[hpsdr] Potential New openHPSDR Project

[Tim O'Rourke]

Ditto Here!
Tim W4YN


-----Original Message-----
>From: Willi Reppel <wi.re at telia.com>
>Sent: Jul 9, 2010 1:40 PM
>To: phil at pharman.org, hpsdr at openhpsdr.org
>Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Potential New openHPSDR  Project
>
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>Hi Phil,
>Most ham operators want box-type, stand-alone radio furnitures and your 
>proposed project can lead to a stand-alone trx with built-in GUI and 
>eventually buttons and knobs which may persuade even die-hard individuals to 
>go SDR. I am prepared to make a donation to support this project.
>Willi
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Phil Harman" <phil at pharman.org>
>To: <hpsdr at openhpsdr.org>
>Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 10:32 AM
>Subject: [hpsdr] Potential New openHPSDR Project
>
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>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+T 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.html
>
>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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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Phil Harman" <phil at pharman.org>
>To: <hpsdr at openhpsdr.org>
>Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 10:32 AM
>Subject: [hpsdr] Potential New openHPSDR Project
>
>
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>
>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+T 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.html
>
>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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