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- Page 1 NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide Firmware Revision 1.07 & 1.08 FPGA Revision 3 & 4 Type to enter text Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Legal Notices Supplied Accessories Precautions Hardware Introduction Front Panel Rear Panel Installation SDRNetFinder Software SDR-Radio Software CuteSDR Application Interface Specifications Compliance Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide... -
Page 3: Legal Notices
Warranty Period, at its option and to the extent permitted by law, RFSPACE will either (1) repair the hardware defect at no charge, using new or parts equivalent to new in performance and reliability, (2) exchange the product with a product that is new or equivalent to new in performance and reliability and is at least functionally equivalent to the origi- nal product, or (3) refund the purchase price of the product. -
Page 4: Supplied Accessories
Supplied Accessories The NetSDR ships with a universal (multi-plug) power supply, ethernet cable, and SpectraVue software installation CD. The user guide is included in the CD. Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide... -
Page 5: Precautions
Never operate the receiver with wet hands. Make sure antenna does not touch high voltage power lines. WARNING! Do not store or operate the device at temperatures below 0°C (+32°F) or above +40°C (+104°F). Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide... -
Page 6: Hardware
• Connections: 3 x BNC (RF In, 10 MHz Reference In, Aux/RX2 BNC) , Aux Stereo Jack, Ether- net, USB Setup (optional), RS-232, Power. AUX connections are for future upgrades. Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide... -
Page 7: Introduction
The NetSDR radio is a high performance networked SDR with 1.6 MHz bandwidth and 2.0 MHz output sample rate. The NetSDR uses a high performance 80 MHz, 16 bit ADC with both dithering and ran- domization for best performance. The output I/Q bandwidth is configurable via software. PC communi- cations are handled over a 100 base-T port using 24 or 16 bit I/Q words. -
Page 8: Front Panel
Steady yellow indicates a TCP/IP socket is connected and radio is in idle state. A 25 Hz pattern indicates an PLL error in the REF LOCK unit. ON LED: Shows NetSDR power status. Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide... -
Page 9: Rear Panel
This port can be connected directly to a computer or router. The polarity will be automatically selected so a crossed cable is not required. SERIAL: RS-232 port used to connect the NetSDR to external radios like the Icom IC-R8500 or AOR AR-5000 receivers. It can be left unconnected in normal operation. Grounding pin 9 of the RS-232 connector will replace all I/Q data with zeros. -
Page 10: Installation
IP address like 192.168.1.2 and the NetSDR with a manual IP address like 192.168.1.3 . To change the IP address of the NetSDR in a non DHCP environment, the user will have to manually add an IP address to the computer (like 192.168.1.2) and then change the IP of the NetSDR using the SDRNetFinder appication to (192.168.1.3 for example) - Page 11 The Default gateway and DNS servers should not be populated when using direct communications. When using a router with a built-in DHCP server, the NetSDR can be configured to request a DHCP ad- dress from the router. SpectraVue will have to be configured to access the NetSDR at IP Address 192.168.1.3 and Port 50000.
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Page 12: Sdrnetfinder Software
RFSPACE supplies the SDRNetSetup application in the CD Rom. This application can be used to find all of the NetSDR and SDR-IP radios that are present on the network. After pressing the “Find SDR’s” but- ton, a list of connected SDRs will be shown. Double clicking on a radio will open a setup window. This window can be used to change tthe IP Address, and other setting. -
Page 13: Sdr-Radio Software
The new SDR-Radio software by SDR-RADIO.com GmbH supports the NetSDR. This exciting new ap- plication allows the control of the NetSDR over the internet with full spectrum display and demodulated audio. The spectrum display data and audio are transmitted using compressed data with less than 10 KB/s bandwidth requirements. -
Page 14: Cutesdr Application
RFSPACE supplies a simple, open-source application for the NetSDR radio. This application is written using the QT framework and will compile for MacOS, Windows and Linux operating systems. This soft- ware is supplied with a free licence to be used by RFSPACE customers wishing to create their own ap- plications. -
Page 15: Interface Specifications
Interface Specifications Please contact info@rfspace.com for the latest version of the NetSDR Interface Specification Document. Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide... -
Page 16: Compliance
The user must use the accessories and cables supplied by the manufacturer to get optimum perform- ance from the product. FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide... - Page 17 Jan 2012 RFSPACE, Inc. NetSDR Wideband Digital Radio User’s Guide...