HiQSDR-Information
Concept from James Ahlstrom N2ADR
James Ahlstrom N2ADR developed a digital direct conversion DDC transceiver based on a 14bit ADC converter from Analog Devices which is connected to an Altera Cyclone III FPGA.
The FPGA decimates/interpolates and filters the signals and transfers the data to a 100BaseT Ethernet controller; all data needed is sent via UDP to and from the programmed IP-Adress in your local network.
The ARRL QEX magazine of January/February 2011 featured an article An All-Digital Transceiver for HF by James Ahlstrom which describes his approach for designing a software-defined HF transceiver.
You will find this article in PDF file format via the following link:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/QEX_Next_Issue/Jan-Feb_2011/QEX_1_11_Ahlstrom.pdf
Helmut Goebkes DB1CC used this concept as a base to construct a modern multilayer SMD-PCB, with some functional improvements as a base module of complete DDC/DUC transceiver.
Refer to the block diagramm:
Some Facts:
| HiQSDR specification | |
|---|---|
| Frequency range | 30 kHz - 62 MHz (with oversampling up to several hundred Mhz) |
| Operation modes RX/TX | CW, SSB, AM, FM digital modes, depending on Software |
| Bandwidth switchable | 48 kHz - 960 kHz |
| Attenuator | -0..42 dB switchable in -2 dB steps |
| Transmit Power MMIC | 0..17 dBm = 1..50 mW |
| Voltage | 6 - 7 V |
| Current | 850 - 950 mA |
| Network datarate | 46.08 megabit/sec at 960 kHz bandwidth |
- A 10/100 full duplex Ethernet controller and its RJ-11 jack.
All communication is over UDP packets on Ethernet.
The FPGA program supports Ping, ARP, Tx samples, Rx samples, tuning and status. - A analog to digital converter (ADC) (14 Bit) and its preamp for receive.
- A digital to analog converter (DAC) (14 Bit) for transmit.
- Another 8-bit DAC to control the transmit output level.
- A extreme low jitter (-162dBc/1MHz) 122.88 MHz clock as master frequency oscillator.
- The FPGA is an Altera EP3C25Q240C8N, 240 pins, programmed by an EPCS16SI8N holds RX and TX parts simultaneously to allow full duplex operation.
- The Ethernet controller is a LAN9115, and runs full duplex at 10 or 100 mbps.
- The Ethernet jack is a Stewart SI-50170-F, Digikey part number 380-1103-ND.
- The clock is a Crystek 122.88 MHz CVHD-950-122.880
- The receive ADC is a 125 MHz 14-bit Texas Instruments ADS5500IPAP in 64-TQFP.
- The ADC preamp is a Linear Technology LTC6405.
- The transmit DAC is an Analog Devices 14-bit AD9744.
- The transmit level control DAC is an Analog Devices AD7801.
