SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Epiq Solutions, an
engineering firm specializing in the development of flexible
wireless communications systems, has announced the
SidekiqTM M.2, an expansion to the popular Sidekiq
family of software defined radio (SDR) cards. Sidekiq provides
a breakthrough small form-factor SDR transceiver solution, ready
for integration into systems that support either MiniPCIe or now
the M.2 card form factors. Compared to the Sidekiq MiniPCIe
card, this next generation product provides a 20% size reduction,
double the data throughput with its Gen2 PCIe interface, full 2x2
MIMO RF interface, and increased FPGA resources with a Xilinx
Artix®-7 FPGA.
The Sidekiq M.2 card provides the following features:
- M.2 card form factor (30mm x 42mm x 4mm), Module Key B, Socket
2 (T3042-D3-B)
- RF tuning range: 70 MHz to 6 GHz
- Up to 50 MHz RF bandwidth per channel
- Flexible RF front end supports two operating modes (based on
card version):
- Two RF receiver + two RF transmitter (2x2 MIMO)
- One RF receiver + one RF transmitter
- Integrated Xilinx Artix®-7 XC7A50T FPGA for custom
signal processing
- PCIe Gen2 x1 (5 Gbps) interface to host + USB 2.0
interface
- Typical power consumption: 2.1W
- Platform Development Kit (PDK) including software API and FPGA
source code
- Fully supported host options available
"We are excited to expand our Sidekiq product line to provide
customers with the latest state-of-the-art small form factor SDR,"
said John Orlando, CEO at Epiq
Solutions. "We have seen great success with the Sidekiq
MiniPCIe card, and look forward to growing our Sidekiq line this
year, starting with the Sidekiq M.2."
Both the Sidekiq MiniPCIe card and Sidekiq M.2 are in production
now and shipping to customers. For more information, please
contact sales@epiqsolutions.com or visit
http://www.epiqsolutions.com/sidekiq.
About Epiq Solutions
Epiq Solutions designs and builds state-of-the-art wireless
systems for both commercial and government applications. With
expertise from the antenna all the way to the user interface, Epiq
Solutions develops commercially available SDR platforms, custom
radio hardware and IP, and turn-key wireless applications
(including 2G/3G/4G cellular processing solutions) to open up a new
generation of radio capabilities for its customers. For more
information regarding Epiq Solutions' products and services, please
visit http://www.epiqsolutions.com.
Contact Information
sales@epiqsolutions.com
847.598.0218
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