USB stick size small SDR platform "Lime SDR Mini"

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Lime SDR Mini Is a small SDR (Software Defined Radio) platform for developing and prototyping digital and RF designs. The Intel Altera MAX 10 is installed in the FPGA, and the Lime Microsystems LMS7002M is installed in the RF transceiver.

[Features of LimeSDR Mini]

– Open sources
– Full-duplex
– 12 bits / sample
– 10MHz-3.5GHz range
– 30.72 MSPS

[Lime SDR Mini main specifications]

RF transceiver : Lime Microsystems LMS7002M
FPGA : Intel Altera MAX 10 (10M16SAU169C8G)
– 169-pin FBGA package
– 16K Les
– 549KB M9K memory
– 2,368KB user flash memory
– 4 x fractional phase locked loops (PLLs)
– 45 x 18 × 18-bit multipliers
– 130 x general purpose input / output (GPIO)
– Single supply voltage
–Flash feature
– FPGA configuration via JTAG
EEPROM memory : 2 x 128KB for RF transciever MCU firmware and data
flash-memory : 1 x 4MB flash memory for data
General user inputs / outputs :
– 2x dual color (red + green) LEDs
– 8x FPGA GPIO pinheaders (3.3V)
Connectivity:
– USB 3.0 Type-A (FTDI FT601 controller)
– 2 x coaxial RF (SMA) connectors (each can be switched between high and low frequency bands)
– U.FL connector for external clock source
– FPGA GPIO headers
–FPGA JTAG connector
Clock system:
– 30.72MHz onboard VCTCXO
– Possibility to tune VCTCXO with onboard DAC
– External clock input via U.FL connector
Board dimensions : 69 mm x 31.4 mm
Board weight : 20 grams