Transmit channel phase shifting on PlutoSDR
The PlutoSDR Rev C brings out both the transmit and receive channels. Thus, making it an even more capable device, especially for advanced RF stuff. A phased array is an advanced RF application that...
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Easy to use AD9833 C Library
Hey there, fellow electronics enthusiasts! If you’ve ever tinkered with the signal generation, you’ve likely come across the AD9833 waveform generator chip. But did you know that this little gem can do so much...
Setup Vitis HLS 2022.2 and OpenCV on Windows 11 OS
Primarily, there is plenty of support to operate Vitis HLS and OpenCV on the Linux environment. This is mainly because of the ease of use on Linux. On Windows operating system, however, the story...
Noise Figure measurement with TinySA Ultra
In an article I wrote long time ago, I measured the noise figure of an amplifier using only a spectrum analyzer. The method I used was relatively simple but it took some mathematical understanding...
Using the Signal Integrity tool in Altium Designer – Part 2
In part 1 of the article series, We learnt how to set up our design for performing signal integrity analysis using Altium’s in-built Signal Integrity tool. The process turned out to be quite simple...
Quickly designing a 23cm Hairpin filter in ADS
A 23cm hairpin filter operates around the 1.296GHz amateur radio band. The frequency being low enough allows us to fabricate it on a low cost FR4 substrate. It operates as a bandpass filter. There...
LM2731 boost converter in Altium Designer – From schematic to PCB
In this quick article, I show step by step process of drawing a boost converter schematic and finally ending up with a PCB layout. All of it done on Altium designer using Altium’s own...
Receiving with 2 channels on PlutoSDR
The Analog devices PlutoSDR comes with the AD9361 chip. Meant for learning, the PlutoSDR comes at a much more affordable cost as compared to the USRP. Of course, the USRP has its own advantages...
Seeed Fusion PCB fabrication review 2022
I reviewed JLCPCB PCB fabrication service a few years ago. Since then a lot has changed. There have been stories, both good and bad about JLCPCB. You can read the comments on that post....
Use RTL-SDR with Zybo Zynq SoC board
The well-known RTL-SDR found itself to become quite popular over the past few years. Even today, RTL-SDR works like a gateway to the world of digital radios. The open-source RTL-SDR setup works with almost...
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