Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Why an FPGA?

[Matt Ettus]

Tim Ansell wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've been a ghost on this list for quite a long time, since before the
> development of the USRP. I've always found the idea of SDR really quite
> interesting.
>
> Recently because of my university studies I have been exposed to both
> FPGA's and DSP. I've come to ponder "Why use a FPGA instead of a DSP?".
>
>   

This is where you are wrong...
>  While the processing power of DSPs seems
> significantly greater.
>