Mezzanine board aims to cut cost of rf system development
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A multi-carrier fpga connector board for field programmable rf transceiver systems has been launched, with the aim of driving down the cost of rf product development.
The ESO-001 board is a joint development between field programmable rf chip developer Lime Microsystems, distributor Azio Electronics, and fpga system designers E-Elements.
The twin-standard mezzanine board supports both DE0-Nano and FMC fpga interfaces, enabling it to link the majority of field programmable rf boards – including Lime's development platform, Myriad RF – with both Xylinx and Altera fpga developer kits.
The launch, according to Lime, enables wireless networks of almost any size and complexity to be easily created on any mobile standard or frequency.
The board also integrates USB functionality, enabling users to connect it straight to a pc or Raspberry Pi and allowing the pc itself to act as the baseband.
Andy Chang, Azio ceo, said: "The ESO-001 enables rf developers to create efficient, perfectly optimised products and also to take them to market rapidly. We strongly believe this solution will not only benefit manufactures but it is ideal for the education sector too."
