Tuesday, May 13, 2003
iPAQ-Based Software Radio
Posted by Janak Parekh in "HARDWARE" @ 08:00 AM
Software radios are one of the new, promising trends in wireless communications. Put simply, it's a reprogrammable radio communication device so that you don't need to buy a new device every time a new standard comes out. Could you imagine a device that could support CDMA, TDMA, GSM, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and Bluetooth? Well, it might happen in the future -- and a company called Vanu is developing an early prototype using an iPAQ running embedded Linux.
"The current configuration of the device is said to support commercial analog FM radio services, including Family Band Radio as well as the public safety APCO 25 digital standard, with future prototypes under development that will include operational capabilities of up to 900 MHz and support for cellular and PCS standards such as TDMA and GSM." Very cool -- and it illustrates the utility of the iPAQ expansion sleeve for custom solutions.
"The current configuration of the device is said to support commercial analog FM radio services, including Family Band Radio as well as the public safety APCO 25 digital standard, with future prototypes under development that will include operational capabilities of up to 900 MHz and support for cellular and PCS standards such as TDMA and GSM." Very cool -- and it illustrates the utility of the iPAQ expansion sleeve for custom solutions.
