A Software-Defined Radio is a communications device featuring func-tionality via its software. While an SDR is capable of receiving and/or transmitting signals in the Radio Frequency (RF) spec-trum band, the modulation methods used in the transmission are a function of thesoftware currently loaded on the device. By implementing the device functional-ity in software, SDR technology enablesdesigners to build such future-proof sys-tems. Unlike their hardware-centric coun-terparts, SDR systems can exhibit new behavior with dynamic software uploads eliminating the need to upgrade the under-lying hardware platform, lengthening thehardware life cycle. [1]
Additional Articles
Laser focus on JTRS → Nov/Dec 2011
John McHale, Editorial Director (OpenSystems Media)
The evolution of Software Defined Radio (SDR) has segments of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) close to deployment despite cuts that included the Ground Mobile Radio (GMR) system.
Software Defined Radio (SDR) → December 2011
Rodger H. Hosking Vice-President & Cofounder (Pentek, Inc.)
SDR has revolutionized electronic systems for a variety of applications including communications, data acquisition, and signal processing. This handbook shows how DDCs and DUCs, the fundamental building blocks of SDR, can replace conventional analog receiver designs, offering significant benefits in performance, density and cost and much more...
John McHale, Editorial Director (OpenSystems Media)
In tough economic times, the DoD expects cost and risk sharing from suppliers in the development of new products and technologies.
Mike Demler, Editorial Director (OpenSystems Media)
While wireless operators add more spectrum to build their next generation networks, multimode devices will be required to adapt to an increasing number of variations in each deployment.
IP-Cloud management → December 2011
Tony King-Smith (Imagination Technologies)
A cloud portal and connected processor enable the end-to-end infrastructure necessary for integrating solitary devices into the ubiquitous connectivity of the cloud.
Ruggedization techniques provide protection → Nov/Dec 2011
Kent Walters (Microsemi Corporation)
To meet the latest demanding multiple-burst surge protection standards in avionics systems, the construction of traditional Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) devices must be reevaluated to improve on thermal management and other limitations.
Speech recognition → December 2011
Todd Mozer (Sensory, Inc.)
Improvements in embedded speech technology yield a five-step Voice User Interface (VUI) capable of hands-free, eyes-free voice recognition.
AdvancedTCA: Voice/data solutions → Winter 2011
Brandon Lewis, Associate Editor (OpenSystems Media)
The Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) feeds data's insatiable bandwidth appetite while maintaining voice QoS, as explained in an interview with industry experts from three companies that collaborated on this new technology.
Staff (Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing)
FMCs promise to do for FPGA based solutions what PMC and XMC did for embedded CPU based systems. However, FMC is not really competing with PMC or XMC, but actually complements it, particularly for high bandwidth, low latency applications.
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SDR related products.
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Lyrtech
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SFF SDR EVM/DP
The Small Form Factor (SFF) Software-defined Radio (SDR) Development Platform addresses the special portable SDR needs of the military, public safety, and commercial markets (+)
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- It was designed around some of the latest DSP and FPGA technology as a low-cost, off-the-shelf, integrated hardware and software development solution
- The DSP and FPGA of the SFF SDR Development Platform are completely integrated to the model-based design flow, which integrates MATLAB, Simulink, and Real-Time Workshop from The MathWorks and System Generator for DSP from Xilinx
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Tunable RF modules
Tunable, RF, analog front end designed for Lyrtech small form factor (SFF) software defined-radio (SDR) development platforms (+)
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- Low-band module – 0.2–1.0 GHz
- High-band module – 1.6–2.3 GHz
- Superheterodyne receiver (IF = 30 MHz)
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WiMAX RF modules
WiMAX RF modules are WiMAX, RF, analog front ends for Lyrtech small form factor (SFF) software defined-radio (SDR) development platforms (+)
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- 2.3 to 2.7 GHz RF module
- 3.3 to 3.8 GHz RF module
- Superheterodyne receiver (IF baseband equals 44 MHz)
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Radio420X
Multimode SDR RF FMC transceiver (+)
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- 0.3 to 3.0 GHz RF frequency range
- 1.5 to 28 MHz programmable modulation bandwidth
- FMC LPC: one RF transceiver
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Mini-ADACSync
The Mini-ADACSync is a small form factor, GPS-disciplined, precision, low-jitter reference clocks generator for Lyrtech' SFF SDR development platforms (+)
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- Three, preconfigured clock outputs (CLK0, CLK1, CLK2)
- Less than 0.1 ppm, onboard VCxO, GPS-matched precision reference
- Reference clocks – External, onboard, or onboard GPS disciplined
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Spectrum Signal Processing
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flexComm SDR-4000 TMRDP
Off-the-shelf platform to develop and deploy their complex tactical MILCOM applications (+)
Features:
- Tactical Military Communications (MILCOM) Rapid Deployment Platform (TMRDP)
- Platform equips quick response teams with an integrated platform designed for the rapid development and deployment of tactical MILCOM applications
- The commercial-off-the-shelf SDR-4000 TMRDP provides full "RF to Ethernet" functionality of a software defined radio (SDR) with support for the Software Communications Architecture (SCA) in a single 19" rack
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SDR-3000 SMRDP
An "RF to Ethernet" wideband military communications (MILCOM) rapid-prototyping and development platform (+)
Features:
- Fully integrated, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software defined radio platform
- A “skinny” version of Spectrum's SDR-3000 MRDP providing a single-slot modem hardware solution
- Integrates the latest Xilinx Virtex-4 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology with Spectrum's proven MPC7410 PowerPC and TMS320C64x( digital signal
processing technology
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Public Safety Cross Band Communications Platform
An "RF to Ethernet" platform that integrates a cross band RF transceiver with a high performance SDR-based signal processing subsystem (+)
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flexComm SDR-4000 WML
Wireless Modem Lite (WML) (+)
Features:
- A lower power rugged package that supports the critical modem, link, and network layer processing functions necessary in a software defined radio
- The Lite version reduces the power required per slot by supporting a selective feature set from Spectrum's SDR-4000 products
- Specifically designed for tactical Military Communications (MILCOM) applications and provides black-side "IF to Ethernet" digitization and processing of complex waveforms
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SDR-4000 WM
Wireless Modem (WM) (+)
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- Supports black-side (IF-to-Ethernet) digitization and processing of complex waveforms
- Consists of XMC-3321 dual transceiver module mounted onto a 3U CompactPCI PRO-4600 carrier card
- Each SDR-4000 WM provides modem, link, and network layer processing of a software defined radio
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PRO-4600
A 3U CompactPCI processing engine that uses a combination of FPGA, DSP, and GPP to support black-side signal processing for software defined radio (SDR) applications (+)
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- 3U CompactPCI form factor
- Available in conduction-cooled and air-cooled versions
- Rugged conduction-cooled carrier versions follow the IEEE 1101.2 specification and operate with ANSI VITA 20 compliant XMC modules
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SDR-3000 Series
A series of software defined radio transceiver subsystems (+)
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- CompactPCI-based hot swap architecture
- Supports up to 1000 simultaneous transmit and receive communication channels per chassis
- Combines Xilinx Virtex-II FPGAs and PowerPC MPC7410 G4s in a single system
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flexComm SDR
A software-defined radio architecture for wireless markets (+)
Features:
- Allows network operators to support changing air interface standards
- Can be reconfigured through software over the air or through the network without having to install new hardware
- Allows users to communicate simultaneously on up to 12 independent RF bands
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QuicWave
Waveform development software for use with Spectrum's HCDR product line (+)
Features:
- Provides FPGA cores and signal processing libraries for creating optimized waveforms and modems for software-defined radio applications
- Compatible with VxWorks [...]
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Multi-Channel Transceiver FPGA Core
A mechanism to quickly implement a fully functional multichannel radio on Spectrum's flexComm SDR platforms (+)
Features:
- The core has been developed to enable communication channel dimensions in time, frequency and code for both continuous and burst signals
- Targeted to any of Spectrum's XMC IF transciever modules supporting Xilinx Virtex-4 technology, such as the XMC-3311 or XMC-3321, and can be mounted to any Spectrum carrier board capable of supporting an XMC module
- Highly efficient digital up conversion and/or digital down conversion. Each up or down converter takes less than 1% of Xilinx Virtex-4 SX55 FPGA resources
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SDR-4000 SWM
Deployable black-side "IF-to-Ethernet" wireless modem for wideband satellite communications waveforms (+)
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- Designed to support the DVB-S/DVB-S2, DVB-RCS, and Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveforms
- Supports INTELSAT Business Services Waveforms (IESS-309 and IESS-315), and INMARSAT BGAN
- The SATCOM wireless modem transceiver uses 3U CompactPCI form factor
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PEM-2PDC, PEM-4PDC, PMC-MAI
A DSP-based digital radio PMC mezzanine for use with Spectrum's TMS320C6x-based carrier products (+)
Features:
- The PMC-MAI is a 65 M samples/sec analog input PMC, the PEM-2PDC is a dual-programmable down converter module, and the PEM-4PDC is a quad-programmable down converter module
- Both PEM modules are based on Spectrum's Processor Expansion Module (PEM) open specification
- For commercial and military signals intelligence or surveillance applications
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Parsec
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PM432
A single PMC module that leverages on ALTERA Stratix II GX FPGA technology to provide a high-speed, high-bandwidth processing platform, ideally suited for Software Defined Radio (SDR), WiMAX, Radar, Video, as well as other computation and bandwidth intensive applications (+)
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- Processing FPGA
- EP2SGX90 ALTERA Stratix II GX FPGA
- 90,960 Logic Elements, 192 18x18 multipliers and 4.3 Mb RAM
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GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
(15 of 17)
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Innovative Integration
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TX PMC/XMC Module
VelociaPMC transmitter card features the most advanced architecture for ultra-fast signal generation and real-time processing in wide-band radio systems and similar wide spectrum (+)
Features:
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- Four AD9779, 16-bit, 1 GSPS converters
- Virtex-II Pro FPGA, 4 Million gates
- PCI 64/66 with P4 port to host card
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DR PMC/XMC Module
DR 16 Channel Wide Band Receiver PMC/XMC Module (+)
Features:
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- Four LTC2255, 14-bit, 125 MSps converters
- Virtex-II Pro FPGA, 4 Million gates
- PCI 64/66 with P4 port to host card
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UWB PMC/XMC Module
2 Channel Ultra-Wide-Band Receiver PMC/XMC module (+)
Features:
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- Two LTC2242-12, 12-bit 250 MSps converters
- Virtex-II Pro FPGA, 4 million gates
- PCI 64/66 with Pn4 port to host card
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Quixote Complete SDR Solution
1 GHz TMS320C6416 DSP (+)
Features:
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- 2 to 6 MGATE Virtex-II FPGA
- 32 MB SDRAM, 8 MB ZBT SBSRAM
- AD6645 and AD9764 converters
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Quixote 64-bit 6U
A 64-bit CompactPCI 6U board for advanced signal capture, generation, and co-processing (+)
Features:
- 1 GHz TMS320C6416 DSP and 2 to 6 MGATE Virtex-II FPGA
- 32 MB SDRAM, 8 MB ZBT SBSRAM and AD6645 and AD9764 converters
- 64/32 bit CompactPCI, 66 MHz, 5 V/3.3 V and complex trigger modes with HW event logging
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PMC/XMC FPGA Cards
Integrates ultra-fast signal capture, generation, and co-processing on an advanced PMC architecture (+)
Features:
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- New generation analog devices
- Large user-reconfigurable Virtex-II Pro FPGA
- Ample DDR memory
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X5-G12
A PCI Express XMC I/O Module with Dual-channel 1 GSps,12-bit digitizer, Virtex-5 FPGA, and 512 MB memory (+)
Features:
- SPS, 12-bit single channel mode
- +/-1 V, 50 ohm, DC or AC coupled inputs
- Xilinx Virtex-5, SX95T or LX155T FPGA
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Sundance
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SMT391
A high-throughput, configurable data acquisition module (+)
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- 1 GSps, dual-channel, analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
- Suitable for high-bandwidth applications such as high-speed test and instrumentation, satellite communications, Software-Defined Radio (SDR), direct RF/IF processing, direct RF down conversion, and radar
- Managed by a Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGA, with an IBM PowerPC embedded processor
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Epiq Solutions
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Matchstiq
The world's smallest commercially available software defined radio (SDR) capable of tuning between 300 MHz and 3.8 GHz. Measuring only 2.2" x 4.6" x 0.9", Matchstiqâ„¢ combines a broadband RF transceiver with a flexible baseband processing engine running Linux 2.6.35. (+)
Features:
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- Single RF transceiver covering 300 MHz to 3.8 GHz
- Supports RF channel bandwidths up to 28 MHz
- Integrated CPU/FPGA for signal processing applications
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Bitshark Express RX
PCI Express single-tuner RF receiver card that supports a tuning range between 300 MHz and 4 GHz with user-defined channel bandwidths up to 50 MHz. (+)
Features:
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- PCI Express Card Software Defined Radio
- Supports a tuning range between 300 MHz and 4 GHz
- Allows for user-defined channel bandwidths up to 50 MHz
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Sandbridge Technologies
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SB3000
A flexible baseband processor (+)
Features:
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- Complete software defined radio (SDR) SoC solution
- Supports broad range of protocols/multimedia applications
- Multi-threaded DSP for high performance and efficiency
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Pentek, Inc.
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Sealevel Systems, Inc.
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ACC-188 USB Synchronous Serial Radio Adapter
Military Embedded Systems Resource Guide
Sensors and RF: Software-Defined Radio (SDR)
For more information, contact: sales@sealevel.com
Sealevel Systems, Inc.
2779 Greenville Highway, PO Box 830 (+)
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- Liberty, SC 29657 USA
864-843-4343
www.sealevel.com
The ACC-188 USB synchronous serial radio adapter and free software
from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) upgrades
tactical radios with the capability to send and receive IP data such
as email, text messages, GPS maps, images, and coordinates.
The ACC-188 operates in conjunction with standard PDA-184 software
developed by and available from DISA. The PDA-184 software
provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that allows radio users to
transmit and receive a variety of data types at much higher speeds
than is possible with comparable, proprietary solutions.
A key advantage of the ACC-188 is that it enables interoperability
among the various radio brands and models used by the defense
community. The ACC-188 is compatible with any tactical radio that
has a synchronous communication port using MIL-STD-188-184.
This includes the most prevalent brands and models: Raytheon
AN/PSC-5D and ARC-231; Harris AN/PRC-117F and AN/PRC-150;
Thales AN/PRC-148; Rockwell Collins ARC-210; Motorola LST-5B
and LST-5C.
The PDA-184 software is government-developed, governmentowned
by DISA and includes these features:
- Saves thousands of dollars per radio compared to upgrading
hardware and purchasing expensive proprietary software
- Interoperable (send/receive data with different radio models
and brands)
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PrismTech
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Spectra v2.1
Spectra 2.1 delivers new levels of SDR Software Communications Architecture (SCA) developer productivity, SCA compliance validation and SCA operating environment performance (+)
Features:
- Support for multiple SDR implementation architectures
- Deployment-independent application modeling - Deployment-specific target build environments
- SCA Validation Facility
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Spectra
Tools for SDR application development (+)
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- Includes SCA and IEEE standards-based, embedded software platforms and MDE tools for OEM developers of reconfigurable, multimode, SDRs
- Spectra Operating Environment (Spectra OE) provides a high-performance, low-overhead core framework and middleware implementation that runs on any mix of GPP, DSP, and FPGA processor technologies
- Spectra Code Generators autogenerate source and test code directly from the models designed in Spectra SE and PE
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Spectra Power Tools
Productivity suite for SDR developers (+)
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Spectra CX v3.3
Software Defined Radio (SDR) Software Communications Architecture (SCA) (+)
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- Model-driven development tool
- Simplify, accelerate & validate SCA-based development
- SCA code generation and code validation
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Zeligsoft
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4DSP
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AD350
Dual-Channel Dual Altera Cyclone III Digitizer and Waveform Generator for Software Radio (+)
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- High speed DSP processing in Altera Cyclone III FPGA
- FPGA A: EP3C40 or EP3C120
- FPGA B: EP3C120 with to 288 embedded multipliers
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FM680
The first in a series of Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA based XMC and PMC boards (+)
Features:
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- Unique design and manufacturing technique provides advanced configurability called Board Level Advanced Scalable Technology (BLAST)
- BLAST accelerates the manufacturing process for customer-specific configurations that normally delay the production cycle and add to production cost
- Xilinx Virtex-6 provides more usable FPGA resources at substantially reduced power consumption and, therefore, generated heat
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Red River
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302
A polychannel, programmable digital receiver (+)
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- Turns any computer into a high-performance, software-defined radio receiver
- Industry-standard PMC form factor
- Baseband or 70 MHz IF analog interface
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Model 301 (Wave Runner PMC)
A multi-mode software defined radio digital transceiver (+)
Features:
- True wideband transceiver operation
- 70 MHz IF center frequency
- 20 MHz IF bandwidth
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108
A PowerPC, software-defined radio receiver in a 6U, single-slot VME format (+)
Features:
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- One, two, or four PowerPC processors at 466 MHz (PPC750) with 1 Mbyte L2 cache or 500 MHz (MPC7410) with 2 Mbyte L2 cache
- 128 Mbytes to 512 Mbytes SDRAM with ECC
- VME64 and RACE/RACE++ interfaces
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103
A PowerPC, software-defined radio receiver in a 6U, single-slot VME format (+)
Features:
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- One, two, or four PowerPC processors at 466 MHz (PPC750) with 1 Mbyte L2 cache or 500 MHz (MPC7410) with 2 Mbyte L2 cache
- 128 Mbytes to 512 Mbytes SDRAM with ECC
- VME64 and RACE/RACE++ interfaces
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Alpha Data
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ADM-XRC-5
A comprehensive software development kit supports high-performance memory, I/O, and host interfaces (+)
Features:
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- COTS solution for prototyping, development, and production deployment
- Applications include radar and sonar processing, Software Defined Radio, reconfigurable computing, telecommunication, encryption/compression, image processing, and Electronic Intelligence [...]
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