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LimeSDR-QPCIe is low-cost software defined radio board based on Lime LMS7002M Field Programmable Radio Frequency (FPRF) transceiver and Altera Cyclone V PFGA, through which apps can be programmed to support any type of wireless standard, e.g. UMTS, LTE, LoRa, GPS, WiFi, Zigbee, RFID, Digital Broadcastimng, Radar and many more.
LimeSDR-QPCIe is low-cost software defined radio board based on Lime LMS7002M Field Programmable Radio Frequency (FPRF) transceiver and Altera Cyclone V PFGA, through which apps can be programmed to support any type of wireless standard, e.g. UMTS, LTE, LoRa, GPS, WiFi, Zigbee, RFID, Digital Broadcastimng, Radar and many more.
== LimeSDR-QPCIe Board Key Features ==
The LimeSDR-QPCIe development board provides a hardware platform for developing and prototyping high-performance and logic-intensive digital and RF designs using Altera’s Cyclone V FPGA and Lime Microsystems transceiver.


[[File:LimeSDR-QPCIe_v1.2.png|center|640px|LimeSDR-QPCIe v1.2 board]]
[[File:LimeSDR-QPCIe_v1.2.png|center|640px|LimeSDR-QPCIe v1.2 board]]

Revision as of 12:05, 24 May 2018

Introduction

LimeSDR-QPCIe is low-cost software defined radio board based on Lime LMS7002M Field Programmable Radio Frequency (FPRF) transceiver and Altera Cyclone V PFGA, through which apps can be programmed to support any type of wireless standard, e.g. UMTS, LTE, LoRa, GPS, WiFi, Zigbee, RFID, Digital Broadcastimng, Radar and many more.

LimeSDR-QPCIe Board Key Features

The LimeSDR-QPCIe development board provides a hardware platform for developing and prototyping high-performance and logic-intensive digital and RF designs using Altera’s Cyclone V FPGA and Lime Microsystems transceiver.

LimeSDR-QPCIe v1.2 board
LimeSDR-QPCIe v1.2 board

For more information on the following topics, refer to the respective documents:

  • Cyclone V device family, refer to Cyclone V Device support resources link
  • LMS7002M transceiver resources link



LimeSDR-QPCIe v1.2 board features:

  • USB Interface
    • Cypress FX3 Super Speed USB 3rd generation controller
  • FPGA Features
    • Cyclone V, 5CGXFC7D7F31C8N device in 896-pin FBGA package
    • 150’000 logic elements
    • 6860 Kbits embedded memory
    • 312 embedded 18x18 multipliers
    • 7 PLLs
    • 9 Transceivers (2.5Gbps)
    • PCIe Hard IP Blocks
    • 2 Hard Memory Controllers
  • FPGA Configuration
    • JTAG mode configuration
    • Active serial mode configuration
    • Possibility to update FPGA gateware by using FX3 (USB)
    • Possibility to update FPGA gateware by using PCIe interface.
  • RF
    • 2x LMS7002M, FPRF transceivers
    • Onboard RSSI measurement circuits
    • Onboard loopback control switches
  • DACs and ADCs
    • 2x DAC5672A, dual, 14-bit, Digital-To-Analog converters
    • 1x ADS424, Dual-Channel, 14-bit, Analog-To-Digital converter
  • Memory Devices
    • 4 x 2Gbit DDR3 SDRAM (128M x 16)
    • 4Mbit flash for FX3 firmware
    • 128Mbit flash for FPGA gateware
    • 2 x 128Kbit and 2 x 512Kbit EEPROMs for LMS MCU firmware, LMS MCU data
    • 1 x 128K EEPROM for FX3 or FPGA data
  • Connections
    • microUSB3.0 (type B) connector
    • PCIe x4 edge connector (Gen1)
    • Coaxial RF (U.FL) connectors
    • 2x PMOD header (0.1” pitch)
    • FPGA (0.1” pitch) and FX3 (0.05” pitch) JTAG connectors
    • 12V DC power jack and pinheader
    • LVDS connector (0.05” pitch)
    • Fan connector (12V/5V)
    • PCIe 6-pin power connector
    • Holder for coin cell CR1220 battery
  • Clock System
    • 30.72MHz VCTCXO (precision: ±1 ppm initial, ±4 ppm stable).
    • Possibility to lock VCTCXO to external clock using ADF4002 or tune VCTCXO by onboard DAC (AD5662)
    • Programmable clock generator for the FPGA reference clock input or LMS PLLs
    • VCTCXO clock output for external device synchronization.
    • 1x 100 MHz, 4 x 125MHz crystal oscillators for FPGA
  • Miscellaneous devices
    • LM75 Digital temperature sensor with 2-Wire Interface.
    • DS3231 real-time clock.
    • M0578-A3 GPS/GNSS module receiver
  • Board Size 190mm x 106.7mm (7.48” x 4.20”)

LimeSDR-QPCIe Board Overview

LimeSDR-QPCIe board version 1.2 picture with highlighted major connectors presented in Figure 2. There are three connector types – data and debugging (PCIe, USB3.0, PMOD, LVDS and JTAG), power (DC jack and external supply pinheaders) and high frequency (RF and reference clock).

///////////// Figure 2 LimeSDR-QPCIe v1.2 Development Board Connectors

Board components description listed in the Table 1 and Table 2.