Title :
Virtual Instrument based on Software-Defined-Radio Approach for Synchro-to-Digital Conversion
Author :
Fiengo, Raffaele
Author_Institution :
Nat. Instrum., Rome
Abstract :
A Virtual Instrument based on Software-Defined-Radio techniques for synchro-to-digital conversion is presented in this paper. This converter has been designed using a simple demodulation technique of the synchro signals performed on FPGA-based COTS hardware. The system architecture and experimental results are given.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; field programmable gate arrays; software radio; virtual instrumentation; FPGA-based COTS hardware; simple demodulation technique; software-defined-radio approach; synchro signals; synchro-to-digital conversion; system architecture; virtual instrument; Communication system control; Demodulation; Digital signal processing; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Instruments; Radio transmitters; Signal processing; Software measurement; Table lookup;
Conference_Titel :
Autotestcon, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0051-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1088-7725
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.2006.283729