Can Matlab work with AD-FMCOMMS5 connected to ZYNQ 7000 AP SoC ZC 702

The AD-FMCOMMS5 transceiver is connected to the ZYNQ 7000 AP SoC ZC 702 FPGA board.

Does Matlab offer support for beamforming applications for this configuration, obviously using an antenna array ?

Answer 1

[UDAYA PEDDIRAJU]

Hi Tudor,

MATLAB can potentially work with your setup for beamforming applications, but it requires additional steps:

• You have to design the Simulink model and deploy the generated code into the Zynq SoC and establish the communication with transceiver you may need to check how to connect transceiver with the SoC. Refer: https://www.mathworks.com/help/soc/ug/wlan-hdl-receiver-using-analog-devices-ad9361-ad9364.html, for beam forming: https://www.mathworks.com/help/dsphdl/ug/design-an-hdl-beamforming-algorithm-in-simulink.html and https://www.mathworks.com/help/phased/ug/hdl-code-generation-and-verification-of-a-beamforming-algorithm-in-simulink.html. There's an example contribution in the file exchange you can also refer to it: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/89619-fpga-adaptive-beamforming-and-radar-examples
• Develop code to interface with the AD-FMCOMMS5 and ZYNQ using compatible libraries (check Analog Devices resources).

While MATLAB provides design tools, successful implementation involves extra effort for hardware interaction and potentially FPGA programming I hope this may guide you to achieve your requirement.

[Tudor Palade]

Many thanks for the reply, I will try to follow these steps.