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Analog Devices announces 16-Channel, mixed-signal front-end digitizer

Analog Devices, Inc. has introduced a 16-channel, mixed-signal front-end (MxFE) digitizer for aerospace & defence applications, including phased array radars, electronic warfare, and ground-based SATCOM (satellite communications).

16/04/2021 13:25:25

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The new digitizer includes four AD9081 or four AD9082 software-defined, direct RF sampling transceivers. It is designed to accelerate customer development by providing reference RF signal chains, software architectures, power supply designs, and application example code. ADI also introduced a digitizing card to complement the platform
and facilitate system-level calibration algorithms and demonstration of power-up phase determinism.

• View the product page at: https://www.analog.com/en/design-center/evaluation-hardware-and-software/evaluation-boards-kits/Quad-MxFE.html.

• Watch a video about the mixed-signal front-end digitizer and digitizing card: https://www.analog.com/en/education/education-library/videos/6184061669001.html.

• Connect with engineers and ADI product experts on EngineerZone, an online technical support
community: http://ez.analog.com.

ADQUADMXFE1EBZ 16-Channel, mixed-signal front-end digitizer key features:

• 16x RF receive (Rx) channels (32x digital Rx channels)
• 16x RF transmit (Tx) channels (32x digital Tx channels)
• Provided application-specific examples in MATLAB® application scripts and a GUI
• Flexible clock distribution

ADQUADMXFE-CAL digitizing
card key features:

• Provides both individual adjacent channel loopback and combined channel loopback options
• Combined Tx and Rx channels output via SMA connectors
• On-board log power detectors with AD5592R digitization

Pricing and availability

ADQUADMXFE1EBZ
Description: Quad-MxFE (2nd Nyquist Rx Operation, Populated with AD9081)
Availability:
NOW
Price: $12,000 each
Packaging: Box with Power Supply & Some Associated Cabling

ADQUADMXFE2EBZ
Description: Quad-MxFE (1st Nyquist Rx Operation, Populated with AD9081)
Availability: June 2021
Price: $12,000 each
Packaging: Box with Power Supply & Some Associated Cabling

ADQUADMXFE3EBZ
Description: Quad-MxFE (Wideband Variant, Populated with AD9082)
Availability: June 2021
Price: $12,000 each
Packaging: Box with Power Supply & Some Associated Cabling

ADQUADMXFE-CAL
Description: 16 Tx / 16 Rx Calibration Board
Availability: NOW
Price: $2,500 each
Packaging: Box with Power Supply & Some Associated Cabling

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