[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP1 FPGA configuration with 16, 8, 4, 2, and 1-bit quantization options available for test

2009-02-05 Thread Paul Creekmore
For whoever is interested, I have a branched revision of the USRP1 FPGA code ready that supports 16, 8, 4, 2, and 1-bit quantization. The Verilog code is available for review in my developer's branch of the GNU Radio SVN repository here: http://gnuradio.org/svn/gnuradio/branches/developers/pc

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Purpose of extra two bits sent to FX2 chip with data samples

2009-02-01 Thread Paul Creekmore
Eric Blossom wrote: On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 12:30:58AM -0500, Paul Creekmore wrote: The FPGA on USRP1 sends an extra two bits of data with each 16-bit word (to the FX2 chip). If I'm not mistaken, the first bit is set when accompanying a sample from rx channel 0, and the second bit i

[Discuss-gnuradio] Purpose of extra two bits sent to FX2 chip with data samples

2009-01-31 Thread Paul Creekmore
The FPGA on USRP1 sends an extra two bits of data with each 16-bit word (to the FX2 chip). If I'm not mistaken, the first bit is set when accompanying a sample from rx channel 0, and the second bit is set when accompanying an inphase (as opposed to quadrature) sample (presumably from channels

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP FPGA 8-bit Data Ordering

2009-01-28 Thread Paul Creekmore
Eric Blossom wrote: On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 09:50:41PM -0500, Paul Creekmore wrote: Eric Blossom wrote: On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 05:47:19PM -0500, Paul Creekmore wrote: Thanks for answering your own question :-) The USRP1 is little endian. My not-fully-considered thought is

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP FPGA 8-bit Data Ordering

2009-01-21 Thread Paul Creekmore
Eric Blossom wrote: On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 05:47:19PM -0500, Paul Creekmore wrote: Paul Creekmore wrote: Context: I'm adding new quantization (sample width) options to the USRP FPGA configuration. (Long time in coming; yes, I know.) Question: I'm seeing that in 8-bit

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP FPGA 8-bit Data Ordering

2009-01-21 Thread Paul Creekmore
Paul Creekmore wrote: Context: I'm adding new quantization (sample width) options to the USRP FPGA configuration. (Long time in coming; yes, I know.) Question: I'm seeing that in 8-bit mode, the USRP outputs samples from its internal channels in the following sequence (an 8-bit,

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP FPGA 8-bit Data Ordering

2009-01-21 Thread Paul Creekmore
Context: I'm adding new quantization (sample width) options to the USRP FPGA configuration. (Long time in coming; yes, I know.) Question: I'm seeing that in 8-bit mode, the USRP outputs samples from its internal channels in the following sequence (an 8-bit, 8-channel example): 1, 0,

[Discuss-gnuradio] Does GNU Radio reload the USRP FPGA configuration for every execution?

2008-10-08 Thread Paul Creekmore
Does GNU Radio reload the USRP FPGA configuration for every host-side program execution, or is there some mechanism by which the lower-level code can determine whether or not the currently loaded configuration does not need to change? I ask out of concern for the lifespan of the FPGA. Thanks,

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Trouble Linking to libusrp

2008-09-30 Thread Paul Creekmore
Johnathan Corgan wrote: On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Paul Creekmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Previously, I had downloaded the gnuradio source code and compiled it to gain access to the library in gnuradio/usrp/host/lib/legacy/.libs, and in that case there's also a libu

[Discuss-gnuradio] Trouble Linking to libusrp

2008-09-30 Thread Paul Creekmore
Hi all, I'm working in Ubuntu 8.04 writing code in C++ that access the USRP. I'm trying to link to the usrp library (libusrp) with the -lusrp flag, but g++ spits out the following error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lusrp collect2: ld returned 1 exit status In /usr/lib/ I find the following as

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP w/ 4-bit I&Q samples

2008-04-09 Thread Paul Creekmore
st enough.. Nagaraj, PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 6:36 AM, Paul Creekmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: We'll be looking into the possibility of contributing the new FPGA configuration to GNU Radio once our code has been tested and refined. -

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP w/ 4-bit I&Q samples

2008-04-09 Thread Paul Creekmore
tions to the FPGA firmware ourselves (mods for a much more application specific usage) and while I'm not sure how far we'll get with needing the 4-bit samples, we'd happily share any test/usage results if we get there. Tyrel On Apr 8, 2008, at 9:18 AM, Paul Creekmore wrote: Tyre

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP w/ 4-bit I&Q samples

2008-04-08 Thread Paul Creekmore
Tyrel, The current FPGA configuration does not support 4-bit samples, but it is possible to modify the configuration (Verilog code) to convert the samples to 4-bit. My research group is currently working on adding 1, 2, and 4-bit quantization options to the USRP, as well as accompanying data

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Signal processing block compiling problem

2008-03-26 Thread Paul Creekmore
Michael Dickens wrote: On Mar 24, 2008, at 10:12 PM, Jonathon Pendlum wrote: "/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lfftw3f" This even occurs if I try to compile the howto example. Another member on my team has installed FFTW3, so I'm not sure why I am getting this error. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GPS on USRP

2008-03-05 Thread Paul Creekmore
It would be helpful to know exactly what you mean by "this isn't happening." What /does/ happen? Anything? Do you get a data file? Have you tried recording and plotting a simple test sinewave? You could also very easily convert the data in MATLAB. --Paul Phaysal Khan wrote: Hi, I used us

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GPS on USRP

2008-03-04 Thread Paul Creekmore
I really don't think you should be getting any error messages. Could you copy the entire error message into an email? I might not be able to identify the problem, but maybe someone else on the list can. In the mean time, let's verify receipt of a test signal through the USRP. I recommend ru

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GPS on USRP

2008-03-03 Thread Paul Creekmore
I'd start by running usrp_benchmark_usb.py It's a USB speed test script, and it will verify proper communication with the USRP. The script is located in /usr/local/share/gnuradio/examples/usrp/ on my Linux installation. Do you have a DBSRX daughter card to receive GPS frequencies? If that's

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GPS on USRP

2008-02-29 Thread Paul Creekmore
Faisal, I'm at Purdue University working toward using the USRP for GNSS applications. Check my understanding: are you wanting to use the USRP to record, say, L1 band samples directly to a data file? Would you be performing all of the signal acquisition and tracking in post-processing with a

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Need info on Mircotune's 4937-DI5 3X7901

2008-02-21 Thread Paul Creekmore
Prasanna, I have the datasheet you're looking for. I had to ask Microtune for it; it's not online. I'll send it to you in a separate email. --Paul Prasanna Rao wrote: Hii all, I purchased Mircotune's 4937-DI5 Tuner from Ettus LLC in December last year.. I got the 3X7901 one. How differen

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to use the TV board?

2008-02-15 Thread Paul Creekmore
Nick Stephens wrote: Hello Everyone - I am doing my best to understand how the TVRx board works. I have Rev. 3 of the TV board, with MicroTuner module with IF of ~44 MHz. (Preface - Thanks for your patience, as I am relatively new to GNU radio and the USRP!) In my experiment, I have an 80 MHz s

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Interest in beamforming and GNSS receivers

2008-01-31 Thread Paul Creekmore
rry for the long text. Best regards, Carles Fernandez Carles, I'm just announcing my presence on the list: I'm the graduate research assistant at Purdue University in charge of GNU Radio efforts, including applications for GNSS. We are in a fairly early stage of development, but I watch

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrp_prims python module missing

2007-10-12 Thread Paul Creekmore
Johnathan Corgan wrote: Paul Creekmore wrote: The only package I've ever installed was 3.0.2. I've done so once with Synaptic Package Manager and once with apt-get. I see no mention of usrpm. Specifically, usrp_fft.py imports usrp.py, and usrp.py imports usrp_prims and usrp_dbi

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrp_prims python module missing

2007-10-10 Thread Paul Creekmore
. --Paul Johnathan Corgan wrote: Paul Creekmore wrote: When I attempt to run any python example script or utility that includes usrp.py, I get the following error message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "./usrp_fft.py", line 24, in ? from gnuradio import usrp File &quo

[Discuss-gnuradio] usrp_prims python module missing

2007-10-10 Thread Paul Creekmore
When I attempt to run any python example script or utility that includes usrp.py, I get the following error message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "./usrp_fft.py", line 24, in ? from gnuradio import usrp File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gnuradio/usrp.py", line 24, in ? im