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Fourth WARP Workshop at Rice University

November 1-2, 2007

Thank you for your interest in the WARP Workshops at Rice University. This page will provide
you with information about the location of the workshop, maps to the campus, lodging information and workshop content.

Workshop Description

The Rice University WARP Workshop introduces attendees to the Rice WARP
development platform, including the hardware and software tools used to develop and
implement designs in WARP. Attendees will learn the complete WARP design flow, from
specification of initial design parameters through implementation of designs on WARP
hardware.

Registration Details

Please note that higher preference will be given to those who have already placed WARP orders.
Also, only two attendees per university/organization will be allowed due to space constraints.
To register, click here.

Course Outline

DAY 1 - 9am-5pm

  • Overview : WARP Hardware and Design Environment
    Attendees will learn about the hardware-level capabilities of WARP and the system-level
    design flow. A brief presentation will be followed by a lab exercise where attendees will
    use the design tools to implement a simple hardware co-processor on the FPGA.
  • Implementation of Physical Layer Protocols
    Classical physical layer algorithms such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
    (OFDM) will be presented in the context of physical layer design for WARP. Following the
    presentation, attendees will use the design tools learned in the previous exercise to
    generate base-band waveforms on the FPGA and upconvert them to RF using the WARP
    radio boards.

DAY 2 - 9am-5pm

  • WARPLab
    A new design tool to interface matlab with WARP to enable off-line processing of received signals
    transmitted over real wireless channels.
  • Implementation of Network Protocols
    Networking protocols will be discussed in the context of design realization and at-scale
    experimentation on WARP. Specifically, the medium access control (MAC) layer will be
    the focus. Using WARP's medium access framework, attendees will implement a
    simplified ALOHA protocol and demonstrate its capabilities with real-world traffic from
    a PC.

Helpful Material: Medium Access Overview and knowledge of C programming.

Attendees will utilize MATLAB, Simulink, and Xilinx Platform Studio throughout this two-
day workshop. Familiarity with Xilinx development tools, specifically Xilinx Platform
Studio, is helpful but not required. Familiarity with MATLAB is required. Development
stations, including all required computer hardware and software, will be provided.

Additional tutorials and references can be found at:

Workshop Location

The workshops will be held in the Rice University DSP Laboratory. The DSP Lab is
located in the Abercrombie Building, Room A123.

Airports

There are two major airports in the greater Houston area, George Bush International
(airport code IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (airport code HOU). IAH is approximately
25.1 miles north of campus, and HOU is approximately 11.6 miles south of campus.

Hotel Information

We recommend that you make reservations at one of the following three hotels.
Each hotel is close to Rice and offers and offers special roomrates for those visiting Rice.

Hilton Medical Center
6633 Travis Street
Houston,TX 77030
(713) 313-4000

Houston Marriott Medical Center
6580 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 796-0080

Holiday Inn Houston Astrodome at Reliant Park
8111 Kirby Dr
Houston, TX 77054
(713) 790-1900

Campus Maps & Parking Info

If you will be coming to campus on your own by car, maps to and of the Rice campus
and parking information can be found on the main Rice web site.

The closest visitor parking to Abercrombie is the Founder's Court Lot, which is accessed
via entrance #1 or entrance #2 off of Main Street.

Visitors will need a credit card to access the parking lots, but parking vouchers will be
provided to participants on each day of the workshop.

Abercrombie is also close to Houston's new light rail system. The most convenient stop is the
Hermann Park/Rice U station.

Contact & Other Information

For questions related to the information given here, please send an email to warpworkshop_rice[at]rice.edu.