Universal Wireless FPGA-based Communication Toolkit comprises Lime Microsystems

Published:2012/3/22 2:35:00 Author:Ecco From:SeekIC

The Universal Wireless Communication Toolkit pushed by Line Microsystems comprises Lime’s configurable transceiver board linked to an Altera FPGA design kit via a purpose-built high speed mezzanine connection (HSMC) interface board. The kit allows developers to create wireless protocols of almost any complexity with ease. The combination of Lime and Altera boards makes almost any wireless applications such as white space, military and GNU Radio applications be easily created.

Communication system designs can be quickly realizeed in the series of Altera’s 28-nm FPGAs, which are adjusted to meet a variety of system requirements. Altera’s 28-nm FPGAs include Stratix V FPGAs, targeting high-performance systems; Arria V FPGAs, targeting mid-range applications that need a mix of low power and high performance; and Cyclone V FPGAs, targeting low-power, cost-sensitive applications.

Lime’s LMS6002D is a fully integrated multi-band, multi-standard single-chip RF transceiver which is used for 3GPP (WCDMA/HSPA and LTE), 3GPP2 (CDMA2000) and WiMAX applications. It operates in 16 user-selectable bandwidths up to 28MHz. What’s more, Lime’s customers are using the IC to create machine to machine (M2M), GNU radio and white space radio applications in small cell base stations.

FPGAs are suited to address a diverse market like wireless communications, which is constantly evolving with new standards, frequency bands, size requirements and ongoing cost pressures. The Lime HSMC interface and transceiver boards are available via Lime Microsystems, and Altera’s FPGA design toolkits are available now.

Reprinted Url Of This Article: http://www.seekic.com/blog/IndustryNews/2012/03/22/Universal_Wireless_FPGA_based_Communication_Toolkit_comprises_Lime_Microsystems.html

Print this Page | Comments | Reading(552)