wiki:HardwareUsersGuides/RadioBoard_v1.4/RadioController

Version 4 (modified by sgupta, 18 years ago) (diff)

--

Radio Controller

We have developed a custom peripheral and library that allows an user to utilize the functionality of the Radio Boards designed for the WARP FPGA board.

Setting up the Radio Controller Peripheral

The latest version of the Radio Controller peripheral and drivers are located in the repository (refer to the FAQ to see how to install custom peripherals). Its setup is included in the Board Description File (*.xbd) for the WARP Boards. For instructions on setting up the latest version of the XBD file refer to the XBD Installation Readme.

  1. Use the Base System Builder to set up a new project in Xilinx Platform Studio (refer to User's Guide to see how to set up a project that tests the basic peripherals on the FPGA board).
  2. Check the box referring to the Radio Controller to include it.
  3. Also you will see four other peripherals called Radio Bridges. Each of these refer to a daughtercard slot on the FPGA board. If your radio is in slot 2, check the box for Radio_Bridge_2. If you have mutliple radios you may check more than one bridge.

To use the Radio Controller you must have alteast one Radio Bridge included. Also setting up Radio Bridge without the Radio Controller does not provide with any tools to use the radios.