Digilent Ettus USRP B200: 1x1, 70MHz-6GHz SDR/Cognitive Radio (Board only)

Designed for low-cost experimentation, it combines a fully integrated direct conversion transceiver providing up to 56MHz of real-time bandwidth, an open and reprogrammable Spartan-6 FPGA, and fast and convenient bus-powered SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity.

The integrated RF frontend on the USRP B200 is designed with the Analog Devices AD9364, a single chip direct conversion transceiver and digital baseband processor, capable of streaming up to 56 MHz of real-time RF bandwidth. The B200 utilizes one signal chain of the AD9364 allowing it to be bus powered and reducing software and hardware design complexity. Onboard signal processing and control of the AD9364 is performed by a Spartan-6 XC6SLX75 FPGA connected to a host PC using SuperSpeed USB 3.0. The USRP B200 real time system throughput is benchmarked at 61.44MS/s quadrature providing the full 56 MHz of instantaneous RF bandwidth to the host PC for additional processing using GNU Radio SDR design environment.

Full support for the UHD (USRP Hardware Driver) software allows you to immediately begin developing with GNU Radio, prototype your own GSM base station with OpenBTS, and seamlessly transition code from the B200 to higher performance, industry ready USRP platforms. The hardware is conveniently accessible through the USRP Hardware Driver (UHD). UHD provides both a C/C++ and Python API and offers cross-platform support for multiple industry standard development environments and frameworks, including RFNoC, GNU Radio, LabVIEW and Matlab/Simulink. And to ensure you have no restrictions on how you use UHD, it is available on Linux, Windows and Mac OS.

Key Features

• Xilinx Spartan-6 XC6SLX75 FPGA
• Analog Devices AD9364 RFIC transceiver
• RF Specifications
  
  • Channels: 1 TX, 1 RX
  • Frequency range: 70 MHz to 6 GHz
  • Instantaneous Bandwidth: Up to 56 MHz
  • IIP3 (at typical NF): -20 dBm
  • Power Output: >10 dBm
  • Receive Noise Figure: <8 dB
• Conversion Performance and Clocks
  
  • ADC Sample Rate (Max.): 61.44 MS/s
  • ADC Resolution: 12 bits
  • DAC Sample Rate (Max.): 61.44 MS/s
  • DAC Resolution: 12 bits
  • Host Sample Rate (16b): 61.44 MS/s
  • Frequency Accuracy: +/-2.0 ppm
  • W/ GPS Unlocked TCXO Reference: 75 ppb
  • W/ GPS Locked TCXO Reference: <1 ppb
• Synchronization
  
  • 10 MHz clock reference
  • PPS time reference
• USB Power: 5V
• Operating Temp. Range: 0 - 45 C
• Software
  
  • USRP Hardware Driver 3.9.2 (or later)
  • GNU Radio
• W/ GPS Unlocked TCXO Reference: 75 ppb
• W/ GPS Locked TCXO Reference: <1 ppb
• Dimensions: 97 x 155 x 15 mm

Applications

• AM/FM
• Cellular Communication / GPS / WiFi
• TV Broadcast
• Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM)

Project Links

• Getting Started Guide with EttusUSRP B200
• UHD Python API
• Interrogating Passive Wireless SAW Sensors with the USRP

Scope of Delivery

• Ettus USRP B200 (Board Only)
• USB 3.0 cable

References

• Manufacturer: DigilentInc.
• Manufacturer'sarticle name: Ettus USRP B200: 1x1, 70MHz-6GHz SDR/Cognitive Radio
• Manufacturer's article number: 6002-410-023

Resources

• Product Page at Digilent Inc.
• Digilent Inc. Support Forum
• If you have support questions, please access Ettus Support resources.