Hardware

Hardware

Radio-frequency instrumentation, antenna front ends and embedded sensing hardware — designed, built and characterised in house.

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These project pages are being written. Values shown as [TBD] are unresolved, and nothing on them is a final specification. Each project's draft specification is downloadable below.

Instrument

DAQ Array

A high-speed USB data acquisition device with two operating modes: raw 40 MSPS sampling and IQ demodulation centered at 50 MHz with 10 MHz bandwidth — the digitizer for SDR and coherent array work, with an integrated L1/L5 switchable RF front end in the current configuration.

  • Dual Mode — 40 MSPS raw or IQ demodulation (50 MHz center, 10 MHz BW)
  • Integrated L1/L5 RF Front End — Band selection built into the current configuration
  • 3 Synchronized Channels — Simultaneous sampling, phase-coherent across channels
  • USB Interface — Plug-and-play, no specialized hardware required
40 MSPS IQ Demod L1/L5 Front End USB 3.0 SDR
3D render of the DAQ Array board: three identical channel strips, edge connectors and the power terminal block.
Embedded System

Diversity GNSS Antenna FPGA

A static beam array: 25 antenna elements form 25 fixed beams, each feeding its own L1 GNSS receiver, and an FPGA mux selects the best position solution across the array. Single-band L1 only.

  • 25 Fixed Beams — Pattern diversity from a static geometry
  • 25 L1 Receivers — One receiver per beam, each with its own stream
  • FPGA Mux — Best position solution selected across the 25 beams
25-Beam Array L1 Only FPGA Mux
Bench setup for the diversity GNSS antenna work: the FPGA board, a taped ribbon harness and a whip antenna on a stand.
Embedded Sensor

Rower Hardware

SmartRowerGauge — a battery-powered rowing telemetry module that measures handle force, stroke power and motion, and broadcasts live metrics over ANT+ to the Garmin fitness ecosystem.

  • ANT+ at 4 Hz — Fitness Equipment device profile, no display wiring
  • 24-bit Force Measurement — 24-bit strain-gauge force measurement, 10 Hz sampling
  • USB-C Charging — Rechargeable Li-Ion cell, on-board charger
ANT+ 24-bit Force Battery Powered USB-C
The rower telemetry prototype's closed 3D-printed enclosure: recessed lid screws, a side slot and a threaded boss.

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