New ADC XMC Modules - VMETRO AD3000 and AD1500

press release

VMETRO announced the AD3000, a single channel 3GSPS ADC, and the AD1500, a dual channel 1.5GSPS ADC. The modules' analog input utilizes either a National Semiconductor ADC083000 or ADC081500 8-bit converter. Both designs share a common FPGA back-end with either a Virtex-5 SX95T or LX110T FPGA and are directly connected to the analog input.

The FPGA is connected to two 8Mbyte memory banks of QDRII SRAM capable of accepting the incoming data at full speed from the ADC, and two 128Mbyte banks of DDR2 SDRAM. Although the use of these memories is defined by the application, they can be used to help maximize the FPGA's DSP processing ability and provide large data buffers. FPGA reconfiguration is stored in local FLASH memory. The PCI-X interface can be used to send commands to the FPGA to reconfigure itself from a file stored in this FLASH.

There are sixteen full-duplex low-power serial transceivers arranged across two XMC connectors. Each of the sixteen transceivers can operate at up to 3.2 Gbps. A PCI Express  end-point controller is available within the FPGA supporting x1, x2, x4 or x8 PCI Express operation.

Host software support includes Windows, VxWorks and Linux, including drivers for high-speed DMA access between the XMC and host CPU, FPGA reconfiguration and diagnostics. Example software and firmware are provided for using the National Semiconductor ADC083000 and ADC081500 with the Virtex-5 FPGA.

The AD3000 is expected to ship in Q3 2007. The AD1500 is expected to ship in Q3 2007. Price starts at $13,995.

Source: ADC XMC Modules - VMETRO