CEPD had a visitor come to the window instead of the front door.  In the last newsletter we held a "choose the caption" contest.  The winner was DeWitt Harrison, who received a USB memory stick with more GB than humans should be allowed.  

CEPD has new product to announce, a synthesizer prototyping module. The module is designed to allow users to quickly generate frequencies up to 600MHz for use in their designs. The module includes a synthesizer, VCO, voltage regulation and LNAs required for producing two +8dBm output frequencies. The module only requires a 12V power supply and SPI communication to configure the PLL. Our digital radio kit (DRK) is being modularized to support multiple frequency bands, and uses this synthesizer to generate local oscillators for up and down conversion to IF or baseband.

Targeted Feature List:

The module will be available for purchase on our website soon.

• DSP
• Embedded Systems Hardware and Software
• Data Acquisition
• Wireless Sensor and Telemetry Systems (Zigbee, Cellular, VHF, Bluetooth, ANT+, etc.)
• Control Systems
• Programmable Logic: FPGA / CPLD / EPLD
• Analog Circuit Design
• Switching Power Supply Design
• Battery charging (all chemistries)
• PCB Design and Layout
• Analysis and Documentation