Literature 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 during the last three years.

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Product TechCasts Brochures Catalogs FAQs Handbooks Overviews Tutorials White Papers Webcast Seminars Industry Articles

Product TechCasts - ( top )

• 8-Channel Aurora Beamforming System - VXS/XMC TechCast Presentation - (9,001 KB Zip Compressed File - ZIP)
• Model 4207 is an extremely versatile I/O processor platform
• Model 7153 Dual PMC/XMC modules include beamforming IP
• Eight 200 MHz 16-bit A/D converters
• Eight DDCs with programmable gain and phase
• Built-in power meters for each channel
• Built-in summation blocks for beamforming
• Aurora I/O engines on 4207 and 7153
• Model 7156 Dual 400 MHz A/Ds, 800 MHz D/As, and Virtex-5 FPGAs - PMC/XMC TechCast Presentation - (7,098 KB Zip Compressed File - ZIP)
• Two 400 MHz, 14-bit A/Ds
• Two 800 MHz, 16-bit D/As
• Two Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs
• Up to 1 GB of DDR2 SDRAM
• Model 4207 MPC8641D PowerPC & Virtex-4 FPGA I/O Proc - VME/VXS TechCast presentation
• Freescale MPC8641 or MPC8641D PowerPC processor to 1.5 GHz
• Xilinx Virtex-4 XC4VFX60 or XC4VFX100 FX Series FPGA
• Hosts two PMC or XMC modules
• On-board dual gigabit Ethernet interfaces
• Model 7150 Quad 200 MHz, 16-bit A/D with Virtex-5 FPGAs PMC/XMC TechCast presentation
• VITA 42.0 XMC compatible with switched fabric interfaces
• Four 200 MHz 16-bit A/Ds
• 1.5 GB of DDR2 SDRAM
• Two Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs

Brochures - ( top )

• 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 )

• Pentek 2010 Product Catalog
• Analog and Digital I/O Product Segment Catalog
• Clock and Sync Generator Product Segment Catalog
• Radar and SDR I/O Product Segment Catalog
• Software and FPGA Tools Product Segment Catalog
• Processor Product Segment Catalog
• Systems and Recorders Product Segment Catalog

FAQs - ( top )

• 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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Handbooks - ( top )

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

Overviews - ( top )

• 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

Tutorials - ( top )

• 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
• Designing a 256-Channel Digital Downconverter
• Selecting the Right FPGA for Your Application
• Backplane Wiring Know How

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White Papers - ( top )

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