Overview

The NI Ettus USRP X410 is a high-performance, multi-channel software-defined radio. The SDR  is designed for frequencies from 1 MHz to 7.2 GHz, tunable up to 8 GHz and features a two-stage superheterodyne architecture with 4 independent TX and RX channels capable of 400 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth each.  Digital interfaces for data offload and control include two QSFP28 interfaces capable of 100 GbE, a PCIe Gen3 x8 [1] interface, as well standard command, control, and debug interfaces: USB-C JTAG, USB-C console, Ethernet 10/100/1000. The USRP X410 is an all-in-one device built on the Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ ZU28DR RF System on Chip (RFSoC) with built-in digital up and down conversion and onboard Soft-Decision Forward Error Correction (SD-FEC) IP.

Use the software of your choice 
The NI Ettus USRP X410 is fully supported on the popular open-source USRP Hardware Driver (UHD) version 4.1 or later[2].  UHD 4.1 was designed to support the large data movement requirements imposed by the 400 MHz bandwidth and multiple channels onboard. The USRP X410 supports open-source SDR design flows such as C/C++ and GNU Radio, as well as LabVIEW FPGA [1]. Unlike other RFSoC-based systems, the USRP X410 is fully ready to port your previous UHD designs to take advantage of high-performance capabilities with a simple recompile.

Networked / Stand-Alone Operation
Since the USRP X410 is built on the ZU28DR RF System on Chip (RFSoC) device, it comes equipped with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processing subsystem, clocked up to 1.2 GHz for stand-alone application requirements. Additionally, the RFSoC contains a dual-core ARM Cortex-R5 real-time processing unit for onboard monitoring and control.

Built-In IP
The onboard RFSoC on the USRP X410 contains more than twice the FPGA programmable logic resources than that of the previous generation X-series USRP devices. In addition, the ZU28DR comes with 8 soft-decision forward error correction (SD-FEC) hard IP cores, ideal for wireless communication systems. Given the high-speed nature of the built-in ADCs and DACs to the RFSoC, the Zynq device has 8 digital upconversion and digital down-conversion IP cores allowing for rapid in-band retuning or signal reduction.

Multi-Radio Synchronization 
Multi-radio clocking and timing synchronized operation is possible with the built-in GPSDO (GPS disciplined oscillator) or with the 10 MHz reference and 1 PPS (Pulse Per Second) input signal interfaces. Multi-Radio phase-aligned and phase-coherent operations are not supported, as RF chain LO import and export functionality is not supported on the USRP X410.

[1] PCIe Gen3 x8 is only supported by NI-USRP and LabVIEW FPGA design flows
[2] 100 GBE supported in UHD 4.2 or later

Features

• High channel density
• Reliable and fault-tolerant deployment
• Stand-alone (embedded) or host-based (network streaming) operation
• Fully integrated and assembled (the USRP X410 does not support swappable daughtercards)
• 1 MHz to 7.2 GHz frequency range (tunable up to 8GHz)
• Up to 400 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth per channel
• 4 RX, 4 TX in half-wide RU form factor
• Xilinx Zynq-Ultrascale+ ZU28DR RFSoC
  • 12 bit ADC, 14 bit DAC
  • IQ Sample Clock rates up to 500 MS/s
  • Onboard SD-FEC, DDC, DUC
  • Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 up to 1.2 GHz CPU
  • Dual-core ARM Cortex-A5 MPCore up to 500 MHz
• Two QSFP28 ports (10 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Aurora)
• Two iPass+™ zHD® Interfaces (PCIe Gen3 x 8)
• RJ45 (1 GbE) [1]
• 10 MHz Clock reference 
• PPS time reference
• Trig In/Out Interface
• Built-in GPSDO 
• Two FPGA Programmable GPIO Interfaces (HDMI)
• 1 Type C USB host port 
• 1 Type C USB port (serial console, JTAG) 
• Watchdog timer
• OpenEmbedded Linux
• USRP Hardware Driver™ (UHD) open-source software API version 4.1.0 or later
• RF Network on Chip (RFNoC™) FPGA development framework
• Xilinx Vivado® 2019.1 Design Suite (license not included)
• GNU Radio support is maintained by Ettus Research™ through GR-UHD, an interface to UHD distributed by GNU Radio

[1] The RJ45 port is used for remote management of the device and does not support IQ streaming.

Additional Resources

• USRP X410 Getting Started Guide 
• USRP X410 Product Specification 
• USRP X410 ZBX DaughterBoard Information [1]
• USRP Hardware Driver Users Manual
• Building and Installing UHD and GNU Radio Application Note
• Verifying USRP Operation Application Note
• RFNoC Development Application Note
• Getting Started With UHD and C Application Note
• Using Ethernet-Based Synchronization Application Note
• Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information
• Need a conduction-cooled rugged enclosure? – Contact Pixus Technologies

Kit Contents

• USRP X410
• RJ45 Ethernet Cable
• USB-C to USB-A cable
• Power Supply

Recommended Accessories

• Dual 100 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Interface Kit (PN 788216-01)
• QSFP28 to 4xSFP28 Breakout Cable (PN 788214-01)
• Octoclock CDA-2990
• HDMI cable (PN 152629-01 or 152629-02)
• HDMI Shielded AUX I/O Connector Block (PN 782444-01)
• 3V Active GPS Antenna

[1] The USRP X410 does not support interchangeable daughterboards