PrismTech Announces New Development and Test Platform for Software-Defined Radio Waveforms and Applications

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PrismTech™, a world leader in high-performance software platform and integration solutions, today announced Spectra™ DTP4500, a development and test platform for Software-Defined Radio (SDR) developers.

“Spectra DTP4500 is superior to other SDR/SCA development environments on the market because it provides an unrivalled mix of performance and capability at an affordable price”

Spectra DTP4500 is a wideband, high-performance baseband and RF development and test platform capable of implementing and deploying the next-generation of complex Software Communications Architecture (SCA) compliant networking waveforms required for both military and commercial SDRs. Spectra DTP4500 enables the development, testing, and deployment of waveforms and applications on one small form-factor, low power consumption, and affordable desktop system.

The entry-level Spectra DTP4500 configuration includes the Mistral OMAP 35x EVM development board, PrismTech’s benchmark-setting SCA v2.2.2-compliant Operating Environment (incorporating: Core Framework, ORB/COS, a Wind River VxWorks RTOS, device drivers, and BSPs), a Radio Services and Devices development kit, and an example SCA waveform and demo; pre-integrated, packaged, well documented, and available off-the-shelf with simple licensing and support contracts.

Spectra DTP4500 is an ideal platform for:

Waveform and application development/test teams in major radio OEMs and their end customers. Spectra DTP4500 enables both in-house and third-party development of SCA waveforms and applications for later deployment on target production radio platforms.
Advanced wireless communications (government and defense) laboratories conducting research in fields such as: cognitive radio, electronic warfare, and secure SDR waveforms.
Internal research and development (IR&D) and collaborative innovation research projects (e.g. SBIR, Eurostars) related to advanced wireless communications.
Academic teaching and laboratory use.
Independent waveform and application developers creating software IP for the SDR market.

For all of these markets Spectra DTP4500 is designed to allow SDR developers to work with the high performance, low-power consumption OMAP 35x processor (with both GPP and DSP CPUs), to support embedded small-form-factor wireless applications.

The Spectra DTP4500 entry-level system can also be seamlessly expanded in a number of significant ways:

Adding a high-performance, low-power consumption, full-duplex DataSoft Monsoon RF transceiver to support a frequency range of 225 MHz to 4.0 GHz.
Adding PrismTech’s Spectra CX tool for SCA component modeling, code generation, and compliance validation. (Spectra CX also supports seamless workflow integration with leading radio logic development tools, such as Agilent’s SystemVue).

In future releases, Spectra DTP4500 will also evolve to support the emerging ‘SCA Next’ specification, in line with PrismTech’s commitment to supporting SCA-compliant development as technologies and standards evolve.

“Spectra DTP4500 is superior to other SDR/SCA development environments on the market because it provides an unrivalled mix of performance and capability at an affordable price,” said Paul Burns, Spectra DTP4500 Product Manager, PrismTech. “Spectra DTP4500 provides state-of-the-art software and hardware functionality, is easier-to-use, better addresses low power consumption and small-form-factor development, and has a lower cost than any COTS alternative.”

First deliveries of Spectra DTP4500 are planned for June 2010.

PrismTech will be providing a launch Webcast on Spectra DTP4500 on March 25, 2010 and will announce pricing at that time. To register for this webcast please visit http://www.prismtech.com/webcast.asp

About PrismTech
PrismTech is an acknowledged leader in advanced software integration and infrastructure solutions. The company develops, markets, and supports a wide range of high-performance, standards-compliant, and cost-effective middleware products which are further differentiated by unique technical capabilities and advanced productivity tools. PrismTech's products "Power Netcentricity" by enabling the event-driven communications, end-to-end qualities-of-service, and software optimization required to best exploit available resources, to better synchronize events, and to support system agility. PrismTech's product's differentiators are most highly valued in markets that require business-critical and mission-critical systems. These systems are pervasive in a number of vertical markets, such as Telecom, Mil/Aero, Finance, Utilities, Transportation, and Civil Administration. PrismTech's customers constitute an impressive list of major systems integrators, OEMs, and ISVs, including many Fortune Global 500 companies. For additional information about PrismTech, visit the web site at http://www.prismtech.com.

About DataSoft
DataSoft provides hardware and software products and engineering services for wireless communications based on Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Technology. Its products and expertise cover all areas of SDR development including: Tunable RF Filters, RF Transceivers, SCA Compliant Waveform Development kits, Radio Network Test and Analysis Tools, SDR Tool Suite for SCA Compliant waveform development and analysis and middleware products for power management. For additional information about DataSoft, visit the web site at http://www.datasoft.com.

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