Sundance SMT8036 User Manual

SMT8036

User Manual

User Manual (QCF42); Version 3.0, 8/11/00; © Sundance Multiprocessor Technology Ltd. 1999

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Revision History

Date Comments Engineer Version

10/03/03 First release PSR 1.0

02/04/03 Compiling instructions added PSR 1.1

13/06/03 Example code removed as part of package PSR 1.2

21/12/04 Software requirements added; hyperlinks

PSR 1.3

added/updated

14/01/05 Cables part numbers updated PSR 1.4

25/05/05 SMT365 description corrected to match part

PSR 1.5

number (-4-1)

31/05/05 Power Consumption added PSR 1.6

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Table of Contents

Revision History.......................................................................................................... 2

Table of Contents ....................................................................................................... 3

Contacting Sundance. ................................................................................................ 4

Notes. ......................................................................................................................... 4

Precautions................................................................................................................. 4

Outline description...................................................................................................... 5

Architecture. ............................................................................................................... 6

Hardware involved...................................................................................................... 7

Hardware installation. ................................................................................................. 7

Power Consumption. .................................................................................................. 9

Software applications. ................................................................................................ 9

3L application.......................................................................................................... 9

Pegasus application................................................................................................ 9

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Contacting Sundance.

You can contact Sundance for additional information by sending email to

[e-mail]

.

Notes.

- SHB stands for Sundance High-speed Bus.

- ComPort denotes an 8-bit communication port following the TI C4x standards.

- SMT8036 is a PCI system to be plugged in a PC. The only software

requirement is to have 3L Diamond server installed.

Precautions

In order to guarantee that Sundance’s boards function correctly and to protect the
module from damage, the following precautions should be taken:

- They are static sensitive products and should be handled accordingly.
Always place the modules in a static protective bag during storage and
transition.

- When operated in a closed environment make sure that the heat

generated by the system is extracted e.g. a fan extracting heat or blowing
cool air.

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Outline description.

The SMT8036 is a PCI system based on 3 main modules: C64xx-based module
(SMT365-4-1) combined with a dual high-speed ADC/DAC module (SMT370), both
plugged on a PCI carrier board (SMT310Q).

SMT365-4-1 characteristics:

⇒ TMS320C6416 processor running at 600MHz

⇒ Six 20MB/s communication ports (comm.-ports)

⇒ 4MB of ZBTRAM (133MHz)

⇒ 8MByte Flash ROM for boot code and FPGA programming

⇒ Global expansion connector

⇒ High bandwidth data I/O via 2 Sundance High-speed Buses (SHB).

SMT370 characteristics:

⇒ Two 14-bit ADCs (AD6645-105

⇒ Dual 16-bit TxDAC (AD9777

) sampling at up to 105MHz,

) sampling at up to 400MHz (interpolation),

⇒ Two Sundance High-speed Bus (SHB) connectors,

⇒ Two 20 MegaByte/s communication ports,

⇒ Low-jitter on-board system clock,

⇒ Xilinx Virtex-II FPGA,

⇒ 50-Ohm terminated analogue inputs and outputs, external triggers and

clocks via MMBX (Huber and Suhner) connectors,

⇒ User defined pins for external connections,

⇒ Compatible with a wide range of Sundance SHB modules,

⇒ TIM standard compatible,

⇒ Default FPGA firmware implementing all the functions described along this

documentation.

The SMT8036 is a demonstration software for the evaluation of the SMT365-4-1 and

rd

SMT370 modules. It can be used for prototyping 3G (3

generation) systems and
high-speed data acquisition system with or without digital processor. This document
is an installation guide for the SMT8036 demonstration system.

Documentation and source files are installed by the way of the SMT6600 package,
which is the Sundance DAQ package. Source and application files provided are
to be run by the way of 3L Diamond Server only.

The SMT8036 application gets the DSP on the SMT365 to configure the DAC of the
SMT370 to generate a continuous sine wave via a first SHB connection. DAC outputs

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are loop onto the ADCs inputs. The DSP grabs data from both channels and stores
them into a file, which can be read by a Matlab application for data displaying and
FFT processing. Sampling clocks (100MHz for the ADCs and 160MHz for the DAC)
are generated by on-board clock synthesizers.

Architecture.

The following diagram shows the architecture of the SMT8036 system:

Analogue

Connection

SMT365

DSP Module

Module #1

TIM site 1

PC

Host

Data
Global Bus
Connection

SMT596

Data
SHB

Connection

SMT370

DAQ

Module #2

TIM site 2

Control

Comm

Port

Data
SDB

Connection

Spare

SMT506-BNC - MMBX to BNC cables

for analogue inputs/outputs and external clocks/triggers

TIM site 3

Data

Comm

Port

Spare

TIM site 4

Processing

SMT310Q

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Hardware involved.

The SMT8036 is built around two main modules but also involves an other board and
some cables to connect them and allow them to communicate with each other and to
access the PC.

c ⇒ 1x SMT310Q: PCI carrier

d ⇒ 1x SMT365-4-1: C64xx-based module; to be plugged on site 1 of

SMT310Q.

e ⇒ 1x SMT370: Dual ADC/DAC module; to be plugged on site 2 of

SMT310Q.

f ⇒ 1x FMS cable (20cm): to connect T1C0 to T2C3 at the back of the

SMT310Q.

g ⇒ 1x SHB cable (standard length): to connect SHBB on the SMT365 to
SHBB on the SMT370.

h ⇒ 1x SMT516 (SHB to SHB PCB): to connect SHBA (SMT365) to SHBA
(SMT370).

i ⇒ 2x MMBX to MMBX (SMT509-350) cables to connect J10 to J12 and J9
to J13 on the SMT370, or one interconnecting pcb depending on stock.

In some shipments/orders, g and h are replaced by the SMT596

, which is a dual

SHB to SHB mezzanine PCB.

Hardware installation.

Here are the steps to follow to install the SMT8036 system.

1 – Place the SMT365-4-1 on TIM site 1 of the carrier board (SMT310Q).

2 – Place the SMT370 on TIM site 2 of the carrier board (SMT310Q).

3 – Make sure that the boards are firmly seated, then provide the 3.3V to the boards
by screwing in the bolts and screws through one of the mounting holes on the
SMT365 and SMT370.

4 – Connect CommPort 0 of the SMT365 to CommPort 3 of the SMT370 (T1C0 to
T2C3) via an FMS cable at the back of the SMT310Q.

5 – Connect SHBA on the SMT365 to SHBA on the SMT370 via the SMT516.

6 – Connect SHBB on the SMT365 to SHBB on the SMT370 via a standard SHB
cable.

7 – Connect J10 to J12 and JJ9 to J13 on the SMT370.

8 – Place the carrier board in the host system.

In some shipments/orders 5 and 6 would consist in fitting the SMT596.

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The following picture shows how connections are made at the top of the system:

The following picture shows the CommPort connection at the back of the SMT310Q.
Note that the FMS are ‘twisted’, i.e. one end should be blue and the other should
show silver pins.

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Power Consumption.

Here are the details of the power consumption of the entire system
(PC+SMT310Q+SMT365+SMT370) when no applications is running:

- 3.3-Volt rail: 15. 87 Watts (4.81 Amps),

- 5-Volt rail: 13.35 Watts (2.67 Amps),

- 12-Volt rail: 6.36 Watts (0.53 Amp).

It gives a total power consumption of 18 Watts

excluding the PC.

The following measurements are when the Pegasus application provided is running:

- 3.3-Volt rail: 15.87 (4.81 Amps),

- 5-Volt rail: 30.15 Watts (6.03 Amps),

- 12-Volt rail: 6.48 Watts (0.54 Amp)

It gives a total power consumption of 34.5 Watts

excluding the PC.

Please note that the power consumption of the PC used for that purpose is 17.6
Watts.

Software applications.

3L application.

In a sub-folder labelled 3L, you will find a C (Test.c), a configuration (Test.cfg), a
make (nmake) and an application (.app) files, in order to execute directly and/or
modify and recompile the code. Please note that the code provided targets 3L
Diamond.

In a DOS prompt window, simply type nmake to generate the 3L application file,
which can be loaded into the SMT365 by using the 3L Server (3L Diamond needs to
be installed first).

This application allows the user to execute simple commands such as configuring the
DAC, the clock synthesizers, capturing data, etc.

Pegasus application.

The SMT8036 is also provided with a Pegasus application (Pegasus folder), which
shows the user the dynamic performance of the system.

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