YTTEK YTPC100 Series User manual

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YTPC100-series
Platform Quick Start Guide
For MATLAB Development Environment
Deliver date: 2023/Aug.
Version：1.8

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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 YTPC100-SERIES PLATFORM................................................................................. 7
3.3 YTPC100 P LATFORM F RONT P ANEL ..................................................................................... 8
3.4 PLATFORM F RONT P ANEL LED INDICATORS ............................................................................. 9
3.5 YTPC100 P LATFORM B ACK P ANEL ..................................................................................... 10
3.6 PLATFORM B ACK P ANEL LED INDICATORS ............................................................................. 11
3.7 S YNCHRONIZING M ULTIPLE P LATFORMS ............................................................................... 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
4.4 MATLAB APPLICATION SETTING........................................................................................... 17
5. PLATFORM SOFTWARE QUICK START.................................................................................. 18
5.1 STEP1: INITIALIZATION ........................................................................................................ 18
5.2 STEP2: RUN EXAMPLE......................................................................................................... 19
5.3 STEP3: GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) QUICK START.......................................................... 20
6. INTRODUCTION OF MATLAB APIS AND EXAMPLES ............................................................ 23
6.1 TRANSMIT I/Q RAW DATA : TX() ........................................................................................... 23
6.2 RECEIVE I/Q DATA : RX()..................................................................................................... 25

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6.3 TRX LOOP BACK : TX_RX()................................................................................................. 27
6.3.1 Example 1: Single Tone Loopback Test ......................................................................... 27
6.3.2 Example 2: OFDM Loop Back Test................................................................................ 29
6.4 DE MODE : RX_DE()......................................................................................................... 29
6.4.1 Timeout Setting for RX_DE Mode ................................................................................ 31
6.4.2 Example 3: Round Trip Delay Test ................................................................................ 32
6.4.3 TX_RXDE(tx_data)........................................................................................................ 34
6.5 OFDM EXAMPLE ............................................................................................................... 35
6.5.1 Example 4: OFDM EVM Test with Coding (Transfer Pictures) ...................................... 35
6.5.2 Example 5: MIMO OFDM Test...................................................................................... 35
6.5.3 Example 6: 4x4 MIMO OFDM Test ............................................................................... 39
6.6 RECEIVE GAIN CONTROL / TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL ........................................................... 42
6.6.1 set_RX_Gain() .............................................................................................................. 42
6.6.2 set_TX_Attenuation()................................................................................................... 43
6.7 SET CENTER FREQUENCY : LO_CHANGE() ............................................................................ 45
6.8 CHANGE YTPC IP ADDRESS : IP_CHANGE()............................................................................ 45
7. APIS FOR YTPC-E-SERIES....................................................................................................... 46
7.1 SET ENHANCE BOARD STATE: SET_EK_LB();............................................................................ 46
7.2 SET TRANSMITTED POWER: SET_TX_POWER()........................................................................ 46
7.3 YTPC1004E LO CHANGE WITH CALIBRATION: LO_CHANGE_YTPC1004E() .............................. 46
8. TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................. 47
9. DOCUMENT VERSION HISTORY ........................................................................................... 48

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1. Introduction
YTPC100x/YTPE100x series
Features:
RF Capabilities
• Maximum 4 TX, 4 RX
• 300 MHz to 6 GHz frequency band
• Up to 100 MHz bandwidth per channel
Baseband Processing
• Xilinx FPGA
Software
• MATLAB
• C/C++
Synchronization
• Clock reference with external clock and
synchronous signal
• PPS time reference with GPS (optional)
Trigger mode
• Pulse trigger
Peripherals
• 1 RJ45 (1 GbE)
• 2 SPF+ (2 10GbE) [TBD]
• 1 Type B USB Host
Power
• 12V
Form Factor
• 327.9mm x 318 mm x 69.4 mm
Applications:
•WiFi IEEE802.11b/11a/11n/11ac
•Bluetooth
•4G LTE TDD/FDD transceiver
•5G NR sub-6GHz RF transceiver
•NB-IoT

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2. Getting Started
The purpose of this document is to familiarize users with the feaures and usage of YTPC100-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 YTPC100-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. YTPC/YTPE100x platform
2. DC Power adapter 12V / 7A with 110V power cord
3. Type-B USB (Male) to Type-A USB (Male) cable
4. SMA (Male)-to-SMA (Male) cable 8 pieces
5. Ethernet cable category 6
⚫Preparing the Environment
Ensure that the environment users are using the YTPC100 platform in meets the following specifications.
Ambient temperature range
10 °C to 60 °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 YTPC100 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 yourself

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3.2 Installing YTPC100-Series Platform
1. Use the Ethernet cable to connect the YTPC100-Series platform to the computer. Please do not
unplug the cable during operation.
2. Connect the 110V AC to 12V DC power supply to the YTPC100-Series platform.
3. Plug the 110V power cord of power supply into a wall outlet.
4. Connect SMA cables to confirm signal source.
5. Press PWR button and turn on platform.
⚫Uninstalling YTPC100-Series Platform
1. Press PWR button and turn off platform.
2. Plug out the 110V power cord.
3. Disconnect the 110V AC to 12V DC power supply.
4. Plug out the Ethernet cable/SMA cables.

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3.3 YTPC100 Platform Front Panel
Connector
Use
USB 2.0
A JTAG interface that connects the host computer to the device FPGA for update
purposes. This port can be used with the Xilinx iMPACT configuration tool to load
a new bitfile provided by YTPC100 platform.
SMA
Tx1
Input or output terminal for the sub-6GHz RF signal on channel 1, 2, 3 or 4.
⚫female SMA connector
⚫50 Ω impedance
⚫single-ended
Rx1
TX2
Rx2
TX3
RX3
TX4
RX4
RF DCI
A digital control signal interface that connects to the YTTEK RF module for beam-
forming realization. The part number of the connector is QTH-030-01-L-D-A
PWR
Power on/off switch button with green light.

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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 YTPC100 Platform Back Panel
Connector
Use
PWR
Input the 12V DC power by power adapter in the YTPC100 kit contents.
The type of DC Jack is 2.5/5.5mm.
GPS ANT
YTPC100 provides GPS ANT to synchronize multiple YTPC100s, user can
contact YTTEK for this additional feature.
REF CLK
IN
Input/output terminal to accept/provide an external reference signal
from/for another compatible YTPC100 device such as the YTPC100 CLK
Buffer.
⚫female SMA connector
⚫50 Ω impedance
⚫30.72 MHz at CMOS 3.3 V
OUT
SF SYNC
IN
Input/output terminal to accept/provide a frame synchronization signal
from/for another compatible YTPC100 device such as the YTPC100 CLK
Buffer.
⚫female SMA connector
⚫50 Ω impedance
⚫CMOS 3.3 V
OUT
1G ETH
Connect to laptop for transaction of data and control signal. This port
donot support 10M/100M Ethernet.