Catalogs and Tutorials

This section presents some tutorial material to provide a reference for the technology behind many of the Pentek products. It can also be used as a general reference for those involved in the design and application of DSP and data acquisition technologies. Most of the tutorials are based on articles that have been published by Pentek in various journals.

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Segment Catalogs Videos Brochures Catalogs FAQs Handbooks Overviews Tutorials White Papers Webcast Seminars Industry Articles

Pentek Product Segment Catalogs Pentek's segment catalogs highlight products by function. These downloadable catalogs are available for Analog & Digital I/O, Clock & Sync Generators, Processors, Radar & SDR I/O, Software & FPGA Tools and High-Speed Real-Time Recording Systems.
Analog & Digital I/O Catalog		Clock & Sync Generators Catalog		Processors Catalog		Radar & SDR I/O Catalog		Software & FPGA Tools Catalog		High-Speed Recorders

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• Cobalt Model 71641 XMC Delivers Wide Bandwidth Data Acquisition
• Cobalt Model 78640 1-Chan 3.6 GHz or 2-Chan 1.8 GHz 12-bit A/D with Virtex-6 FPGA - PCIe
• Cobalt Model 78621 3-Ch 200 MHz A/D with DDC & 2-Ch 800 MHz D/A with DUC, Virtex-6 FPGA - PCIe
• Cobalt Model 78670 4-Channel 1.25 GHz, 16-bit D/A with Virtex-6 FPGA - PCIe
• Cobalt Model 53662 4-Channel 200 MHz A/D with 32-Channel DDC with Virtex-6 FPGA - 3U VPX
• Software Defined Radio Modules Take Advantage of Virtex-7 FPGAs
• Model 7156 Dual 400 MHz A/Ds, 800 MHz D/As, and Virtex-5 FPGAs - PMC/XMC TechCast Presentation
• 8-Channel OpenVPX Beamforming System from Pentek
• SystemFlow Architecture for Talon High-Speed Real-Time Recording Systems
• Pentek's RTR 2746 Offers Ruggedized Real-Time Analog Recording and Analysis for Unmanned Vehicles
• 8-Channel Aurora Beamforming System - VXS/XMC TechCast Presentation
• Model 7852 Quad 200 MHz, 16-bit A/D, 32 Channel DDC x8 PCIe - Part 1
• Model 7852 Quad 200 MHz, 16-bit A/D, 32 Channel DDC x8 PCIe - Part 2

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• Model 4207 MPC8641D PowerPC & FPGA I/O Processor VME/VXS Board
• High-Speed A/D Boards & Real-Time Systems Brochure, Third Edition
• Model 4205 VIM/PMC Carrier VME Board Brochure, Second Edition
• Elma/Bustronic VXS backplane datasheet
• High-Speed VIM I/O Peripherals
• Model 4285 Octal 'C40 Processor VME Board Brochure

Catalogs - ( top )

Catalog updates

• Pentek 2013 Product Catalog
• Radar and SDR I/O Product Segment Catalog
• Talon High-Speed Recording Systems Product Segment Catalog
• Analog and Digital I/O Product Segment Catalog
• Software and FPGA Tools Product Segment Catalog
• Clock and Sync Generator Product Segment Catalog
• Processor Product Segment Catalog
• Onyx Virtex-7 and Cobalt Virtex-6 Product Catalog

• Model 7150 FAQs
• Model 4207 FAQs
• Model 4953 FAQs
• Model 6826 FAQs
• Model 7142 FAQs
• Customer FAQs
• Model 7140 FAQs
• Model 4205 FAQs
• Model 6821/6822 FAQs
• Model RTS-2501 FAQs

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• High-Speed Switched Serial Fabrics Improve System Design, Sixth Edition
• High-Speed, Real-Time Recording Systems, Second Edition
• Critical Techniques for High-Speed A/Ds In Real-Time Systems, Eighth Edition
• Putting FPGAs to Work for Software Radio Handbook, Seventh Edition
• Software Radio Handbook, Tenth Edition
• Achieving SCA Compliance for COTS Software Defined Radio, Second Edition

• RTS 2504 Overview
• Wind River Tornado II / VxWorks for G4 PowerPC
• Model 4954-440 Pulse Compressor IP Core
• Model 4954-421 160MSPS Wideband Downconverted IP Core
• Model 4954-422 296MSPS Wideband Digital Downconverter IP Core
• eCos Datasheet
• RACEway Handbook, Rev. B
• Front Panel Data Port (FPDP) Brief Overview

• Choosing the Right Mezzanine for COTS Systems
• 8-Channel OpenVPX Beamforming System
• Radar Topics, Applications and Pentek Products
• PCI Express: Switched Serial Fabric for the PCI Bus
• Features and Benefits of FPGA-Based DDCs
• The VITA Radio Transport Protocol for SDR Architectures
• System-level Switched Topologies for Extreme Performance
• Tools for Real-Time Embedded System Development
• Mezzanine Board Strategies for Communication Systems
• XMC: A Mezzanine for all Seasons

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• An Introduction to eCos
• DSP Application Development: C6000 vs. PowerPC
• Thermal Management Techniques for VME Systems