YTTEK Y.FORCE YTPC400 User manual

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Y.FORCE YTPC400
Platform Quick Start Guide
For MATLAB Development Environment
Deliver date: 2023/Nov.
Version：2.1

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Outline
1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... 4
2. GETTING STARTED.................................................................................................................. 5
3. VERIFYING THE KIT CONTENTS .............................................................................................. 6
3.1 K IT C ONTENTS .................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 INSTALLING YTPC400-SERIES PLATFORM................................................................................. 7
3.3 YTPC400 P LATFORM F RONT P ANEL ..................................................................................... 8
3.4 PLATFORM F RONT P ANEL LED INDICATORS ............................................................................. 9
3.5 YTPC400 P LATFORM B ACK P ANEL ..................................................................................... 10
3.6 YTPC400 P LATFORM S IDE P ANEL ...................................................................................... 11
4. CONFIGURING THE DEVICE AND COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT SETTING............................ 12
4.1 REQUIRED SOFTWARE ......................................................................................................... 12
4.2 ETHERNET INTERFACE.......................................................................................................... 12
4.3 CONFIGURING THE HOST ETHERNET INTERFACE ....................................................................... 13
5. PLATFORM SOFTWARE QUICK START.................................................................................. 17
5.1 STEP1: INITIALIZATION ........................................................................................................ 17
5.2 STEP2: RUN EXAMPLE......................................................................................................... 18
6. INTRODUCTION OF MATLAB APIS AND EXAMPLES ............................................................ 19
6.1 BASIC EXAMPLE ................................................................................................................. 19
6.1.1 Receive baseband data : RX_YTPC400() ...................................................................... 20
6.1.2 Transmit baseband data : TX_YTPC400()..................................................................... 21
6.1.3 TRX Loop Back : TX_RX_YTPC400() .............................................................................. 23
6.1.4 Example 1: Single Tone Loopback Test......................................................................... 23
6.2 COMMUNICATION EXAMPLE................................................................................................. 24

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6.2.1 OFDM Loop Back Test .................................................................................................. 24
7. TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................. 25
8. DOCUMENT VERSION HISTORY ........................................................................................... 25

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1. Introduction
YTPC400x Series
Features:
RF Capabilities
• Maximum 2 TX, 2 RX
• 10 MHz to 9 GHz frequency band
• Up to 400 MHz bandwidth per channel
Baseband Processing
• 12-bit, 3.93216 Gsps ADC
• 14-bit, 3.93216 Gsps DAC
Software
• MATLAB
• C/C++
Synchronization
• REF IN (clock reference input)
• REF OUT (clock reference output)
• PPS IN (PPS time reference)
• TRIG IN
Trigger mode
• Pulse trigger
Peripherals
• 3.5mm SMA female
• 1 RJ45 (1 GbE)
• 1 USB to JTAG
Power
• 12V DC
Form Factor
• 275*280*74 mm
Applications:
•5G NR sub-6GHz RU
•5G mmWave RU
•WiFi 6E transceiver

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2. Getting Started
The purpose of this document is to familiarize users with the feaures and usage of YTPC400-Series
platform. Use this document to help users get started with setting up the Platform and reviewing test
software. With this document, you will explore what you can do with the YTPC400-Series platform.
＊If users are using this platform for the first time, please operate it as the following steps:

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3. Verifying the Kit Contents
3.1 Kit Contents
1. YTPC400x platform
2. DC Power adapter 12V with 110V / 220V power cord
3. SMA (Male)-to-SMA (Male) cable 2 pieces
4. 1G Ethernet cable
⚫Preparing the Environment
Ensure that the environment users are using the YTPC400 platform in meets the following specifications.
Ambient temperature range
0 °C to 45 °C
Optimized Operating temperature
23 °C ± 5 °C
Operating humidity
20% to 80% relative humidity, noncondensing
Indoor use only.
The platform is not waterproof and dustproof
Do not operate the YTPC400 platform in an environment not specified as above. Product misuse can
result in a hazard.
If the product is damaged, return it to YTTEK for repair. It is not recommended to repair by yourself.

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3.2 Installing YTPC400-Series Platform
1. Use the Ethernet cable to connect the YTPC400-Series platform to the computer. Please do not
unplug the cable during operation.
2. Connect the 110V / 220V AC to 12V DC power adapter to the YTPC400-Series platform.
3. Plug the 110V / 220V power cord of power adapter into a wall outlet.
4. Connect SMA cables to confirm signal source.
5. Press PWR button and turn on platform.
⚫Uninstalling YTPC400-Series Platform
1. Press PWR button and turn off platform.
2. Plug out the 110V / 220V power cord.
3. Disconnect the 110V / 220V AC to 12V DC power adapter.
4. Plug out the Ethernet cable/SMA cables.

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3.3 YTPC400 Platform Front Panel
Connector
Use
SMA
Tx1
Input or output terminal for the RF signal on channel 1 and 2.
⚫female SMA connector
⚫50 Ω impedance
⚫single-ended
Rx1
TX2
Rx2
DCI
A digital control signal interface that connects to the YTTEK RF module for beam-
forming realization.
PWR
Power on/off switch button.

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3.4 Platform Front Panel LED indicators
The LEDs indicate indexes of platforms. The location of the lightening LED means the setting of the
Ethernet IP of this platform.
LED
Description
Color
State
Indication
IP
[0:3]
Indicate the IP number of
the device.
OFF
-
The network is not connected.
Green
Blinking
There is a problem with device initialization.
Green
Solid
The device has been assigned IP with the
format as below.
IP [0:3]
IP
role
192.168.3.100
(Default)
Master
192.168.3.101
Slave
192.168.3.102
Slave
192.168.3.103
Slave
＊Note: IP connection and LEDs status must be confirmed before Init.
＊Note: If user wants to change device IP, please refer to section 6.7 IP_Change().

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3.5 YTPC400 Platform Back Panel
Connector
Use
DC IN
Input the 12V DC power by power adapter in the YTPC400 kit contents.
PL ETH
Connect to computer for transaction of data and control signal. This port
does not support 10M/100M Ethernet.
JTAG
A JTAG interface that connects the host computer to the device FPGA for
update purposes. This port can be used with the Xilinx configuration tool
to load a new bitfile provided by YTPC400 platform.
SD Card
A secure digital input/output (SDIO) interface to provide access to general
purpose non-volatile SDIO memory cards and devices.