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TITLE: RFSoC Integrated Microwave Readout Electronics Oct 2024 Requesting Lab/Division/Group: PML 687.12 (Quantum Calorimeter Group)

General Statement of Need The purpose of these electronics will be for the readout and operation of large arrays of x-ray detectors under development at NIST. The electronics must be able to generate, convert to analog, receive and digitize, and process hundreds of sinusoidal tones at frequencies ranging from 1 MHz to 1 GHz. In order to leverage and be compatible with previous NIST work, these electronics must be based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC (Radio Frequency System on Chip). We require an integrated development platform of electronics compatible with a PCI-express interfaces of a PC (Personal Computer) and based on a 3rd Generation (or newer when available) Xilinx RFSoC chip.

Background NIST develops detector arrays with channel counts in the thousands of detectors. In order to operate and read out data from the detector, each must be electrically interrogated with a unique sinusoidal tone with a frequency at the channels unique resonant frequency. Specialized electronics are needed in order to simultaneously generate and read hundreds, and up to thousands, of these unique sinusoidal tones. NIST develops its own firmware and software for operating these electronics.

Objective(s) The electronics must be capable of generating hundreds of frequency tones, convert to analog, receive and digitize returning tones, provide filtering and decimation, and communications to stream results. Each tone must be dynamically programmable based on the needs of the particular detectors. The base frequencies required range from 1 MHz to 1 GHz, which may be upconverted to higher frequencies using separate intermediate frequency (IF) electronics not included or required in this acquisition. NIST has developed its own firmware and software that will be used to operate the electronics.

Scope/General Requirements Below are listed the basic requirements of the electronics platform to be purchased:

1. 8x Radio Frequency Analog to Digital Converters (ADC) at 10 Giga Samples per Second (GSPS) at 14-bit resolution or better

2. An additional 8x ADCs at 5 GSPS and 14-bit resolution or better

3. Ability to operate as a standalone electronics board, with support for running an embedded Linux with serial console, 1000Base-T Ethernet Interface, and register read/write access to the FPGA

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4. Ability to operate and interface using PCI-express (PCIe) interface of a computer; PCIe Gen3/Gen4 x4 required.

5. Have ethernet communications at speeds of 10 Gigabit/s or faster, over SFP+/QSFP+ or better supporting passive Direct Attach cabling. The connectors might be located on the FPGA card itself, or on an extension card, preferably with an industry standard interface

(FMC).

6. “drop in” compatible with NIST-developed firmware and software that will be used to operate the electronics (HTG-ZRF8-R2-48 and HTG-FMC-SFP-OC-E are drop in compatible)

7. Based on a 3rd Generation Xilinx Zync Ultrascale +. RF system-on-chip technology (RFSoC)

8. Support for standalone clocking and running on an external 10 MHz reference clock;

support for an external 1PPS like TTL synchronization signal.

9. Support for multi-tile synchronization.

10. Support for at least 16 GByte DDR memory for the Programmable Logic.

In addition, to meet our scientific goals NIST requires delivery within 16 weeks of purchase execution.

Tasks/Specific Requirements

Task Number or Reference

Description Format Quantity Due Date

1 RFSoC Electronics Development Platform Hardware

Integrated Electronics board that is PCIe and

PC

compatible

5 Delivery of hardware 8 weeks after purchase order execution

Performance Requirement Summary (for Performance Work Statement)

Desired Output Required Service Performance Standard

Monitoring Method

RFSoC integrated Production and Performance and Inspection and

Statement of Work: RFSoC Integrated Microwave Readout Electronics Oct 2024 3 development platform electronics shipment of board meeting specifications compatibility matching Xillinx ZU48DR chip testing after delivery

Task 1 - Title Delivery of 3 copies of integrated electronics described in General Requirments

Delivery Deliverable Schedule

Deliverable Description Quantity/Media Date Required

Electronics Hardware

Integrated RFSoC Development Platform described in requirements

5 8 weeks after purchase order execution

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Government-Furnished Property, Material, Equipment, or Information (GFP, GFM, GFE, or GFI) None

Security None

Travel None

Special Material Requirements None

Other Unique Requirements None

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Place of Performance Contractor/Vendor Facility

Period of Performance Delivery of hardware within 8 weeks of purchase order. Delivery and NIST acceptance of parts marks the end of the agreement.