Engineering Design Team

High Performance
Multi Domain
Edge Solutions

Engineering Design Team facilitates defense, science and industry with tactical edge compute, high-speed optical and machine vision interfaces, and custom hardware solutions

For over 35 years, Engineering Design Team (EDT) has bridged the gap between data sensors at the edge and high-performance computing. From our industry leading VisionLink frame grabbers and extenders to the new EDGETAK wearable edge compute systems, we engineer SWaP optimized solutions for mission-critical environments. Whether you require zero-loss signal acquisition, long-range optical extension or real-time SIGINT processing, EDT delivers the hardware that drives the tactical edge.

A wearable, rugged, high-performance, edge AI/ML tactical computer, powered by the NVIDIA ORIN™ NX

• High Performance 16GB Memory delivering 100 TOPS
• On-board Storage up to 8TB NVME SSD
• Open system with OCI compatibility
• Optimized SWaP and Thermal Management
• Market leading value
• Onboard GPS
• WIFI / Bluetooth
• Power over USB

RFx SDR: High-Performance PCIe RF Digitizer & Tuner

Experience a powerful Software Defined Radio (SDR) with the flexibility of a low-profile PCIe 3.0 interface. The RFx delivers multichannel tuning (0.4–6.0 GHz) and 14/16-bit digitization, powered by an onboard Xilinx Kintex 7 FPGA for real-time processing and VITA-49 packetization.

Designed for ease of integration, the RFx offers native support for SoapySDR, GNURadio, and Python/C++. Pair it seamlessly with EDT’s Edgepoint AI to unlock advanced, AI-driven spectrum awareness capabilities.

Product Features

  • Complex signal bandwidths up to 125 MHz
  • Wideband frequency range - 0.4—6.0 GHz
  • 14- or 16-bit ADC (one per RF input)
  • 2 RF inputs
  • Xilinx Kintex 7 FPGA with digital tuners
  • Automatic gain control (AGC)
  • DC removal
  • Adaptive I/Q balance processing
  • I/Q and VITA-49 Radio Transport (VRT) output formats
  • Reference I/O (10 MHz, 1 pps)

Interested in AI/ML and RF?

The RFx pairs seamlessly with the Edgepoint AI,
EDT’s highly configurable NVIDIA Jetson Orin™ or
Xavier™ NX carrier built to develop and deploy your
RF models at the edge.

FPGA I/O Solutions: Optical, Electrical, & RF

EDT delivers a comprehensive suite of PCIe and FPGA-based I/O solutions for high-speed data capture. Choose from high-performance standalone boards for 10G/40G optical and electrical data, or leverage our flexible Main + Mezzanine (PMC) architecture for custom configurations.

Supporting standards from SONET/SDH and OTN to VITA 49 RF and legacy LVDS/RS-422, our hardware provides the precise interface your system requires.

Hardware Design Services

Leverage over 35 years of expertise to solve your most complex design challenges. Whether you need to modify an existing solution, or a develop a custom interface with unique requirements, EDT is ready to support you.