Radiation-tolerant, short lead, high-reliability software-defined radio.
Tensor Z7's advanced software-defined radio system enables secure, high-throughput communications across multiple frequency bands for satellite and aerospace platforms. Its software and FPGA-programmable architecture supports standard, proprietary, or custom waveforms.
Frequency Bands
Software-defined multi-band: L, S, C, X
Transmit / Receive
TX & RX on L, S, C bands; X-band transmit only
Supported Protocols
CCSDS, DVB-S2(X), IRIG, Link-182/MILNET
Modulation Schemes
BPSK, FSK, QPSK, SOQPSK, OQPSK, SQPN, 8PSK, and 16APSK (X-band only)
Forward Error Correction
Reed-Solomon, Convolutional Code, LDPC/BCH
Spread Spectrum
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
Radiation Tolerance
Hi-Rel and TID radiation hardened up to 20 krad
Encryption
AES-256-GCM (optional)
Weight
< 1 lb
Dimensions
6 × 4 × 1.5 in
RX Noise Figure
< 3 dB (Band Dependant)
RX Sensitivity
< −105 dBm (Band Dependant)
Data Rates
Up to 5 Mbps (L), 15 Mbps (S), 10 Mbps (C), 50 Mbps (X)
Bus Voltage
28 VDC ± 4 VDC
Power Consumption
< 25 W (TX/RX Dependant)
Interfaces
Ethernet, RS-422
EMI / EMC
MIL-STD -461G
Enabling resilient communications and spectrum awareness in contested space environments.
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