Software Defined Radio

Overview

Vanteon’s vProtean family of products is an ultra-flexible suite of SDR solutions featuring the ADRV 9002/ADRV 9004 transceiver and a Xilinx Programmable System-on-Chip (SoC). Each features a custom RF front end that is highly flexible to be software configured for the full 30 to 6000 MHz frequency range, with an instantaneous bandwidth from 12kHz to 40 MHz.

Platform Features

• Performance Enhancing RF Front End
• Multi-channel & Multi-Chip Synchronization
• Frequency Range of 30 to 6000 MHz
• 2TX & 2RX operations
• Low Power consumption
• Small form factor

Check out product-specific SDR features and specifications below!

Use Cases

Products

Vanteon’s base vProtean model features:

• ADI’s highly integrated ADRV9004 RF Transceiver (Also available with ADRV9002)
• Xilinx’s Zynq-7020 MPSoC
• Dual Embedded ARM Cortex-A9 Processors
• 9.0 cm x 4.2 cm footprint
• USB & Ethernet host interface
• On-board 256 Mb Flash & 4 Gb DDR SDRAM
• UART & SPI debug ports

Do you require additional FPGA processing power? vProtean+ has the horsepower for the FPGA intensive operations. Its features include:

• ADI’s highly integrated ADRV9004 RF transceiver (Also available with ADRV9002)
• Xilinx’s Zynq-7045 MPSoC
• Dual  Embedded ARM Cortex-A9 processors
• 9.1 cm x 6.1 cm footprint
• USB & Ethernet host interface
• On-board 256 MB Flash, and 4 GB DDR SDRAM
• UART & SPI debug ports

Looking to fit an ultra-flexible SDR in your existing system with minimal to no hardware modification? The vProtean|M.2 might be right for you. Features include:

• ADI’s highly integrated ADRV9004 RF transceiver
• Xilinx’s UltraScale+ MPSoC
• Quad Embedded ARM Cortex-A53 & Dual Cortex-R5F processors
• M.2 M-key footprint – 22 mm x 80 mm (Height exceeds M.2 standard by 0.50 mm),
• On-board 128 MB QSPI Flash, MicroSD slot, and 2 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM
• Four PCI Express lanes, UART & I2C ports

Export Control Notice
For export classification purposes vProtean/vProtean+ evaluation kits, production units, and underlying IP are classified under the following U.S. Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) – 5A991.b. vProtean|M.2 is classified under ECCN 5A992.c.

Resources

Customize vProtean with Vanteon’s Design Services

Have an application that requires a modification not listed above? Reach out to us and we can customize any of our vProtean SDRs to meet your needs.

Vanteon has been offering electronic engineering services for more than 35 years. We have a diverse team of software, firmware, hardware, and RF engineers ready to customize our vProtean Solutions for your specific application. Vanteon’s IP offerings can be used to jumpstart your project.

Licensable Soft-Cores

Are you looking for assistance with your waveform or software design? Starting from Vanteon’s module library, we can customize a software solution for you. With a design services contract, Vanteon offers a range of soft cores for license, including:

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Export Control
For export classification purposes vProtean evaluation kits, development kits, production units, and underlying IP are classified under the following U.S. Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) – 5A991.b.

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