[hpsdr] Question(s) on the DFC board

[Pete Thompson]

On 6/18/2018 4:02 PM, Scott Traurig wrote:
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> Jeff,
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> The Minerva board will stand on it's own, it replaces Hermes, Angelia, 
> Orion et al.
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> Minerva must be installed inside of a PC of some sort along with a 
> CUDA capable GPU.
>
> It's also conceivable that a PC motherboard could be mounted inside 
> the RF unit, but a PC to host Minerva and CUDA capable GPU is required 
> no matter what (integrated or separate).
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> There will be a new, dedicated external RF unit to go with it. 
> Interfaces will be TX RF, RX RF and I2C control. Assuming the PC 
> remains physically separate, the RF unit will contain *only* the the 
> equivalent of the PA/RF board found in the current radio hardware.
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> There will be no external microphone or speaker connections. All of 
> that will/must flow through the PC. Those who have been using VAC to 
> virtualize their audio will have a big leg up on the learning curve 
> compared to those who continue to attached directly to the hardware.
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> Not sure about PTT or key/paddle connections. Those might flow through 
> PC serial ports (as is currently supported by PowerSDR/Thetis) or they 
> might attach to the RF unit and flow over I2C to Minerva.
>
> 73,
>
> Scott/w-u-2-o
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> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 10:32 AM, Jeff <jkelly at verizon.net 
> <mailto:jkelly at verizon.net>> wrote:
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>     Enjoyed the video very much.
>     So in application, to do radio work, will the DFC board connect to
>     a Hermes or Hermes II
>     board or ANAN transceiver loaded with new “simple” FPGA software?
>
>     Will all the ANAN transceivers be compatible or just the latest
>     batch (7000/8000)?
>
>     Do you envision developing or hacking a new lower cost Hermes type
>     board that will handle
>     the transmit and receive duties, with less components and smaller
>     FPGA etc?
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>     Thanks!
>
>     Jeff
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