6400/6600 Series FPGA

no need to be able to read part number on it  ;-)

package is Ruggedized Flip-Chip BGA  , very easy to see since it metal top and recess on 4 corner  , only chip that use that package is  Virtex-6  and the new 7 family (Kintex , Zynq  etc ) 

problem is that new "7"  use the new Vivado  tool , that NOT backward compatible whit ISE  ,so this force to have and maintain 2 separate dev tool and code !!

on other hand flex already have working code for the Virtex-6 to reuse  and also still need to update code for  old radio  ,put a couple of "IF DEF" into code and you  have only 1 code to handle  ,much less $$$$ 

so i ready to put a 2$ bet on this ,but as my day job i work whit ton of PCB so yup whit time i got Falcon Eye for spot part  ;-)

What are you talking about? Who said start from scratch? I assume the FPGA code is written in Verilog or VHDL. Porting it to a new FPGA family isn't that difficult, especially if the new family is from the same vendor--I've done it several times myself.

I've ported designs originally done on Altera to Xilinx and vice versa. It's not rocket science.

I wonder how much DSP headroom the FPGA’s in the 6000 radio have with the current ssdr software.

Or I guess another way of asking is, Under full load with a current 6000 radio with every thing maxed out on the current software (WNB, NB, NR, 30fps, ect..) how much DSP is left in % ?

I know this might be a bit tricky to figure out because of variance in operating conditions but just wanted to get an idea how much DSP horsepower is left for some of the cool things coming in future software enhancements.

usually FPGA is wired logic  ,so it not care about data load  ,every ting is here and fixed used or not
cannot said for DSP  but it probably similar  ,let trust Flex for have room it need ;-) ,specially on new model

and if it really need it ,wly not transfer bit more processing into PC side ? noting forbid that 

Any idea of how much DSP headroom is used or available currently in percentage?

Is there any way to monitor DSP load? 

I do not doubt that there is plenty of DSP available just trying to get a general idea.

Yes I'm glad the 6000 radios have very powerful FPGA's but it's nice to know if a special situation came up where offloading some of the processing to a PC  would be necessary the architecture allows for this. That is just another thing that makes these radios great and “Flexible”.

OK that's fine, I would rather have all the DSP in the radio anyway.

My original questions were:

Any idea of how much DSP headroom is used or available currently in percentage with ssdr 2.0 with everything maxed out (WNB, NB, NR, 30fps, ect..) how much DSP is left in % ?

Is there any way to monitor DSP load via radio or SSDR?

I do not doubt that there is plenty of DSP available just trying to get a general idea.

Well anyway I can't wait to have my 6600M in the shack.