====== IBQ102 2.6GHz Frequency Counter ======
Review, tear-down and experiments with the IBQ102 Frequency Counter.
* [[https://odysee.com/@OpenTechLab:f/otl-006-ibq102:2|odysee]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHygFw7PlbY|YouTube]]
* [[https://peertube.social/videos/watch/34fe50cb-5272-449a-9260-5bb5086a528d|peertube.social]]
* 00:00 - Device Overview
* 04:56 - ADF4351 Synthesizer Update
* 06:57 - Device Walk-Through
* 12:22 - Teardown
* 18:13 - Frequency Testing
* 22:58 - Sensitivity Testing
* 31:30 - Cellular Phone Experiment
* 37:27 - USB HID Protocol Reverse Engineering
===== Purchasing =====
* [[https://www.banggood.com/Upgraded-IBQ102-Two-Way-Radio-Frequency-Counter-10MHz-2_6GHz-p-970433.html?p=SD062212952342201708|IBQ102 on Banggood]] @ $42.65
===== Teardown =====
==== Main Board ====
* [[http://www.st.com/en/microcontrollers/stm32f103rc.html|STM32F103RCT6]] - ARM MCU
* [[https://www.altera.com.cn/zh_CN/pdfs/literature/hb/max2/max2_mii5v1_01.pdf|EPM240T100I5N]] - Altera MAX II CPLD
* TCO-982D - TOYOCOM 13MHz TCXO
* [[http://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/technical/document/datasheet/4a/69/1f/c4/3e/0f/4f/1a/CD00000487.pdf/files/CD00000487.pdf/jcr:content/translations/en.CD00000487.pdf|TL064C]] - Quad Op-Amp
* [[http://www.intersil.com/content/dam/intersil/documents/icl7/icl7660s-a.pdf|ICL7660SIBAZ]] - Voltage Converter
* [[http://www.datasheetspdf.com/datasheet/CN3068.html|CN3068]] - Lithium Battery Charger
==== RF Front-End Board ====
* [[http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/900/mb506.pdf|MB506]] - Fujitsu 2.4GHz Divide 256/128/64 Prescalar
* [[http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC10H116-D.PDF|MC10H116]] - ON Semiconductor Triple Line Receiver
* [[http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/307/en-g6k-348800.pdf|G6K-2F-Y-DC5]] - Omron Low Signal Relay
===== Test Equipment =====
* [[videos:005:notes|ADF4351 RF Synthesizer]]
* [[https://github.com/jhol/pyadf435x|pyadf435x on GitHub]]
* [[https://www.banggood.com/MHS-5200A-25MHz-Digital-DDS-Dual-channel-Signal-Generator-Source-Frequency-Meter-13N2-p-1041328.html?p=SD062212952342201708|MHS-5200A DDS Signal Generator on Banggood]] @ $68.00
* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/devttys0|devttys0]]'s videos
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfC0h8XhA4w|MHS5200A Function Generator Review and Teardown]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwn5XnT7NVA|MHS5200A Part 2: The Importance of Slew Rate]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQXd7u4kPvs|Review/Teardown of the new MHS5200A]]
* RF Attenuators
* [[http://archive.is/1c5Yw|Example Chinese Seller]] - Shop around for similar/better deals.
===== USB HID Protocol Decoding =====
* [[https://github.com/DIGImend/hidrd|hidrd]]
* [[https://github.com/DIGImend/usbhid-dump|usb-hiddump]]