Evaluation Kits (EVK) and Evaluation Boards (EVB)
Reduce time to market and speed up your 5G mmWave product design using our Evaluation Kits
Validate the RF aspect of your unlicensed or licensed 5G mmWave system. Plug and Play with a minimum of configuration activities – easily controlled through standardized interfaces.
Cost-effective
Leverage our integration test platform to reduce costs and time to market.
Adaptable
Seamless operation together with any Zero-IF based broadband solution.
Simple
Quickly evaluate beam steering capabilities and other RF parameters.
EVK Introduction Video
Overview of our
Evaluation Kits & Evaluation Boards
| Name | RF Module | RFIC | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVK02001 | BFM02003 (The RF module is not a commercial product, only part of the EVK.) | TRXBF02 | 24.0-29.5 GHz |
| EVK06002 | BFM06010 | TRXBF01 | 57-71 GHz |
| EVK06003 | BFM06009 | TRXBF01 | 57-71 GHz |
| EVK06005 | BFM06005 + BFM06010 + BFM06009 | TRXBF01 | 57-66 GHz / 57-71 GHz |
| EVK02004 | BFM02801 | TRB02801 | 24.25 - 29.50 GHz |
| EVK03001 - contact [email protected] for information | N/A | TRB03901 | 37.0 - 43.5 GHz |
| SUMMIT2629eEVB | N/A | SUMMIT2629e | 26.5 - 29.5 GHz |
About
Evaluation Kits & Evaluation Boards
5G NR mmWave System Test Platform
Transmitter side: Simulate different configurations of 5G NR waveforms and upload to RFSoC. Waveform/IQ samples transmitted through data converters to RFIC.
Receiver side: Data received by RFIC is sampled in RFSoC. Basic RFIC control performed in real-time in FPGA logic (gain control and beamforming), before data is passed to modem simulation framework for decoding and analysis.
Technical Specifications
- RF Module EVK ‘Plug and Play’ Platform
- 5G NR Transceiver RFIC
- Patch antenna RF module
- Xilinx Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC)
- Used to evaluate Sivers Semiconductors beam steering RFIC:
- TRXBF02 – licensed 5G
- Graphical User Interface (GUI)/software for easy configuration and display of results
- Modem simulation framework in Matlab for performance evaluation
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For further information please email: [email protected]
RF Module EVK
Everything is included for straight forward operation and will enable the user to quickly validate beam steering capabilities together with other system defining RF parameters – critical features when developing a new product with tough requirements on time to market.
Technical Specifications
- RF Module EVK ‘Plug and Play’ Platform
- 5G NR Transceiver RFIC
- Patch antenna RF module
- Used to evaluate Sivers Semiconductors beam steering RFIC – TRXBF01 – unlicensed 5G (IEEE 802.11ad)
- Graphical User Interface (GUI)/software for easy configuration and display of results
RELATED PRODUCTS
For further information please email: [email protected]
RF Module EVK
Everything is included for straight forward operation and will enable the user to quickly validate beam steering capabilities together with other system defining RF parameters – critical features when developing a new product with tough requirements on time to market.
Technical Specifications
- RF Module EVK ‘Plug and Play’ Platform
- 5G NR Transceiver RFIC
- Patch antenna RF module
- Used to evaluate Sivers Semiconductors beam steering RFIC – TRXBF02 – licensed 5G
- Graphical User Interface (GUI)/software for easy configuration and display of results
RELATED PRODUCTS
For further information please email: [email protected]
60 GHz RF Module EVK
This Evaluation Kit (EVK) is designed to help you validate the RF part of your unlicensed 5G mmWave system. With an easy Plug and Play and a minimum of configuration activities it is easily controlled through standardized interfaces. Configuration support and user guidelines are included.
The EVK06005 provides an opportunity to utilise three 60 GHz RF modules in your design validation.
Technical Specifications
- The RF modules supported by the EVK06005 are BFM06005, BFM06009 and BFM06010.
- Frequency Range: 57-71 GHz
- Beam steering with integrated patch array antenna
- Including RF Module, Mother Board and Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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For further information please email: [email protected]
28 GHz RF Module EVK
EVK02004 is designed to help you validate the RF part of your licensed 5G mmWave system. It is easy to ‘Plug and Play’ with a minimum of configuration activities and is easily controlled through standardized interfaces. Configuration support and user guidelines are included.
By combining the market leading performance of the TRB02801 RFIC with innovative antenna design, you get the flexibility and performance required for 5G FR2 mmWave products.
Technical Specifications
- Beam steering with integrated patch array antenna
- Frequency Range: 24.0-29.5 GHz
- Including RF Module, Mother Board and Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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SUMMIT2629eEVB
Connectorized evaluation board featuring the beam former IC SUMMIT2629e, which is a highly integrated beam-forming front end for use in 5G phased array antennas, covering FR2 band n257 from 26.5 to 29.5GHz. The SUMMIT2629e allows for lower cost, more compact, and higher data rate 5G systems with exceptionally high linear output power, efficiency, and integration.
The SUMMIT2629eEVB provides connectorized access to all RF ports of the IC, including the 4 antenna-side ports in each of the horizontal and vertical polarizations and the common port in each polarization (10 RF ports in total).
The evaluation board needs 4V, 2V, 1.8V and 1V DC power supplies and comes with a USB-to-SPI adaptor for easy programming of the IC through MATLAB scripts or command line interface.
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For further information please email: [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the signal interface to the EVK02001?
- It is differential analog base band, zero-IF, I/Q interface.
- What kind of connectors are available on the EVK02001 for the analog base band signal?
- There are 4 TX and 4 RX mcx female type of connectors.
- Can we modify the EVK02001 to be used with an external x-tal?
- Yes, instruction for modification can be found in the user manual for EVK02001.
- What control interfaces are available and excess thru the EVK02001?
- There is a USB, SPI and 2xGPIO connector interfaces available for direct access to registers. All connector pinning are described in the user manual for EVK02001.
- Does the EVK02001 come with a graphical user interface?
- Yes, where you can set all the registers.
- Is there a beam book available for EVK02001 and what is the size?
- Yes, there is a beam book available and the size is 64 different beams.
- What is included in the EVK02001 kit?
- Python code for controlling the EVK. Power adaptor, USB cable, BFM02003 (radio module) and MB1 (mother board). User manual and 2 hour free support.
- Why do I need the EVK02001?
- To quickly and easy evaluate RF performance of the TRXBF02 transceiver together with the antenna.
- EVK02001: Can I get the schematic for MB1 and RF module to be used as a reference design?
- Yes, but you need to sign a support agreement for that.
- Do I need to sign an NDA to get the EVK02001?
- Yes.
- EVK02001: What is the bandwidth of the RF signal?
- It is 2GHz ie 1GHz I/Q.
- EVK02001: Can we measure the chip temperature?
- Yes.
- What is the max power consumption of the EVK02001?
- 13W.
- Can the EVK02001 use an external LO input?
- No. This is not possible in the standard configuration.
- What is the signal interface to the EVK06002?
- It is differential analog base band, zero-IF, I/Q interface.
- What kind of connectors are available on the EVK06002 for the analog base band signal?
- There are 4 TX and 4 RX mcx female type of connectors.
- Can we modify the EVK06002 to be used with an external x-tal?
- Yes, instructions for modification can be found in the EVK user manual.
- What control interfaces are available and excess thru the EVK06002?
- There is a USB, SPI and 2xGPIO connectors interfaces available for direct access to registers. All connector pinning are described in the EVK user manual.
- Does the EVK06002 come with a graphical user interface?
- Yes, where you can set all the registers.
- Is there a beam book available for EVK06002 and what is the size?
- Yes, there is a beam book available and the size is 64 different beams.
- What is included in the EVK06002 kit?
- Python code for controlling the EVK. Power adaptor, USB cable, BFM6010 (radio module) and MB1 (mother board). User manual and 2 hour free support.
- Why do I need the EVK06002?
- To quickly and easy evaluate RF performance of the TRX BF01 transceiver together with the antenna.
- EVK06002: Can I get the schematic for MB1 and RF module to be used as a reference design?
- Yes, but you need to sign a support agreement for that.
- Do I need to sign an NDA to get the EVK06002?
- Yes.
- EVK06002: What is the bandwidth of the RF signal?
- It is 2GHz ie 1GHz I/Q.
- EVK06002: Can we measure chip temperature?
- Yes.
- What is the max power consumption of the EVK06002
- 13W.
- How many full channels can we measure with this EVK06002?
- 6 full 2GHz wigig channels, 57-71GHz.
- EVK06002: Do we have access to some hi level c-code?
- No, for that you need to sign a supply agreement.
- Can the EVK06002 use an external LO input?
- No. This is not possible in the standard configuration.
- Can the EVK06002 provide LO output?
- No. This is not possible in the standard configuration.
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