A Low-Cost Ultra-Wideband Test-Bed

This paper presents the design and implementation of a simple transceiver test-bed for implementing and testing algorithms for impulsive UWB applications. The platform has been developed using low-cost off-the-shelf components. We have conceived a simple modular architecture that was targeted to low power, short-range applications. The test-bed is discussed,commenting on the main design decisions and the benefits of the chosen architecture. Measurements of some blocks of the system are also presented.Fil: Altieri, Andrés Oscar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Gámez, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; ArgentinaFil: Marchi, Edgardo Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; ArgentinaFil: Cervetto, Marcos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; ArgentinaFil: Bouza, Magadalena. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería. Departamento de Electronica; ArgentinaFil: Galarza, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Simulación Computacional para Aplicaciones Tecnológicas; ArgentinaXXXV Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações e Processamento de SinaisSan PedroBrasilSociedade Brasileira de Telecomunicaçõe