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USRP News, May 2007
News Items
1 TVRX Reborn
2 USRP rev 4.2 and 4.3 changes
3 Embedded SBC Kit Available
4 International Shipping Changes
5 Office Closed May 28th - June 8th
6 Mailing List Info
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1 TVRX Reborn
A while ago it was announced that the TVRX had been discontinued and a
MIMO-capable replacement was coming soon. Unfortunately, an important
component
in the new design was discontinued by its manufacturer, and we had to
cancel the
project. We have reintroduced the old TVRX, at the same old price of
$100, to fill the
void.
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2 USRP rev 4.2 and 4.3 changes
If you have a rev 4.2 USRP, please note that you should be careful when
tightening the
standoff on the lower left corner (nearest the power supply and fan. If
you tighten it too
much, you can break through the solder mask and cause a short. If this
happens, there is
no lasting damage, but the USRP will not function until you remedy the
situation.
Rev 4.3 does not have the above issue. Also, the rev 4.3 USRPs have a
master oscillator
which has a 20 ppm specification, instead of 50 ppm. This should help
in applications
where tight frequency tolerances are required.
The currently shipping revision of the USRP is 4.3.
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3 Embedded SBC Kit Available
We are now selling an Embedded SBC (Single-board computer) Kit. The kit
includes
an SBC, ATX power supply, and an 8GB Compact Flash card with Ubuntu and
GNU rado preinstalled on it. The SBC specs are:
1.6 GHz Pentium M
PCI-104 Form factor, with PCI bus
1 GB DRAM
USB 2.0, VGA, Audio
You can order the SBC kit from the Ettus R. ordering page,
http://ettus.com/custom.html
The SBC Kit costs $1400, and may take as long as 3-4 weeks to deliver.
No enclosure
or USRP is included. The SBC does NOT fit in the standard USRP
enclosure.
Contact [email protected] for more info.
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4 International Shipping Changes
For a while now, we have been using the US Postal Service for
international shipping.
Due to the large number of lost and significantly delayed packages, we
have been forced
to switch to UPS for international shipping. The upside of this is that
packages should
arrive in 3-5 days rather than 1-3 weeks. The downside is that even
though we have
negotiated significant discounts with UPS, shipping will now be a bit
more expensive.
Shipping 2 USRPs could cost as much as $140 depending on the
destination.
When you place a credit card order, you will have 2 shipping options:
International UPS, actual shipping charges billed to your credit
card
International, UPS, FedEx, or DHL, billed to your shipping account
If you choose the first option, you will get 2 charges on your credit
card when we ship your
order. The first will be for the merchandise, and the second will be
for the actual shipping
charges.
If you choose the second option, you must email us with you shipper
account number.
We hope this will not be a major inconvenience to anybody. We do
welcome your
feedback on this issue.
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5 Office Closed May 28th - June 8th
The Ettus R. office will be closed from May 28th through June
8th. No orders
will be processed during this time. Orders placed during this period
will be shipped
when the office reopens. We will be answering email, but not the
phones.