TREVO — Modular High-Performance SDR
Alén Space
Modular, flight-proven (TRL-9) Software Defined Radio for small satellites. Configurable SoC + transceiver count, covering 47 MHz–6 GHz TX / 70 MHz–6 GHz RX.
Technical specifications
- TRL
- TRL-9 (Flight Heritage)
- Processor
- Zynq UltraScale+ (ARM + FPGA), up to 2 SoCs
- TX Frequency Range
- 47 MHz to 6.0 GHz
- RX Frequency Range
- 70 MHz to 6.0 GHz
- Transceivers
- Up to 2 TRX modules
- RF Frontends
- Pluggable: UHF, VHF, S-band
- OS
- Embedded Linux
- Software
- GNURadio compatible
- Form Factor
- PC/104
- Reconfiguration
- In-orbit software reconfiguration
- Applications
- AIS, ADS-B, TT&C, payload comms, multi-application
About
TREVO is Alén Space’s flagship Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform, designed for high-performance and multi-application satellite communications. With TRL-9 flight heritage, TREVO has been validated in orbit as a reliable, reconfigurable radio system.
The key strength of TREVO is its modular architecture: users can configure the number of SoCs and transceivers to match their mission needs — from a minimal 1 SoC + 1 TRX configuration up to 2 SoC + 2 TRX and more. All SoCs are based on the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ family, combining ARM processing cores with FPGA fabric for flexible signal processing. The system runs embedded Linux and is compatible with GNURadio, enabling rapid application development using the industry-standard radio framework.
TREVO’s wideband transceivers cover 47 MHz–6.0 GHz (TX) and 70 MHz–6.0 GHz (RX), and the system supports pluggable RF frontends for UHF, VHF, and S-band operation. This enables a single TREVO unit to handle multiple frequency bands simultaneously.
Key capabilities include in-orbit reconfiguration (software updates without hardware changes), multi-application support (AIS, ADS-B, TT&C, payload comms in one unit), and the PC/104 form factor for easy integration with standard cubesat platforms. Developed at Alén Space, a spin-off of the University of Vigo with ISO 9001 certification.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
