Application-Specific

Use your software defined radio to transmit and receive compliant with various standards

Your SDR can transmit and receive signals compliant with various standards. Use Communications Toolbox™ to generate and recover various over-the-air waveforms.

Topics

5G

5G NR Synchronization Signal Capture Using Software-Defined Radio (5G Toolbox)
Use a software-defined radio to capture an SS burst. Analyze the capture and identify the strongest SSB. (Since R2024a)
5G NR Waveform Capture and Analysis Using Software-Defined Radio (5G Toolbox)
Generate and transmit a 5G NR waveform continuously over the air using a supported software-defined radio.

ADS-B and AIS

Airplane Tracking Using ADS-B Signals
Track planes by processing automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signals, using either previously captured signals or real-time reception with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP™ radio, and visualize them on a map with the Mapping Toolbox™.
Airplane Tracking Using ADS-B Signals in Simulink
Track planes by processing automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signals, using either previously captured signals or real-time reception with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio, and visualize them on a map with the Mapping Toolbox.
Ship Tracking Using AIS Signals
Track ships by processing automatic identification system (AIS) signals, using either previously captured signals or real-time reception with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio, and display the tracked ships on a map with the Mapping Toolbox.

AMR

Automatic Meter Reading
Read utility meters by processing standard consumption message (SCM) and interval data message (IDM) signals from encoder-receiver-transmitter (ERT) compatible meters with options for using recorded data or receiving signals in real time with an RTL-SDR or ADALM-PLUTO radio.
Automatic Meter Reading in Simulink
Read utility meters by processing standard consumption message (SCM) and interval data message (IDM) signals from encoder-receiver-transmitter (ERT) compatible meters with options for using recorded data or receiving signals in real time with an RTL-SDR or ADALM-PLUTO radio.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth BR/EDR Waveform Generation and Transmission Using SDR (Bluetooth Toolbox)
Generate and transmit Bluetooth BR/EDR waveform by using SDR.
Bluetooth BR/EDR Waveform Reception Using SDR (Bluetooth Toolbox)
Capture and decode Bluetooth BR/EDR waveform by using SDR.
Bluetooth LE Waveform Generation and Transmission Using SDR (Bluetooth Toolbox)
Generate and transmit Bluetooth LE waveform.
Bluetooth LE Waveform Reception Using SDR (Bluetooth Toolbox)
Demodulate and decode Bluetooth LE waveform.

FM

FM Broadcast Receiver
Build an FM mono or stereo receiver using recorded data or real-time signals with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio.
FM Broadcast Receiver in Simulink
Build an FM mono or stereo receiver using recorded data or real-time signals with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio.
RDS/RBDS and RadioText Plus (RT+) FM Receiver
Extract program or song information from FM radio stations using RDS or RBDS, and optionally RT+, standards by processing previously captured signals or receiving over-the-air signals in real time with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio.
RDS/RBDS and RadioText Plus (RT+) FM Receiver in Simulink
Extract program or song information from FM radio stations using RDS or RBDS, and optionally RT+, standards by processing previously captured signals or receiving over-the-air signals in real time with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio.

LTE

LTE Transmitter Using Software Defined Radio (LTE Toolbox)
This example shows how to generate a reference measurement channel (RMC) downlink (DL) LTE waveform suitable for over-the-air transmission.
LTE Receiver Using Software-Defined Radio (LTE Toolbox)
This example shows how to recover the master information block (MIB) and basic system information from an over-the-air LTE downlink (DL) waveform.
Image Transmission and Reception Using LTE Waveform and SDR (LTE Toolbox)
This example shows how to transmit and receive an image using an LTE waveform and a software-defined radio (SDR).
Spectrum Sensing with Deep Learning to Identify 5G and LTE Signals
Train a semantic segmentation network for spectrum monitoring to characterize spectrum occupancy and identify 5G NR and LTE signals in wideband spectrograms using deep learning.
Scan and Decode LTE Waveform (LTE Toolbox)
This example shows how to capture and decode an LTE signal obtained either from a file or from radio by using LTE Toolbox™ software and various hardware support packages (HSPs).

Satellite Communication

DVB-S2 Transmitter Using Software-Defined Radio (Satellite Communications Toolbox)
Generate DVB-S2 PL frames and transmit them using SDR.
DVB-S2 Receiver Using Software-Defined Radio (Satellite Communications Toolbox)
Capture DVB-S2 waveform using SDR.
GPS Signal Transmission, Acquisition and Tracking Using PlutoSDR (Satellite Communications Toolbox)
Perform GPS signal acquisition and tracking using an ADAM-PLUTO SDR.

WLAN

Image Transmission and Reception Using 802.11 Waveform and SDR (WLAN Toolbox)
Transmit and receive images encoded in IEEE^® 802.11™ waveforms using SDR.
802.11 OFDM Beacon Frame Generation (WLAN Toolbox)
Generate IEEE 802.11 packets containing MAC beacon frames.
WLAN Beacon Receiver Using Software-Defined Radio (WLAN Toolbox)
Retrieve information about WiFi networks on the 5 GHz band using a software-defined radio.
Recover and Analyze Packets in 802.11 Waveform (WLAN Toolbox)
Blindly detect, decode, and analyze IEEE 802.11 packets in a waveform.
Detect Human Presence Using Wireless Sensing with Deep Learning (WLAN Toolbox)
Perform wireless sensing to detect human presence using a CNN and the channel state information in wireless local area networks.
Test a Deep Neural Network with Captured Data to Detect WLAN Router Impersonation (WLAN Toolbox)
Train an RF fingerprinting CNN with data captured from an SDR to detect WLAN router impersonation.

Featured Examples

Capture RF Data to Baseband File Using ADALM-PLUTO Radio

Capture an FM broadcast signal using an ADALM-PLUTO radio, save the signal to a file as baseband samples, and demodulate the baseband samples.

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Airplane Tracking Using ADS-B Signals

Track planes by processing automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signals, using either previously captured signals or real-time reception with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio, and visualize them on a map with the Mapping Toolbox.

Open Script

Airplane Tracking Using ADS-B Signals in Simulink

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FM Broadcast Receiver

Build an FM mono or stereo receiver using recorded data or real-time signals with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio.

Open Script

FM Broadcast Receiver in Simulink

Build an FM mono or stereo receiver using recorded data or real-time signals with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio.

Open Script

RDS/RBDS and RadioText Plus (RT+) FM Receiver

Extract program or song information from FM radio stations using RDS or RBDS, and optionally RT+, standards by processing previously captured signals or receiving over-the-air signals in real time with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio.

Open Live Script

RDS/RBDS and RadioText Plus (RT+) FM Receiver in Simulink

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Automatic Meter Reading

Read utility meters by processing standard consumption message (SCM) and interval data message (IDM) signals from encoder-receiver-transmitter (ERT) compatible meters with options for using recorded data or receiving signals in real time with an RTL-SDR or ADALM-PLUTO radio.

Open Script

Automatic Meter Reading in Simulink

Open Model

Ship Tracking Using AIS Signals

Track ships by processing automatic identification system (AIS) signals, using either previously captured signals or real-time reception with an RTL-SDR, ADALM-PLUTO, or USRP radio, and display the tracked ships on a map with the Mapping Toolbox.

Open Live Script