Radar and software interface supports VITA 49.0 specifications
ProductOctober 24, 2016
Model 71664 is a member of Pentek?s Cobalt family of XMC modules based on the Xilinx Virtex-6 field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Designed as a multichannel, high-speed data converter, it uses programmable digital downconverters (DDCs) and its PCIExpress output supports the VITA 49...
Model 71664 is a member of Pentek’s Cobalt family of XMC modules based on the Xilinx Virtex-6 field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Designed as a multichannel, high-speed data converter, it uses programmable digital downconverters (DDCs) and its PCIExpress output supports the VITA 49.0 Radio Transport (VRT) standard. The 71664 is suitable for connection to HF or IF ports of a communications or radar system. The built-in data-capture feature offers users a platform for developing and deploying custom FPGA-processing intellectual property (IP).
The system includes four analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and four banks of memory. In addition to supporting PCI Express Gen. 2, the Model 71664 includes a general-purpose connector for application-specific I/O. Pentek’s Cobalt architecture organizes the FPGA as a container for data-processing applications in which each function exists as an IP module. For applications that require specialized function, users can integrate their own IP with the Pentek factory-installed functions or use the GateFlow kit to completely replace the Pentek IP with their own. The Virtex-6 FPGA site can be populated with two different FPGAs (LX240T or SX315T) to match the specific requirements of the processing task.
