Hi Colm, >> I am looking for components that easy to interface with via python
In that case, I would recommend investing in: https://www.realdigital.org/hardware/rfsoc-4x2 Students can still learn about RF mixers, power amplifiers, and LNAs, and they would use the RFSoC board as a high-end signal generator and data acquisition system. The Red Pitaya is another option, but it has lower bandwidth DACs and ADCs. Regards, Dave From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Colm Bracken Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 3:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] [casper] Advice for radio astronomy components student project Dear Casper, I hope you are all well today! I am hoping some of you might have some advice/ideas for easily-intefaceable RF components. I want to purchase signal generators (~100 MHz), and a range of local oscillators for a student project. Ideally I am looking for components that easy to interface with via python (or Matlab if necessary). The aim of the project is to develop a new readout system employing both homodyne and heterodyne techniques, with RF freq's between 4 and 8 GHz (baseband from DC to ~ 100 MHZ). Any useful ideas would be very much appreciated. Again, emphasis is on ease-of interfacing. Kind regards, Colm -- Dr Colm Bracken Lecturer Maynooth University Experimental Physics [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4x3TkqhjEdNw_twB-sTHbVB-JbLlF1GF22mHSk2WImnmrukk1HNzXa6KDR9M_S_3-v0OMXx2_8] Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. T: +353 1 708 3641 E: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> W: www.maynoothuniversity.ie<https://urldefense.us/v3/__http:/www.maynoothuniversity.ie__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!OY850-KfCNVvroHOjvBU-iAW5Y0dxirmB67Mi7CSngt5kKNAw4KBGFPSpvWInjWUKmtVendA1SSyWhJNa8Hf1el19oosX6s$> Follow my work on https://nuim.academia.edu/ColmBracken<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/nuim.academia.edu/ColmBracken__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!OY850-KfCNVvroHOjvBU-iAW5Y0dxirmB67Mi7CSngt5kKNAw4KBGFPSpvWInjWUKmtVendA1SSyWhJNa8Hf1el1JKeiIqc$> And Research Associate Astronomy & Astrophysics Section School of Cosmic Physics Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 31 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2, D02 XF86 T: +353 1 440 6656 ext 352 E: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> W: www.dias.ie/2017/06/22/dr-colm-bracken<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/www.dias.ie/2017/06/22/dr-colm-bracken__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!OY850-KfCNVvroHOjvBU-iAW5Y0dxirmB67Mi7CSngt5kKNAw4KBGFPSpvWInjWUKmtVendA1SSyWhJNa8Hf1el1gRxR3_Y$> Follow my work on https://nuim.academia.edu/ColmBracken<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/nuim.academia.edu/ColmBracken__;!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!OY850-KfCNVvroHOjvBU-iAW5Y0dxirmB67Mi7CSngt5kKNAw4KBGFPSpvWInjWUKmtVendA1SSyWhJNa8Hf1el1JKeiIqc$> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/CAEx9wh-TeHBWwJmxph7UCOQ6JeL%3DxJ404QdjJit8fakofnKK0Q%40mail.gmail.com<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/CAEx9wh-TeHBWwJmxph7UCOQ6JeL*3DxJ404QdjJit8fakofnKK0Q*40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer__;JSU!!PvBDto6Hs4WbVuu7!OY850-KfCNVvroHOjvBU-iAW5Y0dxirmB67Mi7CSngt5kKNAw4KBGFPSpvWInjWUKmtVendA1SSyWhJNa8Hf1el1POH4Veg$>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[email protected]" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/lists.berkeley.edu/d/msgid/casper/DM6PR09MB5157F7E53983FACFBC9E547B8715A%40DM6PR09MB5157.namprd09.prod.outlook.com.
