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Pentek is the leading DSP manufacturer offering powerful VME, VXI, VIM, MIX and PMC boards for data acquisition, software radio and digital signal processing featuring Texas Instruments C6x, C40 and Analog Devices SHARC DSPs. Pentek's data acquisition line is extensive and includes A/D's, D/A's, Digital Receivers and Transmitters, Digital I/O and much more. In addition to many high-speed mezzanine solutions like VIM (Velocity Interface Mezzanine), Pentek equips many products with high-speed interfaces like RACEway and FPDP (front panel data port).

Pentek has the complete system solution for design engineers with a combination of powerful DSPs, over sixty I/O choices plus flexible software products for fast and easy development. Pentek's COTS product line will surely have boards that engineers thought they would have to build themselves. Pentek also offers configuration services for customers who wish to receive a complete, tested system so they can begin application development immediately.

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Putting FPGAs to Work in Software Radio Systems, 6th Edition
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This handbook introduces the basics of software radio followed by a brief review of the evolution of programmable logic technology which now offers significant advantages for implementing software radio functions.

Software Defined Radio Handbook, 9th Edition
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The folks at Pentek, who wrote the book on software radio, are pleased to announce their recently expanded Software Radio Handbook. Now in its 9th edition, the handbook proves to be a useful technical reference for engineers.

Pentek tips Virtex-7 boards
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Pentek is sampling XMC modules using Virtex-7 FPGAs, claiming the Onyx boards deliver nearly double the performance and bandwidth of its Cobalt Virtex-6 boards.

High-Speed, Real-Time Recording Systems Handbook, 1st Edition
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This handbook will look at some of the features that are desired in a high-speed, real-time recording system, including the use of a non-proprietary file system, the use of a client-server architecture and the presence of a user-friendly API.

High-Speed Switched Serial Fabrics Improve System Design, 4th Edition
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This handbook reviews the development of gigabit switched serial fabrics to enhance the VMEbus and PMC mezzanines.

Critical Techniques for High Speed A/D Converters in Real-Time Systems, 6th Edition
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Now in its 6th Edition, this handbook focuses primarily on A/D converters with sampling rates higher than 100 MHz. Sampling techniques are reviewed, as well as FPGA technology and high-speed serial fabrics.

FPGA-based software radio PMC
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Using a Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA, Pentek's high-density software radio PMC has 256 DDC Channels and four 200 MHz 16-bit A/Ds.

C6000 vs. PowerPC, part 3: Tools, OSs, and support
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Part 3 of this 3-part series compares the tools, OSs, and support for the PowerPC and the C6000. It also looks at example applications for the processors.

Pentek's multiband SDR transceiver delivers 10 dB A/D performance improvement
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The Model 7141 accepts two full scale analog HF or IF inputs on front-panel MMCX connectors at +10 dBm into 50 ohms with transformer coupling into 14-bit 125 MHz A/D converters.

C6000 vs. PowerPC, part 2: Multiprocessor systems
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Part 2 of this 3-part series examines the suitability of the C6000 and PowerPC for multi-processor systems.

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