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bladeRF x40
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DESCRIPTION INCLUDES FEATURES DOCUMENTS
The bladeRF x40 is an affordable USB 3.0 Software-Defined Radio (SDR)
designed to allow students and RF enthusiasts to explore wireless
communication, and to provide professionals with a versatile COTS waveform
development platform. The bladeRF x40 is a great next step after using an SDR
like the HackRF One, especially with the built-in FPGA providing you with more
user-defined options.
Out of the box, the bladeRF can tune from 300MHz to 3.8GHz without the need
for extra boards. Through open source software such as GNURadio (live
image), the bladeRF can be placed into immediate use. With its flexible
hardware and software, the bladeRF can be configured to operate as a custom
RF modem, a GSM and LTE picocell, a GPS receiver, an ATSC transmitter or a
combination Bluetooth/WiFi client, without the need for any expansion cards.
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BLADERF FPGA SDR WIRELESS
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PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 12, 2017
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A world of possibilites!
about 8 months ago by Member #12297 verified purchaser
I bought two of these…
The online information is a bit sparse and many people seem to be using this with gnuradio which seems to be
more of a CB or walkie-talkie kind of thing. I’m interested more in digitial communication.
That’s when I stumbled on the bladeRF-fsk example that is only on the github version of the software. It’s a
simple example that alllows for bidirectional transfer of files. The example builds from the FSK modulation code
all the way up to the application layer demonstrating how easy and flexible the device is.
If your interested in digital communication, be sure to check out that example. Also, sparkfun has 2 version of
the telescoping antenna. One for 75MHz to 1 GHz and one for 300 MHz to 1.1 GHz. I accidentally bought the
lower frequency version which works, but the other version would have been better.
do not work with raspberry 3
last year by Member #499168 verified purchaser
i can not get work like i read in the articles “https://blog.strcpy.info/2016/04/21/building-a-portable-gsm-bts-
using-bladerf-raspberry-and-yatebts-the-definitive-guide/”,and the sdrsharp with windows “BladeRF + SDR# on
Windows 10"please help me to understand i am newbie on that device,thanks,sorry for my english,if youvae
some info on spanish woulbe cool.
Must have device!
about a month ago by Member #999172 verified purchaser
Every software/hardware engineer must have this device. You can listen and simulate bluetooth, gsm, wifi and
other radio devices.
It’s like Oscilloscope, but for Radio.
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