QorIQ Qonverge Platform
QorIQ Qonverge B4420QDS
Application Development System
For applications using the QorIQ Qonverge
B4420 baseband SoC
Overview
The QorIQ Qonverge B4420QDS development
system is a complete application development
environment intended for engineers developing
applications for the Freescale B4420 baseband
SoC processor. The B4420 processor includes
highly integrated MPU and DSP processor
cores containing two e6500 dual-thread Power
Architecture
®
cores, including the AltiVec
128-bit vector SIMD engine running at up
to 1.6 GHz, two StarCore SC3900FP DSPs
supporting up to 76.8 GMAC/s of fixed point
and up to 38.4 GFLOP/s of floating point with
each DSP core running at up to 1.2 GHz,
powerful baseband and transport accelerators
and high-speed interfaces pertinent to the
device high throughputs. This device targets
high-bandwidth, highly computational
baseband applications such as multicarrier,
multisector LTE (FDD and TDD), LTE-Advanced,
WCDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, GSM and WiMAX
base station applications. The B4420QDS is
intended to serve as a platform for software
and hardware development in an environment
using the B4420 processor.
QorIQ Qonverge B4420QDS Board Block Diagram
QorIQ Qonverge B4420QDS Board
25 M
SERDES2
FER CLK
I
2
C_CH1
25 M
SERDES2
FER CLK
Jitt. Alt
CLOCK
Synth
I
2
C_CH1
I
2
C_CH0
SPD1
DDR3
DDR3
DDR3
DDR3
DDR3
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
DDR3
DDR3
DDR3
DDR3
DDR3
x16
x16
x16
x16
x16
CPRI CCM
CLK
25 M
122 MM
8X
4X
2X
2X
B4420
on
Socket
EMI2
EMI1
100 M/125 M/156.25 M
100 M/125 M/156.25 M
USB 2.0
UlPI
PHY
USB2SER
PHY
I
2
C_CH0
I
2
C_CH0
I
2
C_CH0
USB 2.0
eCWTAP
RJ-45
JTAG
Matrix
FPGA
UART
Switch
JTAG
Kinetis
MPC
VID
FPGA
Reset Logic
I
2
C Master
VID
1533 CLK-IN
GPIO2_3
SPD2
I
2
C_CH0
I
2
C-1
8-ch.
Boot
Switch
2
ca Neue LT Pro Bold 15 pt.
ca Neue LT Pro Medium 15 pt.
Prom Jet
NOR
Flash
Boot
On Socket
ule Small Arrowheads
DMX Master
FPGA
IFC
Module
NAND
Flash
Boot
SPI master
66.7 M
SYS
133 M
DOR
1866 M @ 4 GB in Two Ranks @ 64+ECC
122.88 M/125 M/
156.25 M
DDR-1
122.88 M
IFC
2X
16 x 16 Switch
SerDes1
VSC3316XJK
for Each
Direction
eSPI
AMC
Aurora
2X
DUAL
SGMII
PHY
VSC8662
SFP+
2x4
1/2
RJ-45
le Small (Default)/Large Arrowheads
SPI
Flash
IDC-10
RS232
ULPI
UART1
MII Master
4X
2X
AMC
le Small/Large Arrowheads
USB
ULPI
SerDes2
4X
USB 2.0
8 x 8 Switch
VSC3308XJM for
Each Direction
I
2
C_CH5
I
2
C_CH7
I
2
C_CH0
I C Boot
EEPROM
RTC
4X
SFP+
2x4
2/2
le Small/Large Arrowheads
System
EEPROM
le Small/Large Arrowheads
Optional
Event
COP
I
2
C_CH0
PCN
ON/OFF
12 V AMC
AMC
scale Technology
...
GPIO Test Field
AC/DC
Onboard resources and the associated tools
enable developers to perform a variety of
tasks, including:
• Download and run code
• Set breakpoints
• Display memory and registers
• Connect proprietary hardware via an
expansion connector
• B4420QDS supports two working modes:
Standalone mode: The B4420QDS can
run in a standalone mode like other
application development systems, with
direct connections to debuggers, power
supply and other external connections
such SFP+ optical transceivers and
Ethernet transceivers.
AdvancedMC™ mode: The B4420QDS
is inserted into a standard MicroTCA
®
Features
• Size: Dual-AMC form factor
• DDR memory controller supporting:
4 GB dual rank 72-bit memory, 1.6 GHz
with ECC
• Multiple configuration over eight SerDes
lanes, supporting:
Four SGMII ports at 2.5G/1.0G
Four lanes of CPRI with available data
rates: 1.2288, 2.4576, 3.072, 4.9152,
6.144, 9.8304 Gbaud comply with
CPRI specification v4.2, exposed over
SFP transceivers or over AMC edge
connector
PCI Express port complies with the PCI
Express base specification, revision 2.0
with x4, x2, and x1 link support running
at 2.5 Gbaud or 5.0 Gbaud, exposed
over AMC edge connector
• Multiplexing Two SerDes instances, each
with four lanes:
SerDes 1 multiplexing using two Vitesse
cross-point 16 x 16 switch VSC3316
SerDes 2 multiplexing using two Vitesse
cross-point 8 x 8 switch VSC3308
• SFP+ optical transceivers: Two optical
transceivers, expandable to four
transceivers
• USB interface: USB specification rev. 2.0,
up to 480 Mb/s with USB3315 ULPI PHY
• External Ethernet interfaces: Dual SGMII
PHY Vitesse VSC8662 to 2xRJ-45 copper
connectors
• IFC controller supporting:
NAND flash: 512 MB, 8-bit
Parallel NOR flash or PromJet: 128 MB,
16-bit
• B4420 configuration may be loaded from
nine-bit coded reset configuration, the
RCW source is set by the appropriate DIP
switches:
16-bit NOR flash/PROMJet
QIXIS 8-bit NOR flash emulator
8-bit NAND flash
24-bit SPI flash
I
2
C EEPROM
• eSPI: Synchronous peripheral serial bus,
running up to 80 Mb/s supported by SPI
EEPROM
• UART: Available over USB-to-UART
translator FTDI FT232R or over RS232 flat
cable
• GPIO, IRQ and timer signals are available
on test point field
• Available debug interfaces:
Onboard eCWTAP controller with ETH
and USB I/F (direct connection to host
platform, no need for external TAP)
JTAG/COP 16-pin header for external
TAP controller
Aurora debug connector
External JTAG source over AMC
Development Tools Support
Freescale supplies a complete set of
CodeWarrior tools for the B4420. These
tools provide easier and more robust ways
for designers to develop optimized systems,
giving them everything they need to exploit
the advanced capabilities of the B4420
architecture. In addition to the B4420QDS
board, the CodeWarrior Eclipse-based
integrated development environment includes:
• C and C++ compilers for Power
Architecture and StarCore solutions
• Librarian
• Multicore debugger
• Royalty-free DSP RTOS
• Functional and performance-accurate
software simulators
• Advanced profiler
• Linux
®
SDK
• Device drivers for embedded accelerators
and peripherals
• High-speed run control
chassis that allows connecting to other
B4420QDS or other AMC cards residing
in the same chassis, enabling software
developers to extend their system
beyond a single device system via the
CPRI at 9.8G, SGMII or PCI Express
®
at
5G ports. The AMC edge connector on
the B4420QDS carries these high-speed
interface signals.
For more information, visit
freescale.com/QorIQQonverge
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Document Number: B4420QDSFS REV 1