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ARCHI-RF

Handheld Portable Standalone Complete RF through PCM Processing System

The new ARCHI-RF system allows the telemetry user to travel without a large computer housing and a standalone 3U PCIe card. The ARCHI-RF system is the size of a textbook and connects to a laptop via Ethernet and is powered either by the laptop’s USB-C PD or a wall adapter that is supplied with the unit. The unit has a graphic display/touchscreen for setup and monitoring as well as can be setup and monitored via any computer (laptop or rackmount) using the Ulyssix ALTAIR software. All inputs/outputs to the ARCHI-RF are via mounted N-Type and BNC connectors on the side of the handheld unit. The ARCHI-RF can interface directly to user developed CH10 or TMoIP software or other commercial software suites with these IP input capabilities.

The ARCHI-RF has 2 independent telemetry receivers that handle RF data from 70 MHz, P/L/S/C Band frequencies and then FM/SOQPSK/BPSK/QPSK/GMSK demodulate the RF data. The ARCHI-RF contains a full function Diversity Combiner that is selectable for Optimum Ratio or Best Source algorithms. The output of the receivers are sent to internal bit sync/frame sync/PCM Decommutator algorithms with also a PCM simulator and IRIG Time Code Reader. The PCM decommuated data from the ARCHI-RF will be available on the user’s laptop running the Ulyssix ALTAIR software (included with the ARCHI system) as well as to a 9.3" x 3.7”, 1600 x 600 HDMI interface with touchscreen capability. Data will be displayed, analyzed, stored, and/or Ethernet transported in either PCM UDP transport, Chapter 10 PCM data packets, Chapter 7 integrated data packets, or TMoIP packets to other users.

 

There is an optional RF signal source/transmitter capability to send modulated RF data out of the system and then be received by the ARCHI-RF for full ground station including the antennae BERT.

The fully integrated ARCHI-PCM housing contains the Ulyssix Bald Eagle4-RF-PCIe 4th generation, with an embedded small processor card with a PCIe slot for communication to the Tarsus4-PCIe and independent USB-C PD power distribution. 

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ARCHI-RF System Features

  • Dual Channel C/S/L/PE/P/IF bands (fully independent)
    FM/SOQPSK/BPSK/QPSK/GMSK
     

  • Complete RF to bits solution with Tarsus4 Mothercard
    connection to the Bald Eagle4 RF-PCIe daughter card in
    standard configuration including Dual Bit Sync/Frame
    Sync/Decom, PCM Simulator, IRIG Time Code Reader or
    GPS IRIG Time Receiver
     

  • No filter tuning or preventive maintenance required
     

  • Optional Modulated RF Signal Generator
    C/S/L/P/PE/IF bands (fully independent). Modulation
    Inputs are internal PCM simulator output, Chapter 10
    or .tad file inputs, and external TTL Input external PCM
    stream
     

  • All RF N-Type connections and baseband BNC connections
    are directly mounted on the housing

 

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RF Capabilities

  • Dual channel frequency range of C-Band (4400-5250MHz),
    S-Band (2185-2485 MHz), Upper-L Band (1700-1850 MHz),
    Lower-L Band (1420-1590 MHz), P-Band Extended (1150-
    1250 MHz), P-Band (200-500 MHz), 70 MHz IF
     

  • Pre-D Best Source or Optimal Ratio Diversity Combiner
    modes or bypass for independent dual receiver capability
     

  • Single Channel PCM modulated RF Signal Generators for
    simulation or BER testing at same frequencies, as stated
    above
     

  • RF detection performed with direct complex downconversion

    to DC and digitizing using single integrated IC​

  • DSP implemented IF data bandwidth filtering from 1 kHz to 40 MHz continuous
     

  • 50 kHz input frequency tuning resolution

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Bit Synchronizer

  • Accepts all IRIG 106 PCM code types

  • Bit Sync programmable input rates from 1 bps to 40 Mbps

  • Less than 1 dB to theoretical bitsync BER performance

  • All IRIG 106 codetypes are selectable for PCM output

 

Frame Synchronizer

  • Supports PCM streams from 1 bps up to 50 Mbps

  • Supports up to 1024 minor frames per major frame and 16Mb per minor frame

  • Frame Sync Archive capability

  • Advanced algorithm to allow for varying frame sizes

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PCM Simulator

  • Programmable PCM streams from 1 bps up to 40 Mbps

  • Ulyssix .tad frame sync file and Chapter 10 Archive playback capability

  • Fixed major frame simulator utilizing defined waveform & tabular data to output

  • Selectable output code type

  • TTL and RS-422 output capability

 

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Decommutator

  • Supports all IRIG Class II decommutator features with variable word length from 3 - 64 bits, format switching, parameter concatenation, and asynchronous embedded formats

  • High speed data transfer of user word selected channels to the PCI bus for disk storage and playback

  • Two on card DACs for word analog output

  • Full parameter math processing​
     

Diagnostics

  • All current software, firmware, and driver version numbers stored for easy retrieval

  • Current card setup configuration is stored for verification of proper setup

  • Direct download to file for transfer to Ulyssix for evaluation and recommendations

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