Communications and Networking Laboratory
Associated faculty and staff
David Florida
Location
Room A-209 Floyd Hall
Supported courses
- ECE 4810 and 4820
- ECE 5150, Real-time computing
- Master's and Ph.D. student research
Funded research
- CAViDS CBM Communication Circuit and Network Development and Fabrication
- DENSO North America Foundation Grant for Vehicle Electronics and Network
- Michigan Space Grant Consortium Grant for Network Localization
Capabilities
The laboratory supports student research on wireless ad hoc and sensor networks and real-time embedded systems. In lab, professional software can be utilized for communication system modeling and simulation, circuit board design and development, and algorithm verification. A soldering and desoldering station facilitates circuit board fabrication. Wireless communication testbeds can be used for fast prototyping and field test.
- Software OPNET, Cadence OrCAD and Virtuoso, IAR, Altium Designer
- Xytronic LF-8000 lead free soldering and desoldering station
- Wireless networking testbed based on Jennic’s JN5139 wireless microcontroller
- Wireless networking testbed based on Texas Instruments’ CC2430/CC2530 SoC for ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4
- National Instruments reconfigurable I/O intermediate frequency transceiver
- Ettus research hardware platform for GNU radio
- Oscilloscope, power supplies, low frequency waveform generator
- Radio frequency amplifiers and filters, antennas, attenuators
