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Gd sdr automatic gain control characterization testing (Document No: 20130008206)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Nappier, Jennifer M. Briones, Janette C. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | The General Dynamics (GD) S-Band software defined radio (SDR) in the Space Communications and Navigation (SCAN) Testbed on the International Space Station (ISS) will provide experimenters an opportunity to develop and demonstrate experimental waveforms in space. The GD SDR platform and initial waveform were characterized on the ground before launch and the data will be compared to the data that will be collected during on-orbit operations. A desired function of the SDR is to estimate the received signal to noise ratio (SNR), which would enable experimenters to better determine on-orbit link conditions. The GD SDR does not have an SNR estimator, but it does have an analog and a digital automatic gain control (AGC). The AGCs can be used to estimate the SDR input power which can be converted into a SNR. Tests were conducted to characterize the AGC response to changes in SDR input power and temperature. This purpose of this paper is to describe the tests that were conducted, discuss the results showi ng how the AGCs relate to the SDR input power, and provide recommendations for AGC testing and characterization. |
| File Size | 3251256 |
| Page Count | 6 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20130008206 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t82k1f698 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-08 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Communications And Radar Navigation Signal To Noise Ratios Superhigh Frequencies Waveforms Tdr Satellites Transponders Characterization Interpolation International Space Station Space Communication Radio Communication Automatic Gain Control Analog To Digital Converters Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |