PRODUCT OVERVIEW

CAES APD develops cutting-edge RF, digital, analog, digital hardware and software solutions for complex commercial and defense industries. Explore our products to learn more, get a quote or purchase online (if available).

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  • TORNADO – Direct-to-Digital RF Converter x4 PCIe/x8 LVDS
  • DREX (Plus) High-Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter Plus = Significant DSP Processing
    • DREX (Plus) High-Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter Plus = Significant DSP Processing

    • DREX (Plus) High-Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter Plus = Significant DSP Processing

    • CAES APD’s Digital Receiver/Exciter Plus (DREX+) meets the demands of next generation Department of Defense (DoD) radar, Electronic Warfare (EW), Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) and communication systems with strict Cost, Size, Weight and Performance (CSWaP) requirements. The DREX+ provides eight receive channels with direct digital RF conversion/sampling capability up to 5 GHz in the first Nyquist zone and low 9 GHz…
  • iScan Edge 4 – STM32F4 Processor Module
    • iScan Edge 4 – STM32F4 Processor Module

    • iScan Edge 4 – STM32F4 Processor Module

    • iScan Edge 4 utilizes ST Micros STM32F4 automotive radar processor to provide a multitude of Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) safety features like emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance, blind-spot monitoring, cross-traffic alert, and automated parking. Compatible with CAES APD’s iScan Prizm antenna module, iScan Edge 4 is packed with extensive I/O, on-board memory, and equipped with a variety…
  • iScan Phantom – 77 GHz Modular Automotive Radar Development Kit with Turbo 1 FPGA Expansion
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    • iScan Phantom – 77 GHz Modular Automotive Radar Development Kit with Turbo 1 FPGA Expansion

    • iScan Phantom is a new generation, automotive radar development kit based on Infineon's latest radar MMIC. It contains the radar front-end antenna module, optional expansion module with an FPGA, and a processor back-end module in a stacked configuration. CAES APD designed the radar front-end to provide antennas in a MIMO format allowing for digital beamforming. Infineon's processor allows for advanced…
  • iScan Phantom – 77 GHz Modular Automotive Radar Development Kit
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      iScan Phantom – 77 GHz Modular Automotive Radar Development Kit

    • iScan Phantom – 77 GHz Modular Automotive Radar Development Kit

    • iScan Phantom is a new generation, automotive radar development kit based on Infineon's latest radar MMIC. This development kit contains the radar front-end antenna module and processor back-end module in a stacked configuration. CAES APD designed the radar front-end to provide antennas in a MIMO format allowing for digital beamforming. Infineon's processor allows for advanced algorithm development and comes with…
  • Fury – 60 GHz Switchable Beam Radar
    • Fury – 60 GHz Switchable Beam Radar

    • Fury – 60 GHz Switchable Beam Radar

    • Fury is a new generation, Texas Instruments (TI)-based System on Chip (SoC) module to take your next 60 GHz radar design to market quickly. Equipped with TI’s IWR6843 SoC (sporting an ARM Cortex M4 32‐bit processor core with a C674x DSP accelerator), Fury has plenty of processing power to support a plethora of advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms for…
  • iScan Prizm 1 – 77 GHz Digital Beam Antenna Module
    • iScan Prizm 1 – 77 GHz Digital Beam Antenna Module

    • iScan Prizm 1 – 77 GHz Digital Beam Antenna Module

    • iScan Prizm 1 sport’s Infineon’s 77 GHz RXS8160 MMIC chip to enable a multitude of radar applications such as Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) capabilities like emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and collision avoidance. This module features on-board memory, processing, data recording, Ethernet, 3x TX, 4x RX, and much more. iScan Prizm 1 is compatible with CAES APD’s iScan Edge…
  • Vortex – Intel Agilex FPGA PCIe Accelerator
    • Vortex – Intel Agilex FPGA PCIe Accelerator

    • Vortex – Intel Agilex FPGA PCIe Accelerator

    • Vortex is the highest performing, most affordable FPGA PCIe accelerator card to hit the market. It takes on today’s data-intensive computing problems by incorporating Intel’s next-generation Agilex FPGA, DDR4 and plenty of high speed I/O. With the OpenCL support included in the Board Support Package (BSP), it can be easily programmed without complicated Verilog or VHDL code.
  • iScan Omega 1 – ADI 5901/5904 24 GHz Fixed Beam Antenna Module
    • iScan Omega 1 – ADI 5901/5904 24 GHz Fixed Beam Antenna Module

    • iScan Omega 1 – ADI 5901/5904 24 GHz Fixed Beam Antenna Module

    • iScan Omega 1 is CEI's latest and greatest antenna module that takes your next radar design to market quickly. Equipped with Analog Devices Inc.’s ADF5901 Tx and ADF5904 Rx downconverter, iScan Omega 1 has plenty of  processing power to support a plethora of advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms. The built-in patch antenna has a fixed beam with a FoV…
  • Peregrine I – High Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter/Software Defined Radio
    • Peregrine I – High Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter/Software Defined Radio

    • Peregrine I – High Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter/Software Defined Radio

    • CEI’s Peregrine I Digital Receiver/Exciter (DREX) provides 7.5 TFLOPS in a 10x16" package. Peregrine I is equipped with an Intel i7 processor site, five Intel Arria 10 FPGAs , multiple banks of DDR3, four 2.5 GSPS ADC channels, four 5 GHz DAC channels, multiple PCIe Gen 3 interfaces and two 40/100 GbE QSFP+ interfaces. Other features include HMDI, USB3.0, and…
  • Peregrine II – High Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter/Software Defined Radio
    • Peregrine II – High Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter/Software Defined Radio

    • Peregrine II – High Performance Digital Receiver/Exciter/Software Defined Radio

    • CEI’s Peregrine II Digital Receiver/Exciter (DREX) provides an unprecedented 50 TFLOPS in a "10x16” package. Peregrine II is equipped with an Intel i7 processor site, five Intel Stratix 10 FPGAs, multiple banks of DDR3, four 2.5 GSPS ADC channels, four 5 GHz DAC channels, multiple PCIe Gen 3 interfaces and two 40/100 GbE QSFP+ interfaces. Other features include HMDI, USB3.0,…
  • Warp II – Dual Stratix 10 eXtreme High Performance Compute Node
    • Warp II – Dual Stratix 10 eXtreme High Performance Compute Node

    • Warp II – Dual Stratix 10 eXtreme High Performance Compute Node

    • The Dual Stratix 10 eXtreme High Performance Compute Node (Warp II) is the most versatile and highest performing FPGA accelerator card to hit the market! Warp II takes on today’s data-intensive computing problems by incorporating two of Intel’s revolutionary Stratix 10 FPGAs, massive amounts of DDR4 and plenty of high speed I/O. With OpenCL support included in the Board Support…
  • X-CARRIER – NVIDIA Tegra X2 Carrier Module
    • X-CARRIER – NVIDIA Tegra X2 Carrier Module

    • X-CARRIER – NVIDIA Tegra X2 Carrier Module

    • The X-Carrier Board is CEI's latest addition to its Tegra-based products and is designed to support NVIDIA's mind-blowing 1 TFLOP Tegra X1 Maxwell and high-powered Jetson TX2. The featured I/O includes 6x CSI-2 ports, HDMI 2.0, Micro SD Slot, SATA 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, 1Gb Ethernet, x1 and x4 PCIe Gen 2, 2x UART, 2x SPI, 3x 12C, and…
  • AmpiFly – Wi-Fi Range Extender and Standoff Repeater
    • AmpiFly – Wi-Fi Range Extender and Standoff Repeater

    • AmpiFly – Wi-Fi Range Extender and Standoff Repeater

    • The AmpiFly Wi-Fi range extender is a standoff repeater that extends the range of a Wi-Fi signal up to 800 m. It enhances many other applications as well, including ATVs, beacons, Bluetooth, AMSAT, wireless systems, dish feed, and satellites. LEDs equipped on the board display the power status. Each Range Extender can broadcast as a hotspot, allowing up to five…
  • iScan Modular Radar Demonstration and Development Platform
    • iScan Modular Radar Demonstration and Development Platform

    • iScan Modular Radar Demonstration and Development Platform

    •   The iScan Radar Series makes rapid prototyping of high-performance radar quick and easy. Utilizing a modular architecture, CEI’s iScan processor, expansion and antenna modules can be mixed and matched to create a customized development platform. Equipped with extensive capability, such as MIMO, steerable beams and digital beam forming, iScan provides superior performance for tasks such as range, speed and…
  • iScan Turbo 1 – Expansion Module – Intel Max 10 FPGA
    • iScan Turbo 1 – Expansion Module – Intel Max 10 FPGA

    • iScan Turbo 1 – Expansion Module – Intel Max 10 FPGA

    • Enhance your application with FPGA processing, increased I/O, data recording, additional sensors and hardware, and more. The iScan Expansion Module provides advanced functionality to bring your prototype to market quickly! Equipped with Intel’s Max 10 FPGA, the iScan-E-M10A provides up to 50K LEs which can be configured to accelerate DSP and processing. Add enhanced capabilities to your next radar development…
  • iScan Turbo 2 – Expansion Module -TK1
    • iScan Turbo 2 – Expansion Module -TK1

    • iScan Turbo 2 – Expansion Module -TK1

    • From deeply embedded applications like rear obstacle collision avoidance systems, Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS), medical devices, traffic monitoring, and security systems to less rugged applications like facial recognition stations, UAV and quadcopters, the iScan©-ETK1 has the computing power to handle demanding applications. The iScan-ETK1 runs standard CUDA and Linux, which allow use with your favorite software packages, including shopping, traffic…
  • Kromium 1 – 24 GHz Switchable Beam Radar
    • Kromium 1 – 24 GHz Switchable Beam Radar

    • Kromium 1 – 24 GHz Switchable Beam Radar

    • Kromium 1 will take your next 24 GHz radar design to market quickly and easily. The built‐in patch antenna includes three switchable transmit and receive beams, with a total Field of View (FOV) of 100°. Equipped with Infineon’s BGT24MTR11 transceiver and XMC microcontroller, and optimized for energy efficiency with an ARM Cortex – M4, 32‐bit processor core, Kromium 1 has…
  • Kromium 2 – 24 GHz Fixed Beam Radar
    • Kromium 2 – 24 GHz Fixed Beam Radar

    • Kromium 2 – 24 GHz Fixed Beam Radar

    • Kromium 2 can take your next 24 GHz radar design to market quickly and easily. Packed with extensive capability, Kromium 2 outperforms its competition in tasks, such as range, speed and RCS measurements, target tracking, collision avoidance, occupancy sensing and much more. Kromium 2 has a total Field of View (FOV) of ±36.5° AZ, ±8° EL. Equipped with Infineon’s BGT24MTR11…
  • NVIDIA Jetson X2 and X-Carrier – Embedded AI Computing Device
    • NVIDIA Jetson X2 and X-Carrier – Embedded AI Computing Device

    • NVIDIA Jetson X2 and X-Carrier – Embedded AI Computing Device

    • The NVIDIA Jetson TX2 offers twice the performance and efficiency of the TX1 and includes 8GB of 128-bit LPDDR4 RAM at 58.3GB/s (twice the capacity and bandwidth of the TX1) and 32GB of eMMC 5.1 (twice the capacity of the TX1). The X-Carrier Board is just 2″ x 3.5″ and doesn’t hold back on I/O! The featured I/O includes 6x…
  • TK1-SOM 2GB
    • TK1-SOM 2GB

    • TK1-SOM 2GB

    • At only 2″ x 2.3″ and 2.89-3.52 ounces (without/with fan), the TK1-SOM gives you the freedom to use the NVIDIA Tegra K1 SoC for any application, from deeply embedded applications like rear obstacle collision avoidance systems, Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS), medical devices, traffic monitoring, and security systems to less rugged applications like facial recognition stations, UAV, and Quadcopters. Also…
  • TK1-SOM 4GB
    • TK1-SOM 4GB

    • TK1-SOM 4GB

    • At only 2″ x 2.3″ and 2.89-3.52 ounces (without/with fan), the TK1-SOM gives you the freedom to use the NVIDIA Tegra K1 SoC for any application, from deeply embedded applications like rear obstacle collision avoidance systems, Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS), medical devices, traffic monitoring, and security systems to less rugged applications like facial recognition stations, UAV, and Quadcopters. Also…
  • iScan Edge 1 – Infineon Aurix 2G Processor Module
    • iScan Edge 1 – Infineon Aurix 2G Processor Module

    • iScan Edge 1 – Infineon Aurix 2G Processor Module

    • The iScan Edge 1 sports Infineon’s second generation AURIX™ microcontroller chipset. Designed with automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in mind, the AURIX™ is a hexacore high performance microcontroller. The iScan Edge 1 leverages this new chip in conjunction with other modular board systems to provide computing power and automotive system power through Infineon’s automotive multi-voltage system power supply, allowing for…
  • iScan Edge 2 – XMC4700 Processor Module
    • iScan Edge 2 – XMC4700 Processor Module

    • iScan Edge 2 – XMC4700 Processor Module

    •   Designed to bring the iScan family to the world of Internet of Things (IoT), the iScan Edge 2 hosts the Infineon XMC-4700 – a powerful ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit processor core microcontroller with extensive peripheral control, 12-bit ADCs, and other features. To fully exploit the IoT mindset, the iScan-P4700 has a wide input power range; it can accept battery power…
  • Skyline – Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar System
    • Skyline – Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar System

    • Skyline – Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar System

    • The Skyline radar system detects, tracks, prioritizes, and reports objects and intruders within its Field of Regard (FOR). This unique system supports land, sea and air platforms by combining leading-edge phased array antenna technology with advanced radar signal processing. Additionally, Skyline's design utilizes FPGA technology, which provides rapid reprogramming, minimizing reconfiguration times for fast changing environments.
  • 3DR Crestone – Altera Stratix V FPGA Freescale T4240 Processor
    • 3DR Crestone – Altera Stratix V FPGA Freescale T4240 Processor

    • 3DR Crestone – Altera Stratix V FPGA Freescale T4240 Processor

    • At the heart of the 3DR family architecture is the 3DR-S5-T4240 processor module: Crestone. This module consists of a power PC (Freescale T4240) general purpose and communications processor, an Altera Stratix V FPGA, on board DDR3 memory modules, and a combination of PCIe Gen 3, LVDS, and SERDES commercially available I/O modules. The processing modules also provide dual 10G Ethernet…
  • 3DR Thunder I – 2-channel, 16-bit, 250 MHz Digital-to-Analog Converter Board
  • 3DR Thunder II – 8-channel, 16-bit, 11.5 GSPS Digital-to-Analog Converter
    • 3DR Thunder II – 8-channel, 16-bit, 11.5 GSPS Digital-to-Analog Converter

    • 3DR Thunder II – 8-channel, 16-bit, 11.5 GSPS Digital-to-Analog Converter

    • The 3DR-A10-DAC-12.6 GSPS is an 8-channel, 16-bit, 12.5 GHz digital-to-analog converter board used to convert digital signals into analog waveforms. The on-board Intel Arria 10 FPGA (10AX115U3F45E2SG) can be used to digitally generate waveforms or playback pre-stored samples. As with all 3DR computing modules, the 3DR-A10-DAC-12.6 GSPS supports three-dimensional connectivity, allowing the user to stack and/or tile modules to address…
  • 3DR Lightning I – 4-channel, 12-bit, 10 GSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter
    • 3DR Lightning I – 4-channel, 12-bit, 10 GSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter

    • 3DR Lightning I – 4-channel, 12-bit, 10 GSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter

    • The 3DR-FPGA-ADC-10GSPS is a 4-channel, 12-bit, 10 GSPS analog-to-digital converter board for digitizing and processing analog inputs. High performance, low latency processing can be implemented via the on-board Altera Arria 10 FPGA (10AX115U3F45I2SG). As with all 3DR computing modules, the 3DR-FPGA-ADC-10GSPS supports three-dimensional connectivity, allowing the user to stack and/or tile modules to address a wide variety of processing, I/O,…
  • 3DR Lightning II – 8-channel, 14-bit, 3 GSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter
    • 3DR Lightning II – 8-channel, 14-bit, 3 GSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter

    • 3DR Lightning II – 8-channel, 14-bit, 3 GSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter

    •   The 3DR-A10-ADC-3GSPS, known as Lightning II, is an 8-channel, 14-bit, 3 GSPS analog-to-digital converter board for digitizing and processing analog inputs. High performance, low latency processing can be implemented via the on-board Altera Arria 10 FPGA (10AX115U2F45I2SG). As with all 3DR computing modules, Lightning II supports 3-dimensional connectivity, allowing the user to stack and/or tile modules to address a…
  • 3DR Lightning III – 8-Channel, 16-Bit, 250 MSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter
    • 3DR Lightning III – 8-Channel, 16-Bit, 250 MSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter

    • 3DR Lightning III – 8-Channel, 16-Bit, 250 MSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter

    • The 3DR-A10-ADC-250MSPS, known as Lightning III, is an 8-channel, 16-bit, 250 MSPS analog-to-digital converter board for digitizing and processing analog inputs. High performance, low latency processing can be implemented via the on-board Altera Arria 10 FPGA (10AX115U2F45I2SG). As with all 3DR computing modules, Lightning III supports three-dimensional connectivity, allowing the user to stack and/or tile modules to address a wide…
  • 3DR Lightning IV – 10-Channel, 16-Bit, 160 MHz Analog-to-Digital Converter
    • 3DR Lightning IV – 10-Channel, 16-Bit, 160 MHz Analog-to-Digital Converter

    • 3DR Lightning IV – 10-Channel, 16-Bit, 160 MHz Analog-to-Digital Converter

    • The 3DR-V6-ADC-160MSPS, known as Lightning IV, is a 10-channel, 16-bit, 160 MHz analog-to-digital converter board for digitizing and processing analog inputs. High performance, low latency processing can be implemented via the onboard VIRTEX–6 FPGA (XC6VLX240T). As with all 3DR computing modules, Lightning IV supports three-dimensional connectivity, allowing the user to stack and/or tile modules to address a wide variety of…
  • 3DR Hurricane – Altera Arria 10, Tegra K1 GPU
    • 3DR Hurricane – Altera Arria 10, Tegra K1 GPU

    • 3DR Hurricane – Altera Arria 10, Tegra K1 GPU

    • The 3DR Hurricane module can be used in combination with other 3DR-compatible boards to add parallel processing power to a system. The Tegra K1 GPU delivers nearly 300 GFLOPS single precision peak per TK1-SOM and the Arria 10 delivers an additional 1333 GFLOPS. A 2-link, 2GB Hybrid Memory Cube connects to the FPGA providing an aggregate memory bandwidth of 60…
  • 3DR Windom – Xilinx Virtex 6 Power PC
    • 3DR Windom – Xilinx Virtex 6 Power PC

    • 3DR Windom – Xilinx Virtex 6 Power PC

    • The 3DR-V6-460SX central processing module consists of a Power PC (PPC-460SX) general purpose processor, a Xilinx (Virtex 6) FPGA, on board DDR2 memory modules, and a combination of PCIe, LVDS, and SerDes commercially available I/O modules. Its applications include general purpose/digital signal processing, radar receiver/exciter, digital array processing and beamforming, electronic warfare/attack systems, SIGINT (ELINT, COMINT, etc.) systems, digital image…
  • Brimstone – 10 Gigabit Ethernet Input/Output Module
    • Brimstone – 10 Gigabit Ethernet Input/Output Module

    • Brimstone – 10 Gigabit Ethernet Input/Output Module

    • The 3DR–10GbE module, Brimstone, provides two standard, high-capacity interfaces for connecting 3DR computing-based subsystems to other equipment within a network. Brimstone is often used as a data plane in modular, open systems radar architectures and can also be used for real time data recording.
  • Ace – PC104
    • Ace – PC104

    • Ace – PC104

    • The Ace board offers the most advanced video and image processing in the smallest form factor available today. Ace is perfect for application development and prototyping to deployment. The module can fit into the tightest Cost, Size, Weight and Power (C-SWaP) applications or work with larger systems with 1, 4, 8, 16 or more channels of video inputs.
  • Cirrus RF-DC – High Power C-Band Down Converter
    • Cirrus RF-DC – High Power C-Band Down Converter

    • Cirrus RF-DC – High Power C-Band Down Converter

    • Cirrus RF-DC is a high power C-band down converter applicable for commercial and military, communications, EW/SIGINT and radar. Cirrus's benefits include low noise figure, high dynamic range, precision gain control, low power consumption and many more!
  • Cirrus RF-LO-S – C-Band Synthesizer
    • Cirrus RF-LO-S – C-Band Synthesizer

    • Cirrus RF-LO-S – C-Band Synthesizer

    • Cirrus RF-LO-S is a C-band synthesizer applicable for commercial and military, communications, EW/SIGINT and radar. Its benefits include low power consumption, small, ruggedized construction, internal 100 MHz OCXO with external outputs, ultra low phase noise fixed frequency outputs and more!
  • Cirrus RF-UC – High Power C-Band Up-Converter
    • Cirrus RF-UC – High Power C-Band Up-Converter

    • Cirrus RF-UC – High Power C-Band Up-Converter

    • Cirrus RF-UC is a high power c-band up-converter applicable for commercial and military, communications, EW/SIGINT and radar. Its benefits include precision gain control, low power consumption, small, ruggedized construction, H=high output power up to 20 dbm, 40 MHz IF input to c-band up-conversion and more!
  • Rover RCRF – Fully ReConfigurable RF Board with Design, Simulation and Synthesis Software Using NI AWRs VSS and Microwave Office