/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/getting-started-with-the-usrp-b205mini-i-software-defined-radio-platformThe USRP B205mini-i USRP B205mini-i is a flexible and compact platform that is ideal for both hobbyist and OEM applications. It is designed by Ettus Research™︎ and provides a wide frequency range (70 MHz to 6 GHz) and a user-programmable, industr...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/embedded/b/blog/posts/getting-started-with-the-usrp-b205mini-i-software-defined-radio-platformWed, 10 Mar 2021 09:02:28 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:dd724249-d688-4e86-b99f-f11f1ff02f5c14rhb2<p>Hi <span>[mention:e64c55115f534cfca9634c39efe170af:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]</span> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A good introduction, thank you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There&#39;s several posts on E14 currently discussing SDR and perhaps you could answer some questions I have pondered for sometime and been unable to answer from the internet.</p><ul><li>Once a GNURadio schematic is created and run, where is the majority of that processing undertaken - on the SDR&#39;s FPGA or on the host PC ?</li><li>If not answered in that last question, what purpose does the FPGA play?</li><li>If processing is undertaken on the host PC, is it possible to wrap that design, and download to the FPGA, such that it is a stand alone RF system without a host PC?</li></ul><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=10880&AppID=7&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">