Reflex CES · 3U VPX boards
AV153 Agilex 9 Direct RF
SOSA aligned 3U VPX board with an Agilex 9 Direct-RF SoC FPGA and eight 64 Gsps ADC and DAC channels.
- Agilex 9 Direct RF
- 8x 64 Gsps ADC/DAC
- 20 GHz bandwidth
- SOSA aligned
- 3U VPX
Overview
The AV153 is a conduction-cooled 3U VPX board built around an Altera Agilex 9 SoC FPGA with Direct-RF technology. It has eight 10-bit ADCs and eight 10-bit DACs running at up to 64 Gsps, with analogue bandwidth up to 20 GHz, so RF signals can be sampled directly without IF stages. The board is aligned with the SOSA standard and targets ultra wideband radar, electronic warfare and SIGINT systems.
Built for
- Phased-array radar transmit and receive
- Electronic warfare (ESM/ECM)
- SIGINT and broadband communication
- Radar target simulation and airborne systems
Key features
Direct RF sampling
Eight ADC and eight DAC channels at up to 64 Gsps sample RF directly in the Ku, K and Ka bands.
Agilex 9 Direct-RF SoC
The AGRW027 device combines FPGA fabric, RF converters and an Arm hard processor system.
SOSA aligned
The SOSA aligned VPX profile eases integration with other modules in radar and EW systems.
Large memory
Two 64-bit DDR4-2666 banks serve the fabric and a 4 GB DDR4 bank serves the HPS.
Rugged design
Conduction cooled to VITA 48.2 and rated ECC3, -40 to 70 C.
Board support package
FPGA and HPS example designs, a Yocto Linux build and a software API for Windows and Linux.
Specifications
- FPGA
- Altera Agilex 9 Direct-RF SoC FPGA AGRW027
- ADC
- 8 channels, 10-bit, up to 64 Gsps
- DAC
- 8 channels, 10-bit, up to 64 Gsps
- Analogue bandwidth
- 100 MHz to 20 GHz, AC coupled, 50 Ohm
- RF connectors
- VITA 67.3 NanoRF on P2: 8 in, 8 out, ref in, ref out
- Clock
- Two ultra-low jitter synthesisers, internal or external reference
- Fabric memory
- 2x 64-bit DDR4-2666 SDRAM, 8 GB
- HPS memory
- 32-bit DDR4-2666, 4 GB, plus eMMC
- Flash
- 2 Gbit QSPI
- Data plane
- 100GBASE-KR4 fat pipe and 10GBASE-KR ultra-thin pipe
- Control plane
- 1000BASE-KX
- Expansion plane
- PCIe Gen3 x4 and 8 LVDS pairs
- Form factor
- 3U VPX, VITA 48.2 conduction cooled, 1.0 in pitch
- Operating temp
- -40 to 70 C (ECC3)
- Power and weight
- 170 W max on +12 V, 630 g
Models and options
- AV153: Agilex 9 AGRW027, 8 ADC + 8 DAC at 64 Gsps, conduction cooled
Specifications as published by Reflex CES. Configurations vary by model; we will confirm the exact build with your quote.
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