Data Acquisition & Software Radio - Virtex-6 FPGA Based Products
The Pentek Cobalt(TM) family of products employ Xilinx's new Virtex-6 family. With greater than two times more resources than previous Virtex generations, and including new enhancements in digital signal processing, logic, and clocking technology, the Virtex-6 family delivers the industry's most advanced FPGA technology. Including access to enhanced DSP slices, PCIE Express (Gen2.0) support, an overall increase in logic density and lower power consumption than other Virtex devices.
Front End I/O
As well as providing analog front end features and delivering excellent dynamic range and input/output bandwidth for signal intelligence, radar, beamforming applications, the new module also provides access to LVDS connections to the Virtex-6 FPGA for custom I/O development.
Modular Memory
The memory architecture is modular, giving users a choice of memory types. Applications requiring deep, fast memory can choose the DDR3. Other applications requiring simultaneous read/write access can choose QDRII+. For ultimate flexibility, a mixture of both memory types is available.
PCI Express Interface
PCI Express (Gen 2.0) is used as the primary control and data streaming interface. With lane widths upto x8, data can be moved on and off the board at rates up to 2GB/sec (full duplex). Such rates are invaluable for moving the fullbandwidth, multi-channel data required in many applications. With dual XMC connectors, the module can support additional protocols, like Aurora, or Serial RapidIO on the second connector. This is ideal for applications that require high-speed board-to-board communication paths while still maintaining the PCIe interface.
As with previous Pentek products the module features high-speed ADC channels linked to FPGAs which can implement Digital Down Conversion (DDC). Customers who want an off-the-shelf solution can buy the product with a DDC core pre-loaded into the FPGA. Alternatively, customers can write their own FPGA code and download it to the board using the Gateflow FPGA Design Kit.
Please contact us to discuss any products not listed (inc form factors) or for any custom specific options....
| Product Name | Description | Form Factor | Other Features |
| Model 71620 |
3ch ADC, 16 bit, 200MHz 2ch DAC, 16 bit, 800MHz (with DUC) |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync, digital upconverter (DUC) |
| Model 71621 |
3ch ADC, 16 bit, 200MHz (with 3 x Multiband DDC) 2ch DAC, 16 bit, 800MHz (with DUC)
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XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync, digital downconverter (DDC), digital upconverter (DUC) |
| Model 71630 |
1ch ADC, 12 bit, 1GHz 1ch DAC, 16 bit, 1GHz |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync |
| Model 71640 |
1ch ADC, 12 bit, 3.6GHz OR 2ch ADC, 12 bit, 1.8GHz |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync |
| Model 71650 |
2ch ADC, 12 bit, 500MHz 2ch DAC, 16 bit, 800MHz (with DUC) |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync, digital upconverter (DUC) |
| Model 71651 |
2ch ADC, 12 bit, 500MHz (with 2 x Multiband DDC) 2ch DAC, 16 bit, 800MHz (with DUC & Multiboard Programmable Beamformer) |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync, digital downconverter (DDC), digital upconverter (DUC) |
| Model 71660 |
4ch ADC, 16 bit, 200MHz |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync |
| Model 71661 |
4ch ADC, 16 bit, 200MHz (with 4 x Multiband DDC) |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync, digital downconverter (DDC) |
| Model 71662 |
4ch ADC, 16 bit, 200MHz (with 32 Channel DDC) |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync, digital downconverter (DDC) |
| Model 71670 |
4ch DAC, 16 bit, 1.25GHz (with 4 Channel DUC) |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync, digital upconverter (DUC) |
| Model 71690 |
L-Band RF Tuner & 2ch 200 MHz A/D |
XMC PCIe 3U/6U cPCI |
Virtex-6 (LXT/SXT), Modular memory (DDR3 SDRAM/QDRII+ SRAM, PCIe (Gen 2.0) upto x8, LVDS connections to V6 FPGA for custom I/O, multiboard sync |
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