DAC JESD204B/C Transport Peripheral#

The DAC JESD204B/C Transport Peripheral (AD-IP-JESD204-TRANSPORT-DAC) implements the transport level handling of a JESD204B/C transmitter device. It is compatible with a wide range of Analog Devices high-speed digital-to-analog converters.

The core handles the JESD204B/C framing of the user-provided payload data. In addition, it is capable of generating standard and user-defined test-pattern data for interface verification. It also features a per-channel dual-tone DDS that can be used to dynamically generate test-tones.

The peripheral can be configured at runtime through a AXI4-Lite memory mapped register map.

Features#

  • ADI high-speed DAC compatible JESD204B/C data framing;

  • Test-pattern generator for interface verification;

  • Per-channel dual-tone DDS (optional);

  • Runtime reconfigurability through memory-mapped register interface (AXI4-Lite).

Files#

ad_ip_jesd204_tpl_dac.v

Block Diagram#

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Synthesis Configuration Parameters#

Name

Description

Default Value

Choices/Range

ID

Instance identification number.

0

FPGA_TECHNOLOGY

Fpga Technology.

0

Unknown (0), 7series (1), ultrascale (2), ultrascale+ (3), versal (4)

FPGA_FAMILY

Fpga Family.

0

Unknown (0), artix (1), kintex (2), virtex (3), zynq (4), versalprime (5), versalaicore (6), versalpremium (7)

SPEED_GRADE

Speed Grade.

0

Unknown (0), -1 (10), -1L (11), -1H (12), -1HV (13), -1LV (14), -2 (20), -2L (21), -2LV (22), -2MP (23), -2LVC (24), -2LVI (25), -3 (30)

DEV_PACKAGE

Dev Package.

0

Unknown (0), rf (1), fl (2), ff (3), fb (4), hc (5), fh (6), cs (7), cp (8), ft (9), fg (10), sb (11), rb (12), rs (13), cl (14), sf (15), ba (16), fa (17), fs (18), fi (19), vs (20), ls (21)

NUM_LANES

Number of lanes supported by the peripheral. Equivalent to JESD204 L parameter.

4

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32

NUM_CHANNELS

Number of converters supported by the peripheral. - Equivalent to JESD204 M parameter.

2

1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 32, 64

SAMPLES_PER_FRAME

Number of samples per frame. Equivalent to JESD204 S parameter.

1

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16

CONVERTER_RESOLUTION

Resolution of the converter. Equivalent to JESD204 N parameter.

16

8, 11, 12, 16

BITS_PER_SAMPLE

Number of bits per sample. Equivalent to JESD204 NP parameter.

16

8, 12, 16

DMA_BITS_PER_SAMPLE

DMA Bits per Sample.

16

PADDING_TO_MSB_LSB_N

Padding To Msb Lsb N.

0

OCTETS_PER_BEAT

Number of bytes per beat for each link.

4

4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 32, 64

DDS_TYPE

DDS Type. Set 1 for CORDIC or 2 for Polynomial

1

Polynominal (0), CORDIC (1)

DDS_CORDIC_DW

CORDIC DDS Data Width.

16

From 8 to 20.

DDS_CORDIC_PHASE_DW

CORDIC DDS Phase Width.

16

From 8 to 20.

DDS_PHASE_DW

DDS Phase Width.

16

DATAPATH_DISABLE

Disable instantiation of DDS core.

0

IQCORRECTION_DISABLE

Disable IQ Correction.

1

EXT_SYNC

Enable external SYNC.

0

XBAR_ENABLE

Enable user data XBAR.

0

Signal and Interface Pins#

Physical Port

Logical Port

Direction

Dependency

s_axi_awaddr AWADDR

in [12:0]

s_axi_awprot AWPROT

in [2:0]

s_axi_awvalid AWVALID

in

s_axi_awready AWREADY

out

s_axi_wdata WDATA

in [31:0]

s_axi_wstrb WSTRB

in [3:0]

s_axi_wvalid WVALID

in

s_axi_wready WREADY

out

s_axi_bresp BRESP

out [1:0]

s_axi_bvalid BVALID

out

s_axi_bready BREADY

in

s_axi_araddr ARADDR

in [12:0]

s_axi_arprot ARPROT

in [2:0]

s_axi_arvalid ARVALID

in

s_axi_arready ARREADY

out

s_axi_rdata RDATA

out [31:0]

s_axi_rresp RRESP

out [1:0]

s_axi_rvalid RVALID

out

s_axi_rready RREADY

in

Physical Port

Logical Port

Direction

Dependency

s_axi_aclk CLK

in

Physical Port

Logical Port

Direction

Dependency

s_axi_aresetn RST

in

Physical Port

Direction

Dependency

Description

link_clk

in

Device clock for the JESD204B/C interface. Must be line clock/40 for 204B correct operation. Must be line clock/66 for correct 204C operation. Bus link is synchronous to this clock domain.

enable

out [1:0]

Request signal for each channel.

dac_valid

out [1:0]

Qualifier signal for each channel. Always ‘1’.

dac_ddata

in [127:0]

Raw application layer data, every channel concatenated.

dac_dunf

in

Application layer underflow.

dac_rst

out

dac_sync_in

in

EXT_SYNC == 1

dac_sync_manual_req_out

out

EXT_SYNC == 1

dac_sync_manual_req_in

in

EXT_SYNC == 1

Register Map#

DWORD

BYTE

Reg Name

Description

BITS

Field Name

Type

Default Value

Description

0x0 0x0 VERSION

Version and Scratch Registers

[31:0] VERSION RO 0x00000000

Version number. Unique to all cores.

0x1 0x4 ID

Version and Scratch Registers

[31:0] ID RO 0x00000000

Instance identifier number.

0x2 0x8 SCRATCH

Version and Scratch Registers

[31:0] SCRATCH RW 0x00000000

Scratch register.

0x3 0xc CONFIG

Version and Scratch Registers

[0:0] IQCORRECTION_DISABLE RO 0x0

If set, indicates that the IQ Correction module was not implemented. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[1:1] DCFILTER_DISABLE RO 0x0

If set, indicates that the DC Filter module was not implemented. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[2:2] DATAFORMAT_DISABLE RO 0x0

If set, indicates that the Data Format module was not implemented. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[3:3] USERPORTS_DISABLE RO 0x0

If set, indicates that the logic related to the User Data Format (e.g. decimation) was not implemented. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[4:4] MODE_1R1T RO 0x0

If set, indicates that the core was implemented in 1 channel mode. (e.g. refer to AD9361 data sheet)

[5:5] DELAY_CONTROL_DISABLE RO 0x0

If set, indicates that the delay control is disabled for this IP. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[6:6] DDS_DISABLE RO 0x0

If set, indicates that the DDS is disabled for this IP. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[7:7] CMOS_OR_LVDS_N RO 0x0

CMOS or LVDS mode is used for the interface. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[8:8] PPS_RECEIVER_ENABLE RO 0x0

If set, indicates the PPS receiver is enabled. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[9:9] SCALECORRECTION_ONLY RO 0x0

If set, indicates that the IQ Correction module implements only scale correction. IQ correction must be enabled. (as a result of a configuration of the IP instance)

[12:12] EXT_SYNC RO 0x0

If set the transport layer cores (ADC/DAC) have implemented the support for external synchronization signal.

[13:13] RD_RAW_DATA RO 0x0

If set, the ADC has the capability to read raw data in register CHAN_RAW_DATA from adc_channel.

0x4 0x10 PPS_IRQ_MASK

PPS Interrupt mask

[0:0] PPS_IRQ_MASK RW 0x1

Mask bit for the 1PPS receiver interrupt

0x7 0x1c FPGA_INFO

FPGA device information library/scripts/adi_intel_device_info_enc.tcl (Intel encoded values) library/scripts/adi_xilinx_device_info_enc.tcl (Xilinx encoded values)

[31:24] FPGA_TECHNOLOGY RO 0x00

Encoded value describing the technology/generation of the FPGA device (arria 10/7series)

[23:16] FPGA_FAMILY RO 0x00

Encoded value describing the family variant of the FPGA device(e.g., SX, GX, GT or zynq, kintex, virtex)

[15:8] SPEED_GRADE RO 0x00

Encoded value describing the FPGA’s speed-grade

[7:0] DEV_PACKAGE RO 0x00

Encoded value describing the device package. The package might affect high-speed interfaces

DWORD

BYTE

Reg Name

Description

BITS

Field Name

Type

Default Value

Description

0x10 0x40 RSTN

DAC Interface Control & Status

[2:2] CE_N RW 0x0

Clock enable, default is enabled(0x0). An inverse version of the signal is exported out of the module to control clock enables

[1:1] MMCM_RSTN RW 0x0

MMCM reset only (required for DRP access). Reset, default is IN-RESET (0x0), software must write 0x1 to bring up the core.

[0:0] RSTN RW 0x0

Reset, default is IN-RESET (0x0), software must write 0x1 to bring up the core.

0x11 0x44 CNTRL_1

DAC Interface Control & Status

[0:0] SYNC RW 0x0

Setting this bit synchronizes channels within a DAC, and across multiple instances. This bit self clears.

[1:1] EXT_SYNC_ARM RW 0x0

Setting this bit will arm the trigger mechanism sensitive to an external sync signal. Once the external sync signal goes high it synchronizes channels within a DAC, and across multiple instances. This bit has an effect only the EXT_SYNC synthesis parameter is set. This bit self clears.

[2:2] EXT_SYNC_DISARM RW 0x0

Setting this bit will disarm the trigger mechanism sensitive to an external sync signal. This bit has an effect only the EXT_SYNC synthesis parameter is set. This bit self clears.

[8:8] MANUAL_SYNC_REQUEST RW 0x0

Setting this bit will issue an external sync event if it is hooked up inside the fabric. This bit has an effect only the EXT_SYNC synthesis parameter is set. This bit self clears.

0x12 0x48 CNTRL_2

DAC Interface Control & Status

[16:16] SDR_DDR_N RW 0x0

Interface type (1 represents SDR, 0 represents DDR)

[15:15] SYMB_OP RW 0x0

Select data symbol format mode (0x1)

[14:14] SYMB_8_16B RW 0x0

Select number of bits for symbol format mode (1 represents 8b, 0 represents 16b)

[12:8] NUM_LANES RW 0x00

Number of active lanes (1 : CSSI 1-lane, LSSI 1-lane, 2 : LSSI 2-lane, 4 : CSSI 4-lane)

[7:7] PAR_TYPE RW 0x0

Select parity even (0x0) or odd (0x1).

[6:6] PAR_ENB RW 0x0

Select parity (0x1) or frame (0x0) mode.

[5:5] R1_MODE RW 0x0

Select number of RF channels 1 (0x1) or 2 (0x0).

[4:4] DATA_FORMAT RW 0x0

Select data format 2’s complement (0x0) or offset binary (0x1). NOT-APPLICABLE if DAC_DP_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[3:0] RESERVED NA 0x0

Reserved

0x13 0x4c RATECNTRL

DAC Interface Control & Status

[7:0] RATE RW 0x00

The effective dac rate (the maximum possible rate is dependent on the interface clock). The samples are generated at 1/RATE of the interface clock.

0x14 0x50 FRAME

DAC Interface Control & Status

[0:0] FRAME RW 0x0

The use of frame is device specific. Usually setting this bit to 1 generates a FRAME (1 DCI clock period) pulse on the interface. This bit self clears.

0x15 0x54 STATUS1

DAC Interface Control & Status

[31:0] CLK_FREQ RO 0x00000000

Interface clock frequency. This is relative to the processor clock and in many cases is 100MHz. The number is represented as unsigned 16.16 format. Assuming a 100MHz processor clock the minimum is 1.523kHz and maximum is 6.554THz. The actual interface clock is CLK_FREQ * CLK_RATIO (see below). Note that the actual sampling clock may not be the same as the interface clock- software must consider device specific implementation parameters to calculate the final sampling clock.

0x16 0x58 STATUS2

DAC Interface Control & Status

[31:0] CLK_RATIO RO 0x00000000

Interface clock ratio - as a factor actual received clock. This is implementation specific and depends on any serial to parallel conversion and interface type (ddr/sdr/qdr).

0x17 0x5c STATUS3

DAC Interface Control & Status

[0:0] STATUS RO 0x0

Interface status, if set indicates no errors. If not set, there are errors, software may try resetting the cores.

0x18 0x60 DAC_CLKSEL

DAC Interface Control & Status

[0:0] DAC_CLKSEL RW 0x0

Allows changing of the clock polarity. Note: its default value is CLK_EDGE_SEL

0x1a 0x68 SYNC_STATUS

DAC Synchronization Status register

[0:0] DAC_SYNC_STATUS RO 0x0

DAC synchronization status. Will be set to 1 while waiting for the external synchronization signal This bit has an effect only the EXT_SYNC synthesis parameter is set.

0x1c 0x70 DRP_CNTRL

DRP Control & Status

[28:28] DRP_RWN RW 0x0

DRP read (0x1) or write (0x0) select (does not include GTX lanes). NOT-APPLICABLE if DRP_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[27:16] DRP_ADDRESS RW 0x000

DRP address, designs that contain more than one DRP accessible primitives have selects based on the most significant bits (does not include GTX lanes). NOT-APPLICABLE if DRP_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:0] RESERVED RO 0x0000

Reserved for backwards compatibility

0x1d 0x74 DRP_STATUS

DAC Interface Control & Status

[17:17] DRP_LOCKED RO 0x0

If set indicates the MMCM/PLL is locked

[16:16] DRP_STATUS RO 0x0

If set indicates busy (access pending). The read data may not be valid if this bit is set (does not include GTX lanes). NOT-APPLICABLE if DRP_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:0] RESERVED RO 0x0000

Reserved for backwards compatibility

0x1e 0x78 DRP_WDATA

DAC Interface Control & Status

[15:0] DRP_WDATA RW 0x0000

DRP write data (does not include GTX lanes). NOT-APPLICABLE if DRP_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x1f 0x7c DRP_RDATA

DAC Interface Control & Status

[15:0] DRP_RDATA RO 0x0000

DRP read data (does not include GTX lanes). NOT-APPLICABLE if DRP_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x20 0x80 DAC_CUSTOM_RD

DAC Read Configuration Data

[31:0] DAC_CUSTOM_RD RO 0x00000000

Custom Read of the available registers.

0x21 0x84 DAC_CUSTOM_WR

DAC Write Configuration Data

[31:0] DAC_CUSTOM_WR RW 0x00000000

Custom Write of the available registers.

0x22 0x88 UI_STATUS

User Interface Status

[4:4] IF_BUSY RO 0x0

Interface busy. If set, indicates that the data interface is busy.

[1:1] UI_OVF RW1C 0x0

User Interface overflow. If set, indicates an overflow occurred during data transfer at the user interface (FIFO interface). Software must write a 0x1 to clear this register bit.

[0:0] UI_UNF RW1C 0x0

User Interface underflow. If set, indicates an underflow occurred during data transfer at the user interface (FIFO interface). Software must write a 0x1 to clear this register bit.

0x23 0x8c DAC_CUSTOM_CTRL

DAC Control Configuration Data

[31:0] DAC_CUSTOM_CTRL RW 0x00000000

Custom Control of the available registers.

0x28 0xa0 USR_CNTRL_1

DAC User Control & Status

[7:0] USR_CHANMAX RW 0x00

This indicates the maximum number of inputs for the channel data multiplexers. User may add different processing modules as inputs to the dac. NOT-APPLICABLE if USERPORTS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x2e 0xb8 DAC_GPIO_IN

DAC GPIO inputs

[31:0] DAC_GPIO_IN RO 0x00000000

This reads auxiliary GPI pins of the DAC core

0x2f 0xbc DAC_GPIO_OUT

DAC GPIO outputs

[31:0] DAC_GPIO_OUT RW 0x00000000

This controls auxiliary GPO pins of the DAC core NOT-APPLICABLE if GPIO_DISABLE is set (0x1).

DWORD

BYTE

Reg Name

Description

BITS

Field Name

Type

Default Value

Description

0x80 0x200 TPL_CNTRL

JESD, TPL Control

[3:0] PROFILE_SEL RW

Selects one of the available deframer/framers from the transport layer. Valid only if PROFILE_NUM > 1.

0x81 0x204 TPL_STATUS

JESD, TPL Status

[3:0] PROFILE_NUM RO

Number of supported framer/deframer profiles.

0x90 + 0x2*n 0x240 + 0x8*n TPL_DESCRIPTORn_1

JESD, TPL descriptor for profile n Where n is from 0 to 2.

[31:24] JESD_F RO

Octets per Frame per Lane.

[23:16] JESD_S RO

Samples per Converter per Frame.

[15:8] JESD_L RO

Lane Count.

[7:0] JESD_M RO

Converter Count.

0x91 + 0x2*n 0x244 + 0x8*n TPL_DESCRIPTORn_2

JESD, TPL descriptor for profile n Where n is from 0 to 2.

[7:0] JESD_N RO

Converter Resolution.

[15:8] JESD_NP RO

Total Number of Bits per Sample.

DWORD

BYTE

Reg Name

Description

BITS

Field Name

Type

Default Value

Description

0x100 + 0x16*n 0x400 + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_1

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[21:16] DDS_PHASE_DW RO 0x00

The DDS phase data width offers the HDL parameter configuration with the same name. This information is used in conjunction with CHAN_CNTRL_9 and CHAN_CNTRL_10. More info at AD Direct Digital Synthesis.

[15:0] DDS_SCALE_1 RW 0x0000

The DDS scale for tone 1. Sets the amplitude of the tone. The format is 1.1.14 fixed point (signed, integer, fractional). The DDS in general runs on 16-bits, note that if you do use both channels and set both scale to 0x4000, it is over-range. The final output is (tone_1_fullscale * scale_1) + (tone_2_fullscale * scale_2). NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x101 + 0x16*n 0x404 + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_2

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[31:16] DDS_INIT_1 RW 0x0000

The DDS phase initialization for tone 1. Sets the initial phase offset of the tone. NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:0] DDS_INCR_1 RW 0x0000

Sets the frequency of the phase accumulator. Its value can be calculated by \(INCR = (f_{out} * 2^{16}) * clkratio / f_{if}\); where f_out is the generated output frequency, and f_if is the frequency of the digital interface, and clock_ratio is the ratio between the sampling clock and the interface clock. If DDS_PHASE_DW is greater than 16(from CHAN_CNTRL_1), the phase increment for tone 1 is extended in CHAN_CNTRL_9. NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x102 + 0x16*n 0x408 + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_3

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[15:0] DDS_SCALE_2 RW 0x0000

The DDS scale for tone 2. Sets the amplitude of the tone. The format is 1.1.14 fixed point (signed, integer, fractional). The DDS in general runs on 16-bits, note that if you do use both channels and set both scale to 0x4000, it is over-range. The final output is (tone_1_fullscale * scale_1) + (tone_2_fullscale * scale_2). NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x103 + 0x16*n 0x40c + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_4

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[31:16] DDS_INIT_2 RW 0x0000

The DDS phase initialization for tone 2. Sets the initial phase offset of the tone. If DDS_PHASE_DW is greater than 16(from CHAN_CNTRL_1), the phase init for tone 2 is extended in CHAN_CNTRL_10. NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:0] DDS_INCR_2 RW 0x0000

Sets the frequency of the phase accumulator. Its value can be calculated by \(INCR = (f_{out} * 2^{16}) * clkratio / f_{if}\); where f_out is the generated output frequency, and f_if is the frequency of the digital interface, and clock_ratio is the ratio between the sampling clock and the interface clock. If DDS_PHASE_DW is greater than 16(from CHAN_CNTRL_1), the phase increment for tone 2 is extended in CHAN_CNTRL_10. NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x104 + 0x16*n 0x410 + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_5

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[31:16] DDS_PATT_2 RW 0x0000

The DDS data pattern for this channel.

[15:0] DDS_PATT_1 RW 0x0000

The DDS data pattern for this channel.

0x105 + 0x16*n 0x414 + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_6

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[2:2] IQCOR_ENB RW 0x0

if set, enables IQ correction. NOT-APPLICABLE if DAC_DP_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[1:1] DAC_LB_OWR RW 0x0

If set, forces DAC_DDS_SEL to 0x8, loopback If DAC_LB_OWR and DAC_PN_OWR are both set, they are ignored

[0:0] DAC_PN_OWR RW 0x0

IF set, forces DAC_DDS_SEL to 0x09, device specific pnX If DAC_LB_OWR and DAC_PN_OWR are both set, they are ignored

0x106 + 0x16*n 0x418 + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_7

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[3:0] DAC_DDS_SEL RW 0x0

Select internal data sources (available only if the DAC supports it).

  • 0x00: internal tone (DDS)

  • 0x01: pattern (SED)

  • 0x02: input data (DMA)

  • 0x03: 0x00

  • 0x04: inverted pn7

  • 0x05: inverted pn15

  • 0x06: pn7 (standard O.150)

  • 0x07: pn15 (standard O.150)

  • 0x08: loopback data (ADC)

  • 0x09: pnX (Device specific e.g. ad9361)

  • 0x0A: Nibble ramp (Device specific e.g. adrv9001)

  • 0x0B: 16 bit ramp (Device specific e.g. adrv9001)

0x107 + 0x16*n 0x41c + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_8

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[31:16] IQCOR_COEFF_1 RW 0x0000

IQ correction (if equipped) coefficient. If scale & offset is implemented, this is the scale value and the format is 1.1.14 (sign, integer and fractional bits). If matrix multiplication is used, this is the channel I coefficient and the format is 1.1.14 (sign, integer and fractional bits). NOT-APPLICABLE if IQCORRECTION_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:0] IQCOR_COEFF_2 RW 0x0000

IQ correction (if equipped) coefficient. If scale & offset is implemented, this is the offset value and the format is 2’s complement. If matrix multiplication is used, this is the channel Q coefficient and the format is 1.1.14 (sign, integer and fractional bits). NOT-APPLICABLE if IQCORRECTION_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x108 + 0x16*n 0x420 + 0x58*n USR_CNTRLn_3

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[25:25] USR_DATATYPE_BE RW 0x0

The user data type format- if set, indicates big endian (default is little endian). NOT-APPLICABLE if USERPORTS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[24:24] USR_DATATYPE_SIGNED RW 0x0

The user data type format- if set, indicates signed (2’s complement) data (default is unsigned). NOT-APPLICABLE if USERPORTS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[23:16] USR_DATATYPE_SHIFT RW 0x00

The user data type format- the amount of right shift for actual samples within the total number of bits. NOT-APPLICABLE if USERPORTS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:8] USR_DATATYPE_TOTAL_BITS RW 0x00

The user data type format- number of total bits used for a sample. The total number of bits must be an integer multiple of 8 (byte aligned). NOT-APPLICABLE if USERPORTS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[7:0] USR_DATATYPE_BITS RW 0x00

The user data type format- number of bits in a sample. This indicates the actual sample data bits. NOT-APPLICABLE if USERPORTS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x109 + 0x16*n 0x424 + 0x58*n USR_CNTRLn_4

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[31:16] USR_INTERPOLATION_M RW 0x0000

This holds the user interpolation M value of the channel that is currently being selected on the multiplexer above. The total interpolation factor is of the form M/N. NOT-APPLICABLE if USERPORTS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:0] USR_INTERPOLATION_N RW 0x0000

This holds the user interpolation N value of the channel that is currently being selected on the multiplexer above. The total interpolation factor is of the form M/N. NOT-APPLICABLE if USERPORTS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x10a + 0x16*n 0x428 + 0x58*n USR_CNTRLn_5

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[0:0] DAC_IQ_MODE RW 0x0

Enable complex mode. In this mode the driven data to the DAC must be a sequence of I and Q sample pairs.

[1:1] DAC_IQ_SWAP RW 0x0

Allows IQ swapping in complex mode. Only takes effect if complex mode is enabled.

0x10b + 0x16*n 0x42c + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_9

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[31:16] DDS_INIT_1_EXTENDED RW 0x0000

The extended DDS phase initialization for tone 1. Sets the initial phase offset of the tone. The extended init(phase) value should be calculated according to DDS_PHASE_DW value from CHAN_CNTRL_1 NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:0] DDS_INCR_1_EXTENDED RW 0x0000

Sets the frequency of tone 1’s phase accumulator. Its value can be calculated by \(INCR = (f_{out} * 2^{phaseDW}) * clkratio / f_{if}\); Where f_out is the generated output frequency, DDS_PHASE_DW value can be found in CHAN_CNTRL_1 in case DDS_PHASE_DW is not 16, f_if is the frequency of the digital interface, and clock_ratio is the ratio between the sampling clock and the interface clock. NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

0x10c + 0x16*n 0x430 + 0x58*n CHAN_CNTRLn_10

DAC Channel Control & Status (channel - 0) Where n is from 0 to 15.

[31:16] DDS_INIT_2_EXTENDED RW 0x0000

The extended DDS phase initialization for tone 2. Sets the initial phase offset of the tone. The extended init(phase) value should be calculated according to DDS_PHASE_DW value from CHAN_CNTRL_2 NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

[15:0] DDS_INCR_2_EXTENDED RW 0x0000

Sets the frequency of tone 2’s phase accumulator. Its value can be calculated by \(INCR = (f_{out} * 2^{phaseDW}) * clkratio / f_{if}\); Where f_out is the generated output frequency, DDS_PHASE_DW value can be found in CHAN_CNTRL_2 in case DDS_PHASE_DW is not 16, f_if is the frequency of the digital interface, and clock_ratio is the ratio between the sampling clock and the interface clock. NOT-APPLICABLE if DDS_DISABLE is set (0x1).

Theory of Operation#

Data paths#

The data intended for the DAC can have multiple sources:

  • DMA source Raw data can be accepted from a external block representing the Application layer;

  • DDS source For each DAC channel, a dual-tone can be generated by a DDS core;

  • PRBS source For each DAC channel, one of the following PN sequence can be selected: PN7, PN15, inverted PN7, inverted PN15.

Interfaces and Signals#

Application layer interface#

The application layer connects to the framer block when the DMA source is selected. The framer module takes sample data and maps it onto the format that the JESD204 link expects for the specified framer configuration.

The data in the application layer interface dac_ddata is expected to have the following layout:

  MSB                                                               LSB
[ MmSn, ..., MmS1, MnS0, ..., M1Sn, ... M1S1, M1S0, M0Sn, ... M0S1, M0S0 ]

Where MjSi refers to the i-th sample of the j-th converter. With m being the number of converters and n the number of samples per converter per beat.

The core asserts the enable signal for each channel that is enabled by the software. The dac_ddata data bus must contain data for each channel regardless if the channels are enabled or not.

Clock Monitor#

The STATUS (0x054) register CLK_FREQ field allows to determine the clock rate of the device clock (link_clk) relative to the AXI interface clock (s_axi_aclk). This can be used to verify that the device clock is running at the expected rate.

The number is represented as unsigned 16.16 format. Assuming a 100MHz processor clock, this corresponds to a resolution of 1.523kHz per LSB. A raw value of 0 indicates that the link clock is currently not active.

External synchronization#

By setting the EXT_SYNC parameter of the IP to 1, an external synchronization signal dac_sync_in can be used to trigger data movement from user application layer to the link layer, reset internal DDS cores or PRBS generators. If the EXT_SYNC parameter is set to zero, the external signal is ignored and only a software controlled reset happens inside the DDS, PRBS logic.

The external synchronization signal should be synchronous with the DAC clock. Synchronization will be done on the rising edge of the signal.

The self clearing SYNC control bit from the CNTRL_1 (0x44) register will arm the trigger logic to wait for the external sync signal. The DAC_SYNC_STATUS status bit from the SYNC_STATUS (0x68) register will show that the synchronization is armed but the synchronization signal has not yet been received.

Once the sync signal is received, the data will start to flow and the DAC_SYNC_STATUS status bit will reflect that with a deassertion.

While the synchronization mechanism is armed, the dac_valid output signal is gated until the trigger signal is received. The gating happens only during this period, meaning that dac_valid will stay high in all other cases (normal operation).

Restrictions#

Reduced number of octets-per-frame (F) settings. The following values are supported by the peripheral: 1, 2, 4

  • Starting from this commit this restriction no longer applies

Software Support#

Warning

To ensure correct operation it is highly recommended to use the Analog Devices provided JESD204B/C software packages for interfacing the peripheral. Analog Devices is not able to provide support in case issues arise from using custom low-level software for interfacing the peripheral.

Supported Devices#

JESD204B Digital-to-Analog Converters#

  • AD9135: Dual, 11-Bit, high dynamic, 2.8 GSPS, TxDAC+® Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • AD9136: Dual, 16-Bit, 2.8 GSPS, TxDAC+® Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • AD9144: Quad, 16-Bit, 2.8 GSPS, TxDAC+® Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • AD9152: Dual, 16-Bit, 2.25 GSPS, TxDAC+ Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • AD9154: Quad, 16-Bit, 2.4 GSPS, TxDAC+® Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • AD9161: 11-Bit, 12 GSPS, RF Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • AD9162: 16-Bit, 12 GSPS, RF Digital-to-Analog Converter

  • AD9163: 16-Bit, 12 GSPS, RF DAC and Digital Upconverter

  • AD9164: 16-Bit, 12 GSPS, RF DAC and Direct Digital Synthesizer

  • AD9172: Dual, 16-Bit, 12.6 GSPS RF DAC with Channelizers

  • AD9173: Dual, 16-Bit, 12.6 GSPS RF DAC with Channelizers

  • AD9174: Dual, 16-Bit, 12.6 GSPS RF DAC and Direct Digital Synthesizer

  • AD9175: Dual, 11-Bit/16-Bit, 12.6 GSPS RF DAC with Wideband Channelizers

  • AD9176: Dual, 16-Bit, 12.6 GSPS RF DAC with Wideband Channelizers

  • AD9177: Quad, 16-Bit, 12 GSPS RF DAC with Wideband Channelizers

JESD204B RF Transceivers#

  • AD9371: SDR Integrated, Dual RF Transceiver with Observation Path

  • AD9375: SDR Integrated, Dual RF Transceiver with Observation Path and DPD

  • ADRV9009: SDR Integrated, Dual RF Transceiver with Observation Path

  • ADRV9008-1: SDR Integrated, Dual RF Receiver

  • ADRV9008-2: SDR Integrated, Dual RF Transmitter with Observation Path

JESD204B/C Mixed-Signal Front Ends#

  • AD9081: MxFE™ Quad, 16-Bit, 12GSPS RFDAC and Quad, 12-Bit, 4GSPS RFADC

  • AD9082: MxFE™ QUAD, 16-Bit, 12GSPS RFDAC and DUAL, 12-Bit, 6GSPS RFADC

  • AD9986: 4T2R Direct RF Transmitter and Observation Receiver

  • AD9988: 4T4R Direct RF Receiver and Transmitter

More Information#

Technical Support#

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