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US 2018/0321358 A1Published application
Modular object-oriented digital sub-system architecture with primary sequence control and synchronization
AssigneeRemote Sensing Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJames R. Carswell, Torry L. Akins
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to digital signal processing architectures, and more particularly to a modular object-oriented digital system architecture ideally suited for radar, sonar and other general purpose instrumentation which includes the ability to self-discover modular system components, self-build internal firmware and software based on the modular components, sequence signal timing across the modules and synchronize signal paths through multiple system modules.
Claims8
A modular digital signal processing system comprising:
- at least one operational sub-module comprising a processing device, a modular expansion bus for receiving at least one operational card, an external communication port and a synchronization interface;
- a primary sequence control module comprising a processing device and a synchronization interface in communication with said synchronization interface of said at least one operational sub-module, said primary sequence control module including at least one clock synthesizer providing a clock signal to said at least one operational card;
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- a software application running on said primary sequence control module operative for
- generating a synchronization signal based on said clock signal, and
- providing said synchronization signal to said at least one operation submodule to control the timing of operation of said at least one operational card.
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A modular digital radar signal processing system comprising:
- an operational sub-module comprising a processing device, a modular expansion bus receiving an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) card and a digital receiver and pulse pair processor card (Receiver), said operational submodule further comprising an external communication port and a synchronization interface;
- a primary sequence control module comprising a processing device and a synchronization interface in communication with said synchronization interface of said operational sub-module, said primary sequence control module including at clock synthesizers providing clock signals to said AWG card and said Receiver card;
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- a software application running on said primary sequence control module operative for
- generating a synchronization signal based on said clock signal, and
- providing said synchronization signal to said operational submodule to control the timing of operation of said AWG card and said Receiver Card.
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