Re: RF signals are pure noise in Python implementation

[Marcus Müller]

Hi,

pretty sure that thing actually emits complex64/gr_complex/fc32.

Best regards,
Marcus

On 25.11.21 19:58, Verónica Toro Betancur wrote:

Hi Marcus,

Thanks for the explanation.
In fact, the block I'm having trouble with is self.iio_pluto_source_0_0, which 
is defined as

pluto_source_impl::pluto_source_impl(fmcomms2_source::sptr block) :
         hier_block2("pluto_source",
                  io_signature::make(0, 0, 0),
                  io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex))),
         fmcomms2_source_f32c(true, false, block)



Thanks in advance.


- Verónica

As far as I understand, the variable type of the output here is gr_complex, which in Python corresponds to numpy.complex64. So, in that sense, I think my input variable type is correct, otherwise, I would probably get an error. But, I'd like to know if the output variable in pluto_source_impl is fixpoint and, in that case, how do I define my input variable in Python to match the fixpoint type? On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 7:49 PM Marcus Müller <marcus.muel...@ettus.com <mailto:marcus.muel...@ettus.com>> wrote:

    Hi Verónica,

    in your long/short_sync_block's __init__, you set the in_sig to 
[np.complex64], which is
    of a complex number composed of two 32 bit floats.

    You can change that to other types!

    But: your wifi_phy block outputs something specific, it needs to match that.

    Best regards,

    Marcus

    On 25.11.21 17:47, Verónica Toro Betancur wrote:
     > Hi Martin,
     >
     > Yes, that could definitely be the case. I don't have my radios right now 
with me, but
     > I'll try it tomorrow.  And sorry for the silly question, but how should 
I define it in
     > Python to be fixpoint?
     >
     > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 6:25 PM Martin Braun <martin.br...@ettus.com
    <mailto:martin.br...@ettus.com>> wrote:
     >
     >     Verónica,
     >
     >     have you maybe mismatched data types? Like, the real signals are 
fixpoint, but your
     >     Python is doing floating point?
     >
     >     --M
     >
     >     On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 2:59 PM Verónica Toro Betancur 
<vetor...@gmail.com
    <mailto:vetor...@gmail.com>> wrote:
     >
     >         Hi,
     >
     >         I am trying to detect and decode WiFi and ZigBee signals in 
GNURadio. For the
     >         detection, I have implemented my own blocks in Python. It all 
works well with
     >         simulated signals but the problem comes when I use radios to 
acquire real
     >         signals. I'm using Pluto SDR and it works perfectly when I use 
it in workflow
     >         examples but not in my own implementation. I mean, I plot the 
data that comes
     >         directly from the radio and it looks good in the given examples 
but, in
    mine, it
     >         looks like noise.
     >
     >         I am using the exact same parameters in both cases. The only 
difference I
    see is
     >         that the blocks in the example are all in C++ while mine are in 
Python. Could
     >         this be the problem? If so, is there a way to solve it other 
than writing the
     >         blocks in C++?
     >
     >         Thanks in advance.
     >
     >
     >         Best regards,
     >         Verónica
     >

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