The Vortex family of real-time data recorder, playback
and analysis systems for analog and digital applications offer sustained
recording at rates up to 800 MB/s. These high-speed recorders achieve
the performance rating in both commercial and ruggedized environments
utilizing Fibre Channel storage area network media in JBOD or RAID configurations
from cost effective commercial to rugged and solid-state storage. Available
as targeted recorders or open custom recorders, the Vortex family easily
integrates into any VXS (VITA-41), VME, CompactPCI or PC based system.
Vortex Data Recorders are a family of hardware and software
products that focus on the task of high-speed streaming, data recording,
playback, and analysis. With 4th generation hardware and over 20 man-years
of software, Vortex is the most powerful, flexible, scalable, yet easy-to-use
recording capability available today. The Vortex products are controlled
via a web-based GUI or through a customer application by using XML-RPC.
To speed up access to recorded data, a dedicated Fibre Channel link can
be used directly between a workstation and the disk storage system, using
VMETRO’s SAN Access Kit. Vortex Recorders are ideally suited for
application in digital signal analysis environments such as Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications including Electronic
Intelligence (ELINT), COMINT, SIGINT, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR),
Moving Target Indicators (MTI), Software Defined Radio (SDR) as well
as medical scanners and industrial inspection systems.
Features include:
• VXS, VME, CompactPCI and PC-based versions
• Up to 800MB/s sustained performance
• Open architecture versions make custom I/O and feature enhancements easy
• Targeted ready-to-run versions for common I/O requirements
• Web-browser Graphical User Interface allows intuitive local or remote
operation
• XML-RPC capability allows remote control from most any workstation
• Fibre Channel Storage Area Network offers an array of storage options
• SAN Access Kit allows high-speed direct access analysis from most any
workstation
Available as open or targeted recorders, the Vortex Data Recording Engines
provide the highest possible streaming data throughput from I/O interface
to storage system. Open Recorders enable users to utilize extensive software
libraries to develop their own applications. Targeted
Recorders are standard
pre-programmed recording and playback products for standard IO interfaces
or application targeted pre-programmed solutions to address specific
requirements.
• Open Recorders
• Targeted Recorders
• Storage Devices
• Storage Area Network
• Workstation Connectivity
• Mature Products
Open Recorders
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Product Name
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Description
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Form Factor
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Interface
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Vortex VXS/VME |
High Speed Real-Time Data Recording, Playback and Analysis system
for VXS/VME |
VXS, VME |
Fibre
Channel, RS232, Ethernet, PMC, XMC, VXS, VME |
Vortex VME |
High Speed Real-Time Data Recording, Playback & Analysis system
for VMEbus |
VME |
Fibre
Channel, Ethernet, VME, VXS, PMC, RACE++, RS232, RS422 |
Vortex CompactPCI |
High Speed Real-Time Data Recording, Playback & Analysis system
for CompactPCI |
CompactPCI |
Fibre
Channel, Ethernet, PCI-X, PMC, RS232, RS422, CompactPCI |
Vortex PC |
Rack-mountable Industrial PC-based data recorders |
PCI |
PCI, Ethernet |
Vortex Open Recorder
Software |
the libraries required for streaming recording solutions |
Other |
API |
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Targeted Recorders
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Product Name
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Description
|
Form Factor
|
Interface
|
Quad Serial
FPDP Data Recorder & Playback System |
4 channel sFPDP Application Targeted Pre-programmed Recording System |
VXS, VME |
Serial
FPDP, Fibre
Channel |
Serial FPDP Recorders |
sFPDP Sensor Interface Pre-Programmed Recording Systems |
VME, CompactPCI |
Serial
FPDP, Fibre
Channel |
FPDP Recorders |
FPDP / FPDP II parallel sensor interface recorders |
VME |
FPDP, Fibre
Channel |
Ultra Wideband
Recorder |
Dual Channel 1GHz 8-bit Analog Input Recording System |
VME, CompactPCI |
Serial
FPDP, Fibre
Channel |
Wideband Recorders |
Scaleable 2GSPS 8-bit Wideband Recorder |
VME, CompactPCI |
Serial
FPDP, Fibre
Channel |
IF/Baseband Recorders |
100 - 215MSPS IF/Baseband Recorders |
PC, VME |
Fibre
Channel |
AES-256
Data Encryption / Decryption |
Vortex VME Recording and Playback Application Example |
VME |
Serial
FPDP, Fibre
Channel |
10Gb Ethernet
Playback System |
Vortex VME Sensor Simulator Application Example |
VME |
Fibre
Channel, 10
Gb Ethernet |
Gigabit Ethernet
Recorder |
Full line-rate gigabit capture/playback with terabyte storage |
PC |
Fibre
Channel, Ethernet |
Snapshot Recorder |
Vortex VME Multi-Channel sFPDP Application Example |
VME |
Serial
FPDP, Fibre
Channel |
Anvil |
Snapshot Data Recorder |
Rack
Mount |
Ethernet, PCI, PMC |
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Storage
Devices
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Product Name
|
Description
|
Form Factor
|
Interface
|
VMDRIVE |
6U VME or CompactPCI Solid State & Rotating Storage |
VME, CompactPCI |
Fibre
Channel |
SANbric |
1.8TB Rugged Rotating Removable Storage |
Other |
Fibre
Channel |
SANcab |
Low Altitude Ruggedized Rack Mount Storage System |
Rack
Mount |
Fibre
Channel |
VS-SBOD |
3U Commercial Rack Mount Switched Bunch of Disks Storage |
Rack
Mount |
Fibre
Channel |
VS-FY5x |
2U Commercial Rack Mount 12 disk RAID |
Rack
Mount |
Fibre
Channel |
VS-F48D |
4U Commercial Rack Mount 48 disk RAID |
Rack
Mount |
Fibre
Channel |
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Mature
Products
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Product Name
|
Description
|
Form Factor
|
Interface
|
VS-FC41F |
2U Commercial Rackmount JBOD Storage |
Rack
Mount |
Fibre
Channel |
VS-FX4x |
2U Commercial Rackmount RAID Storage |
Rack
Mount |
Fibre
Channel |
MDR-220/MDR-250 |
Data Recorder |
VME |
PMC |
MDR-520/MDR-620 |
Data Recorder |
VME |
FPDP, sFPDP |
CP-MDR-522/CP-MDR-622 |
Data Recorder |
VME |
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