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Direct RF DRF3182 FPGA 3U OpenVPX Board

COTS 3U VPX processing board powered by the Intel® Stratix® 10 AX SoC FPGA

Fast Direct RF Wideband Data

Capture at the Edge
OpenVPX Board

Electronic warfare, radar and ELINT applications demand direct RF solutions to deliver low-latency, fast data processing solutions for critical real-time decision-making. The DRF3182 offers heterogenous FPGA processing with explosive A/D & D/A speeds of 51.2 GSPS, Ku band frequency coverage from 2-18 GHz and six 100 GigE interfaces with an aggregate throughput of 75 GB/sec. Plus, COTS technology reduces time to market and fewer modules decreases system costs.

OpenVPX Board - high bandwidth

Block Diagram

DRF3183 OpenVPX Board - block diagram

Direct RF vs. IF: Receive-Application Architecture

Direct RF vs IF diagram
Direct RF vs IF diagram

Features

  • Flexible compute, high-speed
    connectivity and frequency agility for
    radar, EW and test and measurement
    applications
  • Integrated, advanced data converters
  • COTS 3U VPX, 4Rx/4Tx, 51.2 GSPS Direct RF module with Intel® Stratix® 10 AX SoC FPGA
  • Fast sample rate providing high
    instantaneous bandwidths
  • Heterogeneous integration

Specifications

3U OpenVPX Packaging
  • OpenVPX (VITA 65) encompasses: VITA 46.0, 46.3, 46.4, 46.6, 46.11 and VITA 48.1, 48.2 (REDI)
Data Planes
  • PCIe Gen 3 support and/or VITA 49.2
Backplane Interface
  • SLT3-SWH-8F-14.14.2 slot profile
Processor
  • Intel® Stratix® 10 AX-Series SoC FPGA
  • 2753 logic elements
  • Quad core ARM processor
  • 244 MB of on-chip memory
Memory
  • 4 GB DDR4 Total: 2 GB for FPGA fabric, 2 GB for HPS
Data Converters
  • ADC: Four 10-bit ADC channels up to 51.2 GSPS
  • DAC: Four 10-bit ADC channels up to 51.2 GSPS
  • Programmable tunable digital up/down Converters (two per port)
  • High instantaneous bandwidth allows large portions of spectrum to be directly digitized
VITA 46.11 IPMI controller
  • Sensor interface to monitor temperature, voltage
  • Power sequencing
  • Secure JTAG
  • Manufactured in an AS9100D facility

Datasheet

About Mercury

Mercury Systems is the leader in making trusted, secure mission-critical technologies profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense.

From essential components to modules to pre-integrated subsystems, Mercury’s innovative portfolio of solutions is open, scalable and easily integrates with customers’ platforms. Mercury’s technology expertise includes trusted manufacturing, safety-certification and secure sensor processing.

Mercury develops innovative solutions purpose-built to meet the needs of a global customer base. Customers range from defense prime contractors and government agencies to commercial companies in aerospace, technology and other industries.

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Taylor is a Texas native, and grew up in the small town of Boerne, Texas.  He attended Texas A&M University, where earned his bachelor’s degree in Engineering.  After college he was recruited by a Manufacturer’s Rep Firm, where he spent the first 7 years of his career. Initially hired on as an inside salesperson, Taylor quickly accelerated within the organization and expanded into various other roles such as Distribution Manager, and Field Sales Engineer.  Taylor then spent the following 7 years working for an electronic component distributor named Electro Enterprises that almost exclusively supported the mil/aero market.

Taylor worked as a Field Sales Engineer supporting the Texas, Utah and New Mexico territory, Product Manager, as well as Director or Business Development where he managed a team of 10 Field Sales Professionals across the entire United States.  Gathering from his previous experiences, Taylor has now taken on the role of Field Sales Engineer with Vic Myers supporting the Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas territory.  Outside of the office you will usually find Taylor either spending time with his wife and two young children, or out on the lake bass fishing.

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