Pentek Industry Articles

This section presents technical articles published by credible industry magazines and editors. The articles are written by Pentek experts and can be used as a reference tool for those involved in the design of data acquistion, software radio and digital signal processing systems.

• An Introduction to eCos
• C6000 vs. PowerPC for signal processing application development
• FPGA Cores Enhance Radar Pulse
• FPGAs and DSPs square off in military designs
• FPGAs Are They Really Worth It?
• FPGAs Boost Performance Levels of Wideband Digital Receivers
• FPGAs Revolutionize Mezzanine Boards
• Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy
• New FPGAs tackle real-time DSP tasks for defense applications
• Pentek to offer eCOS RTOS on PowerPC
• Products, Optimism Abound At Bus & Board Conference
• Signal Processing Rides the IP Core Wave
• Tools Target Real-Time Data Acquisition Systems
• Undersampling Simplifies Wireless Control Systems
• University of Washington Employs Pentek Digital Signal Processing System in Leading-Edge Imaging Research
• Use FPGA resources to boost radar system performance
• VXS to solve even most challenging data transfer requirements
• VXS: A High-Performance VMEbus Switched Serial Fabric
• VXS: Switched Serial Gigabit Fabric for VMEbus
• XMC Delivers a Future-Proof Mezzanine Standard

Industry Articles

• An Introduction to eCos
  Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) are available from a wide range of sources.
• C6000 vs. PowerPC for signal processing application development
  The C6000 DSPs from TI and PowerPC G4 procerssors from Motoroa can deliver some of the highest performance processing power currently available in silicon today.
• FPGA Cores Enhance Radar Pulse
  Numerous obstacles and tradeoffs are inherent in digital pulse compression design. Specialized FPGA IP cores help smooth the way.
• FPGAs and DSPs square off in military designs
  Industry Article on FPGAs with quote from Rodger Hosking.
• FPGAs Are They Really Worth It?
• FPGAs Boost Performance Levels of Wideband Digital Receivers
  Few component technologies have evolved as rapidly in the last few years as FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays).
• FPGAs Revolutionize Mezzanine Boards
• Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy
  When researchers at the University of Washington wanted to implement a DSP-based control system for their experiments in Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy, they decided that a VMEbus system would be their best choice.
• New FPGAs tackle real-time DSP tasks for defense applications
• Pentek to offer eCOS RTOS on PowerPC
  Pentek is the first vendor to port eCos (Embedded Configurable Operating System), to the Motorola G4 PowerPC processor.
• Products, Optimism Abound At Bus & Board Conference
  Bus & Board Conference Coverage on the Model 6821
• Signal Processing Rides the IP Core Wave
  IP cores are proving the perfect platform for military signal processing functions. FPGA and embedded board vendors are leading the charge with a comprehensive set of solutions.
• Tools Target Real-Time Data Acquisition Systems
• Undersampling Simplifies Wireless Control Systems
  Wireless control involves moving accurately from the analog to the digital realm. A technique called undersampling can simplify the sesign of the conversion proscess and produce better accuracy.
• University of Washington Employs Pentek Digital Signal Processing System in Leading-Edge Imaging Research
  Since the early 90´s researchers at the University of Washington and IBM have been involved in developing a practical technology for imaging the 3-dimensional structure of individual molecules.
• Use FPGA resources to boost radar system performance
• VXS to solve even most challenging data transfer requirements
  VXS is the switched serial backplane fabric for VMEbus promising to solve even the most challenging data transfer requirements.
• VXS: A High-Performance VMEbus Switched Serial Fabric
  Now well into its third decade of widespread deployment, VMEbus continues as the dominant bus structure for high-performance embedded systems.
• VXS: Switched Serial Gigabit Fabric for VMEbus
  The VMEbus, well into a third decade of widespread deployment, continues as the dominant bus structure for high-performance embedded systems.
• XMC Delivers a Future-Proof Mezzanine Standard