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

[Juha Vierinen]

> 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.

I have been waiting for this board! How are the two channels mapped to
the USRP2-series devices? Are there two DDCs or do you get two
channels using one DDC?

juha