Pentek Announces Kintex UltraScale FMC Carrier for 3U VPX

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The check-off for enhancements include: - 1.5X higher performance utilizing 15% less power with the Kintex Ultrascale FPGA - 2.8X increase in FMC bandwidth potential with the new FMC+ standard - 1.5X faster memory transfer rate with 9 GB of DDR4 SDRAM - Optional GPS for precise data tagging for time and position - Optional 12 GB/sec VITA-66.4 optical backplane I/O - Navigator BSP and FDK for streamlined IP development "The Model 5983 substantially improves performance in all aspects," said Bob Sgandurra, director of Product Development of Pentek.When integrated as a FlexorSet package, the Model 5983 is delivered with factory-installed intellectual property (IP) modules ideally matched to the FMC’s analog or digital interfaces.When combined with any of Pentek’s Flexor® FMCs to create a FlexorSet®, it becomes a complete multichannel data conversion and processing subsystem suitable for connection to IF, HF or RF ports of a communications or radar system.The Model 5983 is the carrier foundation for a new series of FlexorSets capable of hosting FMC and FMC+ modules.The check-off for enhancements include:- 1.5X higher performance utilizing 15% less power with the Kintex Ultrascale FPGA- 2.8X increase in FMC bandwidth potential with the new FMC+ standard- 1.5X faster memory transfer rate with 9 GB of DDR4 SDRAM- Optional GPS for precise data tagging for time and position- Optional 12 GB/sec VITA-66.4 optical backplane I/O- Navigator BSP and FDK for streamlined IP development"The Model 5983 substantially improves performance in all aspects," said Bob Sgandurra, director of Product Development of Pentek.With the installation of a serial protocol, the optical interface enables gigabit backplane communications between boards at up to 12 GB/sec independent of the PCIe interface.FlexorSetsThe Model 5983 JadeFX carrier is designed to operate with all of Pentek’s Flexor FMC and FMC+ modules.

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