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SPARTE : L/S/L+S-band compact ground station

Only 2 elements compose this highly compact and complete telemetry station with monopulse tracking:

• Our SPART antenna equipped with
  • our 2 axes pedestal
    • High accuracy of tracking
    • Low mechanical backlash
    • High stiffness
    • Unlimited azimuth rotation
  • feed and low noise amplifier  (IN-SNEC®)  designed by ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS and renowned for their high MTBF
  • camera
• Our integrated Antenna Control System and Broadband Radio Telemetry Receiver Cortex ACS-RTR

The S/L/L+S band compact station combines all advantages of SPARTE 2's performances and reliability. Several telemetry antennas have been already sold.

Main features

• L-band, S-band, L+S-band operation
• RHCP and LHCP simultaneously
• Many operational modes
• Many available options
• Available sizes : 1.8m, 2.4m, 3m, 4.6m, 7.3m, 11m (over size available on request)
• Mobile or fixe

COM'TRACK: S-band compact tracking antenna system

Solution for distance < 100 miles
 

COM'TRACK is an autonomous compact system and is able to perform down link (S-band) or full duplex link (P/S-bands) operations..
All major elements are housed inside the radome (tracking antenna, receivers, transmitters).

Applications

• Surveillance from helicopters, aircraft, UAV, ground vehicles
• Remote control and tele-operation
• Video, telemetry, reception and transmission

Main features

• Transportability and easy installation and operation
• Easy using thanks to an intuitive graphic user interface
• Modular design depending on user requirements
• Fully integrated azimuth tracking system
• Operational range : 1 and 100 km (depend on the application)
  • long range directional coverage
  • short range zenithal coverage
• Dimensions : 25 " x 31.5" (635 x 800mm)
• Weight : 66 to 77 lb (30 to 35kg)
• Many versions available
  • with integrated receiver (MREC) & Bitsynchronizer (transmitter in option)
  • with external receiver (Cortex RTR-L or Cortex RTR-XL) (transmitter in option)

Cortex RTR-XL : Radio Telemetry Receiver

The Cortex RTR-XL, based on the famous Cortex architecture, is a COTS integrated telemetry receiver, founded on over 40 years experience in equipment and systems for flight test telemetry.

A cost-effective and high performance COTS solution for a ground receiving station. 

Main features

• Single or dual channel P/L/S/C bands (fully independent)
• Single or dual 70 MHz IF inputs
• IRIG 106-XX compliant
• Excellent phase noise compatible with TIER II modulations
• Optimum ratio Pre-D combiner (freq. / polar.diversity)
• Fully programmable multi-mode demodulator: ...PSK, Pm, TIER 0,1,2 (PCM-FM, SOQPSK, Multi-h CPM)
• Versatile functions, Upgradeable application
• AM demodulation for monopulse tracking
• Automatic Frequency Control (AFC)
• TCP-IP socket, Windows environment
• Compact design for complete application
• TFT color screen and built-in keyboard
• Remote Monitoring & Control (M&C) using Ethernet link, with multi-receivers configuration
• Embedded bit and frame synchronizers
• Decoders : FEC (Viterbi,..),  Reed Solomon,...
• Built-in spectrum viewer
• Up to 40 Mbps bit rate (SOQPSK)
• 100% in-house designed product

 

Main benefits 

• User-friendly and intuitive GUI over Windows XP / W2000 OS
• High integration with drastically reduced hardware for increased avaibility
• Enhanced performances, upgradeability and flexibility due to extensive use of Digital Signal Processing techniques
• No tuning, no preventive maintenance
• High performances RF design with better than IRIG features
• Quad-band (P, L, S, C) receiver
• Fast diagnostic & assistance

Cortex RTR-L : Radio telemetry Receiver

The Cortex RTR-L, based on the famous Cortex architecture, is the latest COTS integrated telemetry receiver from ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS, founded on over 40 years experience in equipment and systems for flight test telemetry.

A cost-effective and high performance COTS solution for a ground receiving station. 

• NEW GENERATION
• Quad-band (P, L, S, C)
• Redesigned MMI

Main features

• Single, dual & quad channel IF/P/L/S/C band (fully independent)
• Excellent phase noise compatible with Tier II modulations
• Optimum ratio Pre-D combiner (available in frequency & polarisation diversity) with automatic switching to Best Source Selector mode
• Multi-mode demodulator Tier 0,1,2 (PCM-FM, SOQPSK, Multi-h CPM)
• Unprecedented multi-h CPM BER & acquisition time
• AM demodulation for antenna tracking
• Embedded 20Mbps bit and frame synchronizers with telemetry over IP (compatible with Eurilogic MAGALI decommutation software)
• Decoders : FEC (Viterbi, ...), Reed Solomon, ...
• Built – in S-band test generator and BER Tester
• Simultaneous spectrum viewer & eye diagram

 

• 100% in-house designed product
• PC-based with Windows XP OS environment
• 2 types of chassis :
  • standard (screen and built-in keyboard)
  • blind (no screen, no keyboard, extractible hard disk, front panel ON/OFF button)

 

Main benefits 

• User-friendly and intuitive MMI
• High integration with drastically reduced hardware for increased avaibility
• Enhanced performances, upgradeability and flexibility due to extensive use of Digital Signal Processing techniques
• No tuning, no preventive maintenance
• High performances RF design with better than IRIG features
• Quad-band (P, L, S, C) receiver without changing RF modules
• Fast diagnostic & assistance

MREC: S-band modular Receiver

This receiver is dedicated for analog or digital S-band FM data processing ; its modularity allows several configurations such as :
 

• Reception of wide band analog video signal with telemetering or audio sub-carriers
• Reception of low or high rate digital data (up to 16 Mb/s)

 

Advantages :

• High ruggedness
• High RF shield
• Wide temperature range
• Low dimensions 7.24" x 4.4" x 4.3" (184x112x110 mm)
• Low weight 3.75 lb (1.7kg)
• Low power consumption
• Low cost
• PC remote-controlled
• Modularity (Configurable on request)
  
  Its compactness and its robustness allow its integration in fixed systems as well as in light aircraft or in medium-sized aerial such as our product COM'TRACK
   

Test recorders

This equipment is designed and manufactured by ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS GmbH and promoted in the US through ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS Inc.