Single-Board Computer based Architecture and Firmware for Radiometers with Radio Astronomy applications

We present the electronic architecture of the main control stage and a description of the peripherals' management firmware of a dual-channel water vapor radiometer. The system is based on the Raspberry Pi computer with low-cost peripherals to perform data acquisition at 23 and 31 GHz, with capa...

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Published in2021 18th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE) pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Cuazoson, Jetzael, Ferrusca, Daniel, Contreras, Jesus, Ibarra-Medel, Eduardo, Velazquez, Miguel, Kurtz, Stan, Hiriart, David
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 10.11.2021
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Automatic frequency control
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Computer architecture
instrumentation
Operating systems
Radio astronomy
radiometer
Radiometry
serial communication
single-board computer
wireless
Wireless communication
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Summary:We present the electronic architecture of the main control stage and a description of the peripherals' management firmware of a dual-channel water vapor radiometer. The system is based on the Raspberry Pi computer with low-cost peripherals to perform data acquisition at 23 and 31 GHz, with capabilities of wireless communication and control mode for remote operation. The system is mounted in the WVR III+ radiometer of the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory of South Africa and its intended use is for sky characterization of existing and future radio astronomical sites.
ISSN:2642-3766
DOI:10.1109/CCE53527.2021.9633063