Pentek Launches Extensive Line of AMC Products for Signal Processing I/O
Pentek has just launched a 16-member
family of AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card)
products giving customers instant access to
the extensive line of signal processing products
in the Pentek catalog.
Pentek is leveraging their modular product
architectures to bring a large array of
options to market in a very short time. The
Pentek 56xxx products fill a major I/O product
gap in the AMC ecosystem by offering
16 different modules.
Many new defense programs are evaluating
AMCs because of the small form factor
packages and chassis. The built-in support
for IPMI and the existing infrastructure of
modules, systems and software provide a
reliable computing platform strategy for many
applications. AMCs keep the performance
level high while keeping system cost down.
The AMC.1 products are derived from
the Pentek Cobalt® product family based
on Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs with PCI Express
Gen. 2 system interfaces; and the Pentek
Onyx® product family using Xilinx Virtex-7
FPGAs with PCI Express Gen. 3 interfaces.
I/O functionality in the 56xxx family includes
analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters,
multiband digital receivers, upconverters,
downconverters and transceivers.
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Pentek responded to customer requests
by offering its entire line of Onyx and Cobalt
products in the AMC form factor, thereby
helping customers implement cost-effective
systems. The Pentek 56xxx AMC product
line opens many new markets for its popular
Cobalt and Onyx product families.
AMC is the PICMG specification that defines
the small form factor modules. AMC
modules can be used directly in a MicroTCA
chassis creating a powerful data acquisition
and processing system in a small footprint.
A summary of the available AMC products
today is shown in the nearby table. Additional
models are expected to be available in the
very near future.
Model
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Description
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Xilinx FPGA
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Model 56620
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Triple 200 MHz A/D, DUC and Dual 800 MHz D/A
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Virtex-6
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Model 56621
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Triple 200 MHz A/D with DDC, DUC and Dual 800 MHz D/A
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Virtex-6
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Model 56660
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Quad 200 MHz, 16-bit A/D
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Virtex-6
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Model 56661
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Quad 200 MHz 16-bit A/D with Quad DDC
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Virtex-6
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Model 56662
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Quad 200 MHz 16-bit A/D with 32-Channel DDC
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Virtex-6
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Model 56690
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L-Band RF Tuner and Dual 200 MHz A/D
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Virtex-6
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Model 56720
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Triple 200 MHz A/D, DUC and Dual 800 MHz D/A
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Virtex-7
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Model 56760
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Quad 200 MHz, 16-bit A/D
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Virtex-7
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Model 56650
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Dual 500 MHz A/D, DUC and Dual 800 MHz D/A
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Virtex-6
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Model 56651
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Dual 500 MHz A/D, DDC, DUC and Dual 800 MHz D/A
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Virtex-6
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Model 56630
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Single 1 GHz 12-bit A/D and 1 GHz 12-bit D/A
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Virtex-6
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Model 56670
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Quad 1.25 GHz, DUC and 16-bit D/A
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Virtex-6
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Model 56671
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Quad 1.25 GHz, DUC w. Extended Interpolation, and 16-bit D/A
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Virtex-6
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Model 56640
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Single 3.6 GHz or Dual 1.8 GHz 12-bit A/D
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Virtex-6
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Model 56641
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Single 3.6 GHz or Dual 1.8 GHz 12-bit A/D with DDC
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Virtex-6
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Model 56611
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Quad Serial FPDP Interface - Optical or Copper
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Virtex-6
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