Vanteon vProtean User Manual

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Version 3.1
vProtean™ Software Defined Radio
Vanteon ♦ 99 Garnsey Road, Suite 200 ♦ Pittsford, NY ♦ 14534 ♦ 585.419.9555
www.vanteon.com

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  • Page 1 User Manual Version 3.1 vProtean™ Software Defined Radio Vanteon ♦ 99 Garnsey Road, Suite 200 ♦ Pittsford, NY ♦ 14534 ♦ 585.419.9555 www.vanteon.com...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    User Manual – vProtean Software Defined Radio Information in this document is subject to change without notice Contents Introduction ........................1 Proper Care and Handling ....................1 Technical Overview ......................1 Block Diagram ......................1 High Level Specifications ..................... 2 Hardware Interfaces ......................
  • Page 3: Introduction

    It is based on the Analog Devices ADRV9004 highly integrated wideband RF transceiver and the Xilinx Zynq-7020 all programmable System-on-Chip (SoC). The vProtean SDR has a custom RF front end that is highly flexible, allowing its frequency range to be configured from 30 to 6000 MHz.
  • Page 4: High Level Specifications

    User Manual – vProtean Software Defined Radio Information in this document is subject to change without notice High Level Specifications Frequency Band 1 30 to 6000 MHz Instantaneous Bandwidth 12 kHz to 40 MHz Number of transmitters Number of receivers...
  • Page 5: Connectors

    Figure 2: vProtean RevC, Bottom View Connectors The vProtean SDR has a number of connectors that allow it to be interfaced to a host carrier board, and connectors for antennas. That table below lists all of the connectors and their associated functions. Refer...
  • Page 6 User Manual – vProtean Software Defined Radio Information in this document is subject to change without notice Note that the connector is hermaphroditic, and pin numbers on the carrier are mirrored against the vProtean. USB host interface pins 26-40 may be configured as ETH1 by the host carrier board with firmware support.
  • Page 7 User Manual – vProtean Software Defined Radio Information in this document is subject to change without notice vProtean Pin Carrier Pin Signal Name Type Description ETH0.TX.D2 MII Data Transmit ETH0.TX.D3 MII Data Transmit SD_CARD.CLK microSD Card Clock SD_CARD.CMD microSD Card Data SD_CARD.D0...
  • Page 8 In/Out Differential I/O Pairs, 2.5 V nominal The following J2 pinout Table lists those pins that are different in the older vProtean HW revisions A2. All other pins are the same as vProtean HW Revisions B0 and C0 above. vProtean Pin...
  • Page 9: J14 Connector

    Pushbutton Reset. Can also be driven from carrier board. LEDs The vProtean software defined radio has two LEDs, whose function is described in the table below. This is followed by a board diagram showing the location of each LED. LED1...
  • Page 10: Software Versions And Support Hw

    SDR platform. UART The simplest method to access the preloaded test application on the vProtean SDR is to mount it to a the Vanteon Carrier board. The Carrier board provides a serial console interface via the Type-C USB connector.
  • Page 11: Tx1/Rx1 And Tx2/Rx2 Settings Menu

    Toggle RX_ Toggles receive for RX_ on/off Note: The vProtean SDR may require external cooling, should both transmit channels be used continuously. The FPGA and ADRV temperatures displayed on the main menu should be monitored by the user, and external cooling (i.e. directed fan) should be applied as needed.
  • Page 12: Rx Waveform Capture Settings Menu

    Terms and Conditions of Sale All sales of product are subject to the terms and conditions described in “Vanteon Corporation – Terms and Conditions of Product Sales”. Unless explicitly agreed to in writing, Vanteon rejects all modifications to these standard terms and conditions.
  • Page 13: One Year Warranty

    The above warranty is the only warranty authorized by Vanteon for this product. Under no circumstances will Vanteon be liable in any way for any damages, including any lost profits, business revenue, special, indirect, incidental, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use such product.

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