DE0-Nano Interface Board Connections

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DE0-Nano Interface Board Connections

DE0-Nano Interface Board with connections labelled
DE0-Nano Interface Board with connections labelled

The following table describes the pin assignment for each connector on the digital interface board:

Connector Name Description
J1 RF PWR Optional +5 V power supply for the Myriad-RF 1 board.
J2 Digital I/O The FX10A-80P is a standard connector used to interface the Myriad-RF board directly to a base band board.
J3 FPGA PWR Optional +5 V power supply for the FPGA module.
J4 Mini-USB Port used to connect to USB microcontroller.
J5 EEPROM Boot Enables memory access for USB microcontroller.
J6 CLK Output Used to synchronise measurement equipment. Clock output is generated with onboard frequency synthesiser.
J7 Frequency Synthesiser Enable Programmable synthesiser operation control. Enables synthesiser outputs.
J8 Main Power Supply +5 V power supply feed for digital interface board as well as Myriad-RF 1 board. Connector type SPC4077.
J9 Main Power Supply +5 V power supply feed for digital interface board as well as Myriad-RF 1 board. Connector type two-way pin header.
JA1 FPGA Module Connectors Array The connector array designed to plug a DE0-Nano FPGA Development System onto the interface board.

J1 and J3 - +5 V Power Connectors

These pin header type connectors used as jumpers to supply +5 V for the Myriad-RF 1 board and DE0-Nano FPGA module. The options are used as shown below:

  • Use jumper on J1 if Myriad-RF 1 is to receive power from the interface board.
  • Use jumper on J3 if DE0-Nano power is supplied from the interface board.

J2 - Digital I/O Connector

The Myriad-RF board is directly plugged into the J2 connector. The digital I/O connector is a digital transmit (TX) and receive (RX) interface to the ADC/DAC of the LMS6002D. The SPI interface for LMS6002DFN can also be established via J2 connector.

DE0-Nano Interface Board J2
DE0-Nano Interface Board J2
Pin Nr Function Description Pin Nr Function Description
1 5V Power 2 5V Power
3 5V Power 4 5V Power
5 GND Power 6 GND Power
7 NC No connection 8 NC No connection
9 NC No connection 10 NC No connection
81 GND Power 82 GND Power
11 GND Power 12 GND Power
13 NC No connection 14 NC No connection
15 NC No connection 16 NC No connection
17 GND Power 18 GND Power
19 TXIQSEL CMOS Out 20 NC No connection
21 NC No connection 22 NC No connection
23 TXD0 CMOS IO 24 TXD1 CMOS IO
25 TXD2 CMOS IO 26 TXD3 CMOS IO
27 GND Power 28 GND Power
29 TXD4 CMOS IO 30 TXD5 CMOS IO
83 GND Power 84 GND Power
31 TXD6 CMOS IO 32 TXD7 CMOS IO
33 TXD8 CMOS IO 34 TXD9 CMOS IO
35 TXD10 CMOS IO 36 TXD11 CMOS IO
37 GND Power 38 GND Power
39 RXIQSEL CMOS In 40 NC No connection
41 NC No connection 42 NC No connection
43 RXD0 CMOS IO 44 RXD1 CMOS IO
45 RXD2 CMOS IO 46 RXD3 CMOS IO
47 GND Power 48 GND Power
49 RXD4 CMOS IO 50 RXD5 CMOS IO
85 GND Power 86 GND Power
51 RXD6 CMOS IO 52 RXD7 CMOS IO
53 RXD8 CMOS IO 54 RXD9 CMOS IO
55 RXD10 CMOS IO 56 RXD11 CMOS IO
57 GND Power 58 GND Power
59 RXCLK Receive Clock 60 TXCLK Transmit Clock
61 NC No connection 62 NC No connection
63 GND Power 64 GND Power
65 GPIO0 CMOS In 66 RESET CMOS In
67 GPIO1 CMOS In 68 SPI_MOSI CMOS In
69 GPIO2 CMOS In 70 SPI_MISO CMOS Out
87 GND Power 88 GND Power
71 NC No Connection 72 SPI_CLK CMOS In
73 GND Power 74 SPI_NCS0 CMOS In
75 CLK_IN CMOS reference CLK input for RF Card 76 NC No connection
77 GND Power 78 NC No connection
79 TXEN CMOS In 80 RXEN CMOS In

J4 - Mini-USB Connector

The interface with USB microcontroller and PC is established via mini USB connector. This connector also powers the microcontroller.

DE0-Nano Interface Board J4
DE0-Nano Interface Board J4

J5 - EEPROM Boot Memory Connector

This connector enables the USB microcontroller to load the firmware at startup.

J6 - CLK Output Connector

J6 is an SMA type connector, used to synchronise measurement equipment with the development kit.

DE0-Nano Interface Board J6
DE0-Nano Interface Board J6

J7 - Frequency Synthesiser Enable Connector

J7 is a pin-header type connector. Pin 3 and Pin 4 have to be shorted in normal operation, thus enabling frequency synthesiser outputs.

DE0-Nano Interface Board J7
DE0-Nano Interface Board J7

J8 and J9 - Main Power Supply Connectors

The main power supply connector is on the interace board, providing power to both the interface as well as the Myriad-RF 1 board.

DE0-Nano Interface Board J8 & J9
DE0-Nano Interface Board J8 & J9

JA1 - FPGA Module Connectors Array

JA1 is a connection array for the DEO-Nano FPGA Development System. Physically, there are two separate connectors on the board. This connector establishes the interface between the Myriad-RF 1 board's digital interface and FPGA module with the PC.

DE0-Nano Interface Board JA1
DE0-Nano Interface Board JA1
JA1 GPIO_0
Pin Nr Function Description Pin Nr Function Description
1 USB_IFCLK USB interface clock 2 TXIQSEL CMOS in
3 NC No connection 4 TXD2 CMOS IO
5 TXD0 CMOS IO 6 TXD6 CMOS IO
7 TXD4 CMOS IO 8 TXD8 CMOS IO
9 RXD0 CMOS IO 10 RXD4 CMOS IO
11 VCC_SYS Power 12 GND Power
13 RXD2 CMOS IO 14 RXIQSEL CMOS in
15 TXD7 CMOS IO 16 RXD6 CMOS IO
17 TXD9 CMOS IO 18 RXD8 CMOS IO
19 TXD5 CMOS IO 20 RXD10 CMOS IO
21 TXD3 CMOS IO 22 RXD1 CMOS IO
23 TXD1 CMOS IO 24 RXD3 CMOS IO
25 TXD11 CMOS IO 26 RXD5 CMOS IO
27 TXD10 CMOS IO 28 RXD7 CMOS IO
29 VCC3P3 Power 30 GND Power
31 RXD9 CMOS IO 32 RXD11 CMOS IO
33 GPIO0 CMOS IO 34 GPIO1 CMOS IO
35 TXEN CMOS in 36 SPI_NCS0 CMOS in
37 RXEN CMOS in 38 SPI_MISO CMOS out
39 SPI_CLK CMOS in 40 SPI_MOSI CMOS in
JA1 GPIO_1
Pin Nr Function Description Pin Nr Function Description
1 FPGA_CLK FPGA clock 2 FPGA_SCL FPGA in
3 NC No connection 4 FPGA_SDA FPGA IO
5 GEN_INTR Via R3 and R4 to GPIO_1_VCC3P3 6 GPIO2 CMOS IO
7 RESET Reset line 8 NC No connection
9 NC No connection 10 NC No connection
11 VCC_SYS Power 12 GND Power
13 USB_FD1 USB 14 USB_FD0 USB
15 USB_FD3 USB 16 USB_FD2 USB
17 USB_FD5 USB 18 USB_FD4 USB
19 USB_FD6 USB 20 USB_FD7 USB
21 USB_FLAGA USB 22 USB_FLAGB USB
23 USB_FLAGC USB 24 NC No connection
25 USB_SLOE USB 26 USB_FIFOADR0 USB
27 USB_FIFOADR1 USB 28 USB_PKTEND USB
29 GPIO_1 VCC3P3 Power 30 GND Power
31 USB_FD8 USB 32 USB_FD9 USB
33 USB_FD10 USB 34 USB_FD11 USB
35 USB_FD12 USB 36 USB_FD13 USB
37 USB_FD14 USB 38 USB_FD15 USB
39 USB_SLRD USB 40 USB_SLWR USB

Hardware Options

The board is shipped in a default mode for basic operation. Various options are available depending on the system configuration required for testing or development work. The options are summarised below and the following sections describe the board modifications required to achieve these configurations.

Reference Frequency and Data Clocks Distribution

The LMS6002D device provides a flexible clocking scheme which enables the PLL clock, RX clock and TX clock to be independently set. The development kit is shipped with a default mode using the on board 30.72 MHz clock for PLL clock only. The board can be reconfigured to allow users to provide clock frequency for digital interface and PLL clock using programmable clock generator from Silicon Labs (Si5356) which is capable of synthesising four independent frequencies. The device has four outputs connected to the LMS6002DFN PLL clock, RX data interface clock, TX data interface clock and to the J6 connector. In order to reprogram the frequency from the default setting of 30.72 MHz, please use component change as given in the table below. Please note that NF denotes that component is not fitted:

Reference Clock Options
Component Default Mode - PLL Clock set to 30.72 MHz Programmable Mode - PLL Clock Can be Reprogrammed
R15 0 Ohm NF
R24 NF 0 Ohm

SPI Options

The Myriad-RF 1 board offers two options for SPI communications: SPI communication is established via the FPGA and USB microcontroller located on the interface board; or SPI communication is established via the Myriad-RF 1's own USB microcontroller. In order to ensure stable SPI communication for your chosen option, the interface board may require a component change. Please note that NF denotes that component is not fitted:

SPI Options
Components SPI via FPGA SPI via USB controller
R48 NF 0 Ohm
R58 NF 0 Ohm
R51 NF 0 Ohm
R46 NF 0 Ohm
R52 NF 0 Ohm

GPIO Control Truth Table

The RF switches on the RF board are controlled via the GPIO0-2 logic signals, provided by the FPGA module on the interface board. This enables the user to choose RF input/output depending on the operation frequency. The truth table of the GPIO0-2 settings is shown below:

LMS6002D RF Input/Output GPIO0 GPIO1 GPIO2 Description
TX Out 1 X X 0 High band output (1500 - 3800 MHz)
TX Out 2 X X 1 Broadband output
RX In 1 1 1 X Low band input (300 - 2200 MHz)
RX In 2 0 1 X High band input (1500 - 3800 MHz)
RX In 3 0 0 X Broadband input

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