DESCRIPTION
This lecture is an archive of TechOnLine's Seminar on the overview of digital receivers, which was conducted by Rodger Hosking of Pentek. This lecture will cover how digital receivers replace analog counterparts in communications systems, the principles of operation, critical design factors (including resolution, decimation, and bandwidths), how to choose the right digital receiver chipsto match your application; and comparison of digital receiver chips from Graychip, Analog Devices, and Harris. This lecture will also discuss the latest on new digital receiver interfaces including RACEway and FPDP, and Pentek's newest digital receiver products along with real-life applications for direction finding, satellite communication, signal tracking and more.

PREREQUISITES
Basic engineering background required