Antenna Array System Defined by Low-Cost Software, as a Measurement Instrument for MIMO, for Research and Academia
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https://doi.org/10.37135/unach.ns.001.02.09Keywords:
SDR, array antennas, measurement instrument, MIMOAbstract
In this paper, a method to configure Software Defined Array Antenna has been presented, used to measure the S$_{i1}$ parameters, and phases from four radio frequency inputs. The system setup, the waveform generating and the signal processing received of the AD9361 integrated circuit of Analog Devices and the Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC controller, in a computer has been realized. In mode to determine the precision of the signal phase and power for array antenna applications, a 1-to-8 power divider, and a 180 degree hybrid coupler have been characterized from 0.5 GHz to 6 GHz. Finally, some possibles array antenna synthesis systems applications, beamforming algorithms, and estimation of the signal direction of arrival have been depicted.
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- Zynq, X. (2015). 7000 all programmable soc zc702 evaluation kit. https://www.xilinx.com/products/boards-and-kits/ek-z7-zc702-g.html.
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Antenna Array System Defined by Low-Cost Software, as a Measurement Instrument for MIMO, for Research and Academia. (2018). Novasinergia, ISSN 2631-2654, 1(2), 83-89. https://doi.org/10.37135/unach.ns.001.02.09
