Install Ubuntu virtual machine on Windows using Virtual Box
Prerequisites
- Install Oracle VM VirtualBox for Windows hosts.
- Download Ubuntu Desktop.
Steps
Create a virtual machine
Click on New to create a virtual machine.
Choose a name for the virtual machine (
ubuntu
), select typeLinux
and versionUbuntu (64-bit)
.For the following steps, use at least 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of disk space if possible.
Install Ubuntu on the virtual machine
On Virtual Box interface, select the created virtual machine (
ubuntu
here) and click on Start.At start-up, select the Ubuntu Desktop file and click on Start.
Click on Install Ubuntu.
Select Download updates while installing Ubuntu and click on Continue.
Select Erase disk and install Ubuntu and click on Install Now.

250 MSPS acquisition board
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Koheron ALPHA250 is a Xilinx Zynq development board with 100 MHz RF front end. It features 14-bit ADC channels and 16-bit DAC channels, at 250 MSPS, clocked by an ultra-low jitter clock generator. It includes 4 channel 24-bit ADC and 4 channel 16-bit DAC. The board comes with open source reference designs.