The universal software radio peripheral (usrp) is an usb-connected, low-cost and open board. it features four high-speed analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, an fpga and a microcontroller. it's ideal for capturing or transmitting various signals, usually in combination with gnu radio. the design schemas are available under a free license. visit ettus.com for more information on the usrp.

this package contains a tool for loading firmware and doing other simple administrative tasks for the usrp (usrper), as well as the actual firmware binaries for the microcontroller.

this package also depends on all of the other usrp-related packages so that installing this package will pull in all the pieces you might want or need to successfully use the usrp with gnu radio.