PZSDR

The PicoZed SDR (PZSDR) family is a collection of software defined radio (SDR) system on modules (SOMs), carrier cards, and complete portable radio reference designs built around the ADRV9361-Z7035 and ADRV9364-Z7020 SOMs. Each SOM pairs the AD9361 wideband RF transceiver with a Xilinx Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC to provide a wide tuning range RF platform (70 MHz – 6 GHz) for software developers, system architects, and product developers moving from evaluation to field deployment.

Overview

The PZSDR ecosystem covers everything needed to go from a bare SOM to a fully enclosed, battery backed, field deployable radio: breakout and FMC carrier cards for bench evaluation, a PCIe carrier for host integration, power sequencing and timing references, mechanical accessories to protect delicate RF cabling, and the ADRV-PackRF portable radio reference design with its carrier card, enclosure, and companion software stack.

Features:

• ADRV9361-Z7035 and ADRV9364-Z7020 SOMs based on the AD9361 RF transceiver and Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC

• ADRV1CRR-BOB breakout and ADRV1CRR-FMC carrier cards for rapid bench evaluation

• PCIe carrier for host-connected designs

• ADRV-PackRF portable radio reference design: dual, hot-swappable-power, battery backed SDR nodes in a rugged aluminum enclosure

• ADM1166 Super Sequencer based power sequencing with margining and nonvolatile fault recording

• 3D-printable cable brackets to protect U.FL connections

• Production SD card creation flow for ADRV9361 RF SOM testing

Applications:

• Wireless communications infrastructure and backhaul

• Point-to-point wireless video and data links

• Portable and man-packable software defined radios

• RF system prototyping and algorithm development

Figure 1 ADRV-PackRF Portable Radio Reference Design

Table of Contents

1. Carrier cards for the ADRV9361-Z7035 / ADRV9364-Z7020 SOMs

   1. ADRV1CRR-BOB Breakout Carrier — breakout carrier for bench evaluation

   2. ADRV1CRR-FMC — FMC carrier card

   3. PCIe Carrier — host-connected PCIe carrier

   4. ADRV-PackRF — dual portable radio reference design overview

      1. ADRV-PackRF Hardware

      2. Portable Radio Software

      3. ADRV-PACKRF Production Testing

      4. ADRV-PackRF Example Use Case

   5. Portable Radio Reference Design — mechanical enclosure, carrier and software stack details

      1. Portable Radio Reference Design - Features

      2. Portable Radio Reference Design — Assembly Instructions

      3. ADRV-PackRF - Image Gallery

2. PicoZed Power and Sequencing — ADM1166-based power sequencing, timing diagrams and margining information

3. ADRV936x Cable Brackets — 3D-printable U.FL cable protection

4. Creating ADRV9361 RF SOM production testing SD cards — building production test SD cards for the ADRV9361 RF SOM

5. Help and Support

Recommendations

People who follow the flow that is outlined, have a much better experience with things. However, like many things, documentation is never as complete as it should be. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on our EngineerZone forums, but before that, please make sure you read our documentation thoroughly.

Warning

All the products described on this page include ESD (electrostatic discharge) sensitive devices. Electrostatic charges as high as 4000V readily accumulate on the human body or test equipment and can discharge without detection. Although the boards feature ESD protection circuitry, permanent damage may occur on devices subjected to high-energy electrostatic discharges. Therefore, proper ESD precautions are recommended to avoid performance degradation or loss of functionality. This includes removing static charge on external equipment, cables, or antennas before connecting to the device.

Help and support

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