Hardware-Software Co-Design

Deploy hardware and software implementations of SDR algorithms on USRP™ embedded series radio hardware

With the Communications Toolbox™ Support Package for USRP Embedded Series Radio, you can design an SDR algorithm in Simulink^®, and then prototype your design on the USRP embedded series radio. You can either deploy a hardware-software (HW/SW) co-design implementation partitioned between the ARM^® processor and the FPGA fabric of the underlying Zynq^® system on chip (SoC), or prototype the design targeting the FPGA fabric only. The workflow is available in Simulink only.

Functions

sdrdev Create radio object for interfacing with USRP embedded series radio hardware

Blocks

E3xx Receiver	Receive data from USRP E3xx radio hardware
E3xx Transmitter	Send data to USRP E3xx radio hardware

Topics

Hardware-Software Co-Design Overview
Learn the basics of the hardware-software co-design feature in this support package and its software requirements.
Installation for Hardware-Software Co-Design
Install and configure additional support packages and third-party tools required by hardware-software co-design workflow.
Hardware-Software Co-Design Workflow
Deploy partitioned hardware-software co-design implementations for SDR algorithms.
Guidelines for Configuring the Software Interface Model
Configure your model for continuous and packet-based transmission and reception.
System Timing
Explore ARM processor scheduler options for the software interface model.
FPGA Targeting Workflow
Prototype SDR algorithms on the FPGA fabric only.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Hardware-Software Co-Design

Resolve issues encountered while using the hardware-software co-design workflow.

Featured Examples

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Deploy a hardware-software co-design implementation of a waveform transmitter and receiver using AXI4-Stream.

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Target QPSK Transmitter and Receiver to USRP E3xx Using HW/SW Co-Design Workflow

Implement QPSK transmitter and receiver algorithm partitioned across the ARM and the FPGA fabric.

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Target ADS-B Airplane Tracker Using USRP E3xx and HW/SW Co-Design Workflow

Partition ADS-B receive functionality across the ARM and the FPGA fabric.

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