Digilent Ettus USRP B200mini: 1x1, 70MHz-6GHz SDR/Cognitive Radio

With a wide frequency range from 70 MHz to 6 GHz and a user-programmable Xilinx Spartan-6 XC6SLX75 FPGA, Ettus USRP B200mini is ideal for both hobbyist and OEM applications. Experiment with the USRP B200mini across a wide range of applications including: FM and TV broadcast, cellular, GPS, WiFi, ISM, and more. Users can immediately begin prototyping in GNU Radio and participate in the open-source SDR community.

The RF front end uses the Analog Devices AD9364 RFIC transceiver with 56 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth. The board is buspowered by a high-speed USB 3.0 connection for streaming data to the host omputer. The USRP B200mini also includes connectors for GPIO, JTAG, and synchronization with a 10 MHz clock reference or PPS time reference input signal. Full support by the USRP Hardware Driver (UHD) software allows seamless code reuse from existing designs, compatibility with open-source applications like HDSDR and OpenBTS, and an upgrade path to industry-ready USRP systems to meet application requirements.

UHD provides both a C/C++ and Python API and offers cross-platform support for multiple industry standard development environments and frameworks, including RFNoC, GNU Radio, LabVIEW and Matlab/Simulink. And to ensure you have no restrictions on how you use UHD, it is available on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS.

Key Features

• Xilinx Spartan-6 XC6SLX75 FPGA
• Analog Devices AD9364 RFIC transceiver
• RF Specifications
  
  • Channels: 1 TX, 1 RX
  • Frequency range: 70 MHz to 6 GHz
  • Instantaneous Bandwidth: Up to 56 MHz
  • IIP3 (at typical NF): -20 dBm
  • Power Output: >10 dBm
  • Receive Noise Figure: <8 dB
• Conversion Performance and Clocks
  • ADC Sample Rate (Max.): 61.44 MS/s
  • ADC Resolution: 12 bits
  • DAC Sample Rate (Max.): 61.44 MS/s
  • DAC Resolution: 12 bits
  • Host Sample Rate (16b): 61.44 MS/s
  • Frequency Accuracy: +/-2.0 ppm
• Synchronization
  
  • 10 MHz clock reference
  • PPS time reference
• USB Power: 5V
• Operating Temp. Range: 0 - 45 C
• Software
  
  • USRP Hardware Driver 3.9.2 (or later)
  • GNU Radio
• Dimensions: 83.3 x 50.8 x 8.4 mm

Applications

• AM/FM
• Cellular Communication / GPS / WiFi
• TV Broadcast
• Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM)

Project Links

• Getting Started Guide with EttusUSRP B200
• UHD Python API
• Using B200/B210/B200mini/B205mini on OSX / macOS with UHD

Scope of Delivery

• Ettus USRP B200mini: (Board Only)
• USB 3.0 cable

References

• Manufacturer: DigilentInc.
• Manufacturer'sarticle name: Ettus USRP B200mini: 1x1, 70MHz-6GHz SDR/Cognitive Radio
• Manufacturer's article number: 6002-410-022

Resources

• Product Page at Digilent Inc.
• Digilent Inc. Support Forum
• If you have support questions, please access Ettus Support resources.