USRP-E320

The USRP E320 brings performance to embedded software defined radios by offering four times more FPGA resources compared to the USRP E31x devices. The USRP E320 also introduces improvements in streaming, synchronization, integration, fault-recovery, and remote management capability. This field deployable SDR continues to use the flexible 2×2 MIMO AD9361 transceiver from Analog Devices, which covers frequencies from 70 MHz – 6 GHz and provides up to 56 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth.

The USRP E320 is available in both 3U board-only and fully enclosed form factor variants. The compact size of the USRP E320 is highly suitable for deployment as a mobile radio in manpacks or mounted on unmanned ariel vehicles.

The open-source USRP Hardware Driver (UHD) API and RF Network-on-Chip (RFNoC) FPGA development framework reduce software development effort and integrate with a variety of industry-standard tools such as GNU Radio. Users can rapidly prototype and reliably deploy designs for a variety of SDR applications such as spectrum monitoring and analysis, base station and UE emulation, mobile radio, and UAV communication/detection.

Applications and Use Cases of USRP-E320

The USRP-E320 Embedded Software Defined Radio is an embedded software-defined radio (SDR) platform that integrates RF front-end, FPGA processing, and an onboard CPU (ARM-based Linux system). It is designed for standalone operation, edge processing, and portable RF applications, making it ideal for deployable and real-time wireless systems.

1. Standalone SDR Applications (Edge Computing)
USRP-E320 can operate independently without a host PC, enabling edge processing of RF signals in real time for remote or field deployments.

2. Wireless Communication Prototyping
Used for developing and testing wireless communication systems such as LTE, 5G, and custom RF protocols in embedded environments.

3. Remote Spectrum Monitoring
Ideal for remote spectrum sensing and monitoring applications where data processing must occur locally before transmission.

4. IoT & Industrial Wireless Systems
Supports development of embedded wireless systems for IoT, smart infrastructure, and industrial communication networks.

5. Defense & Security Applications
Applied in portable signal intelligence (SIGINT), surveillance, and communication systems requiring compact and deployable SDR platforms.

6. UAV & Mobile RF Systems
Suitable for integration into drones and mobile platforms for RF sensing, communication, and signal processing.

7. Research & Academic Applications
Widely used in research labs for embedded SDR development, signal processing, and real-time system prototyping.