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Digilent NI Ettus USRP B206mini-i SDR/Cognitive Radios

Digilent NI Ettus USRP B206mini-i SDR/Cognitive Radios are flexible and compact platforms that are ideal for both hobbyist and OEM applications. NI Ettus USRP designs these boards and provides a 70MHz to 6GHz wide frequency range and a user-programmable, industrial-grade AMD Spartan-6 XC6SLX150 FPGA. The USRP B206mini-i SDR radios feature 5V USB power, >10dBm power output, and <8dB receive noise figure. The RF front end uses the Analog Devices AD9364 RFIC transceiver, which offers 56MHz of instantaneous bandwidth. These SDR/cognitive radios are available as a board-only option and one with an enclosure option.

The NI Ettus USRP B206mini-i boards are bus-powered by a high-speed USB 3.0 connection for streaming data to the host computer. These boards also include connectors for GPIO, JTAG, and synchronization with a 10MHz clock reference or PPS time reference input signal. The NI Ettus USRP B206mini-i SDR radios operate at a temperature range of 0°C to 45°C (extended to -40°C to 75°C with enclosure kit). These SDR/cognitive radios are ideal for a wide range of applications, including FM and TV broadcasting, cellular, GPS, WiFi®, and Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) devices.

Features

  • RF specifications:
    • 70MHz to 6GHz integrated RF frontend frequency range
    • Up to 56MHz variable analog bandwidth
    • -20dBm IIP3 (at typical NF)
    • >10dBm power output
    • <8dB receive noise figure
    • 1 TX and 1 RX channels
  • FPGA capabilities:
    • Timed commands in FPGA
    • Timed sampling in FPGA
  • Conversion performance and clocks:
    • 61.44MS/s maximum ADC sample rate
    • 12-bit maximum ADC resolution
    • 61.44MS/s DAC sample rate
    • 12-bit DAC resolution
    • 61.44MS/s host sample rate (16b)
    • +/-2ppm frequency accuracy
  • 5V USB power
  • 83.3mm x 50.8mm x 8.4mm dimensions
  • Environment:
    • 0°C to 45°C (extended to -40°C to 75°C with enclosure kit) operating temperature range
    • USRP hardware driver 3.9.2 (or later)
    • GNU radio
  • Synchronization:
    • PPS reference input
    • 10MHz reference input

Applications

  • FM and TV broadcast
  • Cellular
  • GPS
  • WiFi
  • Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM)

USRP B206mini-i Overview

Digilent NI Ettus USRP B206mini-i SDR/Cognitive Radios

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Digilent NI Ettus USRP B206mini-i SDR/Cognitive Radios

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Additional Resource

Published: 2025-11-27 | Updated: 2025-12-03