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LPFE-RFXR (BECOMING DEPRECATED)

Description

Rincon Research Corporation’s (RRC) LPFE-RFXR is becoming deprecated. It is a software-defined radio (SDR) system, combining the xSDR LPFE DSP Base Card and the xSDR RFXR into a compact chassis. Its 2×2 MIMO RF transceiver is based on Analog Devices AD9361 to achieve high performance without the need for external filters or LNAs. Tunable from 70 MHz to 6 GHz with up to 56 MHz signal bandwidth, it is ideal for low-power RF front end applications.

The MountainBrik™ application may be used with the LPFE-RFXR to control the receivers, view signal spectra, and record receiver data. RRC’s unique MountainBrik firmware provides nanosecond-accurate time tags regardless of the sample rate. RRC’s embedded Linux distribution, combined with the MountainBrik firmware, is capable of streaming signal data through the Ethernet interface at over 100 MByte/sec.

The board support package (BSP) includes example HDL code and Vivado project and constraints files. The BSP code can be used to implement a simple transponder function where receiver data is looped-back inside the FPGA to the transmitters.

Features

  • 70 MHz to 6 GHz MIMO transceiver
  • High-performance Xilinx Zynq Z7045 FPGA/ARM SoC
  • Low-power RF-to-packets capability
  • Many applications consume less than 15 W
  • Capable of high-rate, high-order modulations (application not included)
    • FSK, BPSK, QPSK, SQPSK, 8PSK, QAM16 to QAM1024
  • Flexible boot options
    • NFS, microSD card, or RAM-disk
  • Write-protection controls for all non-volatile memory
  • Flexible power options
    • 9 VDC to 57 VDC
    • Power over Ethernet (PoE) Type 2
  • Accepts external time/frequency standards for geo-capable time-tagging
  • Two rugged enclosures available, fan-cooled or conduction-cooled with IP-67 construction

Documentation

For more information, download the LPFE-RFXR Product Brief.

Order

Orderable Part Numbers:

  • LPFE-RFXR-01 Chassis with integrated LPC-10-Z7045I2 (industrial temperature FPGA -40°C to 100°C) and LPM-RFXR-0200, fan cooled
  • LPFE-RFXR-02 LPFE Chassis with integrated LPC-10-Z7045E2 (extended temperature FPGA 0°C to 100°C) and LPM-RFXR-0200, fan cooled
  • xSDR-02 IP-67 chassis with integrated LPC-10-Z7045I2 (industrial temperature FPGA -40°C to 100°C) and LPM-RFXR-0200, conduction cooled
  • xSDR-03 IP-67 chassis with integrated LPC-10-Z7045I2 (industrial temperature FPGA -40°C to 100°C) and LPM-RFXR-0200, conduction cooled, PoE and DC power supplies included

Other configurations are possible. Please contact us if you are interested in customizing a product to your specific requirements.

Orders may be placed via e-mail, telephone, fax, or mail.

Commercial Price List available upon request.

E-mail: sales@rincon.com
Phone: 520-519-3131
Fax: 520-519-3120
Mail: Rincon Research Corporation
Attention: Sales
101 North Wilmot Road, Suite 101
Tucson, AZ 85711

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Technical Specifications

Transceiver Card

RRC’s xSDR RFXR

Tuning Range

70 MHz to 6 GHz

Gain Adj. Range

1 dB to 60 dB, 1 dB steps

Receiver Return Loss

>10 dB (typ)

Noise Figure

6 dB (typical, below 3 GHz)

Preselectors

4-band RX preselector

IF Bandwidth

Run-time configurable, 200 kHz to 56 MHz

Sample Rate

Up to 61.44 MSPS (I and Q)

ADC/DAC Resolution

12 bit

Transmit Power

+4 dBm (max)

Phase Noise (1 kHz to 1 MHz)

0.11° at 100 MHz, 0.26° at 1 GHz, 0.52° at 2.5 GHz, 1.3° at 6 GHz

Two-Tone SFDR

>72 dB, (typ, 30 dB gain)

RX I/Q Image & DC Cancellation

> 80 dB (typ)

DSP Base Card

RRC’s xSDR LPFE DSP Base Card

SoC

Xilinx Zynq Z7045 standard,
Z7030 and Z7035 also available

Memory

DDR3-1066
FPGA attached: 2 GBytes
ARM attached: 512 MBytes

I/O

10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet
USB 2.0 OTG
UARTs: USB and RS-232

Timing Signals

1 PPS and 10 MHz connectors, SMA
DC IRIG-B, U.FL

OS

RRC’s embedded Linux distribution

Dimensions

Fan-Cooled: 5.45” x 5.00” x 1.50”, 35.5 oz.
Conduction-Cooled: 10.00” x 3.50”, x 2.46”, 62.4 oz.