RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP1 USB I/F failure & repair

2009-05-18 Thread Paul Mathews
that flexing of the circuit board during USB plugging/unplugging caused cracking. The large solder fillets on the parts may have contributed to the problem. Paul Mathews -Original Message- From: Matt Ettus [mailto:m...@ettus.com] Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 4:01 PM To: o...@whidbey.co

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP1 USB I/F failure & repair

2009-05-18 Thread Paul Mathews
hope that they would provide a path for electrostatic discharges, which is ironic. In my experience, low-capacitance avalanche breakdown devices are more suitable for this purpose. I can highly recommend ChipQuik. Paul Mathews ___ Discuss-gnuradio ma

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: help on xlating frequency

2009-03-24 Thread Paul Mathews
fff(audio_decimation, audio_filt_coeffs) # Wire it all together. self.connect (self.u, self.chan_filt, self.am_demod, self.audio_filt) #, self.volume_control, audio_sink) I chose an IF value of 32 kHz, which puts the IF well above the signal spectrum. Works for

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] help on xlating frequency

2009-03-23 Thread Paul Mathews
See 'usrp_am_mw_rcv.py' for an example. Look for the code relating to these lines in particular: if self.use_IF: # Turn If to baseband and filter. self.chan_filt = gr.freq_xlating_fir_filter_ccf (chanfilt_decim, chan_filt_coeffs, self.IF_freq, usrp_rate) Pa

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] unknown peak in the FFT-Plot Sink

2009-03-20 Thread Paul Mathews
Use an Intermediate Frequency (IF) and frequency translating filter. Paul Mathews -Original Message- From: Markus Feldmann [mailto:feldmann_mar...@gmx.de] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 5:06 AM To: gnu radio mailing list Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] unknown peak in the FFT-Plot Sink Hi

[Discuss-gnuradio] Disconnect parts of multiple flowgraphs

2009-02-27 Thread Paul Mathews
0].basic_block()) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gnuradio/gr/gnuradio_swig_py_runt ime.py", line 1477, in disconnect return _gnuradio_swig_py_runtime.gr_top_block_sptr_disconnect(*args) ValueError: cannot disconnect block message_sink(15), not found Paul Mathews ___

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] RFID Capture

2009-02-23 Thread Paul Mathews
. You might have a better chance of seeing them if you use a 3rd antenna for your receiver, positioning the tag between the reader and your receiver antenna. Paul Mathews ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/ma

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] Analyzing FFT for multiple maxima

2009-02-11 Thread Paul Mathews
Signal has nothing to do with TV. Paul Mathews schrieb: > Here's a screen shot of FFT output: > > http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp28/optoeng/2peaks.jpg > > The image is typical, in that there are multiple narrow local maxima, > but the amplitude of these particul

[Discuss-gnuradio] Analyzing FFT for multiple maxima

2009-02-11 Thread Paul Mathews
ork out an efficient way to compute the locations and relative amplitudes of these maxima. Can someone please suggest either an algorithm and/or the most similar gnuradio application that I can examine as candidates for this analyis? Thanks. Paul Mathews ___

[Discuss-gnuradio] Object model for stdgui2

2009-01-14 Thread Paul Mathews
consider this trivial, but I have a new bald spot. Any hints will be appreciated. Paul Mathews --- Here's __main__ if __name__ == '__main__': app = stdgui2.stdapp (wam_rx_block, "USRP 915MHz AM

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: Complex samples format with ASK

2008-11-26 Thread Paul Mathews
e to bits. In turn, you can examine the bitstream to locate bit transitions. The bit stream can then be decoded. There are better ways, e.g., using matched filters, to identify Manchester codes directly from the envelope data, but this should get you started. Paul Mathews

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] Problems with the usrp_rx_cfile.py, usrp_fft.py and usrp_oscope.py and RFID signals

2008-11-14 Thread Paul Mathews
ll portion of the total energy. So, analyzing the RFID transmissions sometimes means you must first find a way to synchronize your fft sampling to the packet bursts. Paul Mathews ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lis

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to bypass the filter on RXF2400 daughterboard

2008-11-12 Thread Paul Mathews
see page 49: http://www.gnuradio.org/trac/attachment/wiki/UsrpFAQ/USRP_Documentation.pdf Paul Mathews ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] Accessing data in sink

2008-11-10 Thread Paul Mathews
; the flow graph as much as needed (within resource limits, of course). Paul Mathews ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Use of bin_statistics

2008-11-08 Thread Paul Mathews
Firas A. wrote: > > Hi, > > >>  Paul Mathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> use "--tune-delay" with 10e-3 >> >> Based on the above, I'd expect an integer tune delay parameter. >> Is 10e-3 just a way of specifying a value sm

[Discuss-gnuradio] Use of bin_statistics

2008-11-07 Thread Paul Mathews
ttling time before looping If anyone is aware of existing code that would be a good starting point, please advise. Thanks. Paul Mathews Whidbey Island, WA ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] Could this output be a problem with myHardware or the python codes?

2008-11-06 Thread Paul Mathews
sly, sharing a power supply, and without much shielding. I suppose we should be surprised that the isolation is as good as it is. As others have commented, the expectation is that your transmit and receive channels will be well separated, otherwise, crosstalk can overwhelm the receiver channels. P

[Discuss-gnuradio] Auto Freq Control code

2008-10-31 Thread Paul Mathews
c.filter': http://www.nabble.com/atsc_cpll-*almost*-works-tt17353907.html#a17353907 Can someone comment on the status of this work and suitability for my purposes and/or refer me to a better starting point for my AFC. Thanks. Paul Mathews ___ Discuss-g

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU-Radio GUI applications freeze

2008-09-26 Thread Paul Mathews
Thanks should go to Jon Jacky, who identified the problem some time ago. Paul -Original Message- From: Raul Siles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 4:07 PM To: Paul Mathews Cc: discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU-Radio GUI applications

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU-Radio GUI applications freeze

2008-09-23 Thread Paul Mathews
It's the "scope frame decimation factor". Try -n100 to start with... Paul Mathews > -Original Message- > From: Paul Mathews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:58 PM > To: Raul Siles; discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > Subject: RE: [D

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU-Radio GUI applications freeze

2008-09-23 Thread Paul Mathews
Use the optional parameter in usrp_oscope.py that slows down the data rate to where wx can handle ityour screen will then not freeze. I can't remember off-hand what it needs to be set to... Paul Mathews > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

[Discuss-gnuradio] Messages like 'OuOuOu' and 'uUuU'

2008-09-18 Thread Paul Mathews
OuOuOuOuOuOuOuO uOuO uOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuO Running under Cygwin, Python 2.5, Windows XP, if that matters somehow. Paul Mathews ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

[Discuss-gnuradio] basic usrp cygwin install questions

2008-09-09 Thread Paul Mathews
does have 'configure.in', but is definitely missing 'configure'.) I was expecting to be able to use the following commands to get this installed: ./configure make make check make install Obviously, I can't proceed without 'configure'. Any suggestion