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Welcome to the Wiki for the S.U.R.F.E.R. UHF RFID Reader Project!
We hope that those who engage with this project find it to be a rewarding experience.

An extended introduction to this project is provided on the public-facing project website and will not be repeated here.

The purpose of this Wiki is to inform members of the community:

1. Of any news or developments related to the S.U.R.F.E.R. project.
2. How to gather materials that are required to operate the S.U.R.F.E.R. UHF RFID reader.
3. How to program the S.U.R.F.E.R. UHF RFID reader.
4. How to operate the S.U.R.F.E.R. UHF RFID reader.
5. How to understand the architecture and block-level design of the S.U.R.F.E.R. UHF RFID reader.
6. Of any miscellaneous items.

This "Home" page will serve as a top-level page for the otherwise flat page structure offered by Github's Wiki.

News

• News: News!

Required Materials

• Required Materials: Items to be purchased from distributors.
• PCB Manufacture: PCB stackup and other notes not in design files.
• Interfaces: Interfaces on the S.U.R.F.E.R.. Prerequisite for following sections!

Programming

• MCU Programming: How to setup the MCU development environment and program the MCU.
• FPGA Programming: How to setup the FPGA development environment and program the MCU.
• iOS Programming: How to setup the iOS development environment and program the MCU.
• PCB Editing: How to open the PCB design files in Kicad.

Operation

• Features: Brief list of features of the S.U.R.F.E.R.
• Physical Operation: How to safely plug in and monitor the S.U.R.F.E.R.
• iOS Operation: An important chapter - how to get the S.U.R.F.E.R. to do things.

Architecture

• PCB Architecture: A guide to the PCB design of the S.U.R.F.E.R.
• FPGA Architecture: A guide to the FPGA design files, which blocks they correspond to, and their top-level connections.
• FPGA Blocks: A guide to the FPGA subcircuits.
• FPGA SPI and Register Map: A guide to the FPGA SPI and Register Map.
• FPGA Test and MATLAB System Modeling: A guide to FPGA testing and MATLAB system modeling.
• Firmware Architecture: A guide to the firmware source files, what they represent, and how they interact.
• iOS Architecture: A guide to the iOS source files, what they represent, and how they interact.

Miscellaneous

• Demos: Interesting demonstrations of the S.U.R.F.E.R. reader.
• Publications/Whitepapers/Presentations: Brief documents describing or featuring the S.U.R.F.E.R. project.
• Future Work: Things we hope to do in the future.

Contact

• The S.U.R.F.E.R. program was initiated and is currently maintained by Superlative Semiconductor LLC.
• For inquiries regarding the S.U.R.F.E.R. program, please send emails here.