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RDK–12GCONV UHD Converter Reference Design
Reference Design Kit User Guide
RDK-12GCONV
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Reference Design Kit User Guide
Rev.0
Semtech
PDS-061593
August 2017
Proprietary & Confidential

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  • Page 1 RDK–12GCONV UHD Converter Reference Design Reference Design Kit User Guide RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 1 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.4.6 PID Insert Tab........................28 4.5 Register Access ..........................29 4.5.1 Memory Tab .......................... 29 5. Schematics ..............................30 6. Board Layout ..............................36 7. Bill of Materials............................... 39 RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 2 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017...

  • Page 3: General Description

    3Gb/s SDI and other multiplexing or demultiplexing modes while minimizing the port count in designs. This reference design not only allows your evaluation of Semtech products; the source files for the schematic, PCB layout, micro-controller and GUI can be provided by contacting your local FAE to accelerate your time to market.
  • Page 4 Micro USB — Used to access advanced functionality via GUI. For Software User Guide, see Section 4. External Dongle Header — Currently not implemented. +12V Power Supply — RDK-12GCONV requires minimum +5V power supply, +12V power supply recommended. RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 4 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech...
  • Page 5 (J3) (J2) (J1) LEDs Figure B: RDK-12GCONV Front View Power (+12V) External Dongle (J11) (J8) Header (J10) Figure C: RDK-12GCONV Rear View RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 5 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 6: Quick Start Guide

    3. Connect the 12V power supply to J11. If "red" LED is on (see Figure 1-4), the power supply is connected backwards; power off and reverse connections. Power (+12V) (J11) Figure 1-3: Power Supply (J11) RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 6 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 7 J1, on your SDI monitor display through output J5. Note: Advanced board functionality can be accessed via USB. See Hardware Connection Quick Start for further details. RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 7 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary &...

  • Page 8: Detailed Description

    The RDK-12GCONV board is powered from a 12V wall adapter, included in the kit. This board is designed to aid users in the evaluation of Semtech 12G devices without needing to connect to an external computer. Advanced features can be accessed through the GUI by connecting the board via USB interface.
  • Page 9 I/O I/O I/O — Quad Link HD Mode 11 Input Output Single Link 12G to I/O I/O I/O — Quad Link 3G RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 9 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 10 Amplifier SD Bypass Mode 19 Input Output I/O I/O I/O Gearbox Bypass — 1. Requires 1080p24 HD input. 2. Requires 1080p60 3G input. RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 10 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 11: System Block Diagram

    GSPI Interface 50Ω Single-ended STM32F205VB 75Ω Single-ended 100Ω Differential Level Shifter GS12070 GS12281/ GS12090 GS12241 GS12090 GS12090 GS12182 Figure 3-1: System Block Diagram RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 11 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 12: Software User Guide

    Upon execution of the setup file, the following window will appear as shown in Figure 4-1. To install the software you must click next and follow the steps listed in the setup window. Figure 4-1: RDK-12GCONV Software Installation Window RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 12 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary &...

  • Page 13: Graphical User Interface

    Figure 4-2: Micro USB to RDKConnection 3. Connect other end of USB to PC with installed GUI. 4. Power on board. 5. Select RDK (see Section 4.2.3). RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 13 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017...

  • Page 14: Initial Software State

    Section 4.3.1.1 for further details. 6. Auto Check Box: Enables auto refresh. 7. Refresh Button: Manually refreshes GUI state. See Section 4.2.4. RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 14 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 15: Evaluation Board Selection

    Read/write operations to the RDK are logged in the GUI. The user can view this log by clicking the Enable Logging button in the View menu. The log can then be saved to a text file, copied to the clipboard, cleared, or hidden. RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 15 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0...

  • Page 16: System

    1. Mode select drop down menu. 2. Advanced settings can be accessed by clicking on Gearbox, CD, BD1, BD2, BD3, EQ. 3. The current status of the BNC ports. RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 16 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0...
  • Page 17 The operation mode can be selected via GUI using the Mode Select drop down menu of the Main tab as shown in Figure 4-6. Figure 4-6: Main Mode Selection RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 17 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary &...

  • Page 18: Gearbox Tab

    Gearbox Input Lock, Loss of Signal, and Data Rate Detected. • Changing the drive strength on the outputs. • Independent changing of the Gearbox operating mode and SD bypass. Figure 4-7: System Gearbox Overview RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 18 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017...
  • Page 19 1080p24 HD input is required. • For further information regarding Gearbox Pattern Generator, refer to GS12070 Pattern Generator Application Note (PDS-061505). Figure 4-8: System Gearbox Pattern Generator RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 19 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary &...

  • Page 20: I/O Tab

    4-9. • With the target device selected, advanced configuration can be made to the default state of the device. Figure 4-9: System I/O — Selecting Target Device RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 20 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary &...
  • Page 21 Figure 4-10: System I/O — Equalizer Selected Figure 4-11: System I/O — Bidirectional Device Selected RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 21 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 22 Figure 4-12: System I/O — Cable Driver Selected RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 22 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 23: Advanced Settings

    Manual Rate: Selectable Manual Rate Override. Manual Rate Override is required when passing PRBS signals from a Bit Error Rate Tester. • Power Down: Selectable input power down Override for DDI0 through DDI3. Figure 4-13: Advanced Input RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 23 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary &...

  • Page 24: Output Tab

    4.4.2 Output Tab Advanced output settings of the GS12070. Figure 4-14: Advanced Output RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 24 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 25: Operating Mode Tab

    4.4.3 Operating Mode Tab Advanced operation mode settings of the GS12070: Figure 4-15: Advanced Operating Mode RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 25 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 26: Mux Tab

    4.4.4 Mux Tab Advanced Mux mode settings of the GS12070: • Link Assignment • Ignore Lost Input Figure 4-16: Advanced Mux RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 26 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 27: Demux Tab

    4.4.5 DeMux Tab Advanced DeMux mode settings of the GS12070. Figure 4-17: Advanced DeMux RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 27 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 28: Pid Insert Tab

    PID Insert allows user to force the GS12070 to insert PID's into a particular data stream. Refer to the GS12070 Data Sheet (PDS-061012) for further information regarding PID insertion. Figure 4-18: Advanced PID Insert RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 28 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech...

  • Page 29: Register Access

    3. Register Display Field: Shows register information at specified address. It is recommended to read the register you've written and ensure the new value was applied. Figure 4-19: Register Access Memory RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 29 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech...

  • Page 30: Schematics

    MICRO_ISP0_N GPIO0 GS12070_ISP0_N GPIO1 GPIO2 GSPI_SD2 SDIN GPIO3 GSPI_SD3 SDOUT VCC241_CORE_1V8 GSPI_SCK SCLK GSPI_CSB0 120 OHM VCO_FILT10 VCO_FILT Figure 5-2: GS12241 Schematic RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 30 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 31 GPIO0 GS12070_ISP2_N GPIO1 VCC_2V5 VCC_B_2V5 GPIO2 GSPI_SD4 SDIN GPIO3 GSPI_SD5 SDOUT 120 OHM GSPI_SCK SCLK GSPI_CSB0 VCO_FILT Figure 5-4: GS12090 Schematic 2 RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 31 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 32 C137 NTR4501N VCO_FILT10 TP19 10UF WHITE VCO_FILT TX_GPIO_1 10UF TP21 NTR4501N WHITE TX_GPIO_2 TP20 NTR4501N WHITE TX_GPIO_3 TP16 Figure 5-6: GS12281 Schematic RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 32 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 33 RSVD_D5 TX3_N RX3_N DDI3N DDO3N RSVD_D7 RSVD_M11 RSVD_D8 RSVD_M12 RSVD_D11 RSVD_M14 RSVD_E5 RSVD_N6 RSVD_E6 RSVD_P6 RSVD_E9 RSVD_E10 RSVD_E11 Figure 5-7: GS12070 Schematic RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 33 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 34 P1_3 LABEL P1_4 GREEN VCC_3V3 LABEL P1_5 TP13 LABEL P1_6 TP14 LABEL ADDR P1_7 ADDR: 0X42 0X43 Figure 5-9: LED Status Control RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 34 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 35 R151 CTL1 LX_15 2.2UH 2.2UH CTL1 LX_15 CTL2 LX_16 CTL2 LX_16 R152 CTL3 CTL3 SC183C SC183C VOUT VOUT Figure 5-10: Power Supplies RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 35 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 36: Board Layout

    6. Board Layout Figure 6-1: RDK-12GCONV TOP Layer Figure 6-2: RDK-12GCONV GND-1Layer RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 36 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 37 Figure 6-3: RDK-12GCONV SIG Layer Figure 6-4: RDK-12GCONV PWR Layer RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 37 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 38 Figure 6-5: RDK-12GCONV GND-2 Layer RDK-12GCONV BOTTOM Layer RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 38 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 39: Bill Of Materials

    C208, C227 C8, C11, C12, C37-C39, C41, C42, C44-C47, C50-C53, CAP CER 0.1UF 16V 10% X5R 0201 C55-C57, C59, C63, C65-C67, C138, C162 RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 39 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...

  • Page 40: Www.semtech.com

    CAP CER 4.7UF 10% 10V X7R 1206 C68, C176, C190, C202, CAP CER 4.7UF 10V 20% X5R 0402 C211 C217-C221 CAP CER 0.47UF 10V 10% X5R 0402 RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 40 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 41 FIXED IND 4.7UH 2A 236 mOHM SMD FERRITE BEAD,CHIP,220 OHM @100MHZ,500MA,0.25 OHM DCR 0603 Q1, Q2, Q9, MOSFET N-CH 20V 3.2A SOT23-3 Q17-Q21 RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 41 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary & Confidential...
  • Page 42 RES 1.50K OHM 1/16W 1% 0402 SMD R48, R49 RES 100 OHM 1/16W 1% 0402 SMD R77, R80, R83, RES SMD 180 OHM 1% 1/10W 0402 R86, R89 RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 42 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017...
  • Page 43 IC I/O EXPANDER 16 I2C 400kHz HWQFN24 MOSFET 2N-CH 20V 4.1A 8-TSSOP IC OVERVOLTAGE UNDERVOLTAGE PROT 8DFN IC REG BUCK 5V 2A SYNC 16-VQFN CRYSTAL 27.000 MHZ 18PF 3.2X2.5X1MM SMD RDK-12GCONV www.semtech.com 43 of 44 Reference Design Kit User Guide Rev.0 Semtech PDS-061593 August 2017 Proprietary &...

  • Page 44: Contact Information

    Information relating to this product and the application or design described herein is believed to be reliable, however such information is provided as a guide only and Semtech assumes no liability for any errors in this document, or for the application or design described herein.

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