WaveCaster™ WC2

Available in Winter 2010.

Vanteon's WaveCaster™ WC2, like the WC1, remains focused on providing a low cost, scalable platform but offers a step up in computing performance. Following are some of the platform features:

  • Texas Instruments OMAP3530 Application Processor
  • Xilinx® Virtex®-6 SXT Family FPGA
  • Dual RF inputs and outputs allow for optional multiband, full duplex or MIMO operations
  • Multiple ISM band operation under software control
  • USB 2.0 High Speed, 10/100 Ethernet, SD Card slot
  • Video Output - Composite, S-video and Component
  • Video Input - Composite, S-video and Component
  • Audio - Stereo Line In and Out
  • 3.7" VGA touch screen LCD display
  • Capacitance-based keypad
  • Library of target-agnostic ANSI C/C++ software & Synplify® DSP gateware modules providing core functions for radio operations:
    • Modulation/demodulation (ASK/AM, FSK/FM, PSK/PM, QAM, OFDM)
    • Digital down/up conversion
    • Symbol timing recovery/tracking
    • Carrier recovery/tracking
    • Filters (FIR, IIR, multi-rate, adaptive)
    • Automatic gain control
    • Channel coding:
      • FEC (e.g. convolutional, Reed-Solomon)
      • Spread spectrum coding
    • Customizable MAC
  • RoHS-compliant design

Please contact us for additional information.