PULSAR-LVDS HDL project#

Overview#

The AD7625, AD7626, AD7960, AD7961 devices are parts from ADC LVDS PulSAR family. The AD7625 / AD7626 is a 16-bit, 6 MSPS / 10 MSPS, charge redistribution successive approximation register (SAR) architecture, analog to-digital converter (ADC). SAR architecture allows unmatched performance both in noise (92dB SNR) and in linearity (±1 LSB INL / ±0.45 LSB INL). The AD7626 contains a high speed 16-bit sampling ADC, an internal conversion clock, and an internal buffered reference. On the CNV edge, it samples the voltage difference between IN+ and IN- pins. The voltages on these pins swing in opposite phase between 0 V and REF.

The 4.096V reference voltage, REF, can be generated internally or applied externally. All converted results are available on a single LVDS self-clocked or echoed-clock serial interface reducing external hardware connections. The AD7625 / AD7626 is available in a 32-lead LFCSP (5mm by 5mm) with operation specified from -40°C to +85°C.

The AD7960 / AD7961 is an 18-bit/16-bit, 5 MSPS, charge redistribution successive approximation (SAR), analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The SAR architecture allows unmatched performance both in noise and in linearity. The AD7960 / AD7961 contains a low power, high speed, 18-bit/16-bit sampling ADC, an internal conversion clock, and an internal reference buffer.

On the CNV± edge, the AD7960 / AD7961 samples the voltage difference between the IN+ and IN− pins. The voltages on these pins swing in opposite phase between 0 V and 4.096 V and between 0 V and 5 V. The reference voltage is applied to the part externally. All conversion results are available on a single LVDS self clocked or echoed clock serial interface. The AD7960 is available in a 32-lead LFCSP (QFN) with operation specified from −40°C to +85°C.

Applications:

Digital imaging systems
High speed data acquisition
High dynamic range telecommunications receivers
Spectrum analysis
Test equipment

Supported boards#

Supported devices#

Supported carriers#

ZedBoard on FMC slot

Block design#

Block diagram#

The data path and clock domains are depicted in the below diagram:

Configuration modes#

The RESOLUTION_16_18N configuration parameter defines the resolution of the ADC (16 or 18 bits). By default it is set to 0. Depending of the project, some hardware modifications need to be done on the board and/or make command:

In case of the AD7960 project:

make RESOLUTION_16_18N=0

In case of the AD7625/AD7626/AD7961 project:

make RESOLUTION_16_18N=1

Jumper setup AD7625/AD7626#

Jumper/Solder link	Default Position	Description
LK2	Inserted	Connects REFIN to the 1.2V external reference.
LK3	Inserted	Connects the 4.096 V output from the ADR4540 after buffer AD8031 solution.
LK6	B	Connects the output of the VCM buffer to the VCM of the amplifier.
LK9	A	Connects to the 7 V supply coming from the ADP7102.
LK10	A	Connects to the −2.5 V coming from the ADP2300.
JP1,JP2	B	Connects CNV+ and CNV− from the FPGA.
JP6	B	Connects 7 V to amplifier +VS.
JP10	B	Connects −2.5 V to amplifier −VS.
JP11,JP12	B	Connect outputs from the ADA4899-1 to the inputs of the ADC.
JP13,JP14	B	Connect outputs from the ADA4899-1 to the inputs of the ADC.

Jumper setup AD7960/AD7961#

Jumper/Solder link	Default Position	Description
LK2,LK3	Inserted	Option to use external amplifier supplies + VS and – VS.
LK4	Inserted	Connects to +7 V coming from ADP7102.
LK5	B	Connects to −2.5 V coming from ADP2300.
LK6	B	Connects the output of VCM buffer to VCM of amplifier.
LK7	B	Connects the +5 V output from ADR4550 to REF buffer AD8031.
JP1,JP2	B	Connects analog inputs VIN+ and VIN− to the inputs of the ADC driver. ADA4899-1 or ADA4897-1.
JP3,JP4	B	Connect outputs from ADA4899-1 to inputs of AD7960.
JP5	A	Connect the VCM output from AD7960 to AD8031.
JP7	A	Connects REFIN to 2.048 V external reference.
JP8	B	Connects +7 V to amplifier +VS.
JP9	B	Connects −2.5 V to amplifier −VS.

CPU/Memory interconnects addresses#

The addresses are dependent on the architecture of the FPGA, having an offset added to the base address from HDL (see more at HDL Architecture).

Instance	Address
axi_pulsar_lvds	0x44A0_0000
axi_pulsar_lvds_dma	0x44A3_0000
axi_pwm_gen	0x44A6_0000
reference_clkgen	0x44A8_0000

I2C connections#

I2C type	I2C manager instance	Alias	Address	I2C subordinate
PL	iic_fmc	axi_iic_fmc	0x4162_0000	—
PL	iic_main	axi_iic_main	0x4160_0000	—

GPIOs#

The Software GPIO number is calculated as follows:

Zynq-7000: if PS7 is used, then offset is 54

GPIO signal	Direction	HDL GPIO EMIO	Software GPIO
	(from FPGA view)		Zynq-7000
en3_fmc **	INOUT	35	89
en2_fmc **	INOUT	34	88
en1_fmc	INOUT	33	87
en0_fmc	INOUT	32	86

Legend

** instantiated only for AD7960/AD7961

Interrupts#

Below are the Programmable Logic interrupts used in this project.

Instance name	HDL	Linux Zynq	Actual Zynq
axi_ad7616_dma	13	57	89

Building the HDL project#

The design is built upon ADI’s generic HDL reference design framework. ADI does not distribute the bit/elf files of these projects so they must be built from the sources available here. To get the source you must clone the HDL repository, and then build the project as follows:

Linux/Cygwin/WSL

user@analog:~$ cd hdl/projects/pulsar_lvds_adc/zed
user@analog:~/hdl/projects/pulsar_lvds_adc/zed$ make RESOLUTION_16_18N=0

The result of the build, if parameters were used, will be in a folder named by the configuration used:

if the following command was run

make RESOLUTION_16_18N=0

then the folder name will be:

RESOLUTION_16_18N0

A more comprehensive build guide can be found in the Build an HDL project user guide.

Resources#

HDL related#

PULSAR_LVDS HDL project source code

IP name	Source code link	Documentation link
AXI_PULSAR_LVDS	library/axi_pulsar_lvds	—
AXI_CLKGEN	library/axi_clkgen	[Wiki]
AXI_DMAC	library/axi_dmac	here
AXI_HDMI_TX	library/axi_hdmi_tx	[Wiki]
AXI_I2S_ADI	library/axi_i2s_adi	—
AXI_PWM_GEN	library/axi_pwm_gen	[Wiki]
AXI_SPDIF_TX	library/axi_spdif_tx	—
AXI_SYSID	library/axi_sysid	[Wiki]
SYSID_ROM	library/sysid_rom	[Wiki]
UTIL_I2C_MIXER	library/util_i2c_mixer	—

More information#

ADI HDL User guide

Support#

Analog Devices, Inc. will provide limited online support for anyone using the reference design with ADI components via the EngineerZone FPGA reference designs forum.

For questions regarding the ADI Linux device drivers, device trees, etc. from our Linux GitHub repository, the team will offer support on the EngineerZone Linux software drivers forum.

For questions concerning the ADI No-OS drivers, from our No-OS GitHub repository, the team will offer support on the EngineerZone microcontroller No-OS drivers forum.

It should be noted, that the older the tools’ versions and release branches are, the lower the chances to receive support from ADI engineers.