Specifications

bration and extended temperature range for both the MDR board and the disk storage 
system is under development. 
Note that it is not possible to write recordings in ASCII format with the MDR. The 
MDR only writes recordings in a binary format. The user must convert data accordingly. 
1.1 Features & Performance 
MDR subsystems incorporate the features leading to the associated benefits. 
Features Benefits 
Up to 90 MB/s real-time permanent 
ADCs for recording for minutes or 
hours 
Record raw sensor data directly from radar 
algorithm development, mission analysis 
Status tags  Data recovery after power failure 
FPDP TTL parallel interface  Compatibility with 3
rd
-party ADCs and DSPs 
Fibre Channel disk interface  High speed, very scalable, convenient cabling
JBOD disk arrays  Very cost effective, high capacity, scalable 
RAID disk arrays  Redundancy offers protection against disk 
failure 
Controlled with User I/F or C++ API  Ready to run, or control from user application 
Host access via Ethernet or VMEbus  Use workstation or an embedded VME host 
Direct Fibre Channel host access to 
disks 
Very fast readback of recorded data by host 
User I/F accessible through RS232 port  Host-independent operation, ideal in the field 
Optional playback at up to 72 MB/s  Sensor emulation, system testing or verifica-
tion 
Optional SCSI Tape Station (DLT/AIT-
1/2) 
Direct backup of recorded data 
MDR Systems have been tested to provide the following performance. 
MDR User Guide  3 
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