The RVP8™ Digital IF Receiver and Signal Processor

The RVP8™ provides comprehensive digital receiver and signal processing functions on an open systems PC platform: 

 

• Dual IF signal inputs, plus Burst input
• 72 MHz, 14-bit IF sampling
• Programmable transmit waveforms
• Programmable IF bandpass filters
• DFT and GMAP™ processing
• Phase coded 2nd trip echo filtering
• Public API's
• FREE software upgrades Options:
• Dual-polarization
• Ultra-wide dynamic range
• Pulse compression
  
  

PCI technology, Linux and public API's - an open systems approach

The RVP8™ changes everything. Through the years, signal processing has been performed on dedicated hardware or proprietary DSP chips. However, the technology in the personal computing industry now makes it possible to package the signal processor as a conventional PC. Sigmet's RVP8™ Digital Receiver and Signal Processor takes full advantage of this open systems approach and even includes public API's so that sophisticated users can program their own custom signal processing applications in a standard environment. Plus, FREE software and documentation upgrades are easily obtained at www.sigmet.com.

Extensible system lifetime and expansion

Sigmet has produced five generations of signal processors over the last 25 years. Each transition was motivated by faster hardware and/or end-of-life of proprietary hardware. Unfortunately, each transition required substantial hardware and software redesign, re-tooling and re-implementation. The RVP8™ changes all of this. Since standard PC hardware is used and processor speeds double every 18 months, the next generation hardware is simply the next faster PC chip.

Performance - Sigmet's fastest processor ever

In spite of using standard PC hardware, the RVP8™ is the fastest processor Sigmet has ever produced-currently 10 times the speed of a maximum performance three-board RVP7™ system. This gives the RVP8 more than enough power for complex algorithms such as dual-polarization, phase coded 2nd trip echo filtering, pulse compression, DFT/FFT and the new DFT-based Gaussian Model Adaptive Processing algorithm (GMAP™).

Please also refer to the RVP8 User's Manual for additional details.

Over 25 years of quality products and quality support

You can integrate the RVP8™ into your own software or you may choose to purchase Sigmet's IRIS™ software for UNIX workstations. For a radar upgrade or a new installation, when you specify the Sigmet RVP8™, you can be assured that you have specified the best there is.