The concept presented has been successfully verified through several measurements in the laboratory, as well as in real scenarios where the usrp based. Comparedtootherlaboratory based hardware and software, national instruments ni labview 20 and usrp 21 provides easily reconfigurable, rapid prototyping, and software programmable hardware platform with realtime capabilities. Even though they are not providing full sense of handson experimentation, remote labs are a viable. This can involve but is not limited to usage of the usrp softwaredefined radio, android or ios. Webbased, labview, matlab, universal software radio peripheral usrp, and field programmable gate array fpga in the literature 2,3,9,16,26,31. It is developed by a team led by matt ettus for the gnu radio users 6.
Project ideas wifibluetooth monitoring and control. The usrp software defined radio device is a reconfigurable rf device that includes a combination of hostbased processors, fpgas, and rf front ends. Digital communication systems engineering using software. Usrp based digital audio broadcasting using ofdm in. The universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardwarebased research and test bed validations conducted by universities in the.
Matlabbased software defined radio testbed youtube. On developing a software defined radio laboratory course. Sdr nitlab network implementation testbed laboratory. The usrp product family includes a variety of models that use a similar architecture.
This paper studies remote modality of usrp based radio communication labs offered by national instruments. Universal software radio peripheral usrp is a range of software defined radios designed and sold by ettus research and its parent company, national instruments. Usrp b210 is part of the bus series and provides a fully integrated, singleboard, universal software radio peripheral usrp platform with continuous frequency coverage from 70 mhz 6 ghz. Usrp 2955 10 mhz to 6 ghz tunable rf receiver this document lists specifications for the usrp 2955 software defined radio reconfigurable device. An experimental channel capacity analysis of cooperative networks using universal software radio peripheral usrp shujaat ali khan tanoli 1, mubashir rehman 1, muhammad bilal khan 1, ihtesham jadoon 1, farman ali khan 2, faiza nawaz 1, syed aziz shah 3 id, xiaodong yang 4, and ali arshad nasir 5. The goal of the project is to showcase the benefits, usability, and capability of sdr using gnu radio and the usrp family of boards. A flexible software defined radiobased uhf rfid reader based on the usrp and labview wang yuechun, ka lok man jin kyung lee department of computer science and software engineering xian jiaotongliverpool university suzhou, china yuechun. Universal software radio peripheral usrp is a range of softwaredefined radios designed and sold by ettus research and its parent company, national instruments. Request pdf a remote laboratory for usrpbased software defined radio electrical and computer engineering graduates need practical working skills. The usrp transceivers are operated in loopback mode with a coaxial cable and attenuator connecting the transmitter to the receiver.
A software radio proofofconcept laboratory was developed by the esystems team that popularized software radio within various government agencies. The ettus research companys universal software radio peripheral usrp. These tools can be utilized to compile, steady software hardware integration. Together, these two technologies have been used to implement very sophisticated, yet low cost, softwarede. The introduction of new highly reconfigurable and affordable sdrbased hardware modules such as the popular universal software radio peripheral usrp platform is seen as a promising approach to. Ettus research the leader in software defined radio sdr ettus. Usrp based digital audio broadcasting using ofdm in virtual. A small scale assessment was conducted for the spring 20 offering with positive student response observed. The radio signal processing capability can be provided by universal software radio peripheral usrp hardware. We describe the detailed lab course structure, compare it with existing approaches, and present. In this chapter, we propose a novel design of scalable and realtime data acquisition software architecture for software defined radio sdr using universal software radio peripheral usrp. Maximum supported hopping rate measurements using the. A prototype performance analysis for v2v communications using. The twelve lab exercises presented in this package are intended to accompany an introductory course in communication systems offered at the junior or senior level in an electrical or computer engineering.
Labs are converted to homeworks that can be done without physical presence in laboratories. A more recent trend, there are several work which developed the channel sounder based on opensource software define radio platform called universal software define radio peripheral usrp. We describe the detailed lab course structure, compare it with existing approaches, and present sample labs and results. The software has been designed and tested in multithread model, using labview, which guarantees realtime performance and efficiency. Labview, the usrp, and their implications on software defined radio abstract the universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardwarebased. The lab exercises use the ni usrp software defined radio platform. Usrp based digital audio broadcasting using ofdm in virtual and remote laboratory digital audio broadcasting dab is an amazing technology, achieving its promise of certainly delivering high quality digital audio in the most vindicate mobile and fixed receiver environments. The purpose of this introductory laboratory exercise is to ensure that students have a working installation of labview communications on their computers and know how to connect to the usrp software defined radio. The usrp software defined radio device is a reconfigurable rf device that includes a combination of host based processors, fpgas, and rf front ends. The experimental setup is built using universal software radio.
Students will be able to conduct various lab experiments on. The project enables students to develop increasingly complex cyberphysical systems using wireless links. With the recently released version of national instruments ni labview, the usrp now offers a scalable, simpler, and easier to use combined platform. Pdf teaching software defined radio using the usrp and. The ettus research usrp universal software radio peripheral platform is a lowcost sdr that is commonly used for rapid prototyping and complex system design. With the help of this design, we have been able to improve the. Labview, the usrp, and their implications on software defined radio abstract the universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardwarebased research and test bed validations conducted by universities in the software defined radio sdr and cognitive radi o. The universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardware based research and test bed validations conducted by universities in the software. Introductory communications systems national instruments. A remote laboratory for usrpbased software defined radio. Maunder school of electronics and computer science. Gnu radio based softwaredefined frequency modulatedcontinuous.
Software defined radio technology is the forefront of the solution to all three of these problems as well as the focus of this project. The universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has. The usrp 2955 contains a gpsdisciplined oscillator gpsdo, which enables you to lock the internal clocks to a gps reference signal, synchronize using gps timing information, and. Labview, the usrp, and their implications on software defined.
Softwaredefined radio technology is the forefront of the solution to all three of these problems as well as the focus of this project. Developed by a team led by matt ettus, the usrp product family is intended to be a comparatively inexpensive hardware platform for software radio, and is commonly used by research labs, universities, and hobbyists. Handson learning of wireless communication principles. The universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardware based research and test bed validations conducted by universities in the software defined radio sdr and cognitive radio cr fields. Usrp 2901 based fm transceiver with large file capabilities in virtual and remote laboratory. Usrps are commonly used with the gnu radio software suite to create complex softwaredefined radio systems. A flexible software defined radiobased uhf rfid reader based on the usrp and labview wang yuechun, ka lok man jin kyung lee department of computer science and software engineering xian. On developing a software defined radio laboratory course for. The testbed consists of multiple usrp n210 platforms that are. Labview, the usrp, and their implications on software defined radio abstract the universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardware based research and test bed validations conducted by universities in the software defined radio sdr and cognitive radio cr fields. The paper presents a concept of using universal software radio peripheral usrp as a hardware platform for frequency modulation continuous wave fmcw synthetic aperture. Pdf usrp based digital audio broadcasting using ofdm in. Ettus research specializes in software defined radio sdr systems.
This paper studies remote modality of usrpbased radiocommunication labs offered by national instruments ni. Universal software radio peripheral usrp is a range of softwaredefined radios designed. Prototyping a software defined radio receiver based on. Ni universal software radio peripheral usrp devices are software defined radios sdr used for rf.
Nov 01, 2014 a software defined radio sdr testbed implemented at the wireless innovation laboratory wilab is demonstrated in this video. Usrp 2901 based fm transceiver with large file capabilities in virtual and remote laboratory the radio signal processing capability can be provided by universal software radio peripheral usrp hardware. The universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardwarebased research and test bed validations conducted by universities in the software. Labview, the usrp, and their implications on software defined radio abstract the universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardwarebased research and test bed validations conducted by universities in the software defined radio sdr and cognitive radi o cr fields. The universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products has become a popular platform for hardwarebased research and test bed validations conducted by universities in the software defined. Usrps are commonly used with the gnu radio software suite to create complex software defined radio systems. Usrp nitlab network implementation testbed laboratory. Teaching software defined radio using the usrp and labview. The usrp software defined radio device include options that range from lower cost options with fixed fpga personalities to highend radios with a large, open fpgas and wide instantaneous bandwidth. The goal of the project is to showcase the benefits, usability, and capability of. Labview, the usrp, and their implications on software. Usrp 2901based sisogfdm transceiver design experiment in.
A prototype performance analysis for v2v communications. Sdr laboratory course based on the gnu radio and universal software radio peripheral usrp platform. Usrp software defined radio device national instruments. Usrp2955 10 mhz to 6 ghz tunable rf receiver this document lists specifications for the usrp2955 software defined radio reconfigurable device. The purpose of this introductory laboratory exercise is to ensure that students have a working installation of labview communications on their computers and know how to connect to the usrp software. The flexibility, affordability, and easeofuse make the usrp an ideal option for numerous applications ranging from simple recordandplayback devices, to spectrum monitoring systems. The following laboratory guides and source code were employed during the course, ece4305 softwaredefined radio systems and analysis, at wpi during the spring 2011 semester, and have been. A flexible software defined radiobased uhf rfid reader based. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in hardware e. Pdf labview, the usrp, and their implications on software. Peripheral usrp and laboratory virtual instrument engineering workbench. Software defined radio based laboratories in undergraduate. Teaching software defined radio using the usrp and labview abstract.
The gnu radio, a lowcost but powerful way to get involved in sdr, is used to demonstrate many of the important sdr concepts. The paper presents a concept of using universal software radio peripheral usrp as a hardware platform for frequency modulation continuous wave fmcw synthetic aperture radar sar. In this chapter, we propose a novel design of scalable and realtime data acquisition software architecture for softwaredefined radio sdr using universal software radio peripheral usrp. Ils is a radio based system that has been used as far back as 1938 and earlier. This 1984 software radio was a digital baseband receiver that provided programmable interference cancellation and demodulation for broadband signals, typically with thousands of adaptive filter. A flexible software defined radiobased uhf rfid reader. This can involve but is not limited to usage of the usrp software defined radio, android or ios wireless devices, pcs with wireless interfaces ie. Applications the leader in software defined radio sdr. The usrp 2955 contains a gpsdisciplined oscillator. Usrp 2901 based fm transceiver with large file capabilities. Usrp b210 is part of the bus series and provides a fully integrated, singleboard, universal software radio peripheral usrp platform with continuous frequency coverage from 70 mhz 6. An experimental channel capacity analysis of cooperative. A softwaredefined radio sdr testbed implemented at the wireless innovation laboratory wilab is demonstrated in this video. Even though they are not providing full sense of handson experimentation, remote labs are a viable alternatives for underserved educational sites.
With the recently released universal hardware driver uhd and related support for microsoft windows and national instruments labview, the usrp now. Teaching software defined radio using the usrp and. Students will be able to conduct various lab experiments on am, fm, ask, fsk, psk and gain valuable handson experience on those popular communication methods. The radio signal processing capability can be provided by universal software radio peripheral usrp. The usrp platform addresses a wide range of rf applications from dc to 6 ghz. Paper open access measurement of wideband indoor radio. All essential radio settings are set at this point, including antenna port, transmit gain and sample rate. Prototyping a software defined radio receiver based on usrp. Potentialities of usrpbased software defined radar systems sandra costanzo1, francesco spadafora, giuseppe di massa1 1, antonio borgia1, antonio costanzo1, gianluca aloi1. A rf frontend usually provides better performance than an integrated sound card, and its cost is relatively low. Fmcw sar based on usrp hardware platform ieee conference. Usrp based digital audio broadcasting using ofdm in virtual and remote laboratory digital audio broadcasting dab is an amazing technology, achieving its promise of certainly delivering high quality.
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