Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] 3 New Products from Ettus Research

[Eric Cottrell]

Hello,

The TVRX2 sounds very interesting.  How are the two receivers mapped to the 
output?  Does each receiver map to a different frequency range on the output?

The two receivers would be great for decoding and following trunked radio 
systems with a dedicated control channel.

73 Eric
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Sent: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:38:36 -0800
From: Matt Ettus <address@hidden>
To: gnuradio <address@hidden>
Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] 3 New Products from Ettus Research

> 
> ======================================================================
> 
> We are pleased to announce three new products for use with the
> USRP family of Software Defined Radios.
> 
> 
> 1)   GPSDO Kit
> 2)   TVRX2 Daughterboard
> 3)   SBX Daughterboard
> 
> 
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> 
> 1)   GPSDO Kit
> 
> The GPSDO is a GPS-disciplined oscillator, which uses a GPS receiver
> to steer the frequency of the master oscillator with very high
> accuracy.  This can be used to synchronize devices over large
> distances without direct connections between them.
> 
> This frequency becomes the primary reference of your
> USRP N200 or USRP N210.  It also provides a 1 pulse-per-second
> (1PPS) signal which is used to steer your USRP to within 50 ns of
> UTC time.  The GPS serial output is connected as well, so the exact
> time can be used by your application.
> 
> The full functionality of the GPSDO is handled by the UHD, so
> applications can take advantage of these new capabilities immediately.
> 
> The master oscillator, an OCXO, is accurate to 25 ppb when there
> is no GPS signal, so this can be used as a precise reference even
> if a GPS antenna is not available.
> 
> The GPSDO kit includes all the necessary cabling to connect it to
> your USRP N200 or N210.  It does not include a GPS antenna, but
> should work with any commonly available active GPS antenna.  The
> price is $750, and it is shipping now.
> 
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> 
> 2)   TVRX2 Daughterboard
> 
> The TVRX2 daughterboard replaces the original TVRX.  It is a dual
> receiver covering 50 MHz to 860 MHz.  There are 2 entirely separate
> receivers which can be used simultaneously, either on the same or
> different frequencies, each with a bandwidth  of up to 9 MHz (thus
> allowing use with DVB-T).  The TVRX2 is also MIMO capable, since
> its clock is synchronized with the master system clock.  It is
> fully supported by the UHD, but not the older drivers, and will
> work with all of our motherboards.
> 
> To summarize, the differences between the TVRX2 and original TVRX:
> 
> - TVRX2 has dual receivers
> - TVRX2 is MIMO capable
> - TVRX2 covers a wider bandwidth (9 MHz vs 6 MHz)
> - TVRX2 is smaller and has plain SMA connectors
> 
> The TVRX2 costs $200 and will ship at the beginning of April.
> 
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> 
> 3)   SBX Daughterboard
> 
> The SBX daughterboard is a wideband transceiver similar to the WBX.
> It covers the 400 MHz to 4.4 GHz frequency range.  It has 32dB of
> transmit power control and output power of 50 to 100 mW (17-20dBm).
> It is capable of full duplex operation and is fully supported by the
> UHD, so it will work with all of our motherboards, from the original
> USRP1 to the latest USRP N210 and E100.
> 
> The SBX costs $475 and will ship in April.
> 
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> 
> Thanks for your time,
> Matt Ettus
> President, Ettus Research LLC
> 
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