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The ANTSDR-E200 development board is a hardware platform for SDR applications, such as srsRAN, openwifi, gnuradio and so on. Based on the ADI's AD936x and Xilinx's ZYNQ-7020, it offers 2 receive channels and 2 transmit channels which can be operated in full duplex, capable of generating or measuring RF analog signals from 325 to 3800 MHz, at up to 61.44 Mega Samples per Second (MSPS) with a 20 MHz bandwidth.

Overview:

ANTSDR E200 is inspired by PlutoSDR and Ettus USRP B200. ANTSDR-E200 could support iio driver and uhd driver with different firmware.

• The CPU of PlutoSDR is ZYNQ, which contains dual ARM cortex-A9 cores. This is an embedded SDR platform. The user's SDR application can run directly on the ARM without an additional host computer. Ettus USRP B200 is not an embedded SDR device, the USRP B200 must work with the host computer. ANTSDR-E200 also uses ZYNQ as the processor, which means that ANTSDR-E200 can work like PlutoSDR. In fact, we have ported the open-source firmware of PlutoSDR to support ANTSDR-E200, which makes ANTSDR-E200 work like PlutoSDR.
• Although PlutoSDR has the advantage of being able to work independently of the host, but if user wants to obtain the IQ data from the baseband on the host computer, USB2.0 interface between host and PlutoSDR limits the transmission bandwidth, the maximum transmission bandwidth of USB2.0 is 480Mbit. Meanwhile, USRP B200 uses USB3.0 to transfer IQ data to the host. USB3.0 can support a maximum transmission bandwidth of 5Gbps. In addition to bandwidth limitations, the default firmware of PlutoSDR does not have a timestamp function, which means PlutoSDR can't work with timestamp SDR applications such as srsRAN. ANTSDR-E200 adopts 1Gb ethernet, the speed of Ethernet is between USB2.0 and USB3.0, and we have also ported UHD firmware to ANTSDR-E200, which makes ANTSDR-E200 work like USRP B200. In the UHD firmware, we use the UOE (UDP Data Offload Engine) to increase the bandwidth of the Ethernet.
• Visually speaking, having an ANTSDR-E200 is equivalent to having both PlutoSDR and USRP B200 at the same time. With the Ethernet interface of ANTSDR-E200, you can easily use a network switch to deploy ANTSDR-E200 to the remote end.

Block Diagram:

Features & Specifications:

• RF Chipset: Analog Devices AD9363 / AD9361
• FPGA Chipset: AMD/Xilinx ZYNQ7020
• Channels: 2 × 2 MIMO
• Sample Rate: 200 KHz - 61.44 MHz
• Tuning Range: AD9363: 325 MHz - 3.8 GHz, AD9361: 70 MHz - 6 GHz
• RF bandwidth: AD9363: 200 KHz - 20 MHz, AD9361: 200 KHz - 56 MHz
• RF Transmit Power: Up to 10 dBm
• Flash Memory: 1x QSPI 256 Mb flash memory for firmware
• RAM: 512 MB DDR3
• Clock System: 40M VCXO and PPS/10M Reference clock input
• Connectivity:
• 2 SMA and 2 U.FL connectors
• 1x Gigabit Ethernet
• 1x Micro SD card slot
• FPGA JTAG connector for external JTAG programmer/debugger
• 8x PL GPIO interfaces

Applications:

The AntSDR E200 is designed to be flexible and reconfigurable, allowing users to develop and test their own signal processing algorithms. Here are some common applications.

• Ham Radio: Amateur radio operators (also known as "hams") use AntSDR to communicate over various radio frequencies, FM and SSB. AntSDR allow for flexible and efficient tuning, as well as the ability to decode various digital modes.
• Aviation: AntSDR can be used in the aviation industry to monitor and decode air traffic control communications, as well as to track and locate aircraft through ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) signals.
• Public Safety: AntSDR can also be used for public safety applications, such as monitoring police and emergency services communications, as well as analyzing and identifying signals in emergency situations.
• Remote Sensing: AntSDR can be used in remote sensing applications, such as environmental monitoring and disaster management. For example, AntSDR can be used to detect and analyze signals from weather radar systems or to monitor oceanographic data.
• Satellite Communications: AntSDR can be used in satellite communications to decode and process signals from various satellite systems, such as GPS or Iridium. AntSDR also allow for the development and testing of new satellite communication protocols and systems.
• Radio Astronomy: AntSDR can be used in radio astronomy to observe and analyze signals from celestial objects, such as pulsars and galaxies. AntSDR allow for high-resolution and wide-bandwidth observations, as well as the ability to process and analyze large amounts of data.

AntSDR Accessories

The following accessories are available to order for use with your AntSDR. Please note that not all accessories are necessary. You can choose the accessories that you need. The following are optional accessories:

• Custom AntSDR E200 Enclosure
• Multi-band 4G/3G/2G Monopole Antenna (two recommended for AntSDR E200)
• USB Type A to Type-C cable (1 m)
• Ethernet cable (1 m)
• SD card reader
• U.FL-to-SMA Cable
• MMCX-to-SMA Cable

Open Source Projects:

AntSDR E200 can be used for a number of open-source projects that provide software tools and frameworks for developing and testing SDR applications. Here are some specific examples:

• Research and verification of WiFi protocol:
• Openwifi: Openwifi is a Linux mac80211 compatible full-stack IEEE802.11/WiFi design based on SDR (Software Defined Radio).
• Research mobile wireless communication protocols:
• srsRAN_4G: This is an open source 4G software radio suite developed by SRS.
• OsmoBTS: OsmoBTS is a software implementation of a GSM BTS.

Support & Documentation

We’re publishing all AntSDR-related code under the MicroPhase’s Github. Here are the most important repositories to note:

• Project Files:
• Documentation Source and Schematic of AntSDR-E200
• Documentation:
• Online Documentation for AntSDR-E200
• Firmware:
• IIO: This is the firmware compatible with PlutoSDR.
• UHD: This firmware contains the most basic UHD components, enabling AntSDR to communicate with the host
• Host Driver:
• Libiio: Libiio is a library that has been developed by Analog Devices to ease the development of software interfacing Linux Industrial I/O (IIO) devices.
• UHD: UHD is available under the open-source GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3), MicroPhase added drivers for AntSDR and kept the open source license.

Package Includes:

• 1 x AntSDR E200