Klopf, E., & Goins, H., & Eaton, M. F. (2023, March), Comparison of Configuration Options for Utilizing Software-Defined Radio in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Labs   Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--44993

\bibitem{asee_peer_44993}
  Klopf, E., \& Goins, H., \& Eaton, M. F. (2023, March), \emph{Comparison of Configuration Options for Utilizing Software-Defined Radio in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Labs }
  Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia.
  10.18260/1-2--44993

Eve Klopf, Hilda Goins, and Matthew Featherston Eaton.  "Comparison of Configuration Options for Utilizing Software-Defined Radio in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Labs ".  ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 2023, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44993 Internet.  13 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44993}
  Eve Klopf, Hilda Goins, and Matthew Featherston Eaton.
  "Comparison of Configuration Options for Utilizing Software-Defined Radio in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Labs ".
  \emph{ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia, 2023, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44993 Internet.  13 May, 2024

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title = "Comparison of Configuration Options for Utilizing Software-Defined Radio in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Labs "
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - As many schools move towards having fewer desktop computer systems available for student use on campus, one challenge being faced by engineering programs is to identify reasonable modifications for engineering lab activities that may involve the use of external devices that are intended to plug into a computer. Especially if these lab activities involve student-developed hardware, less typical software packages or drivers, or external power supplies or amplification, students may experience concern using their personal laptops for these activities. One option with regards to using a software-defined radio (SDR) system is the possibility of using an intermediate computing system in addition to the SDR and the laptop. This paper compares two possible solutions: either using a mini computer with the SDR or else using Matlab’s option to utilize an SDR using a Raspberry Pi with Simulink.  

This paper will present a comparison of these two approaches within the scope of lab activities that might be used in an undergraduate class on communications systems in an electrical engineering program. For the first option, a low-cost mini computer with an SDR connected via USB could be used by students in addition to their personal laptops and could either be logged into remotely from the laptop or else could be used with monitors and keyboards available within the laboratory space. Alternatively, the Raspberry Pi could be connected to a laptop via USB; the SDR would be plugged into USB on the Raspberry Pi and run using a Linux executable that is generated using a Simulink model. This paper will present a discussion of benefits and challenges to these two approaches to utilizing an additional low-cost computing system as part of an SDR undergraduate lab activity. 

AU  - Eve Klopf
AU  - Hilda Goins
AU  - Matthew Featherston Eaton
CY  - Arlington, Virginia
DA  - 2023/03/12
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Comparison of Configuration Options for Utilizing Software-Defined Radio in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Labs 
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