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ForMoreInformationaboutHPSDRForGeneralHPSDRProjectInformationThewebsiteincludesdescriptionsoftheprojectmodules,linkstoresourcematerials,etc.
Itiskeptfairlywelluptodateandisagoodstartingplace.
http://openHPSDR.
orgPresentationbyLyleJohnson,KK7PLyleJohnson,KK7P,gaveaniceoverviewpresentationtoalargeaudienceattheDaytonHamventiononMay20,2006.
Therearethreefilesavailable(linksonopenHPSDR.
org):audioandvideo:http://openHPSDR.
org/kk7p/lyle-dayton.
aviaudioonly:http://openHPSDR.
org/kk7p/lyle-dayton.
mp3slidesonly:http://openHPSDR.
org/kk7p/lyle-dayton.
pdfForTechnicalHPSDRInformationWehavea"wiki"(editablewebsite)at:http://openHPSDR.
org/wikiTheprojectleadershavedirecteditaccesstothewiki,anditismorecurrentthanthemodulewebpagesonthewebsite.
You'llmostlikelyfindthelatestinformationonthedesignandprogressinthewiki.
Ifyoudon'twanttotypeintheconciseURLabove,thereisalinktothewikionthemainwebpage(openHPSDR.
org).
ForHPSDRGroupDiscussionsTheHPSDRDiscussionList(Reflector)isforanyonewhowishestomonitoractivityand/orcontributeideas,techniques,experimentalresults,etc.
totheproject.
Trafficcanvaryfromzerotoquiteheavyperday,dependingontopicsbeingdiscussed.
Youcanreadthearchivesorsignuptoreceivethee-mailmessagesindividuallyorinadailydigestformat.
Signupwiththe"DISCUSSIONLIST(REFLECTOR)"buttonontheleftsideofthemainwebpage(openHPSDR.
org).
ThereisalsoavoiceforumcalledTeamSpeak.
Itisavaluableforumfordiscussingtopicsthatrequiremoreinteractionamongparticipants.
AlinktoTeamSpeakisontheopenHPSDR.
orgpage.
ForHPSDRKitandBoardInformationThereisanotherwebsitewhichhasfacilitiestosignuptoshowinterestintheboards.
Itishttp://www.
hamsdr.
comandyoumustregisteronthesiteinordertogettothe"projects"area.
Thisareaisusedtogaugeproductioninterestinnewboards.
Boardsarecurrentlyoffered(kitorassembled)byTAPRandiQuadLabs.
CheckhereforthestatusofHPSDRcomponents:http://www.
tapr.
orghttp://www.
iQuadLabs.
comHighPerformanceSoftwareDefinedRadioWhatistheHPSDRProjectHPSDRisanopensourcehardwareandsoftwareprojectintendedasa"nextgeneration"SoftwareDefinedRadio(SDR)forusebyRadioAmateursandShortWaveListeners.
ItisbeingdesignedanddevelopedbyagroupofSDRenthusiastswithrepresentationfrominterestedexperimentersworldwide.
ThehardwareistypicallylicensedunderthenewTAPROHL/NCL(eitherwww.
tapr.
org/OHLorwww.
tapr.
org/NCL)andsoftwareistypicallylicensedunderGPL.
Thediscussionlistmembershipcurrentlystandsatover900andincludesmanynotableSDRenthusiasts.
http://openHPSDR.
orgHPSDRHistoryandPhilosophyTheHighPerformanceSDRprojectwasstartedinOctober,2005byPhilCovington(N8VB)astheOpenHPSDRYahoogroup.
InNovember,2005anothersmallgroup,basedontheXyloboardproduct(anFPGAexperimenter'sboard)withSDRapplicationsinmind,evolvedandtheXylo-SDRdiscussionlistwasformed.
OnMarch1,2006thetwogroupsmergedtoformHPSDRandthetwodiscussionlistswerereplacedwiththepresentHPSDRlist.
Initiallyasmallgroupofdevelopers,HPSDRhasgrowntoover1000members,includinghardware,softwareandfirmwaredevelopers;systemarchitects;analoganddigitaldesigners;RFengineers;planners,executersandusers;testers,documentersandtechnicians;bankpresidentsandsanitationengineers.
Whilethelasttwoaredubious,thepointisthatHPSDRisadiversegroup.
Everyonehassomethingtocontributeandallareencouragedtoparticipate.
TherationalebehindHPSDRistobreaktheoveralldesignupintoanumberofmodules.
Eachmoduleisdesignedbyanindividualorgroupandconnectstoothermodulesusingapre-definedandcommonbus--ratherlikepluggingboardsintoaPCmotherboard.
Thismodularapproachenablesprospectiveuserstoincorporatejustthemodulesthatinterestthemaswellasdesigningtheirownvariantsifdesired.
Theapproachalsoenablesnewideasandcircuitstobetestedbyreplacinganexistingmodule.
Sincethemajorityofmoduleswillberetained,suchexperimentationcanbedonewithminimumdisruptiontoanexisting,workingsystem.
Themodulesvaryincomplexityfromsimpleband-passfiltersandinput/outputinterfacestofullblownDSPfunctions.
Suchvarietyenablesexperimenterswithvaryingdegreesofexperiencetocontribute.
Ifyouareinterestedincontributing,youareinvitedtojoininneworongoingdesign,developmentanddocumentationefforts.
Themoduleshaveeachbeennamedforeasieridentificationwhentalkingorwritingaboutthem.
OntheHPSDRwebsite,eachmodulehasitsownwebpage.
Someofthemodulesarebeingdesignedsothattheycanbeeitherusedinconjunctionwithothersorstand-alone.
Eachmoduleboardsize(excepttheAtlasbackplane)istypically100mmby120mm(optionallyupto220mm)anduseseithera64pinor96pinDIN41612typeconnector.
HPSDR–TheFutureisHereToday!
HPSDRissupportedbyAMSATandTAPRScottyCowlingWA2DFI-Rev11-8Sep2011HPSDR:MoreCurrentModulesPandoraPandoraisacustomenclosureforHPSDRcomponents,includingafullcomplementofsixboardsinanAtlasbackplane,LPU,Alex,coolingfanandenoughroomforasmallPAsuchasPennywhistle.
PandoraisavailablefromTAPR.
PennywhistlePennywhistleisa19dBgain,20Wpoweramplifiercovering160M–6M.
Pennywhistlehasbeentestedandkitted.
Kitsincludethemachinedheat-sinkandareavailablefromTAPR.
ExcaliburExcaliburisa10MHzreferenceinjectorcardthatprovidesanon-boardTCXOorallowsuseofanexternalGPS-DO.
Excaliburhasbeetestedandkitted.
KitsareavailablefromTAPR.
HerculesHerculesisa160M–6M100WPA/LPFwithamonitorforsupplycurrent,RFpower,SWRandtocontrolfans.
Herculeskitsarenolongeravailableduetounavailabilityoftheoutputtransistors.
MetisMetisisahigh-speed(gigabitEthernet)interfacetotheatlasbus.
ItcanbeusedinplaceofMagister.
AssembledandtestedMetisboardsareavailablefromTAPR.
HPSDR:PlannedorFutureModulesHermesHermesisa120mmx160mmsizeDUC/DDCtransceiverboardcovering160M–6M.
ItisacombinationofthefeaturesorMercury,PenelopeandPennywhistlewithaGigabitEthernetinterface.
Hermespre-productionbuildandtestiscurrentlyunderway.
ApolloApolloisa15WPAandLPFintendedasacompanionforHermes,andpiggybacksontoHermes.
Apollopre-productionPCBupdateisunderway.
MuninMuninisa160M–6M100WHFpoweramplifier.
Muninprototypesarecurrentlyundergoingtesting.
CyclopsCyclopsisa1GHzspectrumanalyzerandtrackinggenerator.
Cyclopsisintheprototypingstage.
HPSDR:CurrentModulesAsofSeptember2011,nineteen(19)differentmoduleshavebeenreducedtoactualhardware.
Thirteenoftheseareavailablenow.
AtlasAtlasisasix-slotbackplanethatconnectsallofthemodulestogether.
ItgetsitspowerfromaPCATX-typeconnectorandcanmountinanATXcomputercase.
AtlasboardsandpartskitsareavailablefromTAPR.
Magister(Ozyreplacement)MagisterisanFPGA-basedinterfacecontrollerboard.
Itcontainsahigh-speedUSB2.
0interface,LEDsandlocaldigitalI/O,aswellasanAtlasbusinterface.
MagisterrunsthesameFPGAcodeastheobsoleteOzyboard,buthasnoSDR-1000port.
AssembledandtestedMagisterboardsareavailablefromiQuadLabs.
JanusJanusisaveryhighperformancedual,full-duplex,A/DandD/Aconverterboard.
JanuscanbeusedinplaceofasoundcardfortheSDR-1000.
AssembledandtestedJanusboards,blankPCBsandpartialkitsareavailablefromTAPR.
PinocchioPinocchioisapassiveextenderboard.
Itisusedwithoneoftheotheractivemodulesto"extend"itabovetherestofthesystemforindividualboarddebugging.
PinocchiokitsareavailablefromTAPR.
Pennylane(Penelopereplacement)PenelopeisaWatttransmitter/exciterboardthatcovers160m-6m.
ItusesDigitalUpConversion(DUC)techniquesanddirectlyprocessesbasebandI&Qsignals.
AssembledandtestedPenelopeboardsareavailablefromiQuadLabs.
MercuryMercuryisahighspeeddirectsamplingfrontendboardthatcovers160m-6m.
Itcontainsa130MSPSA/DconverterandanFPGAbasedDigitalDownConverter(DDC).
AssembledandtestedMercuryboardsareavailablefromiQuadLabs.
AlexiaresAlexisanRFpreselectorboardset.
ItcanbeusedwithMercuryoranyotherSDR.
AssembledandtestedAlex-RX,Alex-TXandAlexenclosuresareavailablefromTAPR.
LinearPowerUnit(LPU)LPUisasetoflinearpowerregulatorsthatcansupplyregulated+12V,+5V,+3.
3Vand-12Vfroma+13.
8Vstationsupply.
Thepositiveregulatorsarealllinear,providingasmall,low-power,low-noisesolutionuntilDemeteriscompleted.
LPUkitsareavailablefromTAPR.