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Reasonably priced FPGA dev board that has RF i/o?
« on: April 27, 2019, 11:30:32 pm »
Does there exist a reasonably priced FPGA dev board with RF i/o other than the Altera/Intel Max 10 development kit? I already have one of those....it has 3 on board SMAs comprising 2 analog inputs and 1 DAC output. All of the RF FPGA dev kits I've found from the usual suspects cost a great deal more than I want to pay as a hobbyist.
 

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Re: Reasonably priced FPGA dev board that has RF i/o?
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2019, 11:39:04 pm »
Analog Devices Pluto has a ZINQ with additional components for RF input and output. Priced around $150
 
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Re: Reasonably priced FPGA dev board that has RF i/o?
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2019, 11:43:50 pm »
Oooo, that's almost exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
 

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Re: Reasonably priced FPGA dev board that has RF i/o?
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2019, 07:59:02 am »
Ettus Research USRP B200 / B210 should be a good candidate too. Although the FPGA is kind of old (Spartan 6), and the cost is on the high side. AD936X Frontend

Limemicro LimeSDR [Mini] should fit your requirement too. It has Altera FPGA and Limemicro LMS7002M RF Frontend.

Both systems published enough documents so you can use them as FPGA + RF Frontend Dev Board easily.
« Last Edit: May 10, 2019, 08:06:41 am by lty1993 »
 
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