2G and 3G Small-cell Platform Can Provide a Complete Base Station on a Single PCB
Sidewinder can be provided either as hardware supplied directly from Cambridge Consultants, or as a reference design that can be manufactured by licensees. Sidewinder is compatible with Cambridge Consultants’ own Centaur GSM/EDGE PHY software reference and WCDMA software from Picochip. Alternatively it can also be provided in combination with the Centaur GSM PHY as a complete development platform.
Sidewinder’s unrivalled flexibility is based upon two novel technologies. On the front end, Sidewinder makes use of the class-leading flexible radio device from Lime Microsystems Limited. Connected to this is Picochip’s latest PC312 Femtocell Baseband SoC, delivering high performance DSP and an ARM application processor combined with low power consumption, making it suitable for some battery-powered applications. Sidewinder can also be easily integrated into base station or mobile units for Police, Emergency Services and other Professional Radio users.
Fraser Edwards, Group Head of Radio Frequency Systems, commented: “In a product environment disrupted by new communications standards and the demand for ever-higher data bandwidth, we wanted to build a low cost base station which could be customised for just about any setting. With Sidewinder we have achieved this with the added bonus of being one of the most compact yet powerful designs on the market.”
“We have been working with Cambridge Consultants for many years,” said Rupert Baines, Vice President of Marketing at Picochip. “In Sidewinder they have applied their expertise to develop a high quality reference design for companies looking to get a head start in today’s mobile communications market. We are very pleased to have our technology be part of such a groundbreaking design.”
Philippe Roux, Vice President of Business Development at Lime Microsystems, added: “The strength of Sidewinder is Cambridge Consultants’ novel use of the LMS6002D multi-standard, multi-frequency transceiver IC, which fully exploits our chip’s flexible nature. We look forward to collaborating on future projects, and pushing the boundaries back even further on what is possible.”
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Komerčne dostupné 2G a 3G malobunkový platformu. Vhodné pre použitie v mobilných komunikáciách a profesionálne rádio, Sidewinder je softvér, konfigurovať medzi GSM / GPRS / EDGE, WCDMA / HSPA + a ďalších SDR aplikácií, ktoré poskytujú prispôsobivosť pre mobilné základňové stanice. Román rádio dizajn umožňuje pracovať v akejkoľvek nosnej frekvencii od 375 MHz do 4 GHz so šírkou pásma kanála od 200 kHz do 28 MHz. Dostupné z regálu, platforma podporuje GSM spojenie sa pohybuje až do viac ako 43 yardov v interiéri a exteriéri 218 yardov.
Sidewinder môže byť poskytovaná buď ako hardware napájaná priamo z Cambridge Consultants, alebo ako referenčný dizajn, ktorý môže byť vyrábaný licencie.
Je kompatibilný s spoločnosti Centaur GSM / EDGE PHY softvér referencie a WCDMA softvér Picochip. Alternatívne môže byť tiež v kombinácii s GSM Centaur PHY ako kompletné platformu pre vývoj. Sidewinder pružnosť je založený na dvoch nových technológií. Na prednej strane, Sidewinder využíva flexibilné bezdrôtové zariadenie z lipového Microsystems Limited. Pripojené k tomuto je Picochip posledný PC312 Femtocell pásma SoC, poskytuje vysoký výkon DSP a ARM procesor v kombinácii aplikácií s nízkou spotrebou energie, takže je vhodný pre niektoré batériovo napájaných aplikácií. Sidewinder môže byť ľahko integrovaný do základňovej stanice alebo mobilné jednotky polície, záchrannej služby a ďalších
