DSP-FPGA architecture, low-cost, off-the-shelf, integrated solutions for SDR
Lyrtech's small form factor (SFF) software-defined radio (SDR) development platforms (part of Lyrtech’s advanced development solutions) address the special SDR needs of the military, public safety, and commercial markets. They are designed around DSP and FPGA technology—Lyrtech’s area of expertise—as low-cost, offthe-shelf, integrated hardware and software development solutions.
Highlights
- DM6446 DSP
- Virtex-4 SX35 FPGA
- MSP430 MCU for power management
- Two, 125 MSPS ADCs
- Two, 500 MSPS DACs
- 0.2–1.0 GHz, low-band RF
- 1.6–2.2 GHz, high-band RF
- 2.5 GHz WiMAX
- 128 MB DDR2 SDRAM
- 128 MB NAND flash memory
- Stereo audio codec (8 kHz to 48 kHz)
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
- Model-based design flow support
Applications/Fields
Telecommunications
- 802.11 (b, g, n)
- 802.16
- GSM
- WCDMA
- TETRA
- APCO
- ZigBee
- DVB-H
- RFID
- WiMAX
- Bluetooth
- Small form factor
- Low-power/portable
- Base transceiver stations
- Software-defined radio
- OFDM
- ISM 2.4
- White-space devices
- Cognitive radio
- Mesh networking
- Wi-Fi (b, g, n)
- Long-term evolution (LTE)
Military and aerospace
- Digital communications
- Small form factor/portable
- Software-defined radio
Educational
- DSP-FPGA-based prototyping
- Model-based design flow training
Characteristics
Form factors
- Stand-alone
- SFF
Functions
- Digital signal processing
- A/D conversion
- D/A conversion
- RF front end
DSP
- TMS320DM6446
FPGA
- XC4VSX35
GPP
- ARM (TMS320DM6446)
Literature
Technical specs
Developing a GSM femto base station on an SFF SDR development platform
Tutorials
Demos
MIMO FlexOFDM demo
Documentation supplied with the model-based design demo.
White papers
A new architecture for development platforms targeted to portable radio applications
Developing an SCA waveform targeted at a DSP–FPGA architecture
Advanced SDR platform eases multiprotocol radio development
CORBA for FPGA, the missing link for SCA radios
Development of a SCA 3.1 compliant W-CDMA waveform on DSP/FPGA specialized hardware
Developing a GSM Modem on a DSP/FPGA Architecture.
Success stories
Success Story—University of Utah
Articles
SFF SDR development platform at Texas Instruments
Software development tools
Software development tools
- Board software development kit (included)
- Model-based design kit (optional)
Downloads
Multimedia
MIMO FlexOFDM demo
GSM femto BTS reference design
Resources
Open source Linux SFF SDR development platform drivers
This community offers open source SFF SDR development platform drivers for Linux as well as an open source SCA implementation (OSSIE). Note that Lyrtech does not support for these drivers, as they are not supplied by Lyrtech.
Documentation
Reference sheet - SFF SDR DP (hi_res).pdfReference sheet - SFF SDR DP (lo_res).pdfRelated productsSupport
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