RF analyzer demo setup

RF Analyzer Demo build

First time editor 2022 year 6 month 22 Japan 08:52:36 Used as a process record file

Documents to read

1. Basic concept and hardware architecture pg269-rf-data-converter_2.6 Add Baidu network disk link in the future
2. The main reference tutorial RFAnalyzer-Tutorial
3. SCGUI Use UG xtp517-zcu111-system-controller-c-2019-1

Software to download

1. Development and utilization IDE Vivado 2020.1 Version above
2. The software needed to configure the development board rdf0475-zcu111-system-controller-c-2019-1.zip
3. RF_ANAlyzer Upper computer rf_analyzer_1.5

The hardware that needs to be prepared

Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU111

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XM500 Signal transfer card

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SMA Short wiring
USB A-micro Cable
12V 7.5A DC power supply
The development board will be equipped with , With a computer atx Power supply or sfx The power supply should also ok. Confirm the line sequence before power on

Feasible sequence of operation

1 Configure the clock on the board

For the configuration of the on-board clock, please refer to my other blogZCU111 Development board clock configuration

1. decompression rdf0475-zcu111-system-controller-c-2019-1 Open after BoardUI.exe
   
2. If you connect a board , You can select the serial number from the drop-down menu and click ok
   
3. stay clocks Sets There are six positions in the interface that need to be configured
   
   1、2 Is the direct write frequency value
   3、4、5、6、7 You need to enter the absolute path of the configuration file . After the input file is configured successfully , The configured clock frequency will be displayed on the corresponding line .
   If the configured clock frequency is not displayed, the configuration fails .
   Under the software installation folder rdf0475-zcu111-system-controller-c-2019-1\zcu111_scui\BoardUI\tests\ZCU111\clockFiles There are three official configuration files in
   
   The clock on the board can be configured to the frequency value shown in the following table . Configuration tutorial reference XTP518
   | The clock | frequency /MHz |
   |:–:|:–:|
   | 1 | 300 |
   | 2 | 156.25 |
   | 3 | 156.25 |
   | 4 | 122.88 |
   | 5 | 122.88 |
   | 6 | 122.88 |
   | 7 | 122.88 |
   There are two things to note here 2022 year 6 month 23 Japan 09:41:13

1. The configuration method used is to use XLINX Official System Control GUI, For the required address, see ZCU111 Development board clock configuration , The clock configuration method is to use GUI Interface , Then enter the absolute path of the configuration file , But in fact, the software has a limit on the length of the input file path string . It is not clear what the limit is , But using the same configuration file , Absolute path long configuration will fail （ Try 3 Time ）, Move the files to the root directory of the hard disk , Reconfiguration can be successful .
2. The value of the clock configuration needs to be recorded , Because the clock generated at this time is used as a subsequent generation demo Of tile Of ref clk, So in Ip When generating, pay attention to modifying the corresponding parameters , otherwise RF DC The PLL will fail to start because the PLL cannot operate normally .

2 Create a new one demo Bitstream

Reference resources RFAnalyzer-Tutorial Of page18-21 Page operation , Here I encountered the following problems

1. vivado Version issue for , To do this, you need VVD2018.3 Version above , What I use here is 2020.1, First use 18.1 No corresponding IP
2. initialization IP Configuration problem of , The description given in the original text is Configure the IP as per your board requirement
   But as a cute new , I don't know what I want to configure . Here first according to my own understanding , Configure any one , It is also possible to use the preset configuration .
3. A question , After selecting the chip model , Directly through IP CATALOG Generated , No constraint file specified . Limited by my current level , System generated XDC File contents Don't understand, . Later, we will find out how the actual hardware constraints are completed .

2022 year 6 month 22 Japan 11:41:21 The first generated bitstream can be downloaded , But eventually it started RFanalyzer when , Can't start ADDA, Prompt for PLL unlocked, The clock on the board is not configured properly . You need to study the clock tree on the board .
2022 year 6 month 22 Japan 18:09:07 The on-board clock has been reconfigured and the on-board clock has been reset IP Corresponding settings during initialization REFclk Value , To be able to start AD_DA, And make use of analyzer To operate

3 Download the bitstream to the development board

The development board I use is Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU111 Assessment Kit
You can read about this development board first ug1271-zcu111-eval-bd This document , Learn how to use the development board , And the hardware resources on the board .
The development board needs to use DC12v Power supply , The original cable is 12V 7.5A 90W
Use USB Line link boards and computers , The board has been integrated JTAG Debug interface .
in addition to ,RFDC Of gui Use Gigabit Ethernet for communication configuration . So I also prepared a network cable , I don't know how to use it .
After connecting the board, you can download the bit stream for debugging .

of demo The bit stream generated in the sample , This bit stream already contains microblaze Soft core and RFDC_RDanalyze etc. PL Some required wiring information , It also encapsulates microBlaze The executable of . stay vivado Directly download the generated bitstream in , Or in analyzer You can download it from .
Please be sure to link analyzer Configure the clock file before , Otherwise, the communication may fail .

Plan for the next step

1. be familiar with analyzer Various operations of . And then in demo Insert another... In the project of the sample microblaze Soft core development , Switch through simple logic to make use of the original analyzer And the newly implanted soft core API Cross validation of interfaces .
2. Add some knowledge about RF communication system , Take a look at the whole RF Functions and functions of various components in the system .
3. Learn how to configure the clock tree on the board