Pentek Model 78741 Installation Manual
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1
General Description
Pentek’s Onyx
®
Family Model 78741 is a multichannel, high−speed analog data con−
verter. Using the PCI Express
®
half−length card format, the 78741 includes a 3.6 GHz,
12−bit A/D converter and a digital downconverter.
The Model 78741 consists of one Pentek Model 71741 XMC module mounted on a Pen−
tek Model 7807 XMC PCI Express carrier, assembled and tested as a single board. It is
ready to plug into computer boards with PCI Express (PCIe
®
) bus slots.
1.2
Model 78741 Features
The Model 78741 includes one 71741 XMC module with the following features
•
1−channel mode with one 3.6 GHz, 12−bit A/D
•
2−channel mode with two 1.8 GHz, 12−bit A/Ds
•
Xilinx
®
Virtex
®
−7 FPGA, with Pentek Digital Downconverter IP Core
•
4 GB of DDR3 SDRAM
•
Sync bus for multimodule synchronization
•
PCI Express Gen 3 interface x8 wide
•
Optional user−configurable gigabit serial interface
•
Optional LVDS connections to the Virtex−7 FPGA for custom I/O
1.3
Model 78741 Documentation
This
Model 78741 Installation Manual
describes the installation and connections for the
78741 PCIe assembly. Documentation of the 71741 XMC operation and programming is
provided in the supplied
Model 71741 Operating Manual
, Pentek document 800.71741.
These documents are available on the CD provided by Pentek, in files
80078741.pdf
and
80071741.pdf
(PDF format).
Datasheets for the programmable devices on Model 71741 are provided in the Pentek
Model 7x741 Series Supplemental Manual
, part number 809.7x741, which is on the CD
provided by Pentek, in file
8097x741.pdf
(PDF format).
