Rincon Research Corporation’s (RRC) DSPBrik™ II product family is becoming deprecated. It is a modular, extensible, and reconfigurable computing architecture that targets high-performance computation and digital signal processing (DSP) applications. Building upon the 12-year legacy of the DSPBrik I, the 2nd generation DSPBrik products enable higher bandwidth applications while reducing overall system cost.

The modularity of the DSPBrik allows system architects to define their applications using only required resources while providing flexibility for expansion. Built using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) production methods, DSPBrik-based designs can provide cost-effective solutions for both prototyping and full production systems. The DSPBrik II family offers a collection of analog-to-digital converter (ADC), digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products.

Flexibility is the overarching goal for the DSPBrik II architecture. Conforming to a compact (4.6” x 4.6”) form-factor, modules can be integrated into a variety of enclosures ranging from standard 19” rackmount units to custom conduction-cooled enclosures. DSPBrik products accept power (DC) from a wide range of sources commonly found in battery, automotive, telecommunications, and airborne applications. Communication with DSPBrik systems is achieved using industry-standard interfaces (Ethernet) and protocols (IP/HTTP), allowing customers to control their applications from most host platforms and operating systems (e.g., Microsoft Windows, Linux). Building on extensive experience with precision timing and tagging, RRC designed DSPBrik products with data time tagging and processing from the outset.

Application Examples

• Software-Defined Radios
• Satellite Communications
• Adaptive Arrays
• Digital Signal Processing
• High-Bandwidth Demodulation
• Radar Processing
• Digital IF Transport
• Radio Astronomy
• Radar Processing
• Network Packet Processing

Products

• X6A1250, wideband ADC with a Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA
• X7F1000, powerful Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA with expansive I/O options
• X7D2285, dual-channel, wideband DAC with a Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA