Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP temperature constraints?

[Matt Ettus]

On Sat, 2006-05-27 at 01:26 +0200, Vincenzo Pellegrini wrote:
> hi,
> 
> I was just wondering whether the USRP has got some temperature specs
> that i should take into account. 
> 
> e.g. 
> maximum continuous usage time, need for cooling, possibility to be
> enclosed in a case or anything else.
> 
> ...just because I noticed that during long testing sessions (2 to 4
> hours) the FPGA and the TVRX warm up quite a bit.

All of the chips in the USRP are specified over at least the 0-70C
range.  At room temperature the USRP can run all-out continuously for
days at a time.  Any enclosure should take the power consumption of the
system into account.  This can be as high as 15-18 Watts depending on
what daughterboards you use.

An enclosure for the USRP will be released some time in the next 2
months.

Matt