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Dual 4 GSPS Transceiver VPX Card Targets C4ISR Applications Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions has begun volume production shipment of its VPX3-530 dual channel ADC/DAC engine. The rugged, low-latency transceiver module’s 12-bit ADC can be configured with either two 4 Gsample/s channels or four 2 Gsample/s channels. In addition, the VPX3-530 provides two channels of 14-bit DAC data conversion at up to 5.6 Gsamples/s on a single, SWaP-optimized 3U OpenVPX card. This next generation transceiver card provides a user programmable Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA to couple the ADC and DAC channels, which results in very low latency between inputs and outputs for efficient sense and response performance required by Electronics Warfare (EW) applications. The compact, highly responsive VPX3-530 can easily be scaled for multi-board, multi-channel synchronization to form an array of synchronized analog inputs, a critical feature for applications such as SIGINT/Direction Finding (DF) or other applications that require beamforming. Designed for embedded digital receiver applications deployed in harsh defense and aerospace environments, the VPX3-530 is ideal for use in EW, base stations, ground and airborne applications including SIGINT, ELINT, SDR (Software Defined Radio), Radar Warning Receivers and ECM Radar. Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions, Ashburn, VA (703) 779-7800 www.cwcdefense.com
System Blends Data Acq, Signal Processing and Storage 4DSP’s CES720 (Compact Embedded System) is a stand-alone, small form factor embedded system designed to provide a complete and generic processing platform for data acquisition, signal processing and communication. The system is housed in an enclosure measuring five inches per side and weighing less than 1 kg. It features a low-power x86 CPU tightly coupled to a high-performance Xilinx Kintex-7 and FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC – VITA 57.1). The Kintex-7 410T FPGA provides a flexible and powerful processing backbone for interfacing to the FMC site, CPU and external DDR3 SDRAM, with plenty of room left over for high-performance Digital Signal Processing. 4DSP, Austin, TX. (800) 816-1751. www.4dsp.com
6U VPX PMC/XMC Carrier Cards Feature High-Speed PCI Express Acromag has expanded their OpenVPX carrier card selection with the addition of two new models. The VPX4820 and VPX4821 feature two PMC or XMC slots with support for front or real panel I/O and deliver 25W of power to each site. Connect to the OpenVPX via the Expansion plane using model VPX4820, or use model VPX4821 to connect to the OpenVPX via the data plane. The XMC site uses an 8-lane PCIe bus Gen 2 interface to enable rapid data throughput. The PMC site uses 32/64-bit, 33/66/133 MHz PLX technology with a PCIe to PCI-X bridge. Pricing starts at $2,495 for an air-cooled version with a 0 to 70°C range. Conduction-cooled and REDI models are also available. Acromag, Wixom, MI. (248) 295-0310. www.acromag.com
2,756 MHz VCO Offers 0.5 to 4.5V Control Voltage Range Crystek’s CVCO55CC-2756-2756 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates with a control voltage range of 0.5V-4.5V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -116 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +4 dBm. Engineered and manufactured in the USA, the model CVCO55CC-2756-2756 is packaged in the industry-standard 0.5-in. x 0.5-in. SMD package. Input voltage is 5V, with a maximum current consumption of 28 mA. Pulling and Pushing are minimized to 1 MHz and 0.2 MHz/V, respectively. Second harmonic suppression is -15 dBc typical. Crystek, Ft. Myers, FL. (239) 561-3311. www.crystek.com FIND the products featured in this section and more at
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COTS Journal | September 2014