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Would you like to review the NI USRP B206mini-i?

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We are exploring the opportunity to offer you the USRP B206mini-i from NI   to review.
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What is the B206mini-i?

The NI USRP B206mini-i is a Software Defined Radio (SDR) / cognitive radio witha frequency range of between 70 Mhz to 6 GHz. It contains a user-programmable AMD Spartan-6 XC6SLX150 FPGA and the RF front end uses the Analog Devices AD9364 RFIC transceiver with 56 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth. The board is powered by USB 3.0, and includes connection for GPIO, JTAG, 10 MHz clock reference or PPS time reference input signal.

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https://www.ni.com/en/shop/hardware/software-defined-radios/model-usrp-b206mini-i

https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/usrp-b206mini-i-specs/page/specs.html 

https://learn.ni.com/learn/article/getting-started-with-usrp 




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  • SDR devices fascinate me to no end, but I have very little experience with wireless and radio. In an attempt to fix this, a couple of years ago I bought a spectrum analyzer and a HackRF One, and had TONS of ideas and things I wanted to do with them. I managed to play a bit with both instruments and I was extremely hyped about all the potential they had to unravel and dissect the mystery of radio waves. Unfortunately, all of that had to be shelved to make room for other more urgent projects, and I've not come back to the world of radio again.

    So as cool as this device looks (with its combination of SDR and FPGA) I think I would not be able to put it through its paces. At most some basic tests, which is not what I think a device like this deserves.

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  • SDR devices fascinate me to no end, but I have very little experience with wireless and radio. In an attempt to fix this, a couple of years ago I bought a spectrum analyzer and a HackRF One, and had TONS of ideas and things I wanted to do with them. I managed to play a bit with both instruments and I was extremely hyped about all the potential they had to unravel and dissect the mystery of radio waves. Unfortunately, all of that had to be shelved to make room for other more urgent projects, and I've not come back to the world of radio again.

    So as cool as this device looks (with its combination of SDR and FPGA) I think I would not be able to put it through its paces. At most some basic tests, which is not what I think a device like this deserves.

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