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Board-Specific Setup Information

Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU111 Evaluation Kit

Set up the Xilinx® Zynq® UltraScale+™ RFSoC ZCU111 evaluation kit as shown in this figure.

ZCU111 board setup

To set up the board, follow these steps.

  1. Plug in the power cord. If you are using a JTAG connection, connect the FPGA board to the host computer using a JTAG cable. If you are using an Ethernet connection, connect the FPGA board to the host computer using an Ethernet cable.

    ZCU111 cable connections

  2. Set the SW6 SD card switches so that they are in the correct position in accordance with ZCU111 Evaluation Board User Guide.

    SW6 switch positions

    To configure the switch settings, use this table.

    Boot ModeMode Pins [3:0]SW6 Switch Position [3:0]
    SD1, 1, 1, 0off, off, off, on

  3. Set up the board to start from the SD card as described in Chapter 2 in ZCU111 Evaluation Board User Guide.

The ZCU111 evaluation kit includes a balun board (HW-FMC-XM500) that has differential and single-ended SMA connections. Because the differential connection does not have AC coupling capacitors, the connections require a DC blocker. Some of the single-ended SMA connections have RF filters that can attenuate certain frequencies and alter phase, which you might not want depending on the application. For more information, see Appendix D in ZCU111 Evaluation Board User Guide.

Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU216 Evaluation Kit

Set up the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZCU216 evaluation kit as shown in this figure.

ZCU216 board setup

To set up the board, follow these steps.

  1. Plug in the power cord. If you are using a JTAG connection, connect the FPGA board to the host computer using a JTAG cable. If you are using an Ethernet connection, connect the FPGA board to the host computer using an Ethernet cable.

    ZCU216 cable connections

  2. Set the SW2 SD card switches so that they are in the correct position in accordance with ZCU216 Evaluation Board User Guide.

    SW2 switch positions

    To configure the switch settings, use this table.

    Boot ModeMode Pins [3:0]SW2 Switch Position [3:0]
    SD1, 1, 1, 0off, off, off, on

  3. Set up the board to start from the SD card as described in Chapter 2 in ZCU216 Evaluation Board User Guide.

The ZCU216 evaluation kit includes several attachment cards that you must install. These attachments include the Clock104 board, XM650 N79 loopback board, and the XM655 breakout add-on card. If you do not install the Clock104 board, the RFSoC board does not function. You can use either XM650 or XM655 balun card. You must decide which balun card to use for your test setup. XM655 has the option of using differential connections, which requires DC blockers or single-ended SMA by using the provided balun filters. For more information, see Xilinx documentation. For installation procedures of these attachment cards, see RF DC Evaluation Tool for ZCU216 board - Quick start on the Xilinx website. For part identification, see ZCU216 Evaluation Kit - What's Inside on the Xilinx website.

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