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This transcript covers the Open Research Institute's (ORI) FPGA working group meeting on April 8th. Key updates include plans for consolidating lab equipment ("Remote Labs South" to "Remote Labs West") to improve infrastructure for open-source digital radio R&D. Project updates focused on Opulent Voice, with Aaron reporting progress on integrating an MSK modulator in OpenCPI but encountering issues with frequency spacing, requiring recalculation. Aaron also successfully assembled and smoke-tested a Pico Tuner kit. Updates were shared regarding ongoing analysis of Earth-Venus-Earth (EVE) data for link budget refinement (Thomas) and an article being written on Delay Doppler channels (Pete). Outreach efforts mentioned include an upcoming AI/ML presentation, a QEX article on AI/RTTY, and participation in the Del Mar Electronics & Manufacturing Show. Minor updates on the Ribbit web app and recent regulatory comments filed concerning the 219 MHz band were also noted.
ORI FPGA Meeting Highlights (April 8th)
00:00:02 Meeting Kick-off: The regular ORI FPGA meeting discusses progress, plans, and roadblocks for the week of April 8th.
00:00:16 Lab Consolidation: Upcoming activity involves retrieving equipment to consolidate Remote Labs South into Remote Labs West, aiming to improve infrastructure and align resources with open-source digital radio R&D goals.
00:00:50 Opulent Voice Status: Matthew is unavailable; work on the Opulent Voice codebase continues, but testing might be limited in the coming week due to the lab infrastructure work.
00:01:21 Aaron's Opulent Voice/OpenCPI Update: Progress made integrating the MSK modulator, which is now transmitting.
00:01:38 MSK Modulator Issue: Aaron encountered a problem where the F1 and F2 frequencies appear too far apart, making the signal resemble FSK rather than MSK. He received guidance from Matthew on recalculating these frequencies.
00:02:08 Aaron's Pico Tuner Build: Successfully assembled the Pico Tuner kit (taking ~3 hours) and passed the initial power-up "smoke test".
00:02:28 Pico Tuner Next Steps: Plans include programming the Raspberry Pi Pico and testing the interface, hoping to decode actual DVBS2 signals.
00:03:03 Thomas's Update (via speaker): Thomas is preparing a comparison of the Earth-Venus-Earth (EVE) experiment results against the link budget calculations for next week's meeting.
00:03:20 EVE Data Analysis: Significant data was collected from the EVE event, which is now being used to refine link budgets, incorporating valuable community feedback.
00:03:43 Pete's Delay Doppler Article: Pete is writing an article/paper about Delay Doppler channels and designing signals for future EVE opportunities.
00:04:01 AI/ML Outreach: An article on AI/ML work related to Radio Teletype (RTTY) has been accepted by QEX magazine (publication date TBD). A presentation on AI/ML in amateur radio is scheduled for a radio club tonight.
00:05:02 OpenCPI MSK Progress: Work continues on the Minimum Shift Keying (MSK) implementation for the Pluto SDR within OpenCPI. The frequency spacing issue Aaron noted is familiar from previous work.
00:06:15 Upcoming Outreach Event: ORI plans to exhibit and present at the Del Mar Electronics & Manufacturing Show in Southern California later in April to promote amateur radio and open-source digital radio.
00:07:04 April Newsletter: All discussed topics, including lab updates, project progress, and outreach, will be featured in the upcoming April newsletter.
00:07:12 Ribbit Project Update: The Ribbit web application has undergone some recent changes and updates.
00:07:53 Regulatory Advocacy: ORI recently submitted comments to the FCC regarding potential rule changes to improve usability of the 219 MHz band in the United States.
00:08:21 Next Meeting: The next week's meeting will likely occur remotely as team members travel for the lab consolidation work.