Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) for GNU Radio

The Universal Software Radio Peripheral is a device that allows for interfacing analog signals to software defined radio libraries such as GNU Radio and Matlab Simulink. This powerful hardware is an inexpensive and flexible solution for experimenting, prototyping, researching, and design of radio and communications systems.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• USRP
• GNU Radio
• radio
• ADC
• DAC
• communications
• digitizer
• linux
• basicRX
• basicTX
• receiver

[Agammenon6]

Excellent review - thanks! How much do these units cost? From my search on the manufacturers web site, I understand that the main board, TX daughter and RX daughter board are seperate purchases. Therefore, I wondered what the cost of the 3 of those combinations are as a collective purchase? Thank again, much appreciated. M.

[resaebiunne]

@Agammenon6 The USRP version 1 is the most inexpensive of the peripherals manufactured by Ettus Research. The one I used was purchased by my university for my research and cost approximately $700. The BasicRX and BasicTX boards sell for $75 each. The prices haven't changed since I purchased the unit about 1.5 years ago. Prices can be found at the Ettus Research website.

[joshitoxxx]

What´s the diference of USRP and a normal Transceiver (TRX) of a BTS???

[resaebiunne]

@joshitoxxx The difference between the USRP and a "normal" transceiver is that the USRP does all demodulation of the RF signal in software. The hardware you see in the video is for digitizing the signal and transferring it to a standard PC or laptop so that it can be processed digitally and turned into audio (or data) that you can hear or your computer can use.

[RubertaLang]

Thanks for that great intro to the USRP. What a beautifully designed device, I wish I had one...