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Talon RTR 2757
100 Gigabit Ethernet
rugged rackmount recorder

Captures data fromQuartz® RFSoC products'
100 Gigabit Ethernet ports▪ Real-time record rates up to 12.5 GB/s
(100 Gigabits/s)▪ Records up to 4 A/D channels fromQuartz RFSoC▪ Front-panel removable solid statestorage up to 122 TB▪ SystemFlow software GUI with Signal
Viewer analysis tool

The Talon RTR 2757 is a turnkey system for recording 100 Gigabit
Ethernet UDP streams from Mercury's Quartz ® RFSoC products.
Mercury's Quartz products provide 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces tostream data from up to eight high-speed A/D converters. The RTR 2757 isdesigned to capture digitized data from four of these streams in real timeat the full 100 Gigabit per second rate. With up to 122 TB of removablesolid state storage, the RTR 2757 provides hours of multi-channel
wideband signal recording.
Mercury's Quartz RFSoC products provide two 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces via MPO
optical connections. The Quartz FPGA IP routes four A/D channels to each opticalinterface. The RTR 2757 provides a single 100 Gigabit Ethernet interface, allowing the user
to capture digitized signals from up to four RFSoC A/Ds.
The RTR 2757 provides an interface that matches the Quartz Ethernet UDP protocol andcan accept up to four independent UDP data streams. This allows users to stream four
A/D channels independently over 100 Gigabit Ethernet and capture them as independent
files on the recorder. The recorder captures only the payload, providing data files similar
to other Talon recorders. This allows the suite of SystemFlow software tools to be used
for signal analysis prior to, during, and after a recording session.

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FEATURES▪ Designed for data capture from Mercury Quartz® RFSoC
products' 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports▪ Single QSFP28 port with MPO transceiver▪ Real-time record rates up to 12.5 GB/s (100 Gigabits/s)▪ Front-panel removable solid state storage up to 122 TB▪ Dual Intel Xeon® Gold processors with up to 4 TB of DDR4SDRAM▪ 4U 19-inch industrial grade server chassis▪ Supports up to four independent UDP streams▪ SystemFlow software GUI with Signal Viewer analysis tool
▪ C-callable API for integration

RUGGED AND FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE
The RTR 2757 comes in an industrial grade 19-inch 4U
rackmountable chassis. It uses high-performance NVMe (NonVolatile Memory Express) U.2 drives in a RAID 0 configuration toprovide extremely high-speed real-time recording. Drives are
front-panel removable via eight individual drive trays. The
independent operating system drive is also removable via thefront panel. Multiple RTR 2757 systems can be combined tomrcy.com

provide a scalable high-channel-count system. SystemFlow
software provides the ability to control multiple systems from asingle user interface. This architecture provides scalable
storage as channel counts increase.
The RTR 2757 includes options for GPS time and position
stamping, IRIG-B time stamping, and high-speed offloadinterfaces such as 10, 40, or 100 Gigabit Ethernet. The system
is built using a dual Intel Xeon server-class motherboard,includes two Xeon Gold processors, and includes up to 4 TB of
DDR4 RAM. The standard configuration includes USB 3.0 ports,Gigabit Ethernet for network communication, and a VGA portfor display.
The Talon RTR 2757’s single 100 Gigabit Ethernet port canreceive up to four UDP streams (four independent UDP socketIDs). Each stream is sent to disk via a dedicated DMA channel.
Each UDP stream is written to its own file in the standard
Mercury data format on the NTFS file system.
The RTR 2757 provides channelized file recording of the UDP
payload. The payload can include VITA49 packet headers if they
are enabled on the Quartz RFSoC product.

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CAPTURING DATA FROM QUARTZ (RFSOC) PRODUCTS
The RTR 2757 works with any 100 GigE-enabled Quartz product. Each example below shows a complete recording solution using theQuartz Model 6350 Small Form Factor rugged version and Talon RTR 2757 recorders.

▪ One 100 Gigabit Ethernet port has a maximum 12.5 GB/s streaming rate.
▪ One Model 2757 can capture real-time UDP streams at 12.5 GB/s using one QSFP28 optical port.

▪ Two 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports have a maximum 25 GB/s streaming rate.
▪ Two Model 2757 recorders can capture real-time UDP streams at 25 GB/s using two QSFP28 optical ports.

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SYSTEMFLOW SOFTWARESYSTEMFLOW SIMULATORAll Talon recorders include the Mercury SystemFlow® recordingsoftware. SystemFlow software enables users to configure andcontrol a Talon recorder:

To learn more about SystemFlow software, contact Mercury attechsales@mrcy.com. The SystemFlow Simulator allows you tolearn how to use a Talon recorder's SystemFlow software interface
before you acquire a recorder or while you are waiting for delivery
of a recorder.

▪ The SystemFlow GUI provides a point-and-click user interface. It
includes Configure, Record, Playback, and Status screens, eachwith intuitive controls and indicators. The user can easily move
between screens to configure parameters, control and monitor arecording, and play back a recorded stream.
▪ SystemFlow API provides a set of C-callable libraries that allowengineers to develop their own user interface to configure andcontrol their Talon recorder. Additional high-level libraries, likePython, are available upon request.
The SystemFlow GUI and API can be run from a remote connection
over Gigabit Ethernet. Recorders can be set up to run
autonomously by implementing scripts using the API interface.
Talon systems record all data to the native NTFS file system,
allowing for quick and easy access to the data from anycomputer. A simple header that holds the recording parametersis added to the beginning of each file. An optional GPS receiver
allows the user to precisely timestamp files and optionally track
the recorder’s position throughout a mission.

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The Simulator can simulate the operating environment of all thedifferent Talon recorder models. The Simulator also
demonstrates the SystemFlow Signal Viewer by playing
recorded signals to simulate the appearance of live signals
being digitized and recorded by a Talon analog signal recorder.

Features▪ Provides real-time recording system simulation▪ Allows engineers to write and test their application (builtusing the SystemFlow API) before receiving the recorder
hardware▪ Demonstrates SystemFlow signal and file viewer tool
▪ Capable of simulating all Talon analog and digital recordingsystems▪ Full Talon SystemFlow GUI▪ Simulator can be used to develop Talon system profiles foruse in the final system

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SYSTEMFLOW APISystemFlow includes a complete API (Application ProgrammingInterface) supporting control and status queries of all operationsof the Talon recorder from a custom application.
High-level C-language function calls and the supporting device
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supported using a socket interface through the Ethernet port,
either to a local host or through an internet link for remote,standalone acquisition. Recorded NTFS files can be easily
retrieved through the same connection. In addition to C,
support is also provided for high level languages such as
Python and C#. Below is an example of controlling recording via
the SystemFlow API.

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SIGNAL VIEWER
The SystemFlow Signal Viewer includes a spectrogram, virtual
oscilloscope, and spectrum analyzer for signal monitoring in both thetime and frequency domains. It is extremely useful for previewing live
inputs prior to recording, and for monitoring signals as they are being
recorded to help ensure successful recording sessions. The viewer
can also be used to inspect and analyze the recorded files after therecording is complete.

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Advanced signal analysis capabilities include automatic
calculators for signal amplitude and frequency, second andthird harmonic components, THD (total harmonic distortion),and SINAD (signal to noise and distortion). With time andfrequency zoom, panning modes, and dual, annotated cursors
to mark and measure points of interest, the SystemFlow Signal
Viewer can often eliminate the need for a separate
oscilloscope or spectrum analyzer in the field.

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SPECIFICATIONS
PC Workstation
Operating System: Windows®

ORDERING INFORMATIONRAID Configurations

Processor: Intel Xeon Gold processor

Standard

RAID 0 configuration

SDRAM: Up to 4 TB of DDR4 SDRAM

Option -285

RAID 5 configuration

RAID▪ Drive Type: Front-panel removable MVMe U.2 solid-statedrives (SSDs)▪ Storage: Up to 122 TB▪ Supported RAID Levels: (standard) 0▪ Option -285: RAID 5

Ethernet Interface

Storage Options
Option -430

30.7 SSD storage capacity

Option -460

61.4 TB SSD storage capacity

Option -485

122.8 TB SSD

Other Options

Quantity: 1 port
Option -261

GPS time and position stamping

Option -264

IRIG-B time stamping

Dimensions: 16.93” W x 22.19” D x 6.93” H; (430 x 563.7 x 176 mm)

Option -267

Dual 10 GbE offload

Weight: 51 lb. approx.

Option -268

40 GbE offload

Operating Temp: 0° to +50° C

Option -269

100 GbE offload

Connector Type: QSFP28 port with MPO transceiver

Physical and Environmental

Storage Temp: –40° to +85° C
Relative Humidity: 5 to 95%, non-condensing

Contact Mercury for compatible option combinations. Storage and generaloptions may change, so contact Mercury for the latest information.

Operating Shock: 15 g max. (11 msec, half sine wave)
Operating Vibration: 10 to 20 Hz: 0.02 inch peak, 20 to 500
Hz: 1.4 g peak acceleration
Power Requirements: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz, 500 W max.

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QUARTZ RFSOC PRODUCTS

LIFETIME SUPPORT FOR TALON PRODUCTS

Quartz Options
VPX 3U
Model 5550

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Processor - SOSA Aligned 3U VPX

Model 5553

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Gen 3 Processor - SOSA Aligned 3U VPX

Model 5950

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Processor - 3U VPX

Model 5953

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Gen 3 Processor - 3U VPX

Mercury offers worldwide customers shorter development time,
reliable, rugged solutions for a variety of environments, reduced
costs, and mature software development tools. We offer freelifetime support from our engineering staff, which customers
can depend on through phone and email, as well as softwareupdates. Take advantage of our 40 years of experience indelivering high-performance radar, communications, SIGINT,
EW, and data acquisition MIL-Aero solutions worldwide.

Small Form Factor
Model 6350

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Processor - SFF

Model 6350S

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Processor - SFF Subsystem

Model 6353

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Gen 3 Processor - SFF

Model 6353S

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Gen 3 Processor - SFF Subsystem

PCIe
Model 7050

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Processor - PCIe

Model 7053

8-Channel A/D and D/A Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
Gen 3 Processor - PCIe

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