FPGA Processing & High-Speed Digitization Boards

Combining the latest commercial FPGA technology with high-speed optical IO and high bandwidth memory, Mercury's COTS OpenVPX and SOSA agile processing board solutions can move large amounts of data in real time to eliminate throughput bottlenecks while bringing tremendous processing to the sensor edge.

Built-in flexibility to speed development and integration


https://www.mrcy.com/products/signal/digital-signal-processing-boards/digital-conversion-boards



Quartz RFSoC FPGA Board Solutions

 The Quartz RFSoC family of boards leverages the proven design of SoMs to match specific SWaP application requirements in electronic warfare, radar, signal intelligence and much more.  It combines COTS availability and open standards with FPGA density and DSP logic in 3U OpenVPX, SOSA aligned 3U OpenVPX, PCIe and SFFs.

Mercury 6003


Model 5585 8-Channel 250 MHz A/D with Virtex UltraScale+ HBM FPGA - SOSA Aligned 3U VPX

 The Model 5585 features eight 250 MHz A/D converters suitable for connection to HF or IF ports of a communications or radar system through SOSA aligned backplane coaxial connectors. Installed IP includes eight programmable digital downconverters and synchronous acquisition circuitry support a wide range of bandwidths for phased-array applications. 

The Model 5586, without data converters, serves as an ideal stand-alone processor or as a co-processor for distributed, FPGA processing tasks.

Pentek is now part of Mercury Systems

Pentek is now part of Mercury Systems and ESI Computing is representing the full Pentek product line as well as selected Mercury RF tuners, transceivers, and up/downconverters enabling us to provide applications solutions for Ultra-wideband frequency tuning, RFSoC signal processing and high bandwidth real-time recording and playback.

For more information see:

UltraScale+ RFSoC Products
· Performance & high density integration
· Flexible design path
· Available in standard form factors like PCIe & 3U VPX and SOSA Aligned 3U VPX
· Board design package for custom carriers
· Conduction cooled or lab grade
· Faster delivery on select products

RF & Microwave Products: Tuners, Transceivers, Up/Downconverters, Ultra-wideband Frequency Tuning & High Bandwidth Real-time Recording & Playback
· Multi-channel phase coherent
· Agile tuning
· Lower phase noise & high frequency stability
· Anti-aliasing filtering
· Rugged form factors available

Mercury RF & Microwave Products


Pentek SOSA RFSoC Products

 

New Quartz® RFSoC Gen 3 Board Aligned with the Technical Standard for the SOSA Reference Architecture

The Quartz Model 5553, an eight-channel A/D and D/A converter, 3U OpenVPX board based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC Gen 3 processor and aligned to the SOSA Technical Standard. The Model 5553 is ideal for many communications, electro-optical, electronic warfare, radar and signals intelligence applications.

Webinar: How New High Bandwidth Memory & A/Ds/FPGAs Eliminate Bottlenecks in RF Systems

 “Solving high bandwidth data transfer and memory access in data converter systems.” presented by Bob Sgandurra, Senior Principal Product Manager, Mercury. This abstract and title will be for a seminar that ties into the 5585 and 5586 being announced on 1/24/2022.

Abstract: Today’s high sample rate A/D converters are creating a fire hose of data to be processed by FPGAs. In the opposite direction, high sample rate D/A converters require a constant stream of high-bandwidth data to feed them. And while FPGAs offer outstanding processing power, matching that power to high-bandwidth I/O and memory resources is an ongoing challenge.

In this seminar, we discuss using technologies like high-bandwidth memory, high-bit-rate optical interfaces and gigabit serial protocols to address processing and memory demands in modern military systems, as well as the size, power and thermal considerations for deployment. In addition, we examine how to map these technologies into practical board-level solutions to meet the growing popularity of open standards and specifications like SOSA.

February 15, 2022 –  Customer Webinar 12:00 AM Midnight and 11:00 AM Eastern Time Zone (GMT-5)

February 17, 2022 –  Customer Webinar: 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Time Zone (GMT-5)

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Webinar: Wideband Real-Time RF Signal Recorders for Radar, EW and SIGINT - October 26 & 28, 2021

This seminar will show how RF signal recorders are a crucial tool for system engineers developing radar, EW and SIGINT systems. It will discuss the premise of bringing the RF environment back to the lab along with other field use scenarios. Several examples of recorders will be presented for different environments ranging from the laboratory to deployed rugged systems including UAVs and airborne platforms.

Pentek Talon RTR 2757 Recorder



Pentek L-Band RF Tuner & 2-channel 400 MHz A/D with Kintex UltraScale FPGA - XMC

Pentek 71891
  • Maxim MAX2121 L-Band RF tuner boosts output bandwidth to 123 MHz
  • Dual 400 MHz 14-bit A/Ds capture full signal bandwidth
  • Improved signal quality with integrated digital down converters
  • Jade Architecture with Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGA offers price, power & processing performance advantages
  • Navigator Design Suite speeds development & custom IP integration
Pentek 71891 Product Details 

"Finding the Shortest Path from RFSoC Hardware Design to Deployment" Training Webinar - February 9 & 11, 2021

Pentek has put together a series of training webinars on Xilinx's RFSoC technology which will take place throughout 2021.  RFSoC devices, including the new Gen 3 version, are designed for the most demanding RF and signal processing requirements.  An overview and comparison of A/D functions, latency, power, cost, size and density will be provided in addition to hardware details, advantages of using RFSoC in applications in many applications from desktop to rugged and conduction cooled deployments.  

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 11:00 AM ET & Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 8:00 AM

Pentek 6350 Small Form Factor RFSoC Recorders

RTX Series - Extreme Rugged Series

Features

  • MIL-STD 810 & 461 tested
  • Removable QuickPac Drive Pack up to 61 TB
  • Streaming Record Rates to 4 GBs
  • Sealed enclosure for harsh environments
  • Optimized for SWaP (Size, Weight and Power)
  • 1/2 ATR: 7.688"H x 4.88"W x 14.125"D 18 lbs.
Operational Environment
  • Deployment
    • Aircraft, UAVs, military vehicles & ships
    • Remote controlled over Ethernet or autonomous operation

Pentek Quartz Model 5550: 3U VPX 8-channel A/D & D/A RFSoC SOSA-Aligned Processor

Pentek Quartz Model 5550 3U VPX 8-channel A/D and D/A RFSoC SOSA-Aligned Processor incorporates RF and optical backplane using VITA 66 or VITA 67 connectors.  
Pentek is a member of the SOSA (Sensor Open Systems Architecture) Consortium  which is developing common open standards for designing, building and deploying hardware, software, and firmware components of new military electronic systems.  See the latest Pipeline newsletter for more information.

Pentek Talon RTX SFF Series




  • Sealed, rugged, 1/2 ATR chassis for MIL-STD 810 & 461
  • Multi-channel recording, A/ds fromj 200 MS/s to 6.4 GS/s
  • Easily removable 61 TB SSD QuickPac drive pack
  • Ideal for UAVs, military vehicles, aircraft pods & more
  • Operating temperature from -40C to +60C
  • sFPDP & Ethernet models available
All this plus FREE lifetime applications support!
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Pentek Quartz Model 5950 & 6001 RFSoC Board Demo


Pentek Educational Videos

Pentek has posted a variety of educational videos are available on YouTube

Pentek, an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, designs COTS digital signal processing (DSP), software radio, FPGA and data acquisition commercial and conduction-cooled boards, systems and recording instruments for VME, cPCI, PCI, PCIe, PMC,
VXS, VPX and XMC.

Including:

  • SOSA and OpenVPX
  • RFSoC Technology Applications and Implementation
  • FPGAs and Military Communications
  • Military ISR Sensors
  • Embedded Signal Processing
  • Live Signal Acquisition & Recording
  • Radar Tutorial
  • and many more