AntSDR T510 Pre-launch: A 1 MHz to 6 GHz SDR with 2 GHz Bandwidth and a Built-In NVIDIA Jetson

MicroPhase has just announced the pre-launch of its AntSDR T510 AI software-defined radio platform. This high-end device combines the AMD Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC ZU47DR with an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano. The AMD ZU47DR RFSoC alone is already a beast, covering 1 MHz to 6 GHz, with 14-bit ADCs and 8 RX and 8 TX channels. This is a direct-sampling SDR, meaning no tuners are used, and the ADC simply samples at an extreme 5 GSPS. After the DDCs, each channel has a maximum bandwidth of up to 2 GHz, but smaller channelization can easily be achieved within the large FPGA embedded in the RFSoC.

Obviously, processing a large amount of data requires powerful computing, so the AMD ZU47DR RFSoC is combined with an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX for real-time AI signal processing and intelligent spectrum analysis.

MicroPhase also notes that the AntSDR T510 AI will be open source, allowing developers to easily work with the hardware. It will ship with an Ubuntu 22.04 system preconfigured with CUDA, include GNURadio and SoapySDR compatibility, and include GPU-accelerated demos for real-time Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and modulation classification using RF data captured by the platform.

This is a high-end SDR comparable to Ettus products that cost US$30k+ like the USRP X410, but Chinese manufacturers like MicroPhase may be able to bring the pricing down. The ANTSDR-T510 non-AI version without the Jetson is already available on Chinese marketplace sites for about US$5000, so with the additional $500 Jetson Orin Nano added, this version should only be a little more expensive.