Wireless Waves February 2003
In this issue:
- Powerful Reconfigurable FPGA Solution on a Module
- Spectrum Highlights Texas Instruments C6416/C6415 Enhanced PMC Module
- Meet the Software Defined Radio and FPGA Experts at the International Global Signal Processing Expo (GSPx) in March
- Take a Reading Break with our Technical Experts
[ Powerful Reconfigurable FPGA Solution on a Module ]
Suitable for a variety of wireless applications including wireless surveillance,
signal monitoring, direction finding and general signal processing, the
ePMC-8120 Xilinx Virtex-II
enhanced PMC module is a dynamically reconfigurable
high performance processing engine. The power of Xilinx's XC2V6000 FPGA
Virtex-II devices provide up to 6 million system gates. Combined with
Spectrum's Solano Communications IC, which enables eight links at 200
MB/s full-duplex of data throughput, the ePMC-8120 supports implementation of
multi-channel, multi-mode receivers for both narrowband and wideband
air-interfaces. Check out this flexible design platform!
[ Spectrum Highlights Texas Instruments C6416/C6415 Enhanced PMC Module
]
The ePMC-8310,
Spectrum’s highest performance DSP-based solution for
multiprocessing applications, utilizes Texas Instruments 600 MHz C6416/C6415
DSP processors. The built-in Viterbi and Turbo co-processors in the
TMS320C6416 make this module ideally suited for wireless infrastructure,
wireless surveillance, wireless test and measurement, satellite earth
stations, and other digital signal processing applications. This simple
yet scalable architecture is very powerful when combined with Spectrum's
ePMC-based carriers, such as the PRO-3500 G4 Altivec PowerPC processing
engine and other I/O solutions.
[ Meet
the Software Defined Radio and FPGA Experts at the International
Global Signal Processing Expo (GSPx) in March ]
Spectrum Signal Processing is a co-sponsor and will be presenting
a technical paper at the International Signal Processing Conference,
March 31 - April 3, at the Hotel Intercontinental in Dallas, TX. Visit
us at booth number 108 where Spectrum will be demonstrating our software
defined radio solutions.
Want to learn how to integrate the latest Xilinx FPGA technology into a software
defined transceiver subsystem to provide ultimate performance and flexibility
in today’s wireless communication systems? To request the opportunity for
a private one-on-one, hands-on discussion with Software Defined Radio experts
Frank Van Hooft, Manager of Systems Engineering, Spectrum Signal Processing,
and Dr. Chris Dick, Director Signal Processing Engineering, at Xilinx Inc.,
at the GSPx show,
contact your Spectrum Sales representative at 1-800-663-8986.
Frank Van Hooft will also be presenting his discussion on Heterogeneous Signal
Processing System Design. This presentation will provide practical options
to meet the
requirements for scalable, heterogeneous processing systems, and discusses
how this architecture can be scaled to include many different types of processing
elements and the new application possibilities inherent in such an approach.
It concludes by demonstrating that once the initial hurdles and “mental roadblocks” are
overcome, being able to seamlessly support heterogeneous processing offers
the designer measurable benefits for modern signal processing systems.
[ Take a Reading Break with Our Technical Experts
]
To get a better understanding of the usage of our flexComm software
defined radio subsystems and signal processing products, or to expand
your knowledge on various applications, watch for our technical articles
that address some of the common issues faced in the market today.
Adaptive Beam Forming Techniques in Software - January 2003 issue COTS Journal
Authored by: Liana Land, Field Applications Engineer, Spectrum Signal Processing
(USA) Inc.
The Maturing Movement Towards Heterogeneous Processing - December 2002 CompactPCI
Buyer's Guide Authored by: Manuel Uhm, Sr. Manager Strategic Marketing, Spectrum
Signal Processing Inc.
These articles will be available to download shortly on Spectrum's
Wireless
Feature Article web section!
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