open source project: radio

existing products

    Each web page in this series starts with a review of existing products, followed by an open source specification for the tool set.

open source specification

    This is an open source specification for one component in a tool set.

    If you are interested in the tool set you mat want to start at tool set overview page.

    2 USB-A ports

    1 USB-B port

    1 microUSB port

    1 Lightning port

    DC-out: 20V/5A, 19V/5A (for Microsoft Surface), 16V/5A, and 12V/5A outputs and 12 connectors to cover most laptops on the market

    AC output, in both 60 cycles and 50 cycles at 120 V to 240 V.

    The original packaging includes a set of snap on plugs (to plug the device into the wall and recharge its battery) and a set of snap on outlets (for the AC output). There is a space in one of the pockets for one set of plug and outlet, but additional free space can used to carry more sets for international travel. The sets include types A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O.

    integrated cable for recharging from a car cigarette lighter

    Qualcomm Quick Charge

    High speed PowerIQ and VoltageBoost charging

    The screen shows the exact amount of remaining charge and the estimated time to reach full charge.

    The device can be charged through wall electricty, through USB-C PD, through the built in solar panel, or through the hand crank.

hub

    The above listed built-in USB-C, Micro-USB, Lightning cables and USB-C ports and USB-A ports can also be used as a hub for data connections.

    Additional data hub ports include: 1 Thunderbolt 3, 1 Thunderbolt 2, 1 SD Card Reader, 1 VGA Multiport, 2 HDMI, 3.5mm Headphone, 2 1-Gigabit Ethernet, 2 10-Gigabit Ethernet, 3 FireWire, 2 DVI, 1 Mini DisplayPort, 2 ADB, 3 MIDI

    Conversions between different standards are possible through software control.

flashlight

    Includes a high power LED flashlight.

    Max output of 100,000 lumens (lowest setting is 80 lumens), throw of 1,200 meters, five brightness settings (software control for continuous range), plus strobe. Size and shape of beam can be adjusted. Fresnel lens. Safety lock switch for the high power settings (to prevent starting fires from the heat - settings over 40K lumens can start fires). Switchable to 3200K (indoor film), 4000K (neutral white), 6500K (cool white), 5600k (outdoor film), and 9000k (moonlight). Built-in cooling fan.

screen

    A touch screen for settings and other control.

    A small touch screen surface is available on the outside of the box.

    When the box is opened up for use, there is a larger fold out touch screen with a 27-inch (5120 x 2880) Retina Dispay. The included pen can be used for pressure sensitive artwork and drawing. Sketch, paint, design, and edit directly on the surface of the screen.

travel speaker

    Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 45.0, USB. Supports Apple AirPlay 2. Bluetooth range of 30+ feet.

    Microphones for Amazon Alexa andGoogle Assistant built in.

    Frequency response: 65 Hz to 20 KHz.

    Can be used as a portable loudspeaker.

    Includes Near Field Communications (NFC).

portable mixer

    Inputs: 8 XLR/TRS combo inputs with 15V/48V phantom power and high-pass filters

    Inputs: 4 TRS line inputs

    Inputs: 4 1/4" line inputs, 2 RCA inputs, 1 3.5mm mini Alt line input

    Inputs: 2 1/4" DI instrument inputs

    Supports up to 24-bit/192KHz sample rates

    Outputs: 6 1/4" TRS balanced line outputs

    Outputs: 2 RCA outputs

    Coaxial S/PDIF digital I/O (stereo) connector

    4 5-pin DIN-MIDI In connectors

    4 5-pin DIN-MIDI out connectors

    1 Ethernet RTP-MIDI

    Word clock I/O connector

    Monitor Control Section: Mono, Mute, Dim, Alt Source, Speaker A/B/C Switching, Gain.

    Each channel (total of twelve assignable channels): volume fader, input gain, 3 channel EQ, pan, effects send and return, compression knob, limiter knob.

    Master volume knob.

    Integrated DSP for flexible cue mixing and reverb effects.

    Four software assignable buttons.

    Two 1/4" headphone jacks with volume control knobs.

    Built-in chromatic tuner.

    Software control of MIDI merging, filtering, remapping, and deep routing.

    Eight sound pads for integrating pre-recorded sounds.

    Can send all inputs and mixes seperately through USB and FireWire.

radio

    Software Defined Radio (SDR): transmit and receive

    500 KHz to 6 GHz operating frequency (including longwave, AM, FM, short wave, air traffic control, public safety radio, ADS-B aircraft radar, AIS boat radar, ACARS, trunked radio, P25/MotoTRBO digital voice, POCSAG, weather balloons, APRS, NOAA APT weather satellites, Meteor M2 satellites, radio astronomy, meteor scatter monitoring, DAB, ham radio, CB radio, SSTV, UHF TV, VHF TV, HDTV)

    half-duplex SDR transceiver

    up to 20 million samples per second

    8-bit quadrature samples (8-bit I and 8-bit Q)

    Compatible with GNU Radio, SDR#, Matlab, HDSDR, SDR Touch, Planeplotter, SDR-Radio, Linrad, GQRX, and others

    software-configurable RX and TX gain and baseband filter

    software-controlled antenna port power (50 mA at 3.3 V)

    SMA female antenna connector

    SMA female clock input and putput for syncronization

    monitor Bluetooth traffic in real time

    antenna