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Wireless Products
 The RDS3002-T1 is a FM RDS receiver module capable of receiving RDS decoded information off of FM broadcast sub-carrier. It contains a highly integrated FM receiver/RDS decoder chip, 8 bit microcontroller, and tunable antenna w/LNA. The RDS3002-T1 is very compact, thus lending itself to a variety of embedded applications. The unit is a self-contained, low power, microcontroller based module that, via serial interface from the host system, receives and filters traffic data to be used in navigation type applications using Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network.
PowerQ’s proprietary embedded ferrite antenna design eliminates the requirement for an external antenna.
Compatible for use with Clear Channel’s Real Time Traffic service (available since Jan 2005). See www.realtimetraffic.net for a coverage map and additional information.
Compatible with the RDS-TMC standard www.tmcforum.com
The RDS3002-T1 is current shipping in large quantities, and is being sold to a number of large retail distributors.
Custom versions are available with quick turnaround.
Contact PowerQ for additional technical information and a quote specific for your application.
Military Products
The MIL1001 is a wideband antenna designed for military use. The antenna is a low profile antenna that can be attached to any military vehicle. The antenna is optimized for frequencies from 250 MHz to 3 GHz.
Dimensions: 18 inches high, 1.25 inches in diameter
The antenna is designed to perform over a sequence of bands starting at 27 MHz in the low frequency areas and extending up through 5.8 GHz. Band segments include the following listings:
Band
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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Range
27 – 28 MHz
49 – 49.6 MHz
72 – 72.99 MHz
144.0 – 146 MHz
212 MHz
225 MHz
330 MHz
390 MHz
440 MHz
900 – 915 MHz
1200 – 1250 MHz
1800 – 1850 MHz
2400 – 2500 MHz
5800 – 5900 MHz
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VSWRs for each band segment, as derived by testing of the prototype are as follow:
Band
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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Range
27 – 28 MHz
49 – 49.6 MHz
72 – 72.99 MHz
144.0 – 146 MHz
212 MHz
225 MHz
330 MHz
390 MHz
440 MHz
900 – 915 MHz
1200 – 1250 MHz
1800 – 1850 MHz
2400 – 2500 MHz
5800 – 5900 MHz
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VSWR
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<2:1
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<3.5:1
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Weight: Weight of the antenna is less than 5 pounds with a projected target weight of 3 pounds.
Mounting of the antenna is by a set of 3, captive threaded inserts located in the bottom face of the base of the antenna. The antenna may be mounted on a bracket or other surface. Antenna
Gain: The antenna gain is dependent on band segment. Measured gain is essentially omni directional in horizontal azimuth coverage. Some squishing of the pattern is evident in various band segments with the expected result of some gain over isotropic in some band areas. Gain expected is as follows:
Band
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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Range
28 MHz
49.6 MHz
72.99 MHz
146 MHz
212 MHz
225 MHz
330 MHz
390 MHz
440 MHz
900 MHz
1200 MHz
1800 MHz
2400 MHz
5800 MHz
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GAIN
-6 dBi
-3 dBi
-3 dBi
-2 dBi
-2 dBi
-2 dBi
-3 dBi
-3 dBi
-2 dBi
0 dBi
0 dBi
+1 dBi
+1 dBi
+2 dBi
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The PQ-SG5000 is a compact, programmable, frequency synthesizer card.
The PQ-SG5000 provides an ideal RF signal generation front end for specific end user applications. Frequencies are programmable via standard USB interface. The programmed frequencies and modulation characteristics are stored in non-volatile memory, such that the next power on sequence automatically loads and starts the output sequence with no additional user intervention
Open collector output drivers provided to control output RF power amplifiers with enable/disable inputs. The electrical interfaces have been kept to a minimum to enable ease of installation. Built-in test logic provides a simple GO/NO-GO confidence mechanism during operation.
A simple graphical user interface (GUI) is provided to allow quick downloading of factory and/or custom profiles.
Software
PowerQ Technologies has extensive experience developing backend server solutions that interact with embedded systems. The interaction can be via a direct interaction, via wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-FI, Zigbee, and other custom wireless protocols. Other interactions may consist of removable flash, USB, serial, and other wired data transport mechanisms. The backend server solution allows for data to be efficiently aggregated at a central source for further analysis, processing, and presentation. Feel free to contact PowerQ with your specific product requirements.
PowerQ Technologies has extensive experience developing embedded applications on resource limited embedded processors such as the 8051, ARM7, PIC, ARM9, MIPS, SH4, and other microcntrollers. PowerQ Technologies specializes in developing applications that meet power requirement challenges and/or cost challenges.
PowerQ Technologies has been selected by Microsoft Corporation to become a preferred vendor to provide expertise in optimizing Microsoft's MTP protocol for embedded systems. PowerQ can further optimize Microsoft's MTP code to fit your needs. Please contact PowerQ with your specific requirements.
PowerQ Technologies has developed a Zigbee stack for Atmel's AVR microcontroller. The Zigbee stack supports peer to peer mesh networking. The stack is licensable as a library or as source code.
Stack Size: 17.4 Kb
RAM Requirement: 1Kb
PowerQ Technologies has had extensive experience developing Windows Applications utilizing the latest software development tools from Microsoft. PowerQ specializes in custom software solutions for any type of embedded device interaction, testing, and final product integration.
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The RDS3002-T1M is a FM RDS receiver module capable of receiving RDS decoded information off of FM broadcast sub-carrier. It contains a highly integrated FM receiver/RDS decoder chip and 8 bit micro-controller. The RDS3002-T1M can receive and filter raw RDS-TMC traffic information. The RDS3002-T1M is very compact, thus lending itself to a variety of embedded applications.
Automatically searches for TMC data
to a microcontroller or CPU.
The FLX4000-1M is a FLEX receiver module that receives signals from the FLEX paging network. This module is a low cost module that is compatible with most microcontrollers. The module operates on +3.3VDC to +5VDC power, and is fully functional in the temperature range of -40°C to 85°C.