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    Linux-based signal processing system from Spectrum Signal Processing uses PCI Express form factor for embedded systems

    Sept. 25, 2010
    BOSTON, 25 Sept. 2010. Engineers at Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima (TSX:VCM) in Burnaby, British Columbia showcased their Linux-based signal processing platform -- the SDR-2010 at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston. The SDR-2010 targets electronic warfare, signals intelligence including wideband spectral analysis and multi-channel direction finding, and military satellite communications applications.
    Posted by John McHaleBOSTON, 25 Sept. 2010. Engineers at Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima (TSX:VCM) in Burnaby, British Columbia showcased their Linux-based signal processing platform -- the SDR-2010 at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston. The SDR-2010 targets electronic warfare, signals intelligence including wideband spectral analysis and multi-channel direction finding, and military satellite communications applications. The Spectrum device and uses an Intel 64 Architecture Server hosting the new high-performance PRO-2910 PCI Express based carrier cards, each with dual XMC/PMC sites. The configuration gives the flexibility and processing power of an embedded signal processing system while using an Intel-based server or PC as the host. The PRO-2910 carrier and the associated modules have already shipped to leading defense users, Spectrum officials say.The SDR-2010 is very high-speed, which some end users say makes up for the small lack in determinism between Linux and a real-time-operating system, says Mark Brriggs, vice president of business development at Spectrum. The SDR-2010 features: data rates as fast as 400 megabits per second between XMC sites and PRO-2910 boards; multiple 8-lane PCI Express Gen1 interfaces to the PC motherboard;, a high-speed communications fabric; and customizable server features such as CPU, RAM, and high-speed disk options. The SDR-2010 is also available in a ruggedized rackmount chassis for deployment.The PRO-2910 is a carrier card with flexible data routing that can be used to interface to Spectrum's real-time field programmable gate array (FPGA), digital signal processor (DSP), and I/O processing engines into Intel computing architectures. The module supports Spectrum Solano-based XMC modules such as the XMC-1131 ADC and XMC-2131 DAC modules, as well as third-party PMC modules. For more information, visit www.spectrumsignal.com.

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