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Data Links - LOS (Line Of Sight)
For short range reception and transmission (typically less than 100 miles), ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS solution is based on field proven Flight Test Products:
- Portable Auto-tracking antenna systems (Tactical Ground Station, COM'TRACK, ...)
- Telemetry Receivers : Cortex RTR-L or Cortex RTR-XL
- High Power Amplifiers (HPAs, SSPAs)
- Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs)
- U/D converters,...
Tactical Ground Station - Ku-band
Tactical Ground Station
- KU-band
- HEXAPOD pedestal
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)
Technical Sheet
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
Technical Sheet
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
