. To interface the A/D data to the host, the Cyclone II contains a link port interface providing direct access to the ADSP-TS201 DSPs located on the base board.

PMC+ I/O Interface

When attached to one of BittWare’s PMC+ base boards, it supports BittWare’s PMC+ extensions, which include four link ports directly connected to the Cyclone II FPGA. The PMC+ link ports are configurable for BittWare’s T2 (ADSP-TS201S) based boards and are an ideal way to move high-speed data directly to the DSPs.

Software Development Tools

BittWare offers complete software development tools that allow designers to easily develop application code and integrate the Tetra-PMC+ into their systems. For user-configured pre-processing, Altera also provides a complete suite of development tools for the Cyclone II. BittWare also offers a Tetra developer’s kit for the Cyclone II that includes the source for the A/D and TigerSHARC link ports.

Support

Please send an e-mail to Sarsen Technology or call us on +44 1672 511166 for full details of BittWare's Tetra-PMC+ card with High-Speed A/D I/O Card with Reconfigurable Altera FPGA and Analog Devices TigerSHARC Link Ports.