diff --git a/artiq/firmware/satman/lib.rs b/artiq/firmware/satman/lib.rs
index 6f20ba017..3553b015a 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/satman/lib.rs
+++ b/artiq/firmware/satman/lib.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ fn startup() {
     info!("software version {}", include_str!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/git-describe")));
     info!("gateware version {}", board::ident(&mut [0; 64]));
 
+    #[cfg(has_ad9516)]
+    board::ad9516::init().expect("cannot initialize ad9516");
+
     loop {}
 }
 
diff --git a/artiq/gateware/targets/kc705_drtio_master.py b/artiq/gateware/targets/kc705_drtio_master.py
index 8ee6e6952..a2e3213a8 100755
--- a/artiq/gateware/targets/kc705_drtio_master.py
+++ b/artiq/gateware/targets/kc705_drtio_master.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import argparse
 from migen import *
 from migen.build.generic_platform import *
 
+from misoc.cores import spi as spi_csr
 from misoc.targets.kc705 import MiniSoC, soc_kc705_args, soc_kc705_argdict
 from misoc.integration.soc_core import mem_decoder
 from misoc.integration.builder import builder_args, builder_argdict
@@ -59,6 +60,14 @@ class Master(MiniSoC, AMPSoC):
                 tx_pads=tx_pads,
                 rx_pads=rx_pads,
                 sys_clk_freq=self.clk_freq)
+
+            ad9154_spi = platform.request("ad9154_spi")
+            self.comb += ad9154_spi.en.eq(1)
+            self.submodules.converter_spi = spi_csr.SPIMaster(ad9154_spi)
+            self.csr_devices.append("converter_spi")
+            self.config["CONVERTER_SPI_DAC_CS"] = 0
+            self.config["CONVERTER_SPI_CLK_CS"] = 1
+            self.config["HAS_AD9516"] = None
         else:
             raise ValueError
         self.submodules.drtio = DRTIOMaster(self.transceiver)
diff --git a/artiq/gateware/targets/kc705_drtio_satellite.py b/artiq/gateware/targets/kc705_drtio_satellite.py
index 2bda7e9fb..e04df2b61 100755
--- a/artiq/gateware/targets/kc705_drtio_satellite.py
+++ b/artiq/gateware/targets/kc705_drtio_satellite.py
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ class Satellite(BaseSoC):
                 tx_pads=tx_pads,
                 rx_pads=rx_pads,
                 sys_clk_freq=self.clk_freq)
+
+                ad9154_spi = platform.request("ad9154_spi")
+                self.comb += ad9154_spi.en.eq(1)
+                self.submodules.converter_spi = spi_csr.SPIMaster(ad9154_spi)
+                self.csr_devices.append("converter_spi")
+                self.config["CONVERTER_SPI_DAC_CS"] = 0
+                self.config["CONVERTER_SPI_CLK_CS"] = 1
+                self.config["HAS_AD9516"] = None
         else:
             raise ValueError
         self.submodules.rx_synchronizer = gtx_7series.RXSynchronizer(