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SDR Advances and the Future of SDR
Pacificon: October 11, 2014
Stephen Hicks, N5AC VP Engineering, FlexRadio Systems
F L E X R A D I O S Y S T E M S
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SDR Advances Agenda
What is an SDR? New Technologies in SDR
Direct Sampling SmartSDR Architecture Networking CESSB Wide and Narrow simultaneously
Future SDR Capabilities
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What is an SDR?
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What is an SDR?
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What is an SDR?
SDR is a spectrum
Some radios are clearly NOT
Other radios clearly ARE
Many permutations is-between
So what makes up an SDR?
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Back to Basics …
Radio Magic
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Back to Basics …
LO
DEMOD
FILTER IF AMP
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
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Multi-Conversion
64.455 MHz 455kHz
36kHz
3–15 kHz Roofing Filter
Distortion
DEMOD
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Engineering Design Process
Draw a block diagram
Simulate
Draw a schematic
Simulate
Build
Measure and adjust
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Engineering Design Process
Does the circuit match the simulation exactly? NO … WHY?
Components are not “ideal” There are losses not modeled Component variance Component capabilities
Result: Never as good as the simulation
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Can’t we account for component differences?
In some cases, YES
Some materials work better in some cases
Compensating circuits can be added
In some cases, NO
There will always be issues
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Components and ProblemsResistors Capacitors Inductors Transistors Mixers Amplifiers Crystals Filters
Lot Variance Parasitics Non-linearities Thermal variance Electrically induced variance IMD Manufacturing variance The list goes on…
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Filtering: The Goal“Brick Wall” Filter
frequency
resp
onse
Block undesired
Pass desired
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FilteringPractical limits to achievable results
Suggested capacitor model, Tantalum capacitor
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Block Diagram Key
Yellow blocks are
Green blocks are DIGITAL
ANALOG
123 346 767 1134
001 1010 1011 110 010
455 913 21
2394 23
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Filter Design: SimulationSampled signals passed through simulated ideal components
Results could even be played out a speaker
123 346 767 1134 1582 1204 895 431 208
150 300 600 1200 1500 1200 600 300 150
FILTER SIMULATION DAC
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Filter Design: Simulation Limits
Analog: 20-30 poles
Digital: unlimited … except for latency. Maybe 200, 1000, more!
Could a computer run the simulation IN THE RADIO?
ADC DACFILTER SIMULATION
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Presto: Software in the Radio
LO
DEMOD
FILTER IF AMP
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
FILTER
Is this an SDR?
ADC DAC
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DEFINITIONS: Software Defined vs. Controlled
CONTROLLED
Computer Control of Fixed Capabilities(frequency, band, etc)
DEFINED
Modulation, Demodulation, filtering, and processing; as well as Control Capabilities Software Defined and Upgradeable
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Filter Shape Factor
FLEX-5000 Note Brick Wall & Flatness
Radio Y
Radio Z
Radio X
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500 Hz Brick Wall Filter
6dB Bandwidth 487 Hz, 60dB Bandwidth 660 Hz, Shape Factor ~1.35 4096 Bin FFT and 2048 Tap Filter
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2.8KHz SSB Filter Spectrum
6dB Bandwidth 2587 Hz, 60dB Bandwidth 2756 Shape Factor ~1.06, 2048 Tap Filter
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Software Demodulation
LO
DEMOD
FILTER IF AMP
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
FILTER
Now, is this an SDR?
ADC
DAC
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Software Demodulation and Baseband
New demod schemes added later!
Precise Filtering
Advanced Noise Reduction
DEMOD
IF AMP
AUDIO AMP
FILTER DAC
ADC
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PowerSDR - A FlexRadio Original!
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Economics 101
What is the marginal cost of a 2nd receiverin an analog radio?
ANSWER: the cost of the added parts (plus amortized engineering)
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What if I want 2 RX?
LO
DEMOD
FILTER IF AMP
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
FILTER
2x analog components ≈ $2x
ADC
DAC
DEMODADC
FILT
ER
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What are we trying to achieve?
Remove distortion
Better performance
Flexibility to change or add features
Ability to tailor the radio quickly
Never before possible noise mitigation
Never before possible capabilities
Can we do more?
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LO
DEMOD
FILTER IF AMP
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
FILTER
What about this analog stuff?
DAC
ADC
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Direct Sampling
LO
DEMOD
FILTER
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
FILTER
Now, THAT’s an SDR!
DAC
ADC
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LO
DEMOD
FILTER IF AMP
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
FILTER
Why doesn’t everyone do Direct Sampling?192kHz @ 64bits =
12Mbps192kHz
DAC
ADC
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10Mbps
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Direct Sampling
LO
DEMOD
FILTER
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
FILTER
Now, THAT’s an SDR!
250MHz @ 16bits = 4Gbps
250MHz
DAC
ADC
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4Gbps is…
40 - 100Mbps cables4 - 1Gbps cables
That’s a LOT of data! The most modern home networking you can buy, can’t handle this …
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Direct Sampling Benefits
+ Distortion minimized (ADC @ antenna): best signal clarity + n-Receivers, n-Panadapters and varying widths
see more bands, more receivers + Extremely high dynamic range: operate in worst
conditions + Extreme flexibility through reprogrammability (ultimate
SDR): future benefits – Technically challenging to design
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Economics 101
What is the marginal cost of a 2nd receiverin an digital radio (SDR)?
ANSWER: the cost of the extra processing power (plus amortized engineering) … think Moore’s law
Processing Power = FPGA
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Direct Sampling
LO
DEMOD
FILTER
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
FILTER
Now, THAT’s an SDR!
ALL of HF digitizedALL of HF
DAC
ADC
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Direct Sampling
NCO
DEMOD
FILTER
AUDIO AMP
MIXER
How many do you want?
DAC
ADC
DEMOD
FILTER
MIXER
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We are called to be the architects of the future, not it’s victims
—R. Buckminster Fuller
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Design Options: #1: ADC and a hose
Radio is ADC ⟹ FPGA ⟹ Ethernet
Leverage PowerSDR; minimal SW investment
ADC FPGA PC
RADIO
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CDRX-3200, circa 2008
32 Synchronous, Coherent ADCs + FPGA
440Mbps bandwidth
Our customers have trouble absorbing the bandwidth
ADC and a hose: CDRX-3200
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LBRX-24, circa 2010
24 Microwave ADCs + 2 FPGAs
40Gbps bandwidth, yes Gigabit, 4x10Gb SFP+
Our customers’ PCs have memory in the 100s of GB
ADC and a hose: LBRX-24
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RADIO
Design Options: #2: ADC + FPGA + DSP/uP
Radio reduces bandwidth to minimum before Ethernet
Oh gosh: start over with SW: big investment!
ADC FPGA PC/ OTHER
CHL BB
DSP
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Direct Sampling Radios
HPSDR Hermes
HPSDR
RF DSP DSP CTRL
ANAN-100D
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Direct Sampling Radios
RF DSP CTRL
FLEX-6000
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Integrating the Baseband Processor Key Benefits
Consistent performance independent of PC
Minimized network bandwidth (think remote)
Minimization of “system” problems
Self-contained, rapid startup platform
Spectrum displays (panadapter) independent of available network bandwidth
Network optimized
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Spectrum Display BW
1MHz <500kbps
1MHz 77Mbps
150:1 Bandwidth Difference
10MHz <500kbps
1500:1 Bandwidth Difference
10MHz 770Mbps
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Networking
EVERYTHING is moving to the network.
You can TAKE YOUR FUN WITH YOU
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What is a contact?You’re at your QTH and you work Christmas Island
T32C
RF
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What is a contact?You’re trade emails with the operator of T32C on Christmas Island. His email says “You are 599 here!”
T32C
RFInternet
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What is a contact?You talk to Christmas Island using your local 2m repeater and EchoLink
T32C
RFInternet
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What is a contact?You’re at the store and you remote control your home station to work Christmas Island
T32C
RFInternet
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Does your radio need THIS?
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Does your radio run HERE?
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T/F: Rare DX is convenient Where’s your operating position?
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Adaptive Predistortion
Power Amplifiers: Nonlinearities
Designs have improved
What if we knew in advance of the PA?
Could we correct?
HPSDR: Pure Signal
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Predistortion Before
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Predistortion After
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Phase Noise
Affects both RX and TX interference capabilities
Oscillator phase noise getting better every year
Direct Sampling radios demanding
Take a look at the all FLEX-6000 Thunderbird FD
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Low Phase Noise Field Day
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Low Phase Noise Field Day
100W PSK31
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© 2 0 1 4 F L E X R A D I O S Y S T E M S
Speech Processor (CESSB)
David Hershberger, W9GR, approached us at Dayton 2013 Algorithm implemented in SmartSDR + on-air testing Excellent speech and a ~2.5dB power improvement Results and algorithm to be published in QEX later this year
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© 2 0 1 4 F L E X R A D I O S Y S T E M S
Speech Processor Power
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Many data streams at once
FLEX-6700
8 narrow-band 24kHz receivers
8 panadapters
4 wide-band (192kHz) I/Q streams for skimming
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Multi-mode Waterfall
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Waterfall plus Bandscope
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CW Skimmer x4
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Digital Modes
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More Functional Displays
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WSPR times 4!
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EasyPAL
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TX6G: A Picture is worth 1,000 words
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Remote Audio Coming in v1.4
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Today: CW, PSK, RTTY
Tomorrow: Everything Digital and voice
Digital is fully integrated … no cables
The Future: Decoding
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The Future: Decoding
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Today: Mostly hacked together and inconvenient
Tomorrow: Easy remote, tablets everywhere
The Future: Remote
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Today: On premise integration driven by contesters
Tomorrow: Integration driven by plethora of remote solutions and the need to drive other hardware
The Future: Integration
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Today: Virtually none
Tomorrow: Radios will find and classify signals (determine mode)
The Future: Signal Classification
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Today: Phased receive arrays, few TX arrays
Tomorrow: Every antenna will have an SCU and for operators with multiple antennas, instant arbitrary, rotation will be possible
The Future: Steering and MIMO
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Today: Panadapters, Waterfalls and the occasional scope
Tomorrow: New displays that show perspectives of data not previously seen. Operational advantage will drive innovation
The Future: Visualization
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Today: Advanced NB, NR techniques in many radios
Tomorrow: Dedicated noise receivers will be used to eliminate noise more effectively, optimal combining across multiple antennas will emerge
The Future: Noise Reduction
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Today: Occasional Remote-to-base operation
Tomorrow: Remote assets will be combined inside of a single program to enhance operational capabilities. Remotes may be used in combining, DFing or other applications
The Future: Networking
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