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Hardware checklist

This page is the short top-level hardware go/no-go guide for the course.

Use it as the single entry point before any board-level, RF, RTL-SDR, or IQ-capture lab. The detailed procedures remain in the linked pages; this checklist tells you what to open next and what evidence must exist before the lab is considered reproducible.

1. Pre-lab route

Stage Main question Open this page
Host readiness Can the local workstation run docs, labs and HDL smoke checks? Hardware bring-up checklist
RF safety Is the TX/RX path safe and attenuation assumptions documented? RF safety guide
Measurement discipline Are uncertainty, gain and capture assumptions recorded? Measurement uncertainty guide
IQ metadata Can the capture be replayed and interpreted later? IQ recording metadata guide
Final reporting Is there a standard structure for conclusions and evidence? SDR measurement report template

2. Minimum go/no-go before touching hardware

Do not start the experiment until these conditions are true:

  1. The frequency plan is written down.
  2. The TX gain or expected signal level is documented.
  3. The RX path and attenuation chain are explicitly described.
  4. The receiver input protection assumption is clear.
  5. The sample rate, bandwidth and center frequency are recorded.
  6. The expected output artifact is known in advance: FFT, constellation, BER/EVM, or measurement report.

3. Minimal reproducible hardware pack

For a hardware-backed lab, the repository or report should contain:

  • setup description;
  • board and receiver configuration;
  • IQ metadata;
  • one generated figure or report;
  • one short engineering conclusion.

If any of these are missing, the lab may still be educational, but it is not yet portfolio-ready.

4. Fast role-based entry points

Role What to open first
Student Student path
Reviewer Reviewer path
Instructor Instructor guide
  1. Review RF safety guide.
  2. Check the board and receiver setup in Hardware bring-up checklist.
  3. Prepare capture fields from IQ recording metadata guide.
  4. Run the experiment and save one reproducible artifact.
  5. Write the result using SDR measurement report template.