[hpsdr] Potential New openHPSDR Project

[Thierbach, Ed]

Hi, Phil and all -- I think this is a *great* project, and I want to help. I have a lot of experience with Linux, and kernel programming on other operating systems.  I would really like to work on the OS part of the project. Even if it ends up not being Linux, I'd still like to work on the OS.  I know nothing of hardware design, so just point me toward what to buy, or send me what I need to build or plug in.

I'm really looking forward to this!
73,
-Ed- AB8OJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org [mailto:hpsdr-
> bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] On Behalf Of Phil Harman
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 4:33 AM
> To: hpsdr at openhpsdr.org
> Subject: [hpsdr] Potential New openHPSDR Project
> Importance: High
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> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> 
> All,
> 
> There seems to be some interest in building a  Microprocessor/DSP board
> that will plug into the Atlas bus and enable an openHPSDR system to operate
> without the need to have a PC connected.
> 
> Whilst one option would be to design and manufacture our own board from
> scratch, which would be an interesting and challenging project, another is to
> build on existing work by others.
> 
> The Beagle board  (http://beagleboard.org/) looks like a suitable candidate
> since it has both an OMAP3530 processor and TMS320C64x+(tm) DSP.
> 
> It also appears that some SDR support is already available in that dttSP has
> been ported and support for the SoftRock exists.
> 
> In terms of getting data into the DSP from the Atlas bus there is an
> McBSP3 interface, which I understand can be configured as I2S, that connects
> directly to the DSP.
> 
> The suggestion is that we design a simple, low cost, mother board that will
> take a Beagle board and enable it to be interfaced to the Atlas bus.
> 
> This would be along the same lines as what the USRP folks are doing here:
> 
> http://members.cox.net/ebrombaugh1/embedded/beagle/beagle_fpga.ht
> ml
> 
> We can also build on ideas from the BeagleBrick announced at Dayton this
> year:
> 
> http://beagleboard.org/project/BeagleBrick/
> 
> Kevin, M0KHZ, has available to layout a suitable PCB and I'd be happy to
> develop any FPGA code that may be required.
> 
> Is there any interest in such a project and anyone willing to be the project
> leader please?
> 
> 73's Phil....VK6APH
> 
> 
> 
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