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PicoSky™
Development Board ProASIC3
The board fully exploits features of Microchip ProASIC3e® FPGA. It incorporates a set of various memory technologies to enable a versatile IP cores development, testing and prototyping platform. Special care has been taken, in order to provide comprehensive interoperability ecosystem. Thus the board features interfaces like dual SpaceWire, dual CAN, RS422/232, LVDS, USB, Ethernet, and many others.
Features
| Microsemi ProASIC3e FPGA | A3PE3000 (484 pin Fine Pitch Ball Grid Array) |
| On-board memories | ● MRAM 4 MB (1 Mb x 32-bit, unlimited read/write endurance)
● SRAM 4 MB (1 Mb x 32-bit) ● SRAM 2 MB (1 Mb x 16-bit) ● PSRAM 8 MB (4 Mb x 16 bit) |
| Interfaces available | ● 2 x SpaceWire interfaces
● 2 x CAN bus interfaces ● 2 x RS232 interfaces (with RTC, CTS handshaking) ● 4 x RS422 transmit and 4 x RS422 receive pairs ● 2 x MIL-STD-1553B interface ● 4 x Digital to Analog output channels ● 4 x Analog to Digital input channels, SPI interface, I2C interface ● Ethernet PHY 10/100 Mbps interface ● 2 x USB 2.0 Host interfaces ● 2 x UART over USB (interface provided over USB converter) ● GPIO expansion headers ● JTAG interface for FPGA programming and debugging |
| Clocks | ● 2 x On-board oscillators with SMA extension connector
● Dedicated 100 MHz oscillator for SpaceWire interface ● On-board Real Time Clock with calendar (selectable SPI/I2C interface) and backup battery ● On-board power regulators |
| Other features | ● On-board temperature sensor (SPI interface)
● Debug support USB (for PicoSkyFT processor) ● User DIP switches, tactile switches and LED indicators ● LED indicators for each power supply rail ● Small board size |
Technical specifications
| Supply voltage: | 12 V DC |
| Dimensions: | 170 x 145 mm |
| Mass: | 140 g |
Deliverables
PicoSky™ Development Board ProASIC3
- Development board hardware
- AC-DC Power Supply
- USB cable
- User manuals
- Design demo example
PicoSky Evaluation Board
The PicoSky™ Evaluation Board is another newcomer to the SkyLabs product portfolio. It has been designed to provide the PicoSkyFT users a quick and intuitive hands-on experience thanks to the already pre-programed FPGA SoC implementation powered by the PicoSkyFT processor, USB Plug-n-Play function and integrated PicoSkyLINK programmer/debugger. The Evaluation Board is solely powered by USB. It supports a variety of interfaces (CAN, SPI, TWI, GPIOs, ADCs, Timers/PWMs, UARTs, etc.), while the on-board mass storage and a rich set of local telemetry data collection with numerous C-code examples makes PicoSky Evaluation Board, an ideal solution for fast prototyping and low-cost development in a variety of applications.
Features
| PicoSky Evaluation board SoC configuration | ● Single PicoSkyFT processor core
o Operating frequency: 16 MHz o Program memory size (MRAM): 512 kB (with EDAC) o Data memory size (SRAM): 16 Kb (with EDAC) ● 2 x CAN bus controllers ● 3 x UART controllers o One High speed UART over USB interface o Two available on connector ● 2 x SPI interface ● 2 x I2C interface ● 1 x eMMC controller ● 72 x General purpose I/Os o GPIOs with multiple alternating functions available ● 10 ch. ADC controller o 4 Channels for user o 6 Channels for local telemetry acquisition ● 6 x Timers/PWMs ● WatchDog unit ● Reset management unit |
| FPGA | ● Microsemi IGLOO2 Family FPGA (484-Ball FPBGA package)
o FPGA locked with preloaded PicoSkyFT SoC |
| On-board memories | ● MRAM 1 MB (256K x 32-bit, unlimited read/write endurance)
● High speed mass storage (eMMC 32 Gb) |
| On-board interfaces | ● CubeSat Kit compliant connector
● User tactile buttons and LED indicators ● JTAG interface for FPGA programming ● PicoSkyFT Debug support over USB (integrated PicoSkyLINK) |
| Clocks | ● Dedicated 20 MHz clock source |
| Power management | ● Board powered by USB (or by CubeSat Kit connector)
● On-board power regulators o LED indicators for each power supply rail |
| Comprehensive local housekeeping data | ● On-board FPGA temperature sensor
● Voltage monitors for each power supply rail ● Board overall current monitor |
Technical specifications
| Power consumption: | < 1 W |
| Supply voltage: | 5 V DC (USB or connector) |
| Dimensions: | 95 x 91 x 19mm, fully compliant with PC104 form factor |
| Mass: | 60 g |
Deliverables
PicoSky Evaluation board
- PicoSky Evaluation board with preloaded PicoSkyFT SoC
- Software demo example with RTOS
- PicoSkyWARE (complete SDK for Windows or Linux)
- USB cable
- User manuals
PicoSky cpciSDR 1x1 compactPCI® 3U form-factor Software Defined Radio platform
PicoSky™ cpciSDR 1x1 is a newcomer in the SkyLabs product portfolio for aerospace and defence applications. It is a state-of-the-art rugged platform for rapid development of SDR applications and being the first in industrial 3U CompactPCI® form-factor SDR peripheral card. An SDR is based on Xilinx Artix®-7 FPGA, which can be reconfigured or re-programmed by the PicoSkyFT processor, hosted on a second large Microsemi ProASIC3e FPGA in order to enable operation with different waveforms and protocols through dynamic loading.
PicoSky cpciSDR 1x1
PicoSky™ cpciSDR 1x1 is a state-of-the-art rugged platform for rapid development of SDR applications in industrial CompactPCI® 3U form-factor. An SDR is based on Xilinx Artix®-7 FPGA, which can be reconfigured or re-programmed by the PicoSkyFT processor, hosted on a large Microsemi ProASIC3e FPGA in order to enable operation with different waveforms and protocols through dynamic loading. PicoSky™ cpciSDR 1x1 board combines a large Artix®-7, featuring the highest performance-per-watt fabric, transceiver line rates, DSP processing, and AMS integration in a cost-optimized FPGA with Analog Devices AD9364 integrated RF Agile Transceiver™. In a standardised PICMG 2.0 CompactPCI® form-factor, PicoSky™ cpciSDR provides a frequency-agile wideband 1x1 path for receiving and transmitting in the wide frequency band ranging from 70 MHz to 6.0 GHz, making it ideal for a broad range of transceiver applications. Tuneable channel bandwidth from 200 kHz to 56 MHz, receiver sensitivity with a noise figure of less than 2.5 dB and output power up to 20 dBm are some of the superior features provided by the on-board RF Agile Transceiver™. The third on-board FPGA, Microsemi IGLOO2, is managing a CompactPCI communication interface. On top of the comprehensive SDR development platform, the board offers a wide range of interface like SpaceWire and CAN in redundant configuration, SPI, I2C, mezzanine expansion GPIO headers, enhanced local telemetry acquisition, external 1PPS and reference clock, etc. PicoSky cpciSDR 1x1 can be used also as a standalone board, powered by external power supply.
Features
3U CompactPCI® Software Defined Radio Card
- PICMG® 2.0 R3.0 compliant
- Supports 32bit Peripheral mode, 33/66MHz CompactPCI® bus
- 3U 8HP form factor, 100mm x 160mm (L x W)
Software defined radio characteristics
- Xilinx Artix®-7 FPGA for RF closed loop control, modem management and signal processing
- RF 1 × 1 transceiver with integrated 12-bit DACs and ADCs
- Configurable frequency band for transmit and receive channels from 70MHz to 6GHz
- Supports TDD and FDD operation
- Tuneable channel bandwidth (BW): <200 kHz to 56 MHz
- Three 3-band differential input receivers
- RF power monitoring over TX monitor or receiver input
- Two 2-band differential output transmitters with 20dBm of output power
- Superior receiver sensitivity with a noise figure of <2.5 dB with prior receiver matching
On-board FPGAs
- Microsemi ProASIC3E A3PE3000 (484 pin FPBGA)
- Microsemi IGLOO2 M2GL050 (484 pin FPBGA)
- Xilinx Artix®-7 FPGA (256 pin BGA)
On-board memories
- MRAM 4 MB (1M x 32-bit, unlimited read/write endurance)
- EEPROM 512 Kb (32K x 16-bit)
- Static SRAM 2 MB (1M x 16-bit)
- High speed dual eMMC 8GB (32Gb x 2)
- High speed SPI MRAM 4 Mb
Clocks
- Two 40 MHz clock source (one per A3PE and IGLOO2)
- One high-precision 100 MHz clock source
- Low-frequency 32.768 Hz clock source
- Two external clock sources available on front panel via MMCX connectors
Interfaces available on front panel
- SDR: Dual SMA for 3-band differential receivers’ inputs (third available via internal MMCX connector)
- SDR: Dual SMA for 2-band differential transmitters’ outputs
- SDR: Single SMA for on-board transmit power monitor for highly accurate Tx power measurements
- Redundant SpaceWire ports
- Redundant CAN bus ports
- Serial UART, SPI and JTAG interface over USB
- SPI / TWI / GPIO bus expansion
- External PPS and RefCLK clock sources via MMCX connectors
- Three colour user LEDs
- User reset button
PicoSkyLINK programmer on-board
Interfaces on internal mezzanine connectors
- Up to 126 single-ended I/Os
- Two Rx/Tx differential
- Two Rx/Tx and clock for SERDES
- Four power supply rails (2.5V, 3.3V, 5V and 12V)
- Dedicated 3A power supply for mezzanine connectors
Three JTAG configuration connectors for on-board FPGAs
Comprehensive housekeeping telemetry acquisition
- On-board FPGAs temperature sensors
- Voltage monitors for each power supply rail
- Board current monitors
Bench-top usage with external power supply
Technical specifications
| Power consumption: | < 6.5 W |
| Supply voltage: | 5 V DC, 1A.25 (external power supply) |
| Dimensions: | cPCI 3U compliant |
| Mass: | 160 g |
Deliverables
PicoSky cpciSDR 1x1:
- PicoSky cpciSDR 1x1 card
- USB cable
- User manuals
