Hi Josh,
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Josh Blum <josh(a)joshknows.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> Please CC whoever appropriate.
>
> I have been looking over the u2plus_core.v and u2plus_umtrx_v2.v files
> with the intention of updating the vita rx/tx chains and dsp chains. I
> noticed a few interesting things about the clocking and I just wanted to
> confirm some of my assumptions, a few possible changes, and possibly
> share some knowledge.
>
> 1) vita chain/dsp core
> Inside the u2plus_core.v, there is a 13MHz clock (lms_clk) that is used
> to clock the time core and the dsps. The vita chain is clocked at 104MHz
> (dsp_clk). So for example, when the dsp strobes out 1 sample, does the
> vita_rx_chain see 8 of the same sample?
>
> My immediate concern is updating the vita and dsp chains. So, I really
> just need to understand the interaction between the dsp and the vita
> chain since they are crossing this 104/13Mhz clock domain.
>
> 2) usrp3 style vita framing/deframing
> Some time after umtrx was released, B200 came out. The FPGA architecture
> in B200 was changed from the earlier models to address dealing with
> these integrated frontend chips. Specifically, the ADC, DAC, DSP, and
> framing can all run on the same clock domain at full sample rate. This
> is accomplished because the vita framing happens on 64-bit wide bus to
> deal with the overhead of VITA headers. I suspect this architecture
> would be better fitting for the UmTRX.
I think the B200 architecture is better for UmTRX, but I'll let Andrew
and Sergey to decide, as they know the FPGA code much better.
> 3) u2plus_umtrx_v2.v
> It looks like the ADC and DAC IQ signals are clocked in/out on the
> positive and negative edges of the 13MHz clock. This is accomplished
> using a 26 MHz clock. So technically, this is another clock domain
> crossing between the 13/26MHz for the ADC/DAC signals. So, you should be
> able to accomplish the same effect in with just the 13MHz clock using
> the ODDR2 and IDDR2 xilinx modules.
>
> 4) digital loopback options?
> I was looking for a way to do a digital loopback inside the LMS. I wasnt
> sure if it was possible. Basically, if I set some value on the DAC pins,
> can I get the same value of the ADC pins? I saw registers for baseband
> loopback, but I think thats all analog. The idea is to self-test the bus
> timing by putting a test word into the IOs.
Unfortunately, there is no digital loopback in the LMS.
As you correctly note, the baseband loopback is actually analog.
> ---
> In any case, the most important issue is #1. I want to have a host build
> and image that is fully functional with latest UHD, lets say next week.
> And I would like to be able to first verify with your team that we
> havent lost any functionality, before further changes like the timed
> command core. Sounds OK to you?
Ok with me.
> Thanks,
> -josh
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Regards,
Alexander Chemeris.
CEO, Fairwaves, Inc. / ООО УмРадио
https://fairwaves.co
