RFNoC™ (RF Network on Chip)

Modern FPGAs, such as the Xilinx™ 7-series devices in the third generation of USRP products, provides an incredible amount of computational capability in the form of programmable logic. Taking advantage of this tremendous computational power with traditional FPGA design flows can be difficult, though, and accelerating host-based designs with FPGAs has historically been a complex task. This is the challenge that RFNoC™ (RF Network-on-Chip) addresses.

The goal of the RFNoC software is to decrease the development time for experienced FPGA engineers seeking to integrate IP into the USRP signal processing chain. With RFNoC, you can create FPGA applications directly from the GNU Radio Companion using the same workflow you use to create host-based flowgraphs (applications).