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


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| J10 || Pin header || 5V (3.3V voltage can be chosen by resistors) fan connection pin headers, 0.1” pitch  
| J10 || Pin header || 5V (3.3V voltage can be chosen by resistors) fan connection pin headers, 0.1” pitch  
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! colspan="3"|Memory Devices
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| IC2 || IC || I²C EEPROM Memory 128Kb (16K x 8), connected to RF transceiver I2C bus
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| IC10 || IC || I²C EEPROM Memory 128Kb (16K x 8), connected to FPGA I2C bus
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| IC11 || IC11 || Quad SPI Flash Memory 4Mb (512K x 8), connected to FPGA SPI
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! colspan="3"|Communication Ports
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| J7 || USB3.0 connector || USB3.0 connector
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! colspan="3"|Clock Circuitry
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| XO1 || VCTCXO || 40.00 MHz Voltage Controlled Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillatorc
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| IC9 || IC || DAC for TCXO (XT4) frequency trimming
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| IC7 || IC7 || Clock buffer
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| J8 || U.FL connector || Reference clock input
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| J9 || U.FL connector || Reference clock output
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! colspan="3"|Reference clock output
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| IC12 || IC || Switching regulator (1.8V)
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| IC13 || IC || Switching regulator (3.3V)
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| IC14 || IC || Linear regulator (2.5V)
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Revision as of 07:53, 20 February 2018

LimeSDR-Mini Board Key Features

The LimeSDR-Mini is low-cost software defined radio board. LimeSDR-Mini development board provides a hardware platform for developing and prototyping high-performance and logic-intensive digital and RF designs using Intel’s MAX 10 FPGA and Lime Microsystems transceiver.

LimeSDR-Mini v1.1
LimeSDR-Mini v1.1

LimeSDR-Mini board features:

  • USB 3.0 controller: FTDI FT601
  • FPGA: Intel MAX 10 (10M16SAU169C8G 169-UBGA)
    • 169-pin FBGA package
    • 16 K LE
    • 549 Kb M9K Memory
    • 2368 Kb User Flash Memory
    • 1x fractional phase locked loops (PLLs)
    • 45x 18x18-bit multipliers
    • 130x general purpose input/output (GPIO)
    • Single supply
    • Flash feature
    • FPGA configuration via JTAG
  • RF transceiver: Lime Microsystems LMS7002M
  • EEPROM Memory: 2x 128Kb EEPROMs for LMS MCU firmware and FPGA data
  • FLASH Memory: 4Mb Flash memory for FPGA data
  • Temperature sensor (unpopulated)
  • General user inputs/outputs:
    • 1x Dual colour (RG) LED
    • 8x + 2x FPGA GPIO pinheader (3.3V)
  • Connections:
    • USB3.0 (type A) plug
    • Coaxial RF (SMA female) connectors
    • FPGA GPIO headers (unpopulated)
    • FPGA JTAG connector (unpopulated)
    • FAN (5V or 3.3V) connector
  • Clock system:
    • 40.00MHz onboard VCTCXO
    • Possibility to trim VCTCXO by onboard DAC
    • Reference clock input and output connectors (U.FL)
  • Board size: 69mm x 31.4mm

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

  • FTDI FT601 USB 3.0 to FIFO Bridge datasheet [link]
  • MAX 10 FPGA device family, refer to MAX 10 Device Handbook [link]
  • LMS7002M transceiver resources [link]

Board Overview

This section contains component location description on the board. LimeSDR-Mini board picture with highlighted connectors and main components is presented in Figure 2 and Figure 3.

LimeSDR-Mini v1.1 board top connectors and main components
LimeSDR-Mini v1.1 board top connectors and main components
Figure 3 LimeSDR-Mini v1.1 board bottom connectors and main componentsc
Figure 3 LimeSDR-Mini v1.1 board bottom connectors and main componentsc

Board components description listed in the Table 1.

Table 1. Board components
Featured Devices
Board reference Type Description
IC1 FPRF Field programmable RF transceiver, LMS7002M
IC5 FPGA Intel MAX 10 (10M16SAU169C8G 169-UBGA)
IC6 USB 3.0 microcontroller Intel MAX 10 (10M16SAU169C8G 169-UBGA)
Miscellaneous devices onboard
IC8 IC Temperature sensor, LM75
Configuration, Status and Setup Components
J3 JTAG chain connector FPGA programming pin header on the board edge for Altera USB-Blaster download cable, 0.1” pitch
J4 JTAG chain connector FPGA programming pin header for Altera USB-Blaster download cable, 0.05” pitch
LED1 or LED2 LED1 or LED2c USB3.0 microcontroller (IC13) boot configuration (PMODE0[2:0]) resistors. Default mode: SPI boot, On Failure - USB Boot
General User Input/Output
J5 Pin header 8x FPGA GPIOs, 3.3V, 0.05” pitch
J6 Pin header 2x FPGA GPIOs on the board edge, 3.3V, 0.1” pitch
J10 Pin header 5V (3.3V voltage can be chosen by resistors) fan connection pin headers, 0.1” pitch
Memory Devices
IC2 IC I²C EEPROM Memory 128Kb (16K x 8), connected to RF transceiver I2C bus
IC10 IC I²C EEPROM Memory 128Kb (16K x 8), connected to FPGA I2C bus
IC11 IC11 Quad SPI Flash Memory 4Mb (512K x 8), connected to FPGA SPI
Communication Ports
J7 USB3.0 connector USB3.0 connector
Clock Circuitry
XO1 VCTCXO 40.00 MHz Voltage Controlled Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillatorc
IC9 IC DAC for TCXO (XT4) frequency trimming
IC7 IC7 Clock buffer
J8 U.FL connector Reference clock input
J9 U.FL connector Reference clock output
Reference clock output
IC12 IC Switching regulator (1.8V)
IC13 IC Switching regulator (3.3V)
IC14 IC Linear regulator (2.5V)