Actually, I don't know. I thought that by using PC clock in UHD sink and source block in gnuradio allows synchronization. Also, I thought that Schmidl and Cox algorithm used for timing recovery in OFDM receivers. On Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 10:46:38 AM CDT, Marcus Müller <mmuel...@gnuradio.org> wrote: Any OFDM receiver needs a timing recovery method anyways, so that has nothing to do with how well your PC is suitable for synchronizing two devices.
On 18.05.23 17:43, Hamed Al-Zubi wrote: > Thanks for your response, Marcus! > I have observed a constellation rotation for OFDM subcarriers when I use the > PC clock for > synchronization. However, by using the channel model, I am able to see the > QPSK > constellation. > > Thanks! > HZ > > On Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 10:35:01 AM CDT, Marcus Müller > <marcus.muel...@ettus.com> wrote: > > > No, it's several orders of magnitude worse and generally insufficient for > anything where > you need synchronization. > > Best, > Marcus > > On 18.05.23 17:12, Hamed Al-Zubi wrote: > Hello Dears, > > I would like to inquire about the synchronization of two USRPs X300, one > acting as a > transmitter (Tx) and the other as a receiver (Rx). If both USRPs are > connected to the same > laptop, I'm wondering if the accuracy provided by PC clock synchronization is > similar (or > close) to that achieved through GPSDO synchronization? > > Regards, > HZ