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    Hitek Systems, a company and partner of Intel, and Texas Instruments, have collaborated on a 5G wireless development platform for macrocell, small cell, massive MIMO, and repeater solutions. The embedded system on module, or eSOM, interfaces with multiple RF transceiver device families from TI, including the AFE77, with and without digital predistortion capabilities; the AFE79; and AFE80, and serves as a quick prototyping kit for solutions developed for the communications industry.

    The platform includes the TIA27769D evaluation module, or EVM, the TI carrier card at the base, and the Hitek Agilex eSOM FPGA on top of the carrier card. Both the EVM and FPGA interface through an FMC-plus connector, which is made possible through the carrier card.

    Apart from simple hardware integration, the software [? bring-up ?] integration is straightforward as well. There are a series of softwares required for the proper activation of this reference solution, all of which are included in the user guide now available on ti.com, located on the AFE7769D product page, under Technical Documentation.

    Now, walking through software setup at a high level, the user must first ensure the Agilex eSOM is recognized by serial port software. Here, we recommend Tera Term.

    Next, the user must utilize the AFE77xxD Latte and Intel Quartus Prime programmer softwares to configure both the AFE and FPGA respectively, and prepare them for use case testing.

    Finally, Windows PowerShell communicates information between the FPGA and PC when executing specific use cases which are applicable for the following solutions and demonstrable for repeaters, as is shown in the user guide. Please stay tuned for new and exciting solutions involving TI's AFE EVMs and Intel's Arria 10 platform.

    Thank you.