Per Vices Noctar Manuel utilisateur
PER VICES CORPORATION
NOCTAR USER MANUAL
Change Log
2012-12-12: Rev A: Initial Release
2013-01-04: Rev B: Cleaning up some sections, fixing typos, im-
proving readability, note on input GPIO.
2013-01-23: Rev C: Adding section on testing ADC outputs.
Adding IQ matching section. More cleanup and readability.
2013-02-03: Rev D: Adding additional notes on how decimation
and interpolation works.
2013-03-06: Rev E: Updating troubleshooting notes, including
driver permissions and creation.
2013-07-31: Rev F: Cleaning up minor typos in the product de-
scription.
2015-01-20: Rev G: Adding step-by-step installation instructions
for Ubuntu, including preliminary instructions for FM demo.
2015-01-21: Rev H: Adding additional instructions on configuring
permissions.
Preface
Noctar
Noctar is a wide band, high gain, direct conversion quadrature
software defined radio transceiver and signal processing platform.
Using analog and digital conversion, it can capture up to 200MHz of
bandwidth from DC to 4GHz, and rapidly communicate that infor-
mation over an 8Gbps high speed PCIe bus.
Noctar represents our first step towards building a low cost,
distributed, wireless communications infrastructure - something to
enable application developers to implement any wireless device in
software.
Congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of the Per Vices Noctar Transceiver!
This manual is intended to provide you with useful information re-
garding the safe operation and use of your new Transceiver. It may
be updated from time to time - you’ll always be able to find the latest
version on the Per Vices website1.1http://www.pervices.com
We hope you enjoy using Noctar. In building Noctar, we
aimed to provide a highly capable device at the lowest possible price.
Our belief is that there are significant resource barriers impeding the
widespread adoption of Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology.
These barriers come in the form of the high capital cost necessary
to purchase specialized equipment, and the extensive experience
necessary to successfully operate such devices.
This product is our second step towards reducing the cost barrier.
We’ve tweaked the RF chain, improved shielding, added IO, and
improved performance - in short, we have tried to pack in as much
functionality as possible at a comparatively low price.
Faced with a number of conflicting requirements, we have en-
devoured to satisfy the broadest use cases possible, while trying to
reduce the complexity necessary to operate Noctar. Our goal is to
help you best utilize the flexibility afforded by SDR technology.
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Our hope is that you will find Noctar to be a useful and de-
pendable companion in your engineering, development, and research
efforts.
We welcome your feedback; please feel free to contact us at:
A note on Langford We originally intended to call our
product φ, but we ended up changing
our name to avoid stepping on toes...
However, to ensure compatibility with
our earlier products, and to simplify
development efforts, we continue to
use ’Langford’ within our drivers and
utilities.
When reading this manual, or using the code examples, drivers, or
utilities, you may come across references to Langford. You may
find yourself wondering who, or what, Langford refers to. The
quick answer is Noctar is part of the SDR series formally known as
φ; for all intents and purposes you can safely assume that Langford
refers to Noctar.
Obligatory Warnings
The following section contains important safety and regulatory infor-
mation. Please pay attention to the following disclaimers, warnings,
and cautions.
This device is intended for engineering, research, or science laboratory use
only - it is not for open office or residential use! This device has not been tested or ap-
proved by any agency or approvals
body for Electrical Safety, Electromag-
netic Compatibility, or Telecommuni-
cations at the time of distribution! You
use this device at your own risk.
Disclaimer
This product is provided «As Is». Per Vices is under no obligation
to provide updates, upgrades, support, or maintenance of any kind.
Per Vices specifically disclaims any and all warranties and guar-
antees, express, implied or otherwise, arising with respect to the use
of this product including, but not limited, to the warranty of mer-
chantability, the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and any
warranty of non-infringement of the intellectual property rights of
any third party. Per Vices neither assumes or authorizes any person
to assume for it any other liability.
Your use of this device is at your own risk. Per Vices shall not be
liable for you for any damages, direct or indirect, incurred or arising
from the use of this product. In no event will Per Vices be liable
for loss of profits, loss of use, loss of data, business interruption,
nor for punitive, incidental, consequential, or special damages of
any kind, however caused, and on any theory of liability, whether in
contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise),
arising in any way out of the use of this product, even if advised of
the possibility of such damages.
Product Functionality
Every effort has been made to ensure that the device you receive is
fully functional - each device is fully tested prior to shipping. How-
ever, risk of damage or loss is transferred immediately upon delivery
to you - we do not generally accept returns or refunds on successfully
delivered packages.
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If you have any problems, please contact: solutions@pervices.com
Specifications
Every effort has been made to test and measure the validity of this
equipment. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of specifica-
tions, and they may change at any time.
Warnings
WARNING
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
Do not attempt to modify or touch this device while powered.
Ensure host computer is properly grounded during operation.
Disconnect AC power during installing or removal.
WARNING
HOT SURFACE
This circuit board may become very hot during operation.
Contact should be avoided.
WARNING
LABORATORY USE ONLY
This device has not been approved by any agency or approvals
body for Electrical Safety, Electromagnetic Compatibility, or
Telecommunications at the time of distribution. Research use only!
ATTENTION
OBSERVE ESD PRECAUTIONS
This device contains electrostatically sensitive components: it
may be damaged by static discharges. Observe ESD precautions &
proper grounding when handling, installing, or removing device.
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