Reach Technologies Inc. Reach Technologies Inc.| ADDRESS: | 3650 W. 30th Ave. Vancouver, British Columbia V6S 1W8 |
| GENERAL ENQUIRIES: | 604-220-6261 |
| MARKETING CONTACT: | Carlo Rossetti, Account Representative |
| TEL: | 604-220-6261 |
| FAX: | 604-684-9443 |
| e-mail: | mktg@reach.bc.ca |
| BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONTACT: | Glenn Johnes, President |
| TEL: | 604-454-8377 |
| FAX: | 604-597-2282 |
| e-mail: | glenn@reach.bc.ca |
| MAIN BUSINESS ACTIVITIES: | MANUFACTURING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| EMPLOYEES: | [ 1 - 10 ] |
| ANNUAL INCOME: | [ < $500K ] |
| YEARS IN BUSINESS: | 3 |
| STOCK SYMBOL/MARKET: | N/A |
| MISSION STATEMENT: | To be a leading supplier of digital data recorders and related technology by servicing our customers with the utmost care and attention. To be flexible in our product development and ability to meet our customer's requirements. |
| ACTIVITIES / PRODUCTS/ FACILITIES / SERVICES: | Reach develops and markets digital data recorders, satellite simulators and frame synchronizers for use in telemetry applications. To date we have specialized in remote sensing and meteorological satellite communications. Products Include:
Digital Data Recorder A Digital Data recorder which can record low data rate (<10Mbps) satellite information on to magnetic media. The recorded information can also be played back. This product supports three digital tape formats and a disk based format. It also records a time reference signal with the data. Company plans are to take this newly developed technology and try to extend its capabilities to data rates needed by modern remote sensing satellites. The current product provides lower cost portable digital data recording and playback to the satellite ground station industry by relying on high performance personal computers, current digital tape technology, custom hardware developments and innovative ways to provide real-time data handling capabilities using the Microsoft Windows environment. The recorder supports unattended scheduled operations for up to seven days. The recorder has built in support of simulation and analysis of the data streams.
Multi-channel Data Recorder The Digital Data Recorder may be configured with up to three PCM Interface channels. The recorder is capable of recording up to three independent data streams. Each stream may have a different data rate. The supported configurations will depend on the recording media and interface option. Please contact the company for details on available configurations. The sustained aggregate data transfer rate is dependent on the recording media. The combined data rates of all three channels must be no more than the sustained transfer rate of the recording media. (DAT - 3.6 Mbps, Exabyte 4.0 Mbps, DLT - 10 Mbps, Disk -= 10 Mbps)
Multi Recorder Configuration The Digital Data Recorder may be configured with a master recorder controlling up to 31 slave recorders. When combined with the multi-channel feature of each individual recorder this allows a large multi-channel recorder to be configured, By using 32 3-channel recorder, up to 96 channels of PCM data may be recorded simultaneously. By configuring one recorder as the master the entire array of recorders may be controlled from a single user interface as if it were a single recorder. Maximum sustained data rate per channel - 10 Mbps * Maximum sustained aggregate data rate per recorder - 10 Mbps * * the actual sustained data rates achievable will depend on the recording media in each recorder.
Bit Error Rate Tester The Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) generates and checks either 2(15)-1 PRBS or 2(23)-1 PRBS data streams at data rates between 800 bps and 15 Mbps. The BERT is available as a software only addition to the Digital Data Recorder, as a PCM Interface hardware and software package for use in a user supplied IBM Compatible Personal Computers, or as a complete stand-alone test unit. |
| SPACE PROJECT PARTICIPATION: |
Exabyte based recorder was used by Orbital Sciences Corporation in the development and test of the SeaWiFS (SeaStar) and OrbComm satellites. DAT based recorders are being used by Harris Corp. and Hughes Aircraft in DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) ground station development. DAT based recorders are being used by TRW in the development of the Lewis and Clark remote sensing satellite and ground reception facility.
Image Processing Systems of California use our DAT based recorder for development of Meteosat, GMS, GOES, and TIROS ground stations. |
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