A high-performance SDR in a mini PCIe form factor
Features & Specifications
- RF Chipset: Lime Microsystems LMS7002M FPRF
- FPGA Chipset: Xilinx Artix 7 25T/35T/50T
- Channels: 2 × 2 MIMO
- Tuning Range: 30 MHz – 3.8 GHz
- Rx/Tx Range:
- 10 MHz – 3.7 GHz
- 100 kHz – 3.8 GHz with signal level degradation
- PCIe Bandwidth:
- PCIe x2 Gen 2.0: 8 Gbit/s
- PCIe x1 Gen 2.0: 4 Gbit/s
- PCIe x1 Gen 1.0: 2 Gbit/s
- Sample Rate: ~0.2 MSPS to 120 MSPS
- Reference clock:
- Frequency: 26 MHz
- Stability: <10 ppb stability after GPS/GNSS lock, 500 ppb at start up
- Form Factor: full-size miniPCIe (30 × 51 mm)
- Bus Latency: <10 µs, stable over time
- Synchronization: synchronize multiple XTRX boards for massive MIMO
- GPIO: 4 lines @ miniPCIe connector, 3 lines @ FPC edge connector
- Accessories: miniPCIe-USB3 converter, miniPCIe-PCIe converter, etc
See More: https://www.crowdsupply.com/fairwaves/xtrx
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