Xilinx’s Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) devices have created a new class of integrated circuit architecture for the communications and instrumentation markets. RFSoCs combine high-accuracy ADCs and DACs operating at Giga samples per second with programmable heterogeneous compute engines.
XUP is offering the RFSoC 2x2 kit exclusively for academic customers. The kit features:
Feature | Description |
FPGA |
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I/O Interfaces |
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Memory |
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Switches and LEDs | Connected to the programmable logic IO
Connected to the processor system
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Clock sources |
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Expansion ports |
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Power Monitoring |
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Vivado |
Vivado® ML is the Xilinx software suite for HDL and system-level design. Vivado includes a HDL simulator, IP Integrator for system-level integration, and tools for synthesis, implementation, bitstream generation and programming of Xilinx platforms. Vivado Standard edition is a device limited version of the full Vivado enterprise edition and is free-of-charge and does not require a separate license.Licenses for the Vivado Enterprise edition which includes support for all Xilinx devices are available to universities from the XUP donation program. You can select the free Vivado standard edition or the full Enterprise edition when you run the installer. Download the Vivado installer |
Vitis |
Vitis™ is the Xilinx design software for targeting Alveo acceleration cards. It also includes software development tools for Xilinx embedded devices including the Zynq families. Vitis includes Vitis HLS, a C-based High-Level-Synthesis design tool that can be used standalone or from within Vitis for creating hardware accelerated kernel. Vitis is free of charge and does not require a separate license. Download the Vitis installer |
Contact XUP if you have any questions about Xilinx software or to discuss your requirements.
In order to purchase the kit at the academic price, you will need to:
Once the request is approved, you and HTG will be notified with directions to purchase the kit.