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The QuiXilica VXS family of digitizers are flexible analog and digital  VITA 41.0 VXS I/O products. High performance analog and digital I/O front ends are combined with a scalable FPGA based processing architecture. Memory and inter-processor communication resources are optimized for very high performance real time DSP applications. QuiXilica includes development kits, FPGA cores and software, giving users power and flexibility while retaining consistency and ease of use.  These products can be used without a backplane if desired.

The QuiXilica V5 Architecture meets the needs of demanding sensor-processing applications across a range of environments.  The QuiXilica V5 architecture uses the latest field programmable gate array (FPGA) based processors - the Xilinx Virtex®-5 family, advanced DDR3 SDRAM, and the latest communications technologies available.  Full ruggedization has been designed into the architecture from the outset to provide products suitable for harsh demanding environments and deployed systems.

For a complete white paper for download on the features and advantages of the QuiXilica V5 Architecture.

Digitizers at a Glance





Product ADC DAC BANDWIDTH #
OF CHANNELS
RESOLUTION FPGA FRONT
PANEL I/O
MEMORY 
FORM FACTOR
Neptune-V5 Yes   2.2 Gsps 2 10-bits ADC 3 V-5
SXT, LXT or FXT

6 front panel high speed serial ports at 3.75 Gb/s each
1 GB DDR3 Memory per FPGA
6U VXS
Triton VXS
Yes Yes
2 Gsps

1
1

12-bits DAC
12-bits ADC
 V2 Pro 70
 2x Front Panel SFP Slots for 2.5 Gb/s Fiber or Copper Transceivers 2x DDR SDRAM banks 512 MB/bank

2x DDR SDRAM SODIMM slots, up to 2 GB each
6U VXS 
Neptune VXS  Yes    2 Gsps
10-bits  V2 Pro 70 2x Front Panel SFP Slots for 2.5 Gb/s Fiber or Copper Transceivers
 

2x DDR SDRAM banks 512 MB/bank

2x DDR SDRAM SODIMM slots, up to 2 GB each
6U VXS
 Tarvos VXS
 Yes Yes  160 Msps
6
1


16-bits DAC
16-bits ADC
 V2 Pro 70 2x Front Panel SFP Slots for 2.5 Gb/s Fiber or Copper Transceivers
  

2x DDR SDRAM banks 512 MB/bank

2x DDR SDRAM SODIMM slots, up to 2 GB each
6U VXS
 Janus VXS
  Yes   500 Msps
 7  16-bits DAC
 V2 Pro 70 2x Front Panel SFP Slots for 2.5 Gb/s Fiber or Copper Transceivers
  

2x DDR SDRAM banks 512 MB/bank

2x DDR SDRAM SODIMM slots, up to 2 GB each
6U VXS
 Callisto VXS
 N/A  N/A  N/A
 12 (digital)
N/A
 V2 Pro 70 (5x)
2x Front Panel SFP Slots for 2.5 Gb/s Fiber or Copper Transceivers Front panel - up to 12x 2.5 Gb/s links through fiber or copper SFP Transceivers  6U VXS
 Venus VXS
 Yes   105 Msps   5 14-bits  V2 Pro 70 2x Front Panel SFP Slots for 2.5 Gb/s Fiber or Copper Transceivers

2x DDR SDRAM banks 512 MB/bank

2x DDR SDRAM SODIMM slots, up to 2 GB each
6U VXS

QuiXilica Digitizers - Virtex-5 based



Neptune-V5 VXS
• 2 channel 10-bit 2.2 Gsps ADC
• 6 front panel high speed serial ports at 3.75 Gb/s each
• 1 GB DDR3 Memory per FPGA Superior SNR and SFDR
• Three Xilinx Virtex-5 SXT, LXT or FXT
• Convection or Conduction Cooled
• Dual 4x Full Duplex VXS Links
• 2x Full Duplex Vita 41.6 Ethernet Links
• Advanced Temperature and Current Monitoring
• QuiXstart FPGA Configuration System
• Developer’s Kit: FPGA interface Cores, Software and Reference Design
• VME/VXS form factor, VITA 41.0 Compliant


QuiXilica Digitizers  at a Glance



Callisto VXS
• Five VC2VP50 FPGAs provide high bandwidth communications links
• High performance FPGA Based Communications management and processing platform
• Fits in Switch card position in VXS backplane 
• High Performance FPGA Based Communications Management and Processing Platform


Triton VXS
• Dual Channel, 2 Gsps ADC and DAC Combo Digitizer
• 1x 10-bit 2 Gsps Atmel ADC/DMUX
• 1x 12-bit 2 Gsps Euvis MUX/DAC
• 2x Front Panel SFP Slots for 2.5 Gb/s Fiber or Copper Transceivers
• 2x DDR SDRAM SODIMM Slots, Up to 2 GB Each
• Large FPGA Processing Engine

                   
Neptune VXS
• Dual Channel 2 Gsps ADC Digitizer
• 2x 10-bit 2 Gsps Atmel ADC/DMUX
• 2x Front Panel SFP Slots for 2.5 Gb/s Fiber/Copper Transceivers
• 2x DDR SDRAM SODIMM Slots, Up to 2 GB Each
• Large FPGA Processing Engine



Tarvos VXS
• 6x 16-bit 160 Msps ADC channels based on LTC2209
• One 16-bit 500 Msps DAC channel based on MAX5891
• 2x front-panel SFP slots for 2.5 Gb/s fiber or copper transceivers
• 2x on-board DDR SDRAM banks 512 MB/bank
• 2x DDR SDRAM SODIMM slots, up to 2 GB each
• Large FPGA Processing Engine


Janus VXS
• 7 x 16-bit 500 Msps DAC channels, based on MAX5891
• 2 x front-panel SFP slots for 2.5 Gb/s fiber or copper transceivers
• 2 x on-board DDR SDRAM banks, 512 MB per bank
•  2 x DDR SDRAM SODIMM slots, up to 2 GB each
• Large FPGA Processing Engine