[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: Low cost hardware option

[Charly Lima]

Jamie Morken <jmorken <at> shaw.ca> writes:
> USB 3.0 transceiver IC or USB 3.0 microcontroller
> Altera Cyclone3 FPGA
> highspeed DAC/ADC



What about using an ASIC instead of the FPGA for the DDC, for example AD6652
from Analog Devices, and connect that directly to the USB 3.0 Controller? Might
be cheaper?

<http://www.analog.com/en/digital-to-analog-converters/digital-updown-converters/ad6652/products/product.html>

* ADF4350 for the Downconverter
* AD6652 ADC and DDC
* USB 3.0 Controller

You can always put a USB 3.0 Card in a PCI Slot if your Computer if it does not
already have USB 3.0. It s not expensive. 

Charly