Hey folks!
It’s been a while since our Blink modem reached 4.5+ Gbps speeds in laboratory tests, but don’t fret, the radio silence (ha ha) does not mean we’ve stopped there. We’ve been pretty, pretty busy!
Satellite Data Reception in the Blink of an Eye
Blink is a real-time, high data rate, pure software modem specifically designed to run on commercial off-the-shelf servers, without custom hardware. With Blink, the ground segment becomes more affordable, reusable and flexible.
Blink moves digital signal processing (DSP) from high-maintenance hardware to software and can run on bare-metal or virtual environments (local and cloud).
It can bring previously impossible missions to life and make other missions easier to manage, more productive and significantly more cost-effective to set up and evolve.
Blink is a DVB-S2/S2X- and CCSDS-compatible, pure software wideband satellite modem.
Its modular architecture supports a variety of delivery options for a range of different environments and requirements. It provides three main packages.
Blink Modem
Multi-mission software package for wideband RF signal and CCSDS and DVB-S2/S2X front-end processing and analysis that includes:
Blink Modem can be integrated with COTS RF digitizers or SDRs to provide a modern, flexible and cost-effective modem and front-end processor.
Blink Ultra experimental digitizer
Blink Ultra is a 1U, 2RX + 1TX modern digitizer and signal generator equipped with 16-bit ADCs and DACs and a 40 Gb/s network. In conjunction with Blink Modem, it provides a standalone satellite payload receiver and analyzer as a part of your ground data acquisition station.
Blink Station
Blink Station extends Blink Modem monitor and control to include concepts like a satellite pass, mission-aware scheduling, testing capabilities and allows control of additional equipment beyond the software modem, like switches, up/downconverters, antennas etc. and is just as capable in operations as it is is assembly, integration, verification and testing.