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News Release from: GE Fanuc Embedded Systems | Subject: ICS-8560
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 December 2007
Digital transmitter converts VHF
waveforms
Module includes two transformer-coupled analogue outputs with 16bit resolution and supports sampling frequencies up to 200MHz in single datarate mode.
The ICS-8560 is a rugged XMC/PMC digital transmitter module designed for use with the V4DSP 6U VME FPGA/PowerPC digital signal processing platform The ICS-8560 offers two channel operation with sampling frequencies up to 400MHz
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Featuring the Xilinx Virtex-4 (FX60 or FX100) FPGA in combination with onboard DAC resources, the ICS-8560 allows VHF waveforms to be processed and converted directly on the XMC module.
"The ICS-8560 provides a unique combination of high sample rate, two channels, a high capacity FPGA and an XMC 8-lane interface to deliver optimum performance", says Jonathan Jones, Sensor Processing Technology Leader at GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms.
"As such, it provides an unparalleled solution for customers looking to develop state-of-the-art solutions in applications such as radar and tactical communications that require high data transfer rates between conventional digital signal processors and general purpose processors".
Available in five ruggedisation levels, the ICS-8560 includes two transformer-coupled analogue outputs with 16bit resolution (Analog Devices AD9726) and supports sampling frequencies up to 200MHz in single datarate mode and up to 400MHz in double datarate mode.
Algorithms such as modulation and digital up-conversion can be developed for implementation in the user-programmable Virtex-4, using the supplied hardware development kit.
The ICS-8560 provides the user with up to eight lanes of high speed serial I/O via a single XMC connector which is directly connected to the RocketIO buffers of the Virtex-4, providing transfer rates of up to 3.75Gbyte/s with XMC-equipped carrier cards.
Windows, Linux and VxWorks software drivers are available.
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