Here is a corporate overview of Spectrum and some of our latest products. It includes our SDR-4000 SDR Radio modem, our RF-4902 rugged, frequency agile RF tuner, our SDR-2010 server-based signal processing platform, and our line of 3u VPX signal processing modems.

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Embedded Solutions
November 2010

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Trusted Supplier for 20+ Years
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People
RF and Embedded
Systems Engineers
21 years of
consecutive profit
Global Operations
Technology
RF and Analog
Satellite
Communications
WiMAX
SIGINT
RADAR
Remote Asset
Tracking
Video
Encoding/Transcodin
g
Reconfigurable
Processing
Ruggedization
Services
Custom COTS
Application
Engineering
Training & Support
Lifecycle
Management

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Spectrum Signal Processing
• Spectrum Signal Processing By
Vecima
 Established in 1987
 HQ in Burnaby, Canada; office in
Washington, DC
• High-Density Signal Processing, Analog
RF, Software Defined Radio, Video
Encoding
• Acquired by Vecima in 2007
• Vecima Networks Inc.
• Founded in 1988
• Headquarters in Victoria, BC, Canada
• 916 employees worldwide
• 30% Revenue CAGR since FY2003
• 20 consecutive years of profitability
• Broadband Cable and Wireless Products
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by Vecima

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Connecting the Complex World
Blue Chip Customer Base
Modem Line Card for
Satellite Earth Stations
HD Video Encoding &
Transcoding
Secure and Rugged WiMAX Sensor-to-Ship Data Link
Subsystem
Air-to-Ground Radio
Global Remote Asset
Tracking
Multi-Standard Terminal for
Satellite and Terrestrial
Communications

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Spectrum’s Customer Base
Delivering best in-class solutions

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Product Families
Product Family Capabilities
SDR-4000
(3U cPCI)
SIGIN
T
MILCO
M
SATCO
M
Datalinks
SDR-3500
(6U cPCI)
SIGIN
T
MILCO
M
SATCO
M
SDR-2010
(PCI Express)
SIGIN
T
MILCO
M
SDR-5000
(non-standard)
Air to Grd
Comms
HCDR
(6U VME)
SIGIN
T
MILCO
M
Datalinks
SDR-7000
(VPX)
SIGIN
T
MILCO
M
SATCO
M
Datalinks
DM-1300
(1RU rack)
Video
Encoder

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The Spectrum Value Proposition
• Spectrum’s advanced communications solutions
provide our customers with…
• Reduced Time to Deployment
• Customized Hardware and Software
• Flexible Business Models for Field Deployments
• Applications and Waveform Services
• Best in Class Technical Services and Support
• Lifecycle Management
• Extended Warranty
• Configuration management
• Obsolescence management

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SDR-4000 3U cPCI Platform
• PRO-4600 Processing Engine
• XMC-3321 105 MSPS I/O module
• SDR-4001 Integrated Development
System (IDS)
• SDR-4000 Tactical MILCOM
development platform
• IDS with RF transceiver in 19”
rack
Overview
PRO-4600 conduction-
cooled and air-cooled
versions

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SDR-4001 Integrated
Development System (IDS)

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SDR-4001 Integrated
Development System (IDS)
• Fully configured
development system
• Ready for waveform
porting & application
development
• VxWorks v5.5.1 or
INTEGRITY v5.0.6
• Five slot chassis supports up to 2 x wireless modems
• Laptop computer with standard offering
• Slot #1 for Single Board Computer (SBC) - for
applications requiring clocks over the PCI backplane

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System Example XMC-3321/PRO-
4600
• Loopback example demonstrates Rx / Tx dataflow &
dataflow to GPP
• PCI for control
R
x
Tx

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Comprehensive Software
Stack
• INTEGRITY real-time
operating system
(RTOS) & MULTI
Integrated
Development
Environment
• SCA option
OR
• VxWorks RTOS &
Tornado II
development tool set

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RF-4902High Linearity Wideband Tunable RF-to-Digital
Transceiver
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RF-4902 RF Transceiver
• Signals Intelligence (SIGINT/COMINT)
• Air-to-ground communications
• Data link systems
• Satellite communications
• Public safety
• Land mobile communications
Applications

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RF-4902 RF Transceiver
• A linear, wideband RF transceiver
with tunable receiver and exciter
between 200 MHz and 2.5 GHz
• 3U CompactPCI form factor,
available in rugged conduction-
cooled or air-cooled versions
• SPI bus interface for configuration,
control, and monitoring
• Digital IF data over Xilinx AuroraTM
physical interface to PRO-4600
Features

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RF-4902 RF Transceiver
• Ultra-low settling time supports frequency
hopping applications
• Internal or external reference clock is software-
selectable
• Designed to support calibration for board-to-
board variances
• Equipped with thermal sensors to support
thermal management
• User-programmable Xilinx Virtex-5 SX50 FPGA
(SX95T/LX155T also available)
Features cont’d

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RF-4902 RF Transceiver
• Wide tuning range and high linearity enables
you to close your tough link budget, whether in
the lab or in the field
• Customizable RF options that cannot be met by
traditional COTS suppliers
• Ready for short-fuse deployment, or for
development and customization
• Ruggedized design for harsh environments
• 195MHz of RX bandwidth
• 400MHz of TX bandwidth
Key Benefits

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RF-4902 RF Transceiver
Block Diagram

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RF-4902 RF Transceiver
Signal Path

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RF-4902
• RF-4902 Receiver/Exciter module is designed to
be compatible with Spectrum’s SDR-4000
platform
• Offers a cost-effective means to add RF
capability to the SDR-4000
• Gives SDR-4000 full RF-to-Ethernet capabilities,
whether for deployment, development, or
research
Adding RF capability to SDR-4000

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RF-4902
Adding RF capability to SDR-4000

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RF-4902
• Broadband RF transceiver inside a 3U
CompactPCI form factor
• Wide tuning range between 200 MHz and 2.5
GHz
• Customizable RF options that cannot be met by
traditional COTS suppliers
• Available in air-cooled or conduction-cooled
rugged design for harsh environments
• Cost-effective solution adds full RF-to-Ethernet
capability to Spectrum’s SDR-4000 platform
Summary

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XMC-1151
3.2 GSPS 12-BIT ADC AND XILINX VIRTEX-6
XMC MODULE

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XMC-1151
• Direct, digital baseband-to-RF transceiver
solution
• VITA 42.0 XMC form factor
• Features single dual-channel 12-bit ADC running
at 1.6 GSPS or 3.2 GSPS with both ADC
channels combined in interleaved mode
3.2 GSPS 12-bit ADC and Xilinx Virtex-6 XMC Module

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XMC-1151
Applications:
• Signals Intelligence
• Spectral Analysis
• RADAR
• Electronic Warfare
3.2 GSPS 12-bit ADC and Xilinx Virtex-6 XMC Module

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XMC-1151
Features
• Xilinx Virtex-6 LX240T FPGA device
• 1 GB of DDR3 SDRAM for wide bandwidth
signal processing and filtering in the digital
domain
• PCI Express Gen2 (VITA 42.3) host interface
provides high-speed, low latency, deterministic
data flow to an industry standard carrier
• Available in rugged conduction-cooled and air-
cooled versions
3.2 GSPS 12-bit ADC and Xilinx Virtex-6 XMC Module

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XMC-1151
Benefits
• Supports direct-RF reception of wide bandwidth signals
between 100 MHz and 3 GHz, necessary for Electronic
Warfare, Spectral Analysis, and RADAR
• Provides independent data and control signal paths
necessary for real-time transceiver operation
• quicComm™ software architecture accelerates
application development, simplifies the programming
model and ensures code portability
• Modified COTS - designed for optimization of size,
weight, power and cost to meet field application or
program requirements
3.2 GSPS 12-bit ADC and Xilinx Virtex-6 XMC Module

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XMC-1151
Block Diagram

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XMC-1151
• High-performance direct, digital baseband-to-
RF transceiver solution
• Features up to 3.2 GSPS sampling rates
• High-density Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA
• Suitable for SIGINT, Spectral Analysis,
RADAR, and Electronic Warfare applications
Summary

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SDR-2010
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PC-
BASED SIGNAL PROCESSING
PLATFORM

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SDR-2010 Applications
• Signals Intelligence (SIGINT/COMINT)
• Wideband Spectral Analysis
• High-Speed Data Acquisition
• Multi-Channel Direction Finding
• Electronic Countermeasure (ECM)
• Electronic Warfare (EW)
• MILCOM/Satellite Communications
• Wireless IP and Waveform Development
Platform
• Phased Array Surveillance RADAR

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SDR-2010
• Server/PC-based signal processing platform using full-
length PCI Express carrier card
• Dual XMC mezzanine sites for ADC, DAC and FPGA
processing cards
• Supports powerful Virtex-5 SXT and LXT FPGA
technology
• Comprehensive suite of software development tools
Server/PC-based Signal Processing Platform

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SDR-2010 Hardware
Standard Configuration

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SDR-2010 Hardware
• 8-lane PCIe Gen1 interface to
host computer (up to 2GB/sec)
• Two XMC sites support
Spectrum Solano-based
modules
• Two External High-Speed
Solano links support 200
MB/sec each
• Local PCI 32-bit/33MHz PCI
interface
• High-Speed Fabric FPGA for
data routing between modules,
host and external links
• Built-in side mount fans for
additional cooling (optional
top-fan available)
PRO-2910 PCIe Carrier Board

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SDR-2010 Hardware
• Two 14- bit DACs sampling up
to 300 MSPS
• Virtex-5 FX130T User Programmable FPGA with 320 DSP slices (optional FX200T)
• XMC and Parallel Rapid IO compatible
• 400 MB/sec full-duplex communication with carrier board
• 512MB of DDR2 (2 x 256 MB banks)
• 32-bit/33MHz PCI Host Interface
• 34-pin front panel digital I/O
XMC-1131/XMC-2131 Analog I/O Processing Modules
XMC-2131 XMC-1131
• One Dual Channel 14- bit ADC
sampling up to 250 MSPS (via on-
board VCXO or external sample
clock)

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SDR-2010
Standard Configuration
• 1 x PRO-2910
• 1 x XMC-1131
• 1 x XMC-2131
• 1 x Intel QuadCore
Xeon PC
OR choose your own configuration
• Multiple PRO-2910, XMC-1131, XMC-2131
• XMC-3321 Dual 14-bit ADC/DAC IF
Transceiver
• ePMC-8311 Dual DSP Module
• XMC-3311 12-bit 210 MSPS ADC/2 single
• Other Server or Industrial Host PC, etc.
Multiple I/O and Processing Configurations

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SDR-2010
• quicComm Hardware
Abstraction Layer (HAL)
API
• quicComm FPGA
Development Library
• Linux RedHat Enterprise
and Windows XP SP3
OS
• System and board level
examples
• Supports Cross Platform
Development
• Support for model-based
tools such as
MATLAB/Simulink*
* future option
Software PC-based Development Environment
Host PC or Development Laptop
quicComm SDK, FPGA Libraries
Xilinx ISE Foundation
MATLAB/Simulink/System Generator
DSP Tools, etc.

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SDR-2010
• Complete integrated system reduces development risk
and learning curve
• Modular XMC and PCIe carrier-based platform for both
development and deployment
• Utiliize low-cost, powerful PC and Server-based Intel-
based multi-core GPP for signal processing
• High-speed ADC and DAC with Virtex-5 (FXT) FPGA
processing with large external memory banks
• Scaleable for MIMO and multi-channel applications
• Robust, easy-to-use hardware abstraction layer and
reference system examples
• Supports Linux and Windows operating system
• Development on representative target hardware
Summary

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VPX-1131 & VPX-2131
3U OpenVPX ADC/DAC and Processing Modules
VPX-2131
Dual 300 MSPS, 14-bit DAC
VPX-1131
Dual 250 MSPS, 14-bit ADC

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VPX-1131
Features
• 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM
• Xilinx Virtex-5 FX130T or FX200T
User FPGA
• On-board clock for 200 MSPS
sampling rate (other sampling rates
available)
• Internal or external sample clock or
external 10 MHz reference
• 34-pin General Purpose I/O
(LVTTL, LVDS) via front panel
Dual 250 MSPS, 14-bit ADC

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VPX-1131
Features cont’d
• Multi-board synchronization for
phase coherent sampling
• Two PCI Express x4 Gen 2.0 links
via VPX high-speed serial
backplane (up to 2GB/s full-duplex)
• Ruggedized conduction-cooled or
air-cooled
• Drivers and SDK, FPGA interface
libraries, and example code
included
Dual 250 MSPS, 14-bit ADC

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VPX-1131
Block Diagram

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VPX-2131
Features
• 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM
• Xilinx Virtex-5 FX130T or
FX200T User FPGA
• On-board clock supports
sampling at 300 MSPS
• Internal or external sample clock
or external 10 MHz reference
• 34-pin General Purpose I/O
(LVTTL, LVDS) via front panel
Dual 300 MSPS, 14-bit DAC

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VPX-2131
Features cont’d
• Multi-board synchronization for phase
coherent sampling
• Two PCI Express x4 Gen 2.0 links via
VPX high-speed serial backplane (up
to 2GB/s full-duplex)
• Ruggedized conduction-cooled or air-
cooled
• Drivers and SDK, FPGA interface
libraries, and example code included
Dual 300 MSPS, 14-bit DAC

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VPX-2131
Block Diagram