I saw a intriguing product the other day that is basically an FM receiver
controlled by a PC, mono output.
The heart of the design was a module that was basically the entire FM or AM
receiver that only needed an antenna, and a digital tuner to output the
standard FM broadcast band in mono to an amp.
Apparently one can get the same thing with a NOAA receiver as well.
It seems that rather than design the receiver, these folks use a module that
is already 'prefabbed' to plug into the board, not unlike an IC, only with
discrete components on a very small PCB with the appropriate connectors. Could
be something they custom make, but I seem to recall having seen such modules a
long time ago.
I am not talking about a device that I came across in a CATV headend. The CATV
folks wanted to know if I could design something similar, as they are
apparently getting gouged by the company who sells it, plus they have a few
feature requests that the OEM does not offer. If I could find such modules, I
could probably do it for them, but I have searched EEM, and googled for the
best keywords I can find, and only come up with tiny toy radios
Thought I would ask if anyone here might have know of a source for such a
receiver module, or perhaps some fancy keywords that I have not yet considered
for searching it out?
Much obliged for any ideas or help.
John
controlled by a PC, mono output.
The heart of the design was a module that was basically the entire FM or AM
receiver that only needed an antenna, and a digital tuner to output the
standard FM broadcast band in mono to an amp.
Apparently one can get the same thing with a NOAA receiver as well.
It seems that rather than design the receiver, these folks use a module that
is already 'prefabbed' to plug into the board, not unlike an IC, only with
discrete components on a very small PCB with the appropriate connectors. Could
be something they custom make, but I seem to recall having seen such modules a
long time ago.
I am not talking about a device that I came across in a CATV headend. The CATV
folks wanted to know if I could design something similar, as they are
apparently getting gouged by the company who sells it, plus they have a few
feature requests that the OEM does not offer. If I could find such modules, I
could probably do it for them, but I have searched EEM, and googled for the
best keywords I can find, and only come up with tiny toy radios
Thought I would ask if anyone here might have know of a source for such a
receiver module, or perhaps some fancy keywords that I have not yet considered
for searching it out?
Much obliged for any ideas or help.
John
