Luowave LW820 - 8-Channel Coherent Software-Defined Radio Platform

Developed entirely by Wuhan Luowave Electronics, the Luowave LW820 represents a cutting-edge 8-channel coherent SDR solution, integrating ADI's ADRV9009 RF transceiver and Xilinx UltraScale+ ZU11EG SoC for superior signal processing performance. Operating across 75 MHz to 6 GHz with 200 MHz instantaneous bandwidth per channel, this platform ensures ultra-low phase deviation (<1°) across multiple units, making it ideal for 5G/6G, radar, satcom, and spectrum sensing applications.

Features

✔ High-Performance Processing Core

• Xilinx ZU11EG MPSoC for real-time baseband processing
• ADI ADRV9009 RFIC enabling wideband operation (75 MHz–6 GHz)

✔ Multi-Channel Coherence

• 8Tx/8Rx channels with <1° inter-device phase alignment
• Supports external reference clock & PPS synchronization

✔ Scalable RF Architecture

• Bandwidth expansion for mmWave system integration
• 200 MHz instantaneous BW/channel for wideband signals

✔ High-Speed Data Interfaces

• PCIe & Gigabit Ethernet for high-throughput streaming
• GPIO & JTAG for hardware control and debugging

✔ Software Ecosystem Support

• Compatible with GNU Radio, MATLAB, LabVIEW
• Flexible API for custom DSP algorithm development

Block diagram

Software Compatibility

Supports GNU Radio, LabVIEW, MATLAB, and other development frameworks.

Phase Synchronization Test

The Luowave LW820 contains 4 pieces of ADRV9009. It not only has a multi-chip phase synchronization mechanism but also integrates a digital calibration function, which can perform phase calibration on the internal circuits. This further optimizes the phase synchronization performance. In scenarios where multiple chips work collaboratively and complex signal processing is involved, the Luowave LW820 can stably and accurately maintain phase synchronization, meeting the stringent application requirements for phase synchronization in 5G communication, radar detection, etc., and effectively enhancing the overall system performance. The phase synchronization consistency deviation can reach 1°.

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