The FM581 is a six channel, 370 MSPS 16-bit conduction cooled ADC FMC module. The module simultaneously samples six analogue inputs from the front panel connectors and makes the digitised data available through JESD204B interfaces on the FMC connector.

The ADCs are configured via a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) that provides access to the converter’s internal registers. This allows user customisation of the ADC settings for optimal performance in a given application.

An internal or front panel trigger initiates the capturing of samples from the ADC converters. The sampling clock is selectable from either an external source or on-board oscillator.

The single-ended analogue inputs are converted to differential signals and routed to the ADC inputs.

A Firmware Development Kit (FDK) supports data capture to memory and DMA functions for the VF360 FMC carrier card. Custom development of FPGA pre-processing functions (e.g. digital down-conversion) is also provided for.

A Software Development Kit (SDK) provides a Linux driver and example application for the VF360 FMC carrier card.

The VF360 is a 3U OpenVPX FMC carrier with a Stratix® V FPGA and TMS320C667X DSP processor.