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Virtex-7 6U VPX Module Targets Wideband, Low-Latency Electronic Warfare Apps

Oct. 10, 2013
Shipping has begun for the CHAMP-WB (“WideBand”) card, a Xilinx Virtex-7 6U OpenVPX COTS DSP engine designed for sense-and-response applications that require high bandwidth and minimal latency.

Shipping has begun for the CHAMP-WB (“WideBand”) card, a Xilinx Virtex-7 6U OpenVPX COTS DSP engine designed for sense-and-response applications that require high bandwidth and minimal latency. Two 64-bit, 4-Gbyte DDR3L memory banks provide up to 8 Gbytes of on-card data capture or pattern-generation capability.Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions also began shipping the TADF-4300, its first module for the CHAMP-WB. The module features Tektronix Component Solutions’ 12-Gsample/s analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) technologies. It also can operate in a dual-channel 6-Gsample/s ADC-only or DAC-only mode. Built-in clock generation and calibration logic help maintain optimal performance in different environments and overtemperature. When combined, the modules form the CHAMP-WB-DRFM platform for wideband digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) processing in the embedded defense and aerospace sectors. Overall, it delivers 12-Gsample/s, 8-bit ADC and 12-Gsample/s, 10-bit DAC performance from a single 6U slot. Specific applications include electronic warfare, signal intelligence (SIGINT), and electronic counter measures (ECM).

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