XLink SDR Transceiver Platform
IQ Spacecom
Bidirectional SDR transceiver for LEO small satellite broadband data communication, 0.5-100 Mbps downlink, 180g, <15W, GbE interface, CCSDS and DVB-S2 compliant, TRL 9.
Technical specifications
- Tx Frequency
- 8.025-8.400 GHz (X-Band)
- Rx Frequency
- 7.145-7.250 GHz (X-Band); 2.025-2.120 GHz (S-Band)
- Downlink Data Rate
- 0.5-100 Mbps
- Uplink Data Rate
- 64 kbps+
- RF Output
- Up to +30 dBm
- Mass
- 180 g
- Dimensions
- 90 x 65 x 25.3 mm
- DC Supply
- 6-18 V
- Power (Tx+Rx)
- <15 W
- Power (Rx only)
- <3.5 W
- Interfaces
- GbE (1000BASE-T), SPI/RS422, UART
- Connector
- 3x Nano-D-Sub
- Standards
- CCSDS, DVB-S2
- TRL
- 9
About
The IQ Spacecom XLink is a fully featured bidirectional SDR (Software Defined Radio) transceiver platform for small satellite broadband data communication in LEO. Supporting CCSDS and DVB-S2 protocols, the XLink platform underpins the XLink-X, XLink-S, and XLink-L variant product family. The base X-band configuration delivers 0.5-100 Mbps downlink data rate with up to +30 dBm RF output, at 180g mass and 90x65x25.3mm dimensions. DC supply is 6-18V with less than 15W total Tx+Rx power. Interfaces include Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T), SPI/RS422, and UART through 3x Nano-D-Sub connectors.
Documentation
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