Abstract: A configurable communications route for a backplane system provides the ability to install the backplane assembly into multiple platform specific system configurations. This allows for customization of desired communication paths, allowances for differing system implementations and the ability to expand a system over time. Additionally, a core backplane may reduce cycle time and cost, while increasing system reliability. This enables core backplane documentation lists, customizations, and connections to be utilized in various configurations. Outside of the core backplane usage, a multiple backplane configurable data path system allows for different mounting and mating options, increased system data communication speeds, and module changes and upgrades without mating interface changes, The backplane assembly has a variety of interconnects, including high speed communications that provide a flexible and modular design.

Abstract: A programmable radio frequency (RF) memory system includes a receiver designed to receive an RF pulse, a memory, a waveform transform module, and a transmitter. The memory stores a digitized version of the RF pulse. The waveform transform module is designed to determine one or more characteristics of the digitized version of the RF pulse, and based on the determined one or more characteristics, transform the digitized version of the RF pulse into a transformed signal. The transformed signal has at least one characteristic that is different than the one or more characteristics. The transmitter is designed to transmit an analog equivalent of the transformed signal. The analog equivalent of the transformed signal and the received RF pulse are coherent.