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Epiq Solutions Announces the Matchstiq™ S10 Handheld Software Defined Radio
[May 27, 2015]

Epiq Solutions Announces the Matchstiq™ S10 Handheld Software Defined Radio


SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Epiq Solutions, an engineering firm specializing in the development of flexible wireless communications systems, has announced the Matchstiq™S10, their next generation small form factor software defined radio (SDR) platform.  Building on the success of the award-winning Matchstiq™S1 and Z1 platforms, MatchstiqTM S10 provides increased RF flexibility, RF performance, and signal processing capacity, in a smaller and lighter package.

Epiq Solutions' Matchstiq S10 platform combines the flexible Epiq Solutions' Sidekiq SDR with a quad-core processor system running Linux. The Sidekiq MiniPCIe SDR card provides an independently tunable RF transmitter and receiver covering 70 Mhz to 6 Ghz with an RF bandwidth up to 50 Mhz, plus FPGA. The Matchstiq S10 platform also integrates GPS, Gigabit ethernet (with PoE), USB 2.0 OTG, HDMI and real-time clock in a very small form factor package.

The MatchstiqTM S10 provides the following features:

  • Based on Epiq Solutions' Sidekiq MiniPCIe SDR card:
    • RF transceiver providing an independently tnable RF transmitter and receiver covering 70 MHz to 6 GHz
    • RF channel bandwidths up to 50 MHz
    • Xilinx®Spartan®6 LX45T FPGA
  • Quad-core ARM®Cortex®-A9 (Freescale i.MX6) processor running Linux
  • Integrated GPS with 1PPS
  • Interfaces include Gigabit ethernet (PoE capable), USB 2.0 OTG and HDMI
  • Real-Time Clock with battery backup 
  • 4.4" x 1.6" x 1.1"



"MatchstiqTM S10 is the culmination of our latest development efforts to deliver a radical improvement in size, weight, and power constrained radio systems, while increasing flexibility and functionality at the same time," stated John Orlando, CEO at Epiq Solutions. "Our Matchstiq product line has been a great success for us over the last three years, and we're excited to evolve this platform and push the state of the art even further."

For customers already developing solutions based on Epiq Solutions' Sidekiq MiniPCIe card, the MatchstiqTM S10 provides an ideal small form factor radio platform to enable mobile applications.  When combined with signal processing frameworks such as GNU Radio or REDHAWK, Matchstiq S10 supports countless capabilities including use as an agile point-to-point modem, LTE survey tool, or portable spectrum analyzer.  Development kits are also available for end users who want to create their own custom applications.


The MatchstiqTM S10 will start shipping in 2Q 2015. Production orders are currently being accepted.  For more information, please visit http://www.epiqsolutions.com/matchstiq/.

About Epiq Solutions

Epiq Solutions designs and builds state-of-the-art wireless systems for both commercial and government applications. These applications include the detection, classification, and location of radio emitters, as well as real-time processing and decoding of Layers 1, 2, and 3 for numerous wireless radio standards (including 2G/3G/4G cellular). For more information regarding Epiq Solutions' products and services, please visit http://www.epiqsolutions.com.

Contact Information
Lorin Sandler
Director of Sales and Marketing
[email protected]
847.598.0218

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SOURCE Epiq Solutions


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