Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP temperature constraints?

[Vincenzo Pellegrini]

On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 23:36 -0700, Matt Ettus wrote:
> 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
> 

thanks
vincenzo