This final week was dedicated to integrating the software with the hardware and running tests to report our final metrics to see the difference between our initial goals and our final results. The software system consisted of two parts, collecting the SDR data and transmitting the data, and a receiver which analyzed the data to perform beamforming as well as conducting the overlay. These two parts were done on two different devices and so this process was merged to be performed on one. This was done not only for efficiency in design space on the cart and to preserve data integrity between transfers, but also to alleviate the need for a tedious FPGA setup.
We have also put some significant time into final tests for our system to ensure that the integration has worked without hitches. We placed markers within the lab and used these to gauge the performance of our system. Additionally, we began collecting footage and pictures for use in our presentation for sunday.
We allocated additional time this week to give feedback on the course and to prepare our presentation slides.