SDR-3000 MRDP
MILCOM Rapid-Prototype Development Platform

The SDR-3000 MRDP is a fully integrated, black-side software defined radio (SDR) platform providing a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) "RF to Ethernet" radio platform for military communications programs (MILCOM). It integrates a high performance fast tuning transceiver with a Software Communications Architecture (SCA)-enabled signal processing platform that has been adopted by the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Technology Laboratory (JTeL) as the only COTS JTRS representative hardware set.

This integrated solution was designed specifically to derisk customers’ programs by providing the fastest route to developing SCA-enabled architectures and systems, waveform applications, and verification and validation platforms. The SDR-3000 MRDP is at technology readiness level six for many fixed, airborne, and maritime environments, making it suitable for field demonstrations and limited deployments.

SDR-3000 MRDP Datasheet

System Architecture

More about Harris dmTK and SCA Core Framework

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RF Transceiver Subsystem

The RF transceiver subsystem consists of four basic elements from Digital Receiver Technology, Inc., or DRT: an RFT2 tuner, a TEX exciter, a REF2 highly stable oscillator, and a DRT CTRL single board computer. A variety of packaging options are available including the DRT2110 Wideband Tuner System. This subsystem integrates the elements above into a single 21-slot 3U CompactPCI chassis.

Signal Processing Platform

An SDR-3000 development platform comprising of analog I/O (TM1-3300), FPGA-based IF processing engine (PRO-3100), PowerPC-based baseband processing engine (PRO-3500), chassis and development PC.

Software

In addition to the base software layers (Spectrum’s quicComm and SCA BSP) offered in the RF subsystem and the SDR-3000 platform, the SDR-3000 MRDP provides other valuable software functionality:

• The Harris dmTK, an SCA core framework and development toolset, fully integrated onto the SDR-3000 MRDP platform
• Digital down converter (DDC) and digital up converter (DUC) FPGA cores interfacing to the IF
• An RF control API to manage all functionality of the RF subsystem
• A comprehensive data flow example from the RF input, through the entire signal processing chain, and back out the RF output

In addition, Spectrum’s Application Engineering Services team in Columbia, Maryland, USA can customize the SDR-3000 MRDP to modify existing or add additional features as required, such as:

• QPSK Mod and Demod
• FSK Mod and Demod
• TDM processing
• Frequency Hopping
• Polyphase resampling
• FFT
• Channelization

The SDR-3000 MRDP is subject to the export control laws of the United States, including the United States International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Spectrum reserves the right to modify or discontinue any product specifications at anytime without prior notice.

COMPLIANCE WITH EXPORT CONTROL LAWS: Various export control laws of Canada, the United States or other countries may restrict or prohibit the export to certain countries of products sold by Spectrum. Spectrum shall not be liable for anything arising from compliance, or efforts to comply, with export control laws.