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tamiwiki:users:6r1d:tinysa_ultra_notes [2024/02/08 11:14] – [Capabilities] 6r1dtamiwiki:users:6r1d:tinysa_ultra_notes [2024/02/08 17:02] (current) – [Use-cases] 6r1d
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 It's a very nice toy, especially given that some hardware isn't available as easily. It's a very nice toy, especially given that some hardware isn't available as easily.
 Seeing devices like, for instance, [[https://accusrc.com/product-Rohde-Schwarz-FSH3-7915|Rohde & Schwarz FSH3]] that cost $2295.00, I appreciate the cheaper device with a wider spectrum. Seeing devices like, for instance, [[https://accusrc.com/product-Rohde-Schwarz-FSH3-7915|Rohde & Schwarz FSH3]] that cost $2295.00, I appreciate the cheaper device with a wider spectrum.
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 +It may be the first widely available device with such capabilities, and I got very interested after watching this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMu5AhSg-TI|optimistic video]].
  
 ===== Capabilities ===== ===== Capabilities =====
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   * Basic RF signal generator   * Basic RF signal generator
   * USB-C interface, charging   * USB-C interface, charging
 +  * AM radio you can listen through a 3.5 stereo jack 
 +  * Self-calibration (100 kHz to 5.34 GHz is stable, separate calibration above 5.34 GHz may require an output source) 
 +  * Self-testing
 ===== What's in the box? ===== ===== What's in the box? =====
  
-  * TinySA Ultra+  * TinySA Ultra itself
   * 32 Gb MicroSD card   * 32 Gb MicroSD card
   * 2 SMA male-to-male cables   * 2 SMA male-to-male cables
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 I'll list stuff I've bought in addition to the default items here. I'll list stuff I've bought in addition to the default items here.
 +
 +==== Attenuators ====
 +
 +You need to protect the input of your TinySA from excessive load as a strong enough signal may break it.
 +
 +  * [[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MZLVY9T|BECEN 10W SMA Attenuator, 40db, DC to 3GHz, 50 Ohm]] was recommended in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mimAMN4Fhi4|this video]]
 +  * [[https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=celwave%20DL200-50&siteid=0&customid=&toolid=20012|Celwave DL200-50]] is even more powerful and was recommended in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mimAMN4Fhi4|this video]]
  
 ==== Antennas ==== ==== Antennas ====
  
-^ Link                                                                                             ^ Connector            ^ Tested ^ Frequency range    ^ +^ Link                                                                                             ^ Connector            ^ Tested ^ Frequency range     ^ 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001413001839.html|Wideband directional]]                   | SMA male             | ✔️      | 800M - 6G          | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001413001839.html|Wideband directional]]                   | SMA male             | ✔️      | 800 MHz - 6 GHz     | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005595884948.html|Several antenna types]]                  | SMA male, SMA female | ✔️      | 2.4 G, 5 G, 5.8 G  | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005595884948.html|Several antenna types]]                  | SMA male, SMA female | ✔️      | 2.4 G, 5 G, 5.8 GHz | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003449393991.html|5 dB]]                                   | SMA male             | ✔️      | 2.4G WiFi          | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003449393991.html|5 dB]]                                   | SMA male             | ✔️      | 2.4G WiFi           | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003547862887.html|unidirectional antenna]]                 | SMA male             | ✔️      | 3G, 4G, 5G, GSM    | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003547862887.html|unidirectional antenna]]                 | SMA male             | ✔️      | 3G, 4G, 5G, GSM     | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001386682033.html|unidirectional, 2 PCS/LOT]]              | SMA male             | ✔️      | 433 MHz            | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001386682033.html|unidirectional, 2 PCS/LOT]]              | SMA male             | ✔️      | 433 MHz             | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001039234090.html|UWB]]                                       | ?                    | ❌     | 2.8 G - 10.5 G     | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001039234090.html|UWB]]                                       | ?                    | ❌     | 2.8 G - 10.5 GHz    | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006547042246.html|UWB Sunflower Antenna 48X32MM]]          | ?                    | ❌     |                    | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006547042246.html|UWB Sunflower Antenna 48X32MM]]          | ?                    | ❌     |                     | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003354069168.html|R101C]]                                  | ?                    | ❌     | 730 MHz - 6.5 GHz  | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003354069168.html|R101C]]                                  | ?                    | ❌     | 730 MHz - 6.5 GHz   | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006262310233.html|HT8 Handheld Log Periodic Antennas]]     | ?                    | ❌     | 0.1-12 GHz         | +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006262310233.html|HT8 Handheld Log Periodic Antennas]]     | ?                    | ❌     | 0.1-12 GHz          | 
-| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005992815924.html|12DBI Antenna]]                          | ?                    | ❌     | WiFi               |+| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005992815924.html|12DBI Antenna]]                          | ?                    | ❌     | WiFi                |
 ==== Cables ==== ==== Cables ====
  
-  * https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005202042259.html - cable, male-to-male SMA+^ SKU                                                              ^ Type                ^ Brand ^ Cost            ^ 
 +| [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005202042259.html|RG402?]] | SMA male — SMA male | ATXD  | ₪13.23 - ₪24.05 |
  
 ===== Use-cases ===== ===== Use-cases =====
  
 +To be honest, I see it as a tool for tinkering, and I'm still learning myself.
 +This is what I can think of right now:
 +
 +  * Probing your devices for the parasitic oscillations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C6p9X8ke7g https://elektrotanya.com/files/forum/2009/10/e04a036.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200928092922/https://transverters-store.com/active_probe.html)
 +  * Radiofrequency spectrum lookup
 +  * RF device debug
 +  * AM radio listening
 +
 +[[https://tinysa.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Examples|Usage examples]] on TinySA Wiki.
 ===== Specifications ===== ===== Specifications =====
  
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