Avnet releases PicoZed Software-Defined Radio SOM

NEW DELHI: Global technology distributor Avnet has introduced a small footprint system-on-module (SOM) PicoZed SDR Z7035/AD9361, that integrates critical RF signal path and programmable logic and helps designers to reduce cycle times for development of RF-to-baseband signal processing cores for wireless communications systems.

The fully verified PicoZed Software-Defined Radio SOM provides frequency-agile wideband 2x2 receive and transmit paths in the 70 MHz to 6.0 GHz range, making it suitable for both fixed and mobile SDR applications, a company statement said.

The PicoZed SDR Z7035/AD9361 SOM combines the Analog Devices AD9361 integrated RF Agile Transceiver with the Xilinx Z-7035 Zynq®-7000. All Programmable SoC is supported by robust simulation and code generation tools that integrate with Xilinx Vivado Design Suite.

"Whether they are in the consumer, military or industrial space, wireless radios today must be small, lightweight, low power devices that are agile across a wide range of frequencies. Software-defined radio technology provides makers of portable communications devices, including Public Safety Radio, point-to-point communication and wireless cyber security, with a level of flexibility and upgradability that is impossible to achieve through hardware-only customization," said Luc Langlois, Director, Global Technical Marketing, Avnet Electronics Marketing.

"PicoZed SDR enables engineers to start application-level development immediately with the same system-on-module that will be used in production, reducing the risk and time required to develop and deploy production SDR equipment."