A Reconfigurable Software Defined Radio Receiver
The idea of Software Defined Radio (SDR) envisions a reconfigurable digital solution to an otherwise rigid and analog world of radio communications. In particular, this receiver was designed to function within two modes of operation: FM Audio, and Digital Text streaming.
![[SDR Closeup]](images/SDR_closeup.jpg "Software Defined Radio Closeup")
![[SDR Setup]](images/SDR_setup.jpg "Software Defined Radio Setup")
The final design consists of a custom built RF stage (the orange microstrip boards), a high-speed ADC, and a DSP Board (the green boards). A block diagram can be seen in the poster presentation above (click to enlarge). A laptop hooked up to a mini-FM transmitter provides the custom digital text stream signal, while commercial FM stations are available in the ambient environment.
This project was singled out of 100+ capstone design projects for “innovation, team-work, and execution,” and was awarded the ECE ALOHA Award for the 2008-2009 academic year.
An Excerpt of Technical Details
Number of team members: 3 (including myself)
Amount of time spent: 200 hours each
Processor: TI DSK6713 Board
Language of development: C
Equipment list: (partial)
1 TI DSK6713
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3 Custom manufactured RF microstrip boards
various auxiliary items