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.

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• FPGAs Pave New Processing Paths for VPX and VME Systems (COTS Journal)
• Unmanned vehicles push wireless, but lack in multicore (EET)
• Design roundup: software-defined radio (EET)
• Time carefully the adoption of your next-generation processor (EDN)
• Using PCIe & intelligent DMA to achieve blazing data rates in real-time recording instruments (EET)
• New Virtex-7 FPGAs boost software radio performance (VME & Critical Systems)
  • Software-Defined Radio system performance looks to improve, thanks to the advanced power reduction, increased DSP engines, improved buffering, and faster interfaces of Xilinx's Virtex-7.
• Harnessing FPGAs for Beamforming Software Radio Systems (Embedded Technology)
  • Over the past 20 years, software defined radio techniques have not only revolutionized radar and communications systems, but they have also boosted system performance levels. One of the most widely-deployed and technically challenging operations in these systems is beamforming.
• Putting OpenVPX to Work (Embedded Technology)
• Migrating to VPX - Without leaving VME behind (VME & Critical Systems)
• VPX swr radio handles 16 bits at 200 MHz (Electronic Products)
• Understanding Virtex FPGAs (Embedded Technology Magazine)
• VPX and VXS System-Level Switched Fabric Strategies (COTS Journal)
• Interview with Rodger Hosking on Signal Processing (Open Architecture Review)
• FPGAs vs. ASICs/ASSPs in the digital down-converter (FPGA Central)
• New FPGAs Transform Real-Time Systems Architectures (RTC Magazine)
• PRODUCT HOW-TO: Building an FPGA-based Digital Down (Programmable Logic DesignLine)
• Signal Processing Rides the IP Core Wave (COTS Journal)
  • 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.
• C6000 vs. PowerPC for signal processing application development (Boards & Solutions Magazine)
  • 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.
• VXS: Switched Serial Gigabit Fabric for VMEbus (TechOnline)
  • The VMEbus, well into a third decade of widespread deployment, continues as the dominant bus structure for high-performance embedded systems.
• FPGAs Boost Performance Levels of Wideband Digital Receivers (TechOnline)
  • Few component technologies have evolved as rapidly in the last few years as FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays).
• Pentek to offer eCOS RTOS on PowerPC (Embedded Systems Europe)
  • Pentek is the first vendor to port eCos (Embedded Configurable Operating System), to the Motorola G4 PowerPC processor.
• Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy (VMEbus Magazine)
  • 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.
• Undersampling Simplifies Wireless Control Systems (RTC Magazine)
  • 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.
• An Introduction to eCos (COTS Journal)
  • Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) are available from a wide range of sources.
• VXS to solve even most challenging data transfer requirements (Boards & Solutions Magazine)
  • VXS is the switched serial backplane fabric for VMEbus promising to solve even the most challenging data transfer requirements.
• FPGA Cores Enhance Radar Pulse (COTS Journal)
  • Numerous obstacles and tradeoffs are inherent in digital pulse compression design. Specialized FPGA IP cores help smooth the way.
• VXS: A High-Performance VMEbus Switched Serial Fabric (Embedded Edge Magazine)
  • Now well into its third decade of widespread deployment, VMEbus continues as the dominant bus structure for high-performance embedded systems.
• Use FPGA resources to boost radar system performance (RF Design)
• FPGAs Revolutionize Mezzanine Boards (RTC Magazine)
• New FPGAs tackle real-time DSP tasks for defense applications (Boards & Solutions Magazine)
• Products, Optimism Abound At Bus & Board Conference (Embedded 365)
  • Bus & Board Conference Coverage on the Model 6821
• University of Washington Employs Pentek Digital Signal Processing System in Leading-Edge Imaging Research (VMEbus Systems Magazine)
  • 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.
• XMC Delivers a Future-Proof Mezzanine Standard (RTC Magazine)
• FPGAs Are They Really Worth It? (VME and Critical Systems Magazine)
• FPGAs and DSPs square off in military designs (Military & Aerospace Magazine)
  • Industry Article on FPGAs with quote from Rodger Hosking.
• EDN HOT 100 Products (EDN Magazine)
• Tools Target Real-Time Data Acquisition Systems (RTC Magazine)
• Features and Benefits of FPGA-based DDCs (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
• Putting FPGAs to Work in Software Radio Systems (VME and Critical Systems Magazine)