RFSoC Development Kit Getting Started Guide
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Figure 4 - SD Card Download
This archive contains the software for the ZCU111 evaluation board.
Unzip the archive to a convenient location on your hard disk, then copy the files to the root level
of the SD card. Safely eject the SD card from the PC and replace into ZCU111.
Figure 5 - SD Card Root Directory with Boot Files
4. To enable your PC to make a serial connection to the ZCU111 USB-UART, you must install the
Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers
. For step-by-step instructions see
Appendix A: Installation of USB UART Driver later in this document.
5. Connect the Qorvo RF card, ZCU111, antennae, and cables as shown in Figure 6. Although no
over-the-air transmission and reception is involved in this tutorial, the antennae provide
convenient 50-Ohm termination to the PA.
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6. Plug Ethernet and USB cables into your host PC
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The Qorvo 2x2 Small Cell RF Front-end 1.8GHz Card is designed for LTE Band-3 small cell applications in
FDD mode. Transmission in the downlink is centered at 1842 MHz; reception in the uplink at 1747 MHz. It is
not intended for over-the-air loopback of TX to RX through the same card, hence the use of DPD observation
path for this tutorial.
For a comprehensive description of the functionality of the RF front-end, see
Qorvo 2x2 Small Cell RF Front-
end 1.8 GHz Card Hardware User Guide
