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TinyPICO Radio Part 1 - Micropython and the Local Oscillator
In this video I build up an I/Q style radio using a Tinypico running micropython as the controller
Tinypico can be found here
https://www.tinypico.com/
The tinypico maker's youtube channel Unexpected Maker is
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu94OHbBYVUXLYPh4NBu10w
Reference on Micropython can be found at
https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/
The code I have built is at
https://github.com/thaaraak/Tinypico-Radio
Note: I am not the author of the lcd, bounce or si5351 libraries. The lcd and si5351 were both for circuit python which is a little different and bounce I adapted from an Arduino library. Simple Encoder is also adapted from some arduino code I found and "micropython-ized"
The main starting point of the code can be run by
import radiorun
The code itself is pretty simple - happy to answer any questions on how it works!
An explanation of the Tayloe detector can be found here
https://wparc.us/presentations/SDR-2-19-2013/Tayloe_mixer_x3a.pdf
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6PFM3ab1Qs
Tinypico can be found here
https://www.tinypico.com/
The tinypico maker's youtube channel Unexpected Maker is
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu94OHbBYVUXLYPh4NBu10w
Reference on Micropython can be found at
https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/
The code I have built is at
https://github.com/thaaraak/Tinypico-Radio
Note: I am not the author of the lcd, bounce or si5351 libraries. The lcd and si5351 were both for circuit python which is a little different and bounce I adapted from an Arduino library. Simple Encoder is also adapted from some arduino code I found and "micropython-ized"
The main starting point of the code can be run by
import radiorun
The code itself is pretty simple - happy to answer any questions on how it works!
An explanation of the Tayloe detector can be found here
https://wparc.us/presentations/SDR-2-19-2013/Tayloe_mixer_x3a.pdf
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6PFM3ab1Qs
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