It is compact and can easily fit into a pocket or backpack, providing flexible use powered by a USB port with default firmware. The module supports OS XTM, WindowsTM, and LinuxTM, allowing users to learn and explore RF systems on different devices at different times.

Thus, ADALM-PLUTO is suitable for everyone.

As for the hardware structure, as shown in the figure above. Its core is a Xilinx Zynq-7000 XC7Z010 FPGA. The Zynq-7000 device is equipped with a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor that integrates programmable logic based on 28nm Artix-7 or Kintex®-7, providing excellent performance per watt and maximum design flexibility. The Zynq-7000 device has up to 6.6 million logic cells and offers transceivers ranging from 6.25Gb/s to 12.5Gb/s, providing highly differentiated designs for various embedded applications (including multi-camera driver assistance systems and 4K2K ultra HD televisions).

In terms of RF, ADALM-PLUTO is based on AD9363 and is equipped with one receiving channel and one transmitting channel that can operate in full-duplex mode. The module is capable of generating and measuring RF analog signals within a frequency range of 325MHz to 3800MHz at a sampling rate of up to 61.44MSPS and a bandwidth of 20MHz.

The power device in ADALM-PLUTO provides power to the FPGA, RF front-end, DDR, and FLASH.

In high-speed signal processing systems, caching high-speed, large amounts of data is essential, and the choice and application of memory have become crucial to system implementation. Micron DDR3L is a high-speed CMOS dynamic random-access memory that uses a double data rate structure to achieve high-speed operations. SDR SDRAM can only transmit one data bit width per clock cycle, so under the same data bus width and operating frequency, the bus bandwidth of DDR SDRAM is twice that of SDR SDRAM.

QSPI Flash is a type of electrically erasable programmable ROM memory that retains its content when powered off. It can be divided into two main categories based on the interface: parallel Flash and serial Flash. Parallel Flash has a large storage capacity and fast speed, while serial Flash has a relatively smaller storage capacity but is compact, simple to connect, reducing circuit area and saving costs. QSPI Flash is serial Flash with an embedded SPI bus interface, which saves many I/O resources compared to traditional parallel bus interface Flash.

ADALM-PLUTO has a significant advantage over other software-defined radio platforms on the market due to its high-quality software ecosystem.Its design documentation is completely open-source, and very detailed, with an active developer community for extensive discussion and exchange among developers and learners. Its hardware platform achieves low-cost performance and quality, which is something other expensive software-defined radio development platforms cannot accomplish.

In summary, ADALM-PLUTO is a high-performance, compact, easy-to-use software-defined radio platform, making it ideal for both beginners and professional engineers in software-defined radio, helping more people learn, work, and explore more efficiently.

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