The document discusses the LMS6002D radio chip and the MyriadRF open source community. It notes that 4 out of 6 GRCon giveaway devices use the LMS6002D chip, which offers wideband frequency coverage and a flexible single-chip design good for manufacturing. Initially, Lime Microsystems had concerns about supporting many independent projects and hiding information from competitors, but found benefits in aggregated volume and potential new markets. These issues were solved through smart use of open source approaches. The document promotes actively supporting the growing MyriadRF open source community and open-source partnerships with businesses.

1. Alexander Chemeris
CEO, fairwaves LLC
GSM re-invented
Open-Source SDR
and silicon vendors

2. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
4 out of 6 GRCon
giveaway devices
use LMS6002D
A-2300, BladeRF, MyriadRF, UmTRX

3. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
4 out of 6 GRCon
giveaway devices
use LMS6002D
Why?

4. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
LMS6002D technical merits

Wideband 0.3-3.8 GHz

Flexible

Single-chip good for manucaturing
… cool, but not enough

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Small business and
open-source friendly
Unlike ADI and Co

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Friendly

Retail distribution channels
Digikey, Richardson, etc
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Publicly available documentation
https://github.com/myriadrf/LMS6002D-docs
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Open support channels
Forum http://myriadrf.org/forums/
Mailing list https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/limemicro-opensource
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Inexpensive dev.units
http://myriadrf.org

No NDAs and MOQ

7. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
In early 2011 it wasn't
like that!
Lime Microsystems worked with small
projects the same way as with big
high volume telco companies

8. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
Concerns

Support cost
for tens of independent
people

Hiding info from
competitors
pinout, parameters, prices
Benefits

Aggregated volume
of tens of independent projects

Potential new big
market
some killer-app with high
volume

9. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
Concerns

Support cost
for tens of independent
people

Hiding info from
competitors
pinout, parameters, prices
Benefits

Aggregated volume
of tens of independent projects

Potential new big
market
some killer-app with high
volume
Not really relevant
after a year of sales

10. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
Concerns

Support cost
for tens of independent
people

Hiding info from
competitors
pinout, parameters, prices
Benefits

Aggregated volume
of tens of independent projects

Potential new big
market
some killer-app with high
volume
Solved by smart use
of open-source

11. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
2011 2013[ some work done ]

12. Alexander Chemeris twitter: @chemeris e-mail: Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
Current status

MyriadRF.org open-source community

Dedicated community manager
(Andrew Back)

Support forum and mailing list

Published documentation and code
samples

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MyriadRF

Current projects:
– Myriad-RF dev.board
– Loctronix A2300
– Fairwaves UmTRX (partner project)

Open and inclusive

Not only Lime Microsystems based HW

Still shaping

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Promote open-source actively!

Talk to people
Yes, this helps

Open-source and telco cusomers are
compatible
If done carefully

Talk business to business
Open-source is a great tool for business

Don't expect immediate results
Let them grow organically

15. GSM re-invented
Alexander Chemeris
Alexander.Chemeris@fairwaves.ru
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