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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

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

Test recorders

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

RSR: Radio Signal Recorder

Main features

• True IF 70 MHz recording/reproducing
• Recording bandwidth : 40 MHz per IFchannel
• 3 IF inputs
• < 5 ns Cross channel synchronization
• Individually selectable signal bandwidth for optimized recording performance
• Direct IF sampling
• Full digital processing
• IRIG-106 Chapter 10 Data File Format
• Removable disk cartridges, LTO archiving supported & FTP Share File Platform

Main benefits

• Efficient phase noise and IF processing to support the advanced modulation schemes (SOQPSK, Multi-h CPM)
• Wideband processing for higher data rates
• Integration with drastically reduced hardware
• No tuning, no preventive maintenance
• IF loopback for channel test
• Easy to use GUI based on touch screen
• IF signals real-time spectrum display for input verification

Advantys - Multi-Mission Telemetry System

The ENERTEC™ "Advantys" multi-mission telemetry system gives access to numerous fields of application, in data acquisition, flight testing of aircraft and missiles, ground vehicle testing, radar system proving, satellite integration, testing and monitoring, and many more.

It provides real-time, play-back and off-line capabilities such as data acquisition, parameter extraction, processing, storage, analysis and display.

• 20Mbit/s per PCM Stream
• Complex PCM formats: IRIG106, Daniel, CE-83, ARINC, etc
• Real-Time, Multi-Stream processing
• One microsecond timing accuracy
• Architecture for high-speed processing and distribution of data
• Readily Expandable for New Missions and Multiple Users
• Giga-Ethernet for data distribution
• Open Standard on Windows-NT/2000/XP & PCI platform (PC)
• Industrial Hardware & Software standards increase reliability
• Full manufacturer and product support services