Target NI USRP Radios

Prototype and test SDR algorithms on NI™ USRP™ radio hardware

Deploy custom software-defined radio (SDR) algorithms on the FPGA of an NI USRP radio using a Simulink^® workflow. Run and verify your design using MATLAB^® objects and functions.

Objects

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Connect to and Configure Radio with Custom FPGA Image

`usrp`	Control NI USRP radio device (Since R2024a)
`fpga`	Access DUT on the FPGA of an NI USRP radio device (Since R2024a)
`hdlcoder.DUTPort`	DUT port from an HDL Coder generated IP core, saved as an object array (Since R2020b)

Configure and Manage Interfaces

hdlcoder.DUTPort DUT port from an HDL Coder generated IP core, saved as an object array (Since R2020b)

Functions

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Connect to and Configure Radio with Custom FPGA Image

`programFPGA`	Program FPGA on NI USRP radio device with custom bitstream (Since R2024a)
`describeFPGA`	Describe hardware interfaces on NI USRP radio device FPGA (Since R2024a)
`release`	Release the hardware resources associated with `fpga` object (Since R2024a)

Configure and Manage Interfaces

`mapPort`	Map DUT port to RFNoC interface (Since R2024a)
`addRFNoCRegisterInterface`	Add RFNoC register interface to your DUT (Since R2024a)
`addRFNoCStreamInterface`	Add RFNoC streaming interface to your DUT (Since R2024a)

Read and Write DUT Ports

`readPort`	Read output data from DUT port (Since R2024a)
`writePort`	Write input data to DUT port (Since R2024a)

Transmit and Capture Data

`capture`	Retrieve captured IQ data from an NI USRP radio device (Since R2024a)
`transmit`	Transmit waveform over the air with an NI USRP radio device (Since R2024a)
`stopTransmission`	Stop transmission from an NI USRP radio device (Since R2024a)

Topics

Installation for Targeting NI USRP Radios
Install and configure additional support packages and third-party tools.
Target NI USRP Radios Workflow

Prototype and deploy SDR algorithms on the FPGA of an NI USRP radio.
- STEP 1: Verify Radio Connection
- STEP 2: Set Up Third-Party Tools
- STEP 3: Prepare Hardware Model for Deployment
- STEP 4: Generate HDL Code
- STEP 5: Generate Bitstream and Program FPGA
- STEP 6: Run and Verify Hardware Implementation
Supported Radio Devices
Determine which NI USRP radios you can target with Wireless Testbench™.
System Requirements
Determine the host system requirements for targeting NI USRP radios.

Featured Examples

Getting Started with NI USRP Targeting Workflow

Deploy a hardware implementation of a numeric gain algorithm on the FPGA of an NI USRP radio.

Since R2024a
Open Script

Introduction to Streaming Interfaces on NI USRP Radio

Deploy a hardware implementation of a multi-port packet based algorithm on the FPGA of an NI USRP radio.

Since R2024a
Open Script

Introduction to 5G NR Signal Detection on NI USRP Radio

Deploy a hardware implementation of a 5G NR signal detection algorithm on the FPGA of an NI USRP radio.

Since R2024b
Open Script

Spectrum Visualization on NI USRP Radio

Deploy a hardware implementation of a real-time, wideband spectrum visualization algorithm on the FPGA of an NI USRP radio.

Since R2024b
Open Script

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Introduction to Custom OFDM on NI USRP Radio

Deploy a hardware implementation of a custom OFDM transceiver on the FPGA of an NI USRP radio.

Since R2025a
Open Live Script

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Radar Target Emulation on NI USRP Radio

Deploy a hardware implementation of a radar target emulation algorithm on FPGA of an NI USRP radio.

Since R2025a
Open Script