Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. has readied off-the-shelf field-programmable gate array (FPGA) algorithms for its flexComm product line. The addition of high-performance, small-footprint algorithms provide functions commonly used by waveform developers. These algorithms reduce the development time, cost and technical risks of high-performance software-defined radio applications, said the developer.

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Spectrum will offer FPGA algorithms integrated into its line of software-defined radio (SDR) platforms as upgrade options. Available algorithms include:

• Dual-channel 16K point Fast Fourier Transforms with the appropriate filtering.
• Tunable multichannel receiver algorithms for high density, small footprint downconversion.
• Distributed half-band filters for simultaneously filtering, downconverting and decimating a real input signal.
• Fixed-to-floating point converter algorithms.

Spectrum's SDR platforms with integrated algorithms are available in compact-PCI, PCI/PCI-X and VME configurations.