SCHILLIRO', FrancescoFrancescoSCHILLIRO'ALDERIGHI, MONICAMONICAALDERIGHIBELLI, CarolinaCarolinaBELLICHIARUCCI, SimoneSimoneCHIARUCCIChiello, RiccardoRiccardoChielloCOMORETTO, GiovanniGiovanniCOMORETTOD'ANGELO, SERGIOSERGIOD'ANGELOMagro, AlessioAlessioMagroMATTANA, AndreaAndreaMATTANAMONARI, JaderJaderMONARINALDI, GiovanniGiovanniNALDIPastore, SandroSandroPastorePERINI, FedericoFedericoPERINIPOLONI, MarcoMarcoPOLONIRUSTICELLI, SIMONESIMONERUSTICELLISCHIAFFINO, MarcoMarcoSCHIAFFINOZarb Adami, KrisKrisZarb Adami2025-03-042025-03-04202097815106367740277-786Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/36405A novel version of digital hardware Italian Tile Processing Module (ITPM) 1.6 has been released for the Low-Frequency Aperture Array (LFAA) component of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). This back-end includes two plugged-in main blocks, as an analog device , the Pre-ADU board, and an Analog to Digital Unit (ADU), a 6U board containing sixteen dual-inputs Analog to Digital Converters and two Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices, capable of digitizing and processing 32 RF input signals (50-650 MHz). We present the main features of the upgrade of the board compared to previous versions: there are new and high performance components improving processing capability, mechanical changes matching the design of the housing sub-rack and finally a general reduction of the overall power consumption. The ITPM ADU 1.6 version, now in engineering phase together with its sub-rack system, is currently the last prototype before the design of the industrial line for mass production, necessary for the LFAA deployment. Results of system performances will be presented.STAMPAenConference paper10.1117/12.25620852-s2.0-85099781113https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/11445/2562085/Design-and-prototyping-of-the-Italian-Tile-Processing-Module-ITPM/10.1117/12.2562085.shorthttps://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/850997811132020SPIE11445E..74SFIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA