[USRP-users] GNU Radio & RFNoC Workshops in Boston This Week
== *** Announcing Workshops in the Boston Area *** * Tomorrow (Tuesday) -and- Thursday * Ettus Research will be running two free, hands-on, technical workshops in the Boston area, and you are welcome to attend! GNU Radio Workshop Tuesday June 11 Woburn, Massachusetts RFNoC Workshop Thursday June 13 NEWSDR at UMass-Boston Boston, Massachusetts == *** GNU Radio Workshop *** Tuesday June 11 09:00 to 17:00 National Instruments 800 Cummings Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 (I-93, Exit 36, Washington Street) Breakfast and Set-up start at 08:30 Workshop runs from 09:00 to 17:00 To register, please send email to: "haydn.nel...@ni.com" Full Title: Introduction to the USRP, UHD, and GNU Radio (Open-Source Toolchain) Abstract: This workshop will provide a thorough and practical introduction to the USRP hardware and the open-source software toolchain (UHD and GNU Radio). We will examine the hardware and architecture of the entire USRP family of software-defined radios. We will discuss topics such as how to get started using a new USRP device, how to install and configure the open-source software toolchain, programming the USRP using the UHD API from C++, using GNU Radio with the USRP and creating and running flowgraphs, using GNU Radio from both GRC and Python, and various debugging techniques. Several exercises will be performed, such as implementing an FM transmitter and receiver. Various demonstrations of wireless systems will be shown. A discussion of the embedded E310 radio and using embedded SDR will be included. Several other open-source tools will be discussed, such as GQRX, Fosphor, Inspectrum, and several Out-of-Tree (OOT) modules. A discussion of cellular applications, including OpenBTS and LTE stacks, as well as GPS/GNSS applications will be presented. Several other miscellaneous topics such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet networking, host system performance tuning, X300/X310 device recovery, and some best practices will be discussed. Attendees should come away with a solid foundation and practical understanding of how to configure, program, and use the USRP to implement a wide range range of wireless systems. Prerequisites: Attendees do not need to bring any USRP radios or laptop computers. All necessary hardware and software will be provided in the workshop. Attendees should have some previous experience with Linux and using the Linux command line, and basic familiarity with a programming language such as C, C++, or Python, and have basic understanding of fundamental concepts in DSP and RF. Extensive or deep experience with these topics is not necessary. Attendees may bring their own equipment. Please contact "supp...@ettus.com" for specific setup requirements. == *** RFNoC Workshop *** Thursday June 13 16:00 to 21:00 Run as part of NEWSDR http://www.sdr-boston.org/ http://ecewp.ece.wpi.edu/wordpress/sdr-boston/workshops/newsdr-19/ University of Massachusetts Boston 100 William T Morrissey Blvd Boston, MA 02125 Pizza/Soda and Set-up start at 16:00 Workshop runs from 17:00 to 21:00 To register, please register with the NEWSDR event. Full Title: FPGA Programming on the USRP with the RFNoC Framework Abstract: Ettus Research's RFNoC (RF Network-on-Chip) software framework is designed to decrease the development time for experienced FPGA engineers seeking to integrate IP into the USRP FPGA signal processing chain. RFNoC is the framework for USRP devices that use Xilinx 7-series FPGAs (E310, E312, X300, X310). RFNoC is built around a packetized network infrastructure in the FPGA that handles the transport of control and sample data between the host CPU and the radio. Users target their custom algorithms to the FPGA in the form of Computation Engines (CE), which are processing blocks that attach to this network. CEs act as independent nodes on the network that can receive and transmit data to any other node (e.g., another CE, the radio block, or the host CPU). Users can create modular, FPGA-accelerated SDR applications by chaining CEs into a flow graph. RFNoC is supported in UHD and GNU Radio. In this workshop, we will
[USRP-users] GNU Radio & RFNoC Workshops in Boston on June 11 & 13
== *** Announcing Workshops in the Boston Area *** Ettus Research will be running two free, hands-on, technical workshops in the Boston area, and you are welcome to attend! GNU Radio Workshop Tuesday June 11 Woburn, Massachusetts RFNoC Workshop Thursday June 13 NEWSDR at UMass-Boston Boston, Massachusetts == *** GNU Radio Workshop *** Tuesday June 11 09:00 to 17:00 National Instruments 800 Cummings Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 (I-93, Exit 36, Washington Street) Breakfast and Set-up start at 08:30 Workshop runs from 09:00 to 17:00 To register, please send email to: "haydn.nel...@ni.com" Full Title: Introduction to the USRP, UHD, and GNU Radio (Open-Source Toolchain) Abstract: This workshop will provide a thorough and practical introduction to the USRP hardware and the open-source software toolchain (UHD and GNU Radio). We will examine the hardware and architecture of the entire USRP family of software-defined radios. We will discuss topics such as how to get started using a new USRP device, how to install and configure the open-source software toolchain, programming the USRP using the UHD API from C++, using GNU Radio with the USRP and creating and running flowgraphs, using GNU Radio from both GRC and Python, and various debugging techniques. Several exercises will be performed, such as implementing an FM transmitter and receiver. Various demonstrations of wireless systems will be shown. A discussion of the embedded E310 radio and using embedded SDR will be included. Several other open-source tools will be discussed, such as GQRX, Fosphor, Inspectrum, and several Out-of-Tree (OOT) modules. A discussion of cellular applications, including OpenBTS and LTE stacks, as well as GPS/GNSS applications will be presented. Several other miscellaneous topics such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet networking, host system performance tuning, X300/X310 device recovery, and some best practices will be discussed. Attendees should come away with a solid foundation and practical understanding of how to configure, program, and use the USRP to implement a wide range range of wireless systems. Prerequisites: Attendees do not need to bring any USRP radios or laptop computers. All necessary hardware and software will be provided in the workshop. Attendees should have some previous experience with Linux and using the Linux command line, and basic familiarity with a programming language such as C, C++, or Python, and have basic understanding of fundamental concepts in DSP and RF. Extensive or deep experience with these topics is not necessary. Attendees may bring their own equipment. Please contact "supp...@ettus.com" for specific setup requirements. == *** RFNoC Workshop *** Thursday June 13 16:00 to 21:00 Run as part of NEWSDR http://www.sdr-boston.org/ http://ecewp.ece.wpi.edu/wordpress/sdr-boston/workshops/newsdr-19/ University of Massachusetts Boston 100 William T Morrissey Blvd Boston, MA 02125 Pizza/Soda and Set-up start at 16:00 Workshop runs from 17:00 to 21:00 To register, please register with the NEWSDR event. Full Title: FPGA Programming on the USRP with the RFNoC Framework Abstract: Ettus Research's RFNoC (RF Network-on-Chip) software framework is designed to decrease the development time for experienced FPGA engineers seeking to integrate IP into the USRP FPGA signal processing chain. RFNoC is the framework for USRP devices that use Xilinx 7-series FPGAs (E310, E312, X300, X310). RFNoC is built around a packetized network infrastructure in the FPGA that handles the transport of control and sample data between the host CPU and the radio. Users target their custom algorithms to the FPGA in the form of Computation Engines (CE), which are processing blocks that attach to this network. CEs act as independent nodes on the network that can receive and transmit data to any other node (e.g., another CE, the radio block, or the host CPU). Users can create modular, FPGA-accelerated SDR applications by chaining CEs into a flow graph. RFNoC is supported in UHD and GNU Radio. In this workshop, we will present an interactive hands-on tutorial on RFNoC,
[USRP-users] GNU Radio / RFNoC Workshops in Boston
== ** Announcing GNU Radio and RFNoC Workshops in the Boston Area ** (Reminder) == Ettus Research will be running two free, hands-on, technical workshops in the Boston area, and you are welcome to attend! == *GNU Radio Workshop* Monday April 30 09:00 to 17:00 National Instruments 800 Cummings Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 (I-93, Exit 36, Washington Street) Breakfast and Set-up start at 08:30 Workshop runs from 09:00 to 17:00 Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGz45YGv1kN-LQIZFg9C2bW-7Vt8-81OXKtRQ-NTAM4BwcVg/viewform Full Title: Introduction to the USRP, UHD, and GNU Radio (Open-Source Toolchain) Abstract: This workshop will provide a thorough and practical introduction to the USRP hardware and the open-source software toolchain (UHD and GNU Radio). We will examine the hardware and architecture of the entire USRP family of software-defined radios. We will discuss topics such as how to get started using a new USRP device, how to install and configure the open-source software toolchain, programming the USRP using the UHD API from C++, using GNU Radio with the USRP and creating and running flowgraphs, using GNU Radio from both GRC and Python, and various debugging techniques. Several exercises will be performed, such as implementing an FM transmitter and receiver. Various demonstrations of wireless systems will be shown. A discussion of the embedded E310 radio and using embedded SDR will be included. Several other open-source tools will be discussed, such as GQRX, Fosphor, Inspectrum, and several Out-of-Tree (OOT) modules. A discussion of cellular applications, including OpenBTS and LTE stacks, as well as GPS/GNSS applications will be presented. Several other miscellaneous topics such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet networking, host system performance tuning, X300/X310 device recovery, and some best practices will be discussed. Attendees should come away with a solid foundation and practical understanding of how to configure, program, and use the USRP to implement a wide range range of wireless systems. Prerequisites: Attendees do not need to bring any USRP radios or laptop computers. All necessary hardware and software will be provided in the workshop. Attendees should have some previous experience with Linux and using the Linux command line, and basic familiarity with a programming language such as C, C++, or Python, and have basic understanding of fundamental concepts in DSP and RF. Extensive or deep experience with these topics is not necessary. Attendees may optionally bring their own laptops for use in the workshop. The laptop should have a minimum of 4 GB memory, 60 GB of free disk space, one Ethernet port available, and one USB 3.0 port available, and should be able to have Linux installed onto them. == *RFNoC Workshop* Thursday May 3 16:00 to 21:00 Run as part of NEWSDR http://www.sdr-boston.org/ http://ecewp.ece.wpi.edu/wordpress/sdr-boston/workshops/newsdr-18/ Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Atwater Kent Laboratories Building 125 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA 01609 Pizza/Soda and Set-up start at 16:00 Workshop runs from 17:00 to 21:00 Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNwqutzlxOhAgKQt17_XjIi-4pUUkTe5oO-u4TZaQt_iqnvg/viewform Full Title: FPGA Programming on the USRP with the RFNoC Framework Abstract: Ettus Research's RFNoC (RF Network-on-Chip) software framework is designed to decrease the development time for experienced FPGA engineers seeking to integrate IP into the USRP FPGA signal processing chain. RFNoC is the framework for USRP devices that use Xilinx 7-series FPGAs (E310, E312, X300, X310). RFNoC is built around a packetized network infrastructure in the FPGA that handles the transport of control and sample data between the host CPU and the radio. Users target their custom algorithms to the FPGA in the form of Computation Engines (CE), which are processing blocks that attach to this network. CEs act as independent nodes on the network that can receive and transmit data to any other node (e.g., another CE, the radio block, or the host CPU). Users can create modular, FPGA-accelerated SDR applications by chaining CEs into a flow graph. RFNoC is
