Specifications

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Compact RDMS
TM
Telemetry Receiver
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3 Quasonix, Inc.
Demodulator Section
Demodulator type
ARTM Tier 0 (PCM/FM), ARTM Tier I (SOQPSK-TG), ARTM Tier II (Multi-
h CPM)
Legacy suite: Analog FM, BPSK, QPSK, Offset QPSK (OQPSK),
Asymmetric QPSK (AQPSK), Unbalanced QPSK (UQPSK), Asymmetric
Unbalanced QPSK (AUQPSK), Digital PM
Bit Rates
Tier 0: 24 kbps to 23 Mbps in 1 bps steps
Tier I: 100 kbps to 46 Mbps in 1 bps steps
Tier II: 1 Mbps to 46 Mbps in 1 bps steps
Legacy: 25 kbps to 20 Mbps in Analog FM, 50 kbps to 10 Mbps in BPSK,
50 kbps to 20 Mbps in QPSK in 1 bps steps
Synchronization time(Average, at BER = 1e-5) Tier 0: 250 bits, Tier I: 385 bits, Tier II: 2,800 bits
Synchronization threshold
Tier 0: -8.0 dB Eb/N0; RF Input (dBm): -118.0 (1 Mbps), -108.0 (10 Mbps)
Tier I: -6.0 dB Eb/N0; RF Input (dBm): -116.0 (1 Mbps), -106.0 (10 Mbps)
Tier II: -7.0 dB Eb/N0; RF Input (dBm): -117.0 (1 Mbps), -107.0 (10 Mbps)
Sensitivity (BER = 1e-5)
Tier 0: 8.6 dB Eb/N0; RF Input (dBm): -101.4 (1 Mbps), -91.4 (10 Mbps)
Tier I: 11.2 dB Eb/N0; RF Input (dBm): -98.8 (1 Mbps), -88.8 (10 Mbps)
Tier II: 13.0 dB Eb/N0; RF Input (dBm): -97.0 (1 Mbps), -87.0 (10 Mbps)
Bit Synchronizer Section
Input codes NRZ-L/M/S, BIФ-L/M/S
Output codes NRZ-L/M/S, BIФ-L/M/S
Data and clock out TTL or RS-422
Lock detector out TTL
RSSI Single 0 – 3.3 VDC, 2 MHz bandwidth (-37 option required)
Video out Dual wideband outputs, DC to 35 MHz (-37 option required)
Environmental Section
Operating Temperature -20°C to +70°C
Non-operating Temperature -40°C to +85°C
Operating Humidity 0 to 95% (non-condensing)
Vibration 20 G, 5 Hz to 2 kHz (all axes)
Acceleration 100 G (all axes)
Shock 100 G pk, half-sine, 5 ms (all axes)
Altitude Up to 100,000 ft.
Physical Section
Size / Weight 4.00” x 3.00” x 1.00” / 11 oz.
Connectors
RF input: SMA female
IF output: SMA female
Baseband: MDM-15 or MDM-37 (-37 option)
Power 28 VDC ± 4 VDC, 750 mA typical