Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
First Advisor
Julio Urbina
Abstract
Digital Receivers are commercially available, cost effective solutions that are becoming commonplace in modern data acquisition systems (MDAS). The digital receiver has the ability to be reconfigured via software, making MDAS flexible for a variety of applications. This thesis describes the design and implementation of a complete MDAS using a general purpose computer (GPC) equipped with a digital receiver card. This system will replace the older DAS (baseband sampling) used by the Space and Atmospheric Science (SAS) group at the Arecibo Observatory (AO). Emphasis is placed on a generic system easily adaptable to a specific application with minimal effort. A full discussion of the system will be given with concentration on the receiver's capabilities and software design. Algorithms and design strategy are discussed to properly document optimizations and features required by the system. Finally, we present two radar observations with this system and illustrate results.
Recommended Citation
Seal, Ryan, "Multi-channel digital receiver data acquisition system for the Arecibo radar system" (2008). Theses and Dissertations. 105.
https://research.ualr.edu/etd/105
