--- title: Speed up your R&D processes with Red Pitaya image: https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/general_3%20%28002%29.png --- [![Red Pitaya](https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Red_Pitaya_November_2021/images/redpitaya-logo-des.svg "Red Pitaya")](https://redpitaya.com/) [![Red Pitaya](https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Red_Pitaya_November_2021/images/redpitaya-logo.svg "Red Pitaya")](https://redpitaya.com/) # Speed up your R&D processes with Red Pitaya's signal acquisition tool ## Reasons why Red Pitaya is the ultimate acquisition tool for developement of your aerospace application: - Open-source - Multiple high-speed RF analog/digital I/O - Offers a high sampling rate up to 250Ms/s signal acquisition - Based on AMD Xilinx Zynq SoC that combines FPGA & CPU - Remotely controlled - Fully programmable and easy to integrate into existing hardware and software systems ![Red\_Pitaya\_Hand](https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/Red_Pitaya_Hand.png "Red_Pitaya_Hand") Credit card-sized and light weight board (CPU + FPGA) #### SIGNALlab 250-12 [![SIGNALlab-2](https://go.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SIGNALlab-2.png?width=1920&height=1080&name=SIGNALlab-2.png "SIGNALlab-2")](https://redpitaya.com/product/signallab-250-12-standard-kit/) [LEARN MORE](https://redpitaya.com/product/signallab-250-12-standard-kit/) #### SDRlab 122-16 [![Board-122-16-9941---Perspektiva-1](https://go.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Board-122-16-9941---Perspektiva-1.png?width=1200&height=675&name=Board-122-16-9941---Perspektiva-1.png "Board-122-16-9941---Perspektiva-1")](https://redpitaya.com/product/sdrlab-122-16-standard-kit/) [LEARN MORE](https://redpitaya.com/product/sdrlab-122-16-standard-kit/) #### STEMlab 125-14 PRO Z7020 Gen 2 [![PRO Z7020 Gen 2 ](https://go.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PRO%20Z7020%20Gen%202%20.png?width=1586&height=1058&name=PRO%20Z7020%20Gen%202%20.png "PRO Z7020 Gen 2 ")](https://redpitaya.com/product/stemlab-125-14-pro-z7020-gen-2-starter-kit) [LEARN MORE](https://redpitaya.com/product/stemlab-125-14-pro-z7020-gen-2-starter-kit) ## Trusted by NASA and many others: ![thales logo](https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/thales%20logo.png "thales logo") ![NASA JPL logo-1](https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/NASA%20JPL%20logo-1.png "NASA JPL logo-1") ![onera logo-1](https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/onera%20logo-1.png "onera logo-1") ![elisa-1](https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/elisa-1.png "elisa-1") ![alius logo](https://go.redpitaya.com/hubfs/alius%20logo.jpg "alius logo") [![REQUEST A QUOTE](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/7715357/9ee38223-d148-463f-9455-13744dcf8b7e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/7715357/9ee38223-d148-463f-9455-13744dcf8b7e) [LEARN MORE ABOUT RED PITAYA](https://redpitaya.com/) ## Red Pitaya, an open-source software measurement and control board used in:   # Development of a laser spectroscopy test bench for quantum cascade lasers [![Untitled design (16)](https://go.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(16).png?width=399&height=333&name=Untitled%20design%20(16).png "Untitled design (16)")](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/user-case-red-pitaya-in-a-laser-project?hsLang=en) # A compact optical frequency reference for nanosatellites [![Untitled design (17)](https://go.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(17).png?width=399&height=333&name=Untitled%20design%20(17).png "Untitled design (17)")](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/a-compact-optical-frequency-reference-for-nanosatellites?hsLang=en) # Ground penetrating RADAR for Mars science helicopter [![OIP (4)](https://go.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OIP%20(4).jpg?width=474&height=304&name=OIP%20(4).jpg "OIP (4)")](https://www.sadcircuitdesigner.com/jpl-ucla-projects.html#:~:text=Ground%20Penetrating%20Radar%20for%20Mars%20Science%20Helicopter) # A spacecraft atmosphere monitor for NASA [![Picture1-Jul-31-2024-06-32-51-9875-AM](https://go.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Picture1-Jul-31-2024-06-32-51-9875-AM.png?width=400&height=274&name=Picture1-Jul-31-2024-06-32-51-9875-AM.png "Picture1-Jul-31-2024-06-32-51-9875-AM")](https://content.redpitaya.com/blog/red-pitaya-an-open-source-software-measurement-and-control-board-used-in-spacecraft-atmosphere-monitor-for-nasa?hsLang=en) # A Space tissue equivalent dosimeter (SpaceTED) [![Screenshot 2024-07-31 085817](https://go.redpitaya.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-07-31%20085817.png?width=400&height=266&name=Screenshot%202024-07-31%20085817.png "Screenshot 2024-07-31 085817")](https://wrmiss.org/workshops/twentysixth/Benton.pdf) --- ## Still, wondering where exactly you can use Red Pitaya? 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