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FMC170 AC-Coupled,
High-Pin Count FMC ADC/DAC Card
Single 10-bit A/D & Single 10-bit D/A
FEATURES:
• Single-channel, 10-bit A/D up
to 5Gsps
• Single-channel, 10-bit D/A up to
5Gsps
• VITA 57.1-2010 compliant
• Conduction-cooled – Standard
Option
• AC-coupled analog signals
• LVDS IO signaling
• 6 SSMC or MMCX front panel
connectors
• Clock source, sampling
frequency, and calibration
through I2C communication
• Flexible clock tree enables:
-- Internal clock source
-- External sampling or reference
The FMC170 is an analog-to-digital (A/D)
and digital-to-analog (D/A) FMC daughter
card that provides one 10-bit A/D channel at
5Gsps and one 10-bit D/A channel at 5Gsps.
The sample clock can be supplied externally
or by an internal clock source (optionally
locked to an external reference). The clock
tree enables cascading of multiple boards for
phase-locked sampling. A trigger input is also
available for customized sampling control.
The FMC170 is mechanically and electrically
compliant to the FMC standard (ANSI/VITA
57.1-2010).
It is HPC (high-pin count)-compatible and can
be used in a conduction-cooled environment.
The low latency data path of the FMC170
enables 2.5GHz of instantaneous bandwidth
ANSI/VITA 47 Air-cooled
EAC4 EAC6
in both the receive and transmit directions.
The analog signal input and output are
AC-coupled and connected to MMCX
or SSMC coax connectors on the front
panel. The FMC170 allows flexible control
of clock source, sampling frequency, and
calibration through I2C communication.
The ADC has individual calibration circuits
for fine-tuning of gain, offset, and phase.
The card is also equipped with power
supply and temperature monitoring and
offers several power-down modes to switch
off unused functions or protect the card
from overheating. The FMC170 is ideal
for applications where limited space is
available such as RADAR/SONAR, wireless
telecommunications, and aerospace test and
measurement instruments.
Conduction-cooled
ECC1 ECC4

clock Operating 0C to +55C -40C to +70C 0C to +55C -40C to +85C

temperature
• Power-down modes to switch
off unused functions for system Storage -40C to +85C -50C to +100C -40C to +85C -55C to +105C
temperature
power savings
Humidity 95% 95% 95% 95%
• Mil-I-46058c Conformal
Coating Compliant (optional) Operating 5Hz to 100Hz PSD = 5Hz to 100H PSD = 5 Hz to 100 Hz PSD 5 Hz to 100 Hz PSD
vibration 0.04g2/Hz 0.04g2/Hz increasing at 3 dB/ increasing at 3 dB/
• HPC (high-pin count) compatible octave octave
100 Hz to 1000 Hz 100 Hz to 1000 Hz
PSD = 0.04 gs^2/Hz PSD = 0.04 gs^2/Hz 100 Hz to 1000 Hz 100 Hz to 1000 Hz
PSD = 0.1 g2/Hz PSD = 0.1 g2/Hz
1000 Hz to 2000 Hz 1000 Hz to 2000 Hz
PSD decreasing at 6 PSD decreasing at 6 1000 Hz to 2000 Hz 1000 Hz to 2000 Hz
dB/octave dB/octave PSD decreasing at 6 PSD decreasing at 6
dB/octave dB/octave
Operating shock 20g, 11 millisecond, 20g, 11 millisecond, 40g, 11 millisecond 40g, 11 millisecond
half-sine or 20g, 11 half-sine or 20g, 11 shock half-sine or shock half-sine or
millisecond, terminal millisecond, terminal 40g, 11 millisecond, 40g, 11 millisecond,
sawtooth shock sawtooth shock terminal sawtooth terminal sawtooth
pulses in all three pulses in all three shock pulses in all shock pulses in all
axes axes three axes three axes
Operating altitude -1500 ft to 60,000 ft -1500 ft to 60,000 ft -1500 ft to 60,000 ft -1500 ft to 60,000 ft
(with airflow) (with airflow)
Conformal coating Optional Optional Optional Optional
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FMC170 AC-Coupled, High-Pin Count FMC ADC/DAC Card 

Single 10-bit A/D & Single 10-bit D/A

Specifications Block diagram

Application
• Software-defined radio (SDR)
Board
• Direct RF Down Conversion Monitoring
EEPROM
• RADAR/SONAR Electronic Warfare Clock Out
• Direction finding
• Ultra Wideband Satellite Digital Receiver Board I2C
and Transmitter Clock In Control
Clock / Sync
• Wireless communication transceivers and Tree
base stations Reference In
Status
&
• Medical equipment Control
LVDS Sync [1]
• Aerospace and test measurement

FMC High-pin Count 400-pins

LVDS Clock [1]
instruments Trigger / LVDS Trigger [1]
Support Sync
• 4FM GUI offers multiple functions
CLK
LVDS Data [10]

including the ability to monitor voltage ADC

SYNC
LVDS Data [10]

LVDS
EV10AQ190
and temperature; perform memory tests; Analog LVDS Data [10]
IN 5Gsps
measure the PCIe bandwidth; update 10-bit LVDS Data [10]
FPGA firmware; and access StellarIP.
• StellarIP is available for this product. It
provides a simple way to design FPGA CAL
firmware with automated code and CLK LVDS Data [10]
bitstream generation. RESET_L
DAC LVDS Data [10]
• Data analyzer makes it possible to display MD662H LVDS Data [10]
Analog
digitized data in real time. 5Gsps
OUT LVDS Data [10]
• This module can be used on any VITA 10-bit
57.1-compliant HPC carrier card.
• User Manual
• Performance Report
• Support provided on Abaco Systems’
support forum private boards
• Reference designs available for multiple
FPGA carriers

AS9100 Certified

Ordering information

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Compatible with most FPGA vendor’s design kits and Abaco Systems FPGA carriers. For a full compatibility matrix,
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