Event sequencer used for controlling the sequence and timing of events in software defined radio
AssigneeHarris Corporation
InventorsLloyd Palum, William Hunter, David Hinterberger
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Abstract
A software defined radio has a radio circuit and executable radio software system operable with the radio circuit, and defining an operating environment that allows a waveform application to operate with the radio circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and data. A processor, such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), is operable with the radio circuit and includes an event sequencer for controlling the sequence and timing of events in the radio circuit.
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A software defined radio comprising:
- a radio circuit and executable radio software system operable with the radio circuit and defining an operating environment that allows a waveform application to operate with the radio circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and data;
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- a processor, including an event sequencer, operative for controlling the sequence and timing of events in the radio circuit.
A software defined radio comprising:
- a radio circuit and executable radio software system operable with the radio circuit and defining an operating environment that allows a waveform application to operate with the radio circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and data;
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- a field programmable gate array (FPGA) operable with the radio circuit, said FPGA including an event sequencer for controlling the sequence and timing of events in the radio circuit, said event sequencer including sequencer components for holding events and event tags, and processor components operative with the sequencer components for identifying event tags and running event programs identified by said event tags.
A method for controlling the timing of events within a radio circuit of a software defined radio, which comprises:
- loading a waveform application operative with the radio circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and data;
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- radio circuit through an event sequencer contained within a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and operable with the radio circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.