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Precautions 

CAUTION! 

 There are no user replaceable parts inside. 

CAUTION! 

Never put the receiver in any unstable place . This may cause damage to the receiver or 

might cause personal injury.

CAUTION! 

Never exceed 5.5 volts on DC input jack. Internal circuitry will shut down the radio, but 

damage might still occur.

CAUTION! 

Never  transmit  into  the  antenna  input  connector  or  transmit  into  antennas  in  close 

proximity  to  the  CloudSDR  antennas.  This  might  cause  damage  to  the  sensitive  front  end  circuitry. 
When  using  adjacent  antennas,  make  sure  an  RF  limiter  or  relay  is  installed  on  the  RF  input  port. 
Damage to input RF circuitry might result in costly repairs.

CAUTION! 

Never  operate  the  receiver  with  wet  hands.  Make  sure  antenna  does  not  touch  high 

voltage power lines.

WARNING! 

Do not store or operate the device at temperatures below 0°C (+32°F) or above +40°C 

(+104°F). 

Dec 2020

   

 

 

 

   RFSPACE, Inc.

   CloudSDR User’s Guide                                                                             4

Summary of Contents for Cloud SDR

Page 1: ...Dec 2020 RFSPACE Inc CloudSDR User s Guide 1 RFSPACE CLOUDSDR GETTING STARTED GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ed Accessories 3 Precautions 4 Hardware Specifications 5 Introduction 6 Front Panel 7 Rear Panel 8 Installation 9 CloudSetup Application 10 SDRanywhere 11 Interface Specifications 12 Compliance 13 Dec 2020 RFSPACE Inc CloudSDR User s Guide 2 ...

Page 3: ...itted by law RFSPACE will either 1 repair the hardware defect at no charge using new or parts equivalent to new in performance and reliability 2 exchange the product with a product that is new or equivalent to new in performance and reliability and is at least functionally equivalent to the original product or 3 refund the purchase price of the product When a product or part is exchanged any repla...

Page 4: ...nput connector or transmit into antennas in close proximity to the CloudSDR antennas This might cause damage to the sensitive front end circuitry When using adjacent antennas make sure an RF limiter or relay is installed on the RF input port Damage to input RF circuitry might result in costly repairs CAUTION Never operate the receiver with wet hands Make sure antenna does not touch high voltage po...

Page 5: ...Hz 135 dBm Hz in 500 Hz BW PGA on off at 15 MHz Clipping point 15 dBm at 30 MHz Cloud mode audio compression G726 G711 Raw phase continuous Cloud mode demodulation AM FM WFM SSB CW SAM DSB ASK OOK PSK31 RAW IQ Cloud mode audio rates 16 kb s 64 kb s audio is 8 KHz sample rate Cloud mode RAW IQ 500 samples sec 16 ksamples sec at 8 bits resolution after AGC Cloud mode spectrum display 0 001 MHz 10 MH...

Page 6: ...n open source application for MacOS Windows and Linux The CloudSDR just needs the center frequency attenuator output sample rate and mode to begin streaming data The CloudSDR utilizes straight TCP IP UDP and ethernet for all communications This offers the highest possible performance due to the highly optimized ethernet drivers on PC Mac and Linux systems The CloudSDR packets are fully routable Th...

Page 7: ... the demodulated audio in Cloud mode or to output IQ baseband 4 Clip LED indicator Blinks red if the ADC full scale level is exceeded Select the minimum attenuator required to minimize clipping Do not exceed max input levels to prevent input circuitry damage The clip LED also blips during external or internal triggering or to show a missing 10 MHz external reference when enabled Dec 2020 RFSPACE I...

Page 8: ...2 3 5mm control jack This port is used for debug and external radio control Connection diagram shows wiring used to connect to PC Switch pins 2 3 to connect to a radio or use a null modem adapter 9 100 Base T Ethernet connection Connects to PC or router for IQ mode Connects to WAN or router for Cloud mode 10 Reference input connector This input is used to frequency lock the CloudSDR to 10 MHz 1V m...

Page 9: ...ill obtain an IP address from the DHCP server Open SpectraVue and select the CloudSDR Set up The Find button will search for the CloudSDRs present in the network Select the CloudSDR you wish to operate and click OK Exit the setup menu and start SpectraVue by pressing Start or F12 If you need to configure the CloudSDR with a manual IP address or you wish to connect the CloudSDR directly to a PC fol...

Page 10: ...mode enables the internal low bandwidth server mode so that the CloudSDR can be ac cessed over the internet using software like RemoteSdrClient or SDRanywhere This application is also used for firmware upgrades and to enable and disable the 10 MHz reference and control port There is a full software manual for it in the CloudSDR section of the RFSPACE web page CloudSetup software Dec 2020 RFSPACE I...

Page 11: ...f an RFSPACE CloudSDR radio from anywhere in the world The SDRanywhere application receives the demodulated audio and waterfall information from a remote radio To download Browse to http www sdranywhere com and install the APK file from your Android device Dec 2020 RFSPACE Inc CloudSDR User s Guide 11 ...

Page 12: ...FSPACE customers wishing to create their own applications information at http sourceforge net projects cutesdr RemoteSDRclient RFSPACE supplies a simple open source application for the CloudSDR radio operating in the low bandwidth Cloud mode This application is written using the QT framework and will compile for MacOS Windows and Linux operating systems This software is supplied with a free licens...

Page 13: ...ed by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technicia...

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