RFSoC Gen3-Based Software-Defined Radio Characterization for the Readout System of Low-Temperature Bolometers

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Main Authors: Redondo, M. E. García, Muscheid, T., Gartmann, R., Salum, J. M., Ferreyro, L. P., Müller, N. A., Bonilla-Neira, J. D., Geria, J. M., Bonaparte, J. J., Almela, A., Ardila-Perez, L. E., Hampel, M. R., Fuster, A. E., Platino, M., Sander, O., Weber, M., Etchegoyen, A.
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author Redondo, M. E. García
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Salum, J. M.
Ferreyro, L. P.
Müller, N. A.
Bonilla-Neira, J. D.
Geria, J. M.
Bonaparte, J. J.
Almela, A.
Ardila-Perez, L. E.
Hampel, M. R.
Fuster, A. E.
Platino, M.
Sander, O.
Weber, M.
Etchegoyen, A.
author_facet Redondo, M. E. García
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Salum, J. M.
Ferreyro, L. P.
Müller, N. A.
Bonilla-Neira, J. D.
Geria, J. M.
Bonaparte, J. J.
Almela, A.
Ardila-Perez, L. E.
Hampel, M. R.
Fuster, A. E.
Platino, M.
Sander, O.
Weber, M.
Etchegoyen, A.
contents This work reports the performance evaluation of an SDR readout system based on the latest generation (Gen3) of the AMD's Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) processing platform, which integrates a full-stack processing system and a powerful FPGA with up to 32 high-speed and high-resolution 14-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) and Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs). The proposed readout system uses a previously developed multi-band, double-conversion IQ RF-mixing board targeting a multiplexing factor of approximately 1,000 bolometers in a bandwidth between 4 and 8 GHz, in line with state-of-the-art microwave SQUID multiplexers ($μ$MUX). The characterization of the system was performed in two stages, under the conditions typically imposed by the multiplexer and the cold readout circuit. First, in transmission, showing that noise and spurious levels of the generated tones are close to the values imposed by the cold readout. Second, in RF loopback, presenting noise values better than -100 dBc/Hz totally in agreement with the state-of-the-art readout systems. It was demonstrated that the RFSoC Gen3 device is a suitable enabling technology for the next generation of superconducting detector readout systems, reducing system complexity, increasing system integration, and achieving these goals without performance degradation.
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spellingShingle RFSoC Gen3-Based Software-Defined Radio Characterization for the Readout System of Low-Temperature Bolometers
Redondo, M. E. García
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Salum, J. M.
Ferreyro, L. P.
Müller, N. A.
Bonilla-Neira, J. D.
Geria, J. M.
Bonaparte, J. J.
Almela, A.
Ardila-Perez, L. E.
Hampel, M. R.
Fuster, A. E.
Platino, M.
Sander, O.
Weber, M.
Etchegoyen, A.
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
This work reports the performance evaluation of an SDR readout system based on the latest generation (Gen3) of the AMD's Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) processing platform, which integrates a full-stack processing system and a powerful FPGA with up to 32 high-speed and high-resolution 14-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) and Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs). The proposed readout system uses a previously developed multi-band, double-conversion IQ RF-mixing board targeting a multiplexing factor of approximately 1,000 bolometers in a bandwidth between 4 and 8 GHz, in line with state-of-the-art microwave SQUID multiplexers ($μ$MUX). The characterization of the system was performed in two stages, under the conditions typically imposed by the multiplexer and the cold readout circuit. First, in transmission, showing that noise and spurious levels of the generated tones are close to the values imposed by the cold readout. Second, in RF loopback, presenting noise values better than -100 dBc/Hz totally in agreement with the state-of-the-art readout systems. It was demonstrated that the RFSoC Gen3 device is a suitable enabling technology for the next generation of superconducting detector readout systems, reducing system complexity, increasing system integration, and achieving these goals without performance degradation.
title RFSoC Gen3-Based Software-Defined Radio Characterization for the Readout System of Low-Temperature Bolometers
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03480