Our spectrum analyzers just became automated tools!

As we get ready to start on revision B of our ultrawideband frequency hopping data modem, The techFX Data hopper, we have to add some tools to our inventory which will allow us to better track our RF data packets visually over time.

Some of you may yell NI's labview or Agilent, however we have a small lower cost toolset for initial development and verification.

We will be utiltizing several signal intercept analysis techniques including FFT, JFT (Joint Frequency Time), and possibly wavelet analysis.

The techFX Data hopper is intended for intelligence applications utilizing a crypto core MCU with full touchscreen and ultrawideband frequency hopping capability. this goes contrary to modern signal interception techniques and equipment thus requiring more intricate infrastructure to break our commo and crypto.

We are expecting prototype #2 development to begin in a few months time, look here for updates!

Our graphical OSD is in the software development stage, offering autodetection of NTSC, PAL, HD with double buffering presented on a serial UART interface.

We tricked out the design with a 2 layer PCB using a BGA as the MCU :-)    (jedi powers...)

-small 1.5" x 2"
-80 MIPS mcu
-NTSC, PAL, HD detection
-512k external eeprom + plenty of program memory for mapping all of our characters --we have quite a few here :-)

We have the techFX Reflow 3.0 back in stock! Order one now!

We are now offering the windows source code in a special development kit (for both end user and commercial licenses) Click below to order it.

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We are in the code and verification stage of our tilt compensated magnetometer solution for our Killer IMU AHRS+NAV!

This product can be used to supplement an IMU with data for low speeds when not on GPS and in dead reckoning situations.

The (offboard) GPS provides a heading reference for the 3 axis mag to use in self-calibration as a secondary heading reference when GPS coverage is not good or PDOP is not trusted.

It can also be used as a tilt compensated compass :-)

Applications:
-Raw 3 axis magnetic readings with true reset blanking circuit
-Tilt compensated heading with multiple G ranges
-Accelerometer data

Hardware:
-switching power supply-upto 40 Vin-low noise VREGs
-40 MIPS DSP MCU
-I2C or UART interface on Molex lockable connector
-3 axis Honeywell HMC1053 with true reset circuit
-3 axis accelerometer in multiple G ranges
-Extra pins and 12 bit ADC lines

As always, our firmware source code is provided for further development, and it includes advanced full floating point routines to make this module ready from the start for your application with a full range of commands.

Analog Devices has some great PLL's!!

Of particular interest is their FSK (and other modes) all-in-one PLL+VCO+PA chips.

We have code in our online store now for the ADF7012 and can be easily ported to Analog's other lineup. This code is a bit banged implementation which is great for low pin count processors that need a single frequency initialized for the solution and also when you dont want to use a dedicated SPI port to communicate with it.

We need more power.     Period.

MCU swap time for the Killer IMU (AHRS+NAV)!

Main MCU is getting an upgrade to 400 MIPS while the video overlay MCU will stay at 80 MIPS. This should give us the extra oomph we need to do the advanced floating point kalman and other things that we wanna do.

Other progress is going great, The Pressure Master is already available (which offloads some of the floating point), and The Magnetometer with tilt is being produced as we speak (a few weeks out with code development). The GOSD will still get a prototyping, and as always we were looking at a more advanced solution (FPGA based) but may continue with the simplified GOSD.

Keep checking back for the tilt mag board! It's gonna be a pretty accurate solution :-)