Technology moves fast, and one of the most interesting technology developments in recent years is cutting-edge software defined radio (SDR).
What is a Software Defined Radio?
In simple terms, an SDR is a communication system which is made up of radio components including filters, detection circuits and mixers, with all the modulation and demodulation of signals processed by a software package. Conventional radio systems are composed mostly of hardware, and as such cannot easily be re-configured. The SDR set up provides increased flexibility and capabilities over a traditional radio communication system.
VersaLogic has made a significant impact in this sector in the last 18 months, with a range of boards designed to support SDR applications. The
Sabertooth (EPMe-51) and the
Eagle (EPU-5120) are stand out high-performance embedded computers delivering the durability and reliability essential for SDR applications.
This case study dives into the impact of Software-Defined Radio (SDR) technology using off-the-shelf computer boards like the VersaLogic Sabertooth and Eagle. Highlighting real-world applications by industry leaders, it demonstrates how these advanced boards enhance communication systems in low Earth orbit satellites and tactical military deployments.
In this case study you’ll learn:
- About the advantages of SDR over traditional radio systems
- The importance of choosing embedded computers that can withstand extreme conditions, have long lifecycles, and high performance
- About specific examples of SDR applications that have utilised VersaLogic’s Sabertooth and Eagle embedded computers
- About the benefits of embedded computers in SDR applications
Sabertooth: High Performance Xeon-E PCIe/104 SBC. High bandwidth 3-Bank Type 1 expansion interface which supports the connection of peripherals and compute-offload or graphics processing devices that require up to 16 high speed PCIe lanes such as GPUs, FPGA, or 10 GbE network interfaces.
Eagle: Ultra Rugged Intel Atom "Coffee Lake" Embedded Processing Unit (EPU). Based on Intel®’s 9th Generation Xeon-E 'Coffee Lake' processor, which features 6 cores and Hyper-Threading. Eagle also provides high speed SSD storage (NVMe) and up to 32 GB of error-correcting RAM.
If you'd like to know more about the SDR capability on these VersaLogic boards please get in touch, we're excited to talk about them with you!
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