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The term “software-defined radio” (SDR) refers to a radio communication system in which various hardware elements, such as mixers, filters, amplifiers, modulators/demodulators, detectors, etc., are replaced by software on a personal computer or embedded device.
Although the idea of SDR is not new, many operations that were before only theoretically feasible are now made practicable by the fast developing capabilities of digital electronics.
A basic SDR setup may include an analog-to-digital converter, such as a sound card, in a personal computer that is preceded by an RF front end of some kind.
Instead of using specialised hardware, the general-purpose CPU handles a large portion of the signal processing (electronic circuits). Such a design results in a radio that can broadcast and receive a wide range of radio protocols (also known as waveforms), depending only on the software employed.
For the military and mobile phone services, both of which must provide a wide range of constantly changing radio protocols, software radios are extremely useful.
Long-term advocates like the Wireless Innovation Forum anticipate software-defined radios to overtake other radio communication technologies as the industry standard. The facilitators of cognitive radio include SDRs and software defined antennas.
The Global rugged software defined radio (SDR) market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
Ruggedized software-defined radio.
A ruggedized variant of National Instruments’ (NI) X310 software-defined radio, sold under the Ettus Research brand by an NI business, is the Pixus Technologies RX310.
To satisfy MIL-STD and IP67 requirements, the updated commercial version of the device produces a hardened, sealed, conduction-cooled unit.
The NI hardware design combines a large user-programmable Kintex-7 field-programmable gate array with two extended bandwidth daughterboard slots covering DC – 6 GHz with up to 120 MHz of baseband bandwidth, several high-speed interface choices, including PCIe, Dual 1/10 GiGE, and (FPGA).
The RX310 series was created for use in a variety of aerial, maritime, ground vehicle, or outdoor designs, including passive radar, signal intelligence (SIGINT), WiFi/cell/MIMO prototype systems, and SIGINT.
