Ettus Research would like to announce that we will be running an RFNoC Workshop at the GNU Radio Conference next month. There will be two sessions, each with 20 hands-on slots with access to hardware, and 30 slots for observation from the sidelines. Registration for the workshop itself can be done at the links below and is free, but requires paid registration to the GNU Radio Conference. Please sign up now, as space is limited. Details are below. Please email "address@hidden" if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
FPGA Programming on the USRP with the RFNoC Framework
Dates/Times:
Two sessions:
* Wednesday September 13, from 14:10 to 17:40
* Friday September 15, from 13:00 to 16:00
The two sessions have the same content.
Location:
GNU Radio Conference
Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, California, USA
Capacity:
At each session:
20 people hands-on
30 people hands-off
50 people total
Abstract:
Ettus Research's RFNoC (RF Network-on-Chip) software framework is designed to decrease the development time for experienced FPGA engineers seeking to integrate IP into the USRP FPGA signal processing chain. RFNoC is the framework for USRP devices that use Xilinx 7-series FPGAs (E310, E312, X300, X310). RFNoC is built around a packetized network infrastructure in the FPGA that handles the transport of control and sample data between the host CPU and the radio. Users target their custom algorithms to the FPGA in the form of Computation Engines (CE), which are processing blocks that attach to this network. CEs act as independent nodes on the network that can receive and transmit data to any other node (e.g., another CE, the radio block, or the host CPU). Users can create modular, FPGA-accelerated SDR applications by chaining CEs into a flow graph. RFNoC is supported in UHD and GNU Radio. In this workshop, we will present an interactive hands-on tutorial on RFNoC, including a discussion on its design and capabilities, demonstrations of several existing examples, and a walk-through on implementing a user-defined CE and integrating the CE into GNU Radio.
Notes and Prerequisites:
* In each session, there will be 20 hands-on slots. All necessary USRP X310 hardware and laptops will be provided in the workshop. Attendees are not expected to bring anything. There will be two people assigned to each station. These slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.
* In each session, there will be 30 hands-off/observational slots. No hardware will be provided. Attendees are expected to bring their own personal laptops in order to follow along. The laptop may be running Windows, Mac, or Linux. The laptop should have a minimum of 4 GB memory, 60 GB of free disk space, one Ethernet port available, and one USB 3.0 port available. Attendees are expected to be able to install Oracle VirtualBox 5.1.26 with the Extension Pack onto their laptops. This can be installed at the start of the workshop. Ettus Research will distribute a pre-built VirtualBox virtual machine image which includes all the necessary workshop tools, software, and materials. Optionally, attendees may also bring their own USRP X310 device for use in the workshop. Note that only the X310 may be used (not the X300, or any other USRP device). If doing this, please let the workshop coordinators know in advance, and arrive at the workshop 20 minutes early for set-up and configuration. Once all the hands-on slots have been allocated, the hands-off/observational slots will be allocated.