Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. announced the selection of the flexCommTM SDR-3002 software defined radio (SDR) platform by TNO Information and Communication Technology to evaluate Software Communications Architecture (SCA) and SDR capabilities and to develop demonstrators for their customers in the Netherlands and Europe. This procurement will equip TNO with a high performance signal processing platform preloaded with the Harris SCA Core Framework middleware and the Zeligsoft Component Enabler software modeling tool, Zeligsoft CETM. Additional integration services, training and support are also included from Spectrum. Together the platform will enable the design, deployment and configuration of SDR systems supporting the SCA.
"Spectrum's solution provides TNO with a turnkey, application-ready platform along with on-site installation and integration services that will allow us to concentrate on our application rather than base system integration efforts," said Bram Van den Ende, Program Manager at TNO. "In addition, the platform-aware SCA development tool suite, extensive training and quality support services will significantly reduce our learning curve and allow us to begin application work almost immediately."
"Spectrum is proud to advance international SDR development and facilitate SCA adoption worldwide. Customers can leverage our SCA expertise to better understand SDR technology and its application to European markets," said Dan Simard, Managing Director of Spectrum Signal Processing (UK) Limited. "As a result of key technical partnerships with Harris Corporation and Zeligsoft Inc., we are able to provide our customers with a complete solution and a simplified supply chain."
The SDR-3002 is a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solution specifically targeting international SDR programs. The platform provides a turnkey black-side "IF to Ethernet" processing system. Also included are the Harris SCA Core Framework, Zeligsoft CE and Spectrum's quicCommTM hardware abstraction layer, to facilitate algorithm partitioning and programming, and a real-time operating system. The SCA is an open architecture developed by the US Department of Defense for its Joint Tactical Radio System program. With the combined Spectrum-Harris-Zeligsoft environment, designers can quickly model SCA waveforms, validate them for SCA compliance and generate XML files for the Harris operating environment.
