WILDSTAR SAF2 Small Form Factor Module – WSSAF2

Integrating the Altera Agilex™ 9 MCP2 Direct RF-Series FPGA and Jetson AGX Thor™ GPU/CPU, the WILDSTAR SAF2 Small Form Factor Module is a powerful SWaP-optimized Direct RF solution that delivers high-performance processing and eight channels each of 64 GSps A/D and D/A converting at 10-bit resolution.

It includes an option for back-end personalization.

We offer the same Agilex 9 Direct RF capability in smaller and larger sizes, including 3U VPX form factor. See all of our Direct RF Solutions.

The SAF2 combines RF signal acquisition, FPGA processing, and GPU/CPU processing into a rugged compact solution. This Small Form Factor Module is readily deployed as a standalone unit for edge applications close to the sensor and in other tight envelope man-portable environments.

Annapolis’ powerful BSP options include 40/100GbE IP and Linux support.

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General Features

  • WMSAF2 includes one Altera Agilex Direct RF-Series AGRW027 FPGA (Other configurations also available – contact factory for part number options)
    • 2.7M Logic Elements
    • 17,056 18×19 Multipliers
    • 287 Mb Embedded Memory
    • Quad Core ARM
    • 58G PAM-4, 32G NRZ XCVR
  • WISD21 integrates Nvidia Jetson AGX Thor GPU/CPU Module
  • WISD20 integrates 2x 40/100G optics and rugged connectors
  • WISD2A integrates dedicated interface connectors for easy field use (No Backhaul Optics)

On-Board Features

  • 4GB HPS DDR4 SDRAM
  • 32G Bytes eMMC NAND Drive
  • 10 GBase-T Ethernet
  • 1000BASE-T Ethernet
  • On-Board PLL/VCO Sample Clock
  • Internal or External Reference Clock
  • Two RS232 UARTs
  • Eight Expansion GPIO (LVCMOS)
  • Two RS485 2-wire Ports
  • JTAG Port

ADC & DAC I/O

  • ADC
    • Channels: 8
    • Sample Rate: 64GSps
    • Resolution: 10 bit
  • DAC
    • Channels: 8
    • Sample Rate: 64GSps
    • Resolution: 10 bit

WISD21 NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor Module

  • 2560-core NVIDIA Blackwell architecture GPU with 96 fifth-gen Tensor Cores
  • 14-core Arm® Neoverse®-V3AE 64-bit CPU
  • 2070 TOPS

WISD20 DIGITAL CARD

  • Back-end personalization
  • Rugged 2x 40/100G optical or copper connections

WISD2A DIGITAL CARD

  • Back-end personalization
  • 1x 10G Ethernet
  • Dedicated interface connectors for easy field use (No Backhaul Optics)

Mechanical and Environmental

  • Available with 85°C ambient air temperature or card edge support and -55°C power-on
  • Available with -55°C to 105°C storage temperature

Application Development

  • Full Board Support Package for Fast and Easy Application Development
  • VHDL flow supports High-Level Synthesis (HLS)

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