Red Pitaya FPGA Board Equipped with Shield Click Modules

MikroElektronika, a leading provider of development tools and solutions, has recently unveiled an innovative shield board designed to seamlessly integrate its Click modules with Red Pitaya, the FPGA software-defined instrument and development tool.

Red Pitaya, known for its compact size comparable to a credit card, offers a versatile combination of oscilloscope, signal generator, and spectrum analyzer functionalities, along with robust programming capabilities and open-source software support. This makes it a powerful tool for a wide range of applications in electronics and engineering.

The shield board features two sockets specifically dedicated to Click boards, each supporting switchable 3.3V and 5V operation. Power can be supplied either through a 12 to 24V external power source or via the convenient USB Type C connection, providing flexibility and convenience for users.

One of the standout features of the shield board is its shuttle-like connector, custom-designed for seamless integration with a logic analyzer. This connector serves as a gateway for monitoring and analyzing SPI, UART, or I2C signals, enabling users to gain valuable insights into their projects and designs.

In addition, the shield board is equipped with a ZL40213 LVDS clock fan-out buffer, capable of taking external or internal clock sources and distributing them off-board. This functionality enhances the versatility and performance of the Red Pitaya system, making it even more adaptable to a variety of use cases.

Red Pitaya itself is powered by a Xilinx ZYNQ 7010 FPGA, featuring dual Arm Cortex-A9 cores and offering sampling rates of up to 125Msample/s from two simultaneous inputs. The system is compatible with various operating systems including Linux, Windows PC, Android, and IOS, and can be controlled remotely using popular programming languages such as C, LabVIEW, MatLab, Python, or Scilab.

Furthermore, Red Pitaya supports a range of web applications including spectrum analyzers, Bode plots, logic analyzers, vector network analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and software-defined radios, providing users with a comprehensive suite of tools for their projects.

For those interested in exploring the capabilities of the new shield board for Red Pitaya by MikroElektronika, the product can be found here. To catch a glimpse of the Red Pitaya system in action, check out the photo here.