LimeSDR-QPCIe

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LimeSDR-QPCIe Boards

LimeSDR-QPCIe is software defined radio board based on Lime LMS7002M Field Programmable Radio Frequency (FPRF) transceiver and Altera Cyclone V PFGA, through which apps can be programmed to support any type of wireless standard, e.g. UMTS, LTE, LoRa, GPS, WiFi, Zigbee, RFID, Digital Broadcasting, Radar and many more.

LimeSDR-QPCIe v1.2 board
LimeSDR-QPCIe v1.2 board

Features and Specifications

Feature Description
RF Transceiver 2x Lime Microsystems LMS7002M MIMO FPRF
FPGA Intel Cyclone V, 5CGXFC7D7F31C8N device in 896-pin FBGA package
PCIe interface PCIe x4 (Gen1)
USB 3.0 controller Cypress USB 3.0 CYUSB3014-BZXC
Oscillator ????
Continuous frequency range 100 kHz – 3.8 GHz
Bandwidth 61.44MHz ???
RF connection 20 U.FL connectors (12 RX, 8 TX)
Power Output (CW) Up to 10dBm
Multiplexing 4×4 MIMO
Power Supply Via PCIe interface or external or PCIe 6-pin and DC power connectors
Status indicators Programmable LEDs
Dimensions 190mm x 106.7mm (7.48” x 4.20”)

Getting Help

If you have questions, the MyriadRF Discourse is a best place to ask for help.

Documentation

NOT FINISHED !!!

USB Drivers

Windows only, OSX and Linux users do not need to install drivers for USB support. Follow driver installation instructions in LimeSDR-QPCIe driver installation description.

Software

USB3 MCU and FPGA Binaries

Here are the links to pre-compiled MCU firmware and FPGA gateware (bitstream):

Board Design Files

Here are links to the schematic, PCB project and BOM:


Additional Components

Here is a list of additional components to be used with LimeSDR-USB board.