Introduction to the ADALM-PLUTO

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To use the ADALM-PLUTO Active Learning Module, you have:

RF Connectors

  • 2 RF SMA connectors [1] to connect to instrumentation or antennas

    • Transmit (labeled ‘Tx’)

    • Receive (labeled ‘Rx’)

    • 300 MHz - 3.8 GHz

    • 200 kHz - 20 MHz channel bandwidth

USB Connectivity

  • USB for your host connectivity (used to stream data)

    • USB 2 (480 Mbits/second)

    • libiio USB device for communicating to the RF device

    • Network device

      • Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS)

      • This will enumerate with the 192.168.2.1 IP address by default.

    • USB serial device

      • “provides access to the Linux console on the Pluto device via USB Communication Device Class Abstract Control Model” (USB CDC ACM)

    • Mass storage device

      • this will appear to the host as a disk, where you can find links for software uploads, and the serial number of the device.

External Power

  • External power

    • During Pluto design, potential consumption exceeded 5 unit loads for USB 2 (500mA), so a backup power connector was added. Not necessary for nominal use.

    • An external adapter (like this one from Adafruit)

    • “We know the ‘Power’ icon is the ‘on/off’ icon, if you think that is confusing - please let us know.”