AD-FMCOMMS5 and ZC702 MATLAB Support

Hi,

We are currently conducting a adaptive null steering/beamforming project and decided to use AD-FMCOMMS5 and ZC706 due to direct MathWorks integration support. During first phase we want to capture RF data and post-process it in MATLAB. ZC706 is now obsolete and that leads us to use different SoC boards like ZC702.

There is a uncertainty about AD-FMCOMMS5 and ZC702, in particular topics MATLAB staff says this system "potentially" works but in other topics people say these boards are not supported for MathWorks integration.

Is there any way that i get direct approval about AD-FMCOMMS5 and ZC702 integration with Mathworks from MATLAB staff or researchers ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

[Kautuk Raj]

I see that you would like to confirm the feasibility of integrating the AD-FMCOMMS5 with the Xilinx Zynq ZC702 for your project.

As of MATLAB R2024a, live RF signal capture is only supported with the ZC706 board. This board is compatible with RF boards such as the AD-FMCOMMS2, AD-FMCOMMS3, AD-FMCOMMS4, and AD-FMCOMMS5.

Unfortunately, the ZC702 is not compatible with any of these RF boards.

You can find more detailed information on the documentation page here: https://www.mathworks.com/help/soc/ug/hardware-and-software-requirements.html

I hope this clarifies the compatibility issue for your project.

[Barbaros]

https://wiki.analog.com/resources/tools-software/transceiver-toolbox

Due to this website, AD-FMCOMMS5 and Xilinx Zynq ZC702 have streaming and targeting support for MathWorks (2014b) and later versions.

It seems Transceiver Toolbox grants hardware support for ZC702 board and these boards look compatible to work on MATLAB. Do you have any comment about Transceiver Toolbox support ?

[Kautuk Raj]

As the Transceiver Toolbox is a product from Analog Devices, the MATLAB Answers forum may not be the ideal place to seek this answer.

[Yoseph]

Kautuk,

I am working on a MIMO SDR project the requires 4 coherent SDR channels. I chose the The Analog Devices AD-FMCOMMS5 eval board. The AD-FMCOMMS5 user guide recommends using either the Z702 or Z706 carrier boards. The Z706 is no longer available, so we purchased a Z702. I assumed that Matlab was able to communicate with the Z702, since that is the only board available that is compatible with the FMCOMMS5. But now it looks like the Z702 is not supported.

Can Mathworks try to address this problem, since there are probably many of us facing this issue.

Thanks