Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrp & ppc-linux

2005-02-10 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting kilian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > mentioned USB performance and now I would like to add another data point > to it. After I found out that I had to upload the firmware first, using > 'burn-usrp2-eeprom', I ran test_usrp0 and got the following output: Thanks for the data. 24 MB/s isn't too ba

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrp over/underrun problems

2005-02-15 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Bob Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > We've got a couple of USRP boards running on "embedded" ebx boards. Great! > Unfortunately, we are seeing usb overruns/underruns when we run the fsk_tx > / rx example. I removed the fft from the signal chain, and we still see > regular overruns on the r

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: usrp wfm problem

2005-02-16 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting mj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Am i missing something obvious? > > > > Fixed it. the "freq1 = blah * 1e6" evaded me. > > Still not sure on how to receive 433Mhz if anyone > knows. As RF frequency rises from 0 to 32 MHz, the "digital" frequency goes from 0 to 32 MHz. As RF frequency goes fr

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] problem with audio extraction in NTSC

2005-02-16 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Achilleas Anastasopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I deactivated the three fftscopes that I had and now > it works fine. The voice distortion was because the CPU > could not handle the load. It is amazing how much CPU > power the fftscopes consume... > Yes, very true. It's not even the FF

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: usrp wfm problem

2005-02-16 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Marcus Leech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It would be useful to have a function that returned the as-aliased > frequency for > any given input frequency (up to the maximum input frequency of the A/D). > Trivial, I suppose, but less opportunity for brain farts that way. A good idea. Anyway

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] LED blinking

2005-02-16 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Rahul Dhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 06:18:57PM -0800, Eric Blossom wrote: > > > > Pull out your trusty ohm meter and with the board unplugged from the > > power supply, check continuity across the fuse F501. If you start at > > the power connector and follow the trac

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] LED blinking

2005-02-16 Thread Matt Ettus
> Can I use any wire, or is there a specific gauge, etc., that I need to > look for? Any wire that can handle 3 amps. ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: USRP Success??

2005-02-17 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting "Robert W. McGwier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > n4hy:/usr/local/GnuRadio/gnuradio-examples-0.3/python/usrp # ./usrp_fft.py > usrp: found usrp rev2 > RX d'board A: Invalid EEPROM contents > RX d'board B: > uOuOuO > > What is the EEPROM error about? > > The USRP is found and running. I put the

[Discuss-gnuradio] NBFM

2005-02-17 Thread Matt Ettus
I realized about an hour before a demo last night that we didn't have narrowband FM (like ham and public safety), so I coded it up. Its in the gnuradio-examples package, and it is commented rather liberally. It will require an update on the gr-wxgui stuff too. Matt __

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP TX to RX

2005-02-17 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Kimsey Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Has anybody tried transmitting on the USRP TX, known signals > and frequencies and feeding them back into the RX for confirmation? > A test loop of sorts. Yes, I do this all the time for testing. Matt __

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] problem with audio extraction in NTSC

2005-02-17 Thread Matt Ettus
... Big GUI toolkit discussion deleted ... The reason the plots are currently slow is the way they are implemented, and is not the fault of wxWindows. Switching toolkits would not change this, and would only waste time and effort which would be better spent fixing the real problem. If somebod

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Building on Fedora Core 3 x86_64?

2005-02-18 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Graham Stead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The -fPIC suggestion seems odd; the option seems related to some older cpu > architectures. Nevertheless, I tried to recompile libfftw3f and > gnuradio-core with -fPIC, but received the same link error. > > Has anyone else done a gnuradio-core-2.4 64-bi

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] No better

2005-02-18 Thread Matt Ettus
> > > and here is where it loses it: > > checking boost/shared_ptr.hpp usability... yes > checking boost/shared_ptr.hpp presence... yes > checking for boost/shared_ptr.hpp... yes > configure: creating ./config.status > config.status: creating Makefile > config.status: error: cannot find input file

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Booting a new USRP

2005-02-19 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting John Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > In general I wonder -- is it the practice in Python to have "includes" > run off and do things that could cause errors? I'm used to more static > languages where if you import a library, it just lays there until you call > it. :-) That way, you can

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Strange error on running TX/RX scripts

2005-02-21 Thread Matt Ettus
aU == audio underrun (not enough samples ready to send to sound card sink) uU == USRP underrun (not enough sample ready to send to USRP sink) uO == USRP overrun (USRP samples dropped because they weren't read in time. ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] d'board io - write works, read ?

2005-02-23 Thread Matt Ettus
> One thing I might have to address for cw is the envelope - the envelope > is supposed to have a certain rise time, instead of just going full bang-on, > which causes key-clicks over a wide spectrum (i.e., qrm to others). > I'd use the keying waveform as input to an interpolating fir filter, pa

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] fsk_rx/tx example

2005-02-24 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Rahul Dhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi folks, > > I'm trying to play with the fsk_rx.py and fsk_tx.py in > gnuradio-examples-0.3/python/usrp1. Tx seems to be working, as the post > modulation graph is showing signs of life. However, the Rx post > modulation shows no activity. I have Tx an

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Makefile.in

2005-02-28 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Bob Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > FYI, I just did a clean CVS checkout. The directories don't have > Makefile.in, so I copied from the versions in the tarfiles. When using CVS, run ./bootstrap from the top-level directory. That will create the Makefile.in files. Then run ./configure.

[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: external clock?

2005-03-02 Thread Matt Ettus
> I've been through the Wiki but haven't been able to sort > this out. What's involved in driving the USRP from an > external clock? Remove X2, add J2001. Feed J2001 a CMOS-level clock. The clock you send in will be your ADC sampling clock. Your DAC sampling will be 2X the frequency you send i

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Cypress FX2 thermal issues

2005-03-07 Thread Matt Ettus
> Has anyone had any issues with the Cypress FX2 overheating? Ordinarily > I have the LTC1746 board connected to the ElraSoft FX2 board. However > right now I'm experimenting with my Spartan 3 dev board. Everything > seems to run fine for 10-15 minutes at which point I stop getting data > from

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] interpolation and output level

2005-03-08 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Chuck Swiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi - Just curious whats the mechanism behind this: using a usrp xmit > interpolation of 64 we get max signal level, and it drops off a lot if > changed, say to > 40 or 80. With interp=64, sample rate of 200, sig ampl of 6000, center > at 14000e3 and

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] interpolation and output level

2005-03-08 Thread Matt Ettus
This is also why most systems like this only allow power of 2 ratios. Quoting Matt Ettus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Quoting Chuck Swiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi - Just curious whats the mechanism behind this: using a usrp xmit > > interpolation of 64 we get

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] profiling the waterfall

2005-03-09 Thread Matt Ettus
> The new code is attached: (sorry if its a bad idea to send over the list) It's NEVER bad to send code :) Thanks for working on this. A lot of people have been sending me mail asking for this. Matt ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnurad

[Discuss-gnuradio] Current Release

2005-03-13 Thread Matt Ettus
> is usrp_std_release-020105.rbf still the current release or has ther been any > updates since? That rbf is the newest released so far. A new release of everything should be coming this week. Matt - End forwarded message - ___ Discuss-

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] waterfallsink.py

2005-03-13 Thread Matt Ettus
Checked into CVS. Thanks! Quoting David Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Updated version with color. > See code for comment that shows where to adjust gain. > Also, its probably very simple but how does one modify the size of the > window? > Right now you have to manually make it bigger for everyth

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] RF front end?

2005-03-13 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Chen-Mou Cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm a grad student working primarily on wireless sensor network stuff. > I just got my USRP and am having great fun playing with it. I'd like > to do some projects with it (e.g., making it talk to Berkeley Motes), > but right now there appears to be

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] RF front end?

2005-03-14 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Ben Mathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Matt Ettus wrote: > > >I have transceivers for 900, 1.2GHz and 2.4 GHz which should be available in > >April. > > > >I also have 2 receive-only boards, which together should cover 50 MHz to 2.4 > or > >2.5

RE: [Discuss-gnuradio] signals/atsc question

2005-03-17 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Robert McGwier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I would like to do N, where N is larger than 4, correlators on the FPGA > in order to do code acquisition for code division multiplexing. I would > also > like to do beam steering experiments on four channels. All involve > multiplications and the lo

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] A question on wfm_rcv_gui.py

2005-03-20 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Sachi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Thanks Eric, so the usrp accepts negative > IF¡¡frequency? Yes ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: Discuss-gnuradio Digest, Vol 28, Issue 18

2005-03-22 Thread Matt Ettus
> Hye all > > Iam also a hardware engineer and work on FPGA and design > with Digital fundamentals and code on verilog , can u all > tell me where can i fit into this discussion and how can i > help. > > Regards > > Sarvamiti Welcome. All of the code and designs for the USRP are available at htt

[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: Directions..

2005-03-22 Thread Matt Ettus
> I have been successfully using the USRP to digitize NTSC video. However I > need to change > the system operation freq to 27 MHz. I am thinking of using cyclone's PLL > for generating the > 27 MHz clock for internal operation. But the problem is really feeding the > 27 MHz clock > to the ADC. I

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Microtune 4937-based RF front end

2005-03-22 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Graham Stead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello everyone, > > We'd like to make some off-air HDTV measurements, but realize the Microtune > 4937-based RF front-ends are no longer available. > > We've tried eBay and parts brokers. We've looked at alternative RF > front-ends, but the IF output is

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] rf to data file - usrp_rx_file.py

2005-03-23 Thread Matt Ettus
> I have been trying to find a way to use usrp_rx_file.py to grab a > certain bandwidth and sample rate from my usrp and save it into a > file. By moving the decimation value to max i can't get the bandwidth > down to 12.5khz. The USRP hardware will only decimate by up to 128 at this time. That

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP without PayPal

2005-03-23 Thread Matt Ettus
By popular demand, I have added the option to purchase USRP systems with a credit card, but without using PayPal. This will allow purchases from any country. Also, those with corporate P-Cards can use it too. To order, go to: http://www.ettus.com/custom.html You may need to hit refresh in

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] another newbie

2005-03-24 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting LRK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 02:11:05PM -0800, Eric Blossom wrote: > > > > None of the code is hardcoded to use ALSA or hw:0,0. > > > > Use the gr-audio-oss tarball instead. You'll need Berndt's BSD > > patches to make it work on BSD. Check the archives for it. > >

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Problem running examples

2005-03-27 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Hello all > > I have just installed gnuradio-0.9 on RH9. Get the 2.x versions. 0.9 is quite old. http://comsec.com/wiki?GnuRadio2.X Matt ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/m

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Another question about GPS

2005-03-28 Thread Matt Ettus
> But if you don't know anything, in my understanding, you must: > > 1. Try every (32) PRN code, since you don't know what satellites are > over your local horizon. Yes > 2. Try multiple frequencies in order to compensate doppler deviation of > unknown satellites respect to your unknown position

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP Sampling

2005-03-31 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Prateek Dayal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > I have a query pertaining to the decimation done in USRP. In this > decimation is an IIR filter applied at any step ? I am asking this because > there may be some kind of envelope distortion in case an IIR filter is > applied No IIR filters an

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP News

2005-03-31 Thread Matt Ettus
who have helped out by contributing code, bug fixes, bug reports, and suggestions, as well as all of our customers. Matt Ettus Ettus Research LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: BasicRX/BasicTX faq?

2005-04-01 Thread Matt Ettus
> They share a common ground but there is also a transformer in the mix, does > this mean that they can go down to DC? Since the inputs and outputs on the BasicTX and BasicRX are transformer-coupled, you can not pass DC. The low end is about 100 kHz. You can make it much lower by replacing the

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Questions on the usrp_fft and usrp_oscope

2005-04-05 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Sachi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, guys > > I met some confusions when I tried the usrp_fft and > usrp_oscope. > > I generate a 2MHz, peak to peak 1V, sin wave using the > Agilent signal generator, and connect it to usrp. > However, the result of usrp_fft always shows a very > strong compone

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP heating up !

2005-04-05 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Javs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear all, > > The Analog Device chips on my USRP (and to some extent the FPGA) seem to be > heating more than usual now. On a touch basis, I observed that they are much > heated (burning sensation) than they were before. I've been using it for > about 40 days no

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP and DC offset

2005-04-05 Thread Matt Ettus
A lot of questions about DC offset have come up lately, so I just wanted to clear things up a bit. The discussion applies to both TX and RX, but I will speak in terms of the RX. The USRP has 2 kinds of DC offset. The first is "real" DC offset. All AD converters have some natural DC offset to

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrper fails in usb_claim_interface

2005-04-06 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Larry Doolittle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 02:18:19PM -0700, Eric Blossom wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 12:03:00PM -0700, Larry Doolittle wrote: > > > > > > I have an Avnet Virtex 4 evaluation board, intended for > > > projects similar in concept to GNU Radio. It

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] rev 3

2005-04-08 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Ben Loftin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Just got my USRP and before I run the tests, just wanted to double > check. On the board it is labeled rev 3. Just want to make sure the > 2.5 tarball or a build from CVS will be able to run and use correct > firmware since the directory created is

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP heating up !

2005-04-11 Thread Matt Ettus
Can you measure the current draw of the system? matt Quoting Javs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Matt, > > > > I tried the following and observed this: > > > > >During normal operation, the AD chips can get pretty warm. Try >this: > > > > >1 - Take off all daughterboards. > > > > >2 - Plug in t

[Discuss-gnuradio] How to receive FM with a TVRX

2005-04-14 Thread Matt Ettus
If you have a TVRX board, do not run wfm_rcv_gui.py, as it will not do what you want. You need to run tvrx_wfm_rcv_gui.py Also, in tvrx_wfm_rcv_gui there is a line that reads "which_side = 0". This means that the program is expecting to find your tvrx board on the "A" side. If you have you

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to receive FM with a TVRX

2005-04-14 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Sachi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Matt > > When will your new daughter boards be available to > purchase? The TVRX boards (50 MHz to 870 MHz receive only) are available now, from my web site. The others are coming soon. Matt ___ Discuss-gnur

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] still no luck with FM reception on 4937

2005-04-15 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Anastasopoulos Achilleas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > As I mentioned in a previous email, > using the "tv_wfm_rcv.py" from the latest tarballs > I get an error when decim=250 saying > > usrp_standard_rx::set_decim_rate: WARNING rates > 128 result in incorrect > gain. Ignore that in this case,

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: FSK now (really) working at 100kbit/sec

2005-04-15 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Deqiang chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > hello, Eric, > > I remembered there is an annoucement that FSK can work at 100kbps. > So I dig it out and take a look at the source code for the FSK ( fsk_rx.py) > . I am a little surprised > that there are no time recovery there. My understanding is tha

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Basic Tx works with USRP and usrp_siggen.py

2005-04-15 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Anastasopoulos Achilleas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I hooked up an analog osciloscope on the Basic Tx daughterboard and tested > the usrp_siggen.py. It seems to work! > > A couple of questions: > > 1) what are the units of amplitude? (the default is 16e3) The signal into the USRP is a 16-bit

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Schematics for tvrx frontend?

2005-04-17 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Harald Welte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi! > > Since my TVRX frontend just arrived the other day (even without having > to pay any taxes, this has never happened for anything I ordered from > the US so far), I would be interested in the schematics. > > I've got a number of cheap (USD8 each) C

[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: USRP questions

2005-04-17 Thread Matt Ettus
> - I noticed a pattern and serigraphy on the daughterboards which > correspond to a serial port. What kind of use is there to it ? If you populate those parts you can have an RS232 port. Make sure you only put the RS232 stuff on either the TX side or the RX side, but not both. > What additiona

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP meetup or talk in NYC, Philadelphia

2005-04-17 Thread Matt Ettus
I'm going to be in NY and Philadelphia from April 19th through the 24th, so if there are any radio clubs or linux users' groups which would be interested in having a talk/demo, please contact me off list. Matt ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discus

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Schematics for tvrx frontend?

2005-04-18 Thread Matt Ettus
> I was really surprised that there basically is no circuitry (like > opamp-based impedance matching) between the tuners' output and the ADC. The ADC is a high impedance input, so you essentially feed it with a voltage. Its also a pretyt low frequency at that point so you don't care about refl

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Block diagram of FPGA interface

2005-04-18 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Achilleas Anastasopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear all, > > I am trying to understand exactly what kind of SP > is going on the Rx and Tx path of the FPGA and basic > Rx/Tx. > > I am attaching an eps file (and an xfig file) with a hypothesized block > diagram that is the result

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Block diagram of FPGA interface

2005-04-18 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting "Damien B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Matt, > I came up with the same diagram with a few difference. Could you confirm them > ? > > - the cordic stage in TX chain is disable (V0.8) > > - DA converter can work at 128MS/s but the txsync is muxing at 32MS/s > for each channel Sort of. The A

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Block diagram of FPGA interface

2005-04-18 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting Achilleas Anastasopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear all, > > I am trying to understand exactly what kind of SP > is going on the Rx and Tx path of the FPGA and basic > Rx/Tx. > > I am attaching an eps file (and an xfig file) with a hypothesized block > diagram that is the result of all th

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] TVRX AGC Disable

2005-04-22 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Is there a way to disable the AGC on the TVRX (cable MODEM) board? > > If a strong signal appears within the 6 MHz BW the AGC is activated and > many weak signals are lost. It limits the receiver dynamic range to about > 10dB. There is no AGC running. The gain is c

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP need antenna?

2005-04-23 Thread Matt Ettus
Suvda, With just the BasicRX you can receive some strong stations, but it was never intended to be used by itself. You can use it with a scanner if you wish, or can hack something from MiniCircuits parts. Your best bet, however, is the TVRX board, which covers 50 to 870 MHz, and which will al

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] mt4937di5.sym was not found in any component library

2005-04-26 Thread Matt Ettus
I have put the updated parts package on the download page at ettus.com You can find all the parts you need there. Matt Quoting Javs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Following up on my own post: > > I created a gafrc file in the tvrx directory linking > it to all the symbols. And I got rid of the first

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] geda and ???

2005-04-26 Thread Matt Ettus
Quoting David Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I feel that gschem is getting mature enough to be useful but > PCB was a nightmare the time > I tried it. PCB has come a long way in the last year. There is now even a GTK interface. > It looks like Matt uses geda for schematic capture but PADS? for > l

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP and GnuRadio for OSX

2005-04-28 Thread Matt Ettus
> Also, there is no audio support for OS X yet. I was under the impression that OS X offered OSS (Open Sound System) emulation, in which case our gr-audio-oss module would work. Can someone confirm this? If not, is there a good reference online about sound programming for OS X? Matt ___

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] DC component and daughter-boards

2005-04-28 Thread Matt Ettus
Damien B. wrote: > Matt in a previous thread you were talking about making d/b that let > DC component pass: > > >>If there is enough interest, I might make such a set of boards. If someone >>else >>is interested in the design, the BasicRX/TX are a great starting point, and I >>can offer guida

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP and GnuRadio for OSX

2005-04-28 Thread Matt Ettus
Frank Brickle wrote: > FWIW the version of jack that runs on OSX appears to have matured quite > a bit. PortAudio also has an OSX version, but given a choice, I'd bet > more on jack. PortAudio looks interesting because it has a Windows port too. Anyone have any experience with it? Interested in

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] DC component and daughter-boards

2005-04-28 Thread Matt Ettus
> Count me as interested, and actually wondering why your diff-amp solution > wasn't the default? I wonder what the cost differential between the AD8132 > and the transformer used? Actually, the differential amps are _cheaper_ than the transformers. I went with the transformers because they

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] CVS compilation problem (actually a test fails)

2005-05-02 Thread Matt Ettus
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I can't check the archives at the moment as lists.gnu.org doesn't want > to talk to anyone, but I don't remember anyone saying anything about > this. > > A couple of weeks ago I compiled and ran all the gnuradio code. I then > had a disk failure and had to rebui

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP-KNOPPIX Beta

2005-05-05 Thread Matt Ettus
I have posted an iso image for a KNOPPIX-based distribution with all the software necessary for the USRP and GNU Radio built in. This should come in handy for those who have had trouble installing software, or wish to use their USRP with machines that don't have linux installed. For those not

[Discuss-gnuradio] Mirror for USRP-KNOPPIX

2005-05-05 Thread Matt Ettus
A number of people have had trouble downloading from the main site, so here is a mirror of the USRP-KNOPPIX ISO file. It is approx. 600M. http://www.toad.com/knop-usrp-20050504.iso Matt ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP-KNOPPIX Beta

2005-05-06 Thread Matt Ettus
Angilberto Muniz Sb wrote: > Folks, > Do I need some special config or setup? > > Under this distro my USRP shows up as FULL-Speed but > under FC-3 it shows up as HIGH-Speed. try "modprobe ehci_hcd" before plugging in the USRP. > Audio examples runs ok on a standard linux but under > KNOPPIX no

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP-KNOPPIX Beta

2005-05-06 Thread Matt Ettus
o go! > > When I "modprobe ehci-hcd" I get: > > ".../ehci-hcd.o: init_module: No such device" > Its ehci_hcd -- use an underscore matt ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradi

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP-KNOPPIX Beta

2005-05-06 Thread Matt Ettus
Angilberto Muniz Sb wrote: > Matt, > If I "modprobe ehci_hcd" I get "cant find module.." > > There is a ehci-hcd.o module under /lib/modules/... > /usb > > Would it be some permissions issue? > Reading some parts of hotplug I see that the USP ID is > ../2 before firmware loading and ../102 af

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] *much* faster filtering --- plus vhf mountaintopping

2005-05-11 Thread Matt Ettus
> Looking for faster/bigger portable storage. The Adaptec SlimSCSI 1480 > card will only do > 20MB/sec. For what you are doing, my suggestion would be to store 8 bit signed samples instead of floats or 16-bit shorts. You'll need a block to convert from 16 bits (gr.usrp_source_s) to bytes. You c

[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: plasma-probe am demodulator project

2005-05-13 Thread Matt Ettus
> thanks for the file! I appreciate the help. I've been following the > mailing-list; with regard to the "block"- my understanding is it prevents > total utilization of the cpu- is this correct? Yes. Normall if you run a gnuradio app which uses a soundcard, USRP, or any other ADC or DAC, the s

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP News -- May 2005

2005-05-18 Thread Matt Ettus
RP in classrooms and labs for teaching things like signals and systems, DSP, and communication systems. Several have mentioned that they would like to be connected with others developing curricula around the USRP. If you are interested in this, please drop us a mail. Matt

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] PowerMate and Contour ShuttlePRO

2005-05-18 Thread Matt Ettus
Eric Blossom wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 11:53:34PM +0100, mjam01 wrote: > >>for $45 a perfect addition to scandoo mi thinks! :) >> >>cheers, >> >>mike >>m0mik.org/gnuradio > > > I think my favorite is the Shuttle Express: > > http://www.contourdesign.com/shuttlepro/shuttlexpress.htm >

[Discuss-gnuradio] DBSRX status

2005-05-25 Thread Matt Ettus
I am almost ready to declare the DBSRX board done. Just to let you know how it's going, check out this picture: http://home.ettus.com/dbsrx-screen.png What you are seeing there is an fft of a -100 dBm carrier at 2001.6 MHz. You'll notice that there is over 30 dB of image rejection (ab

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP DDC usage

2005-05-26 Thread Matt Ettus
> Even if you set the frequency to 0, there is a "random" initial phase > that is unknown, and thus you cannot separate the two channels. The initial phase is always 0 at power up. If you never set the frequency to something other than 0, it will always stay that way. Its a simple change to mak

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Delta 44

2005-05-27 Thread Matt Ettus
n4hy wrote: > The performance impact was almost negligible. I am still having trouble > with the fully updated > usrp/gr-usrp code at home. tvrx_wfm_rcv.py complains bitterly about > 0xf0f0f0f[02] > yielding an overload it hates. Here at work, in an older version of > this code, I just subbed >

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] wxpython gauge & powermate knob

2005-05-29 Thread Matt Ettus
cswiger wrote: > Gang - Here's a fun demo for fellow knob twisters, combines > a powermate with the wxPython 'gauge' or bargraph widget. > They can be seperated and the bargraph used for signal strength, > volume, spectrum display, etc. > > http://webpages.charter.net/cswiger/gauge_3.py Nice. N

[Discuss-gnuradio] Nice demo

2005-05-29 Thread Matt Ettus
For those following CVS, if you update gnuradio-examples you'll get tvrx_wfm_rcv_gui_pm.py. This program does wideband (broadcast FM) using the TVRX board and allows you to tune and control volume with a Powermate or Contour knob. It also serves as an example of how to determine what daughterboa

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Success!

2005-05-30 Thread Matt Ettus
Do a CVS update and reinstall in gr-usrp Matt John Ackermann N8UR wrote: > I'm now listening to some awful music from an awful local station -- but > a strong one -- through the USRP Basic RX port. So, things are working! > > Just one problem -- when I try to use the TVRx board, I get an error

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Success!

2005-05-30 Thread Matt Ettus
Ok, now do an update. I swear... Matt Eric Hill Matlis wrote: > I can confirm the same problem after just updating via CVS. > > On Mon, 30 May 2005, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: > > >>Still the same problem, Matt. >> >>John ___ Discuss-gnuradio mai

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] accuracy problem?

2005-06-01 Thread Matt Ettus
David P. Reed wrote: > I'm trying to install the gnuradio software from CVS on Fedora Core 3 on > an AMD64 (x86_64) laptop (and python 2.3). Aside from annoying > pathname bugs and quirks with FFTW linking, which I will report > separately, I get the following error when testing gnuradio-core, wh

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] need help getting simple exercise to work

2005-06-02 Thread Matt Ettus
jmdaniel wrote: > Hi, > > I've got gnuradio up and running and am now trying to get a better > understanding of how to use it before beginning more involved > projects. I am trying to write a py script that displays an oscope > from a PCI-DAS4020/12. mc4020_fft.py runs and displays the > excpe

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP in the Bay Area

2005-06-03 Thread Matt Ettus
For those living in the Bay Area, I will be demoing the USRP, a lot of new software, and several new daughterboards at AM-Tech day on Saturday. I will be there from Noon until 3:30, and my talk slot if 2-3. For more info, check out this web site -- http://www.fars.k6ya.org/events/amtechday Mat

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] PNG's of a neutral hydrogen observation at PARI with a USRP.

2005-06-06 Thread Matt Ettus
> > I have a TVRX (and a basic RX/TX pair) on my personal unit; the PARI unit is > outfitted with two basic RX and two basic TX. The TVRX can do 70MHz direct; > I might try that at some point. There's a significant electrical storm here > now, so I have everything disconnected :-) Actua

[Discuss-gnuradio] WFM with Powermate now working

2005-06-08 Thread Matt Ettus
Last week I posted about the powermate-enabled version TVRX WFM receiver (tvrx_wfm_rcv_gui_pm.py). Now it actually works :) . You'll need to update to the latest CVS gr-usrp and gnuradio-examples. Also note that this may break other TVRX apps which are not in CVS. I have fixed those that are

[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: Clarifications regarding USRP

2005-06-14 Thread Matt Ettus
> > USRP installation and frequency related queries: \ > > 1.What are steps by which we can successfully install the USRP on > Linux? And how can we test it? These are well detailed on: http://www.kd7lmo.net/ground_gnuradio_install.html > > > 2.How to set the sampling rates for bo

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] The power of N log N

2005-06-14 Thread Matt Ettus
Lamar Owen wrote: > Yeah, been tracking CVS on a machine here, and noticed a load of differences. > > One quick question: now that tweak_adc_offset is no longer in the repository, > is the ADC DC offset automatic? I still see a DC spike in the FFT output. > In the large FFT case, I notice t

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Tuning <50kHz steps with TVRX?

2005-06-14 Thread Matt Ettus
John Ackermann N8UR wrote: > I made some real progress today and have both WFM and NBFM working on my > primary computer. > > In looking at the tvrx_nbfm_rcv_gui program, there's a note that the > smallest tuning step is 50kHz; I presume this is a limitation of the > tuner module. I'm sure there

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Suggestions regarding a frequency reference

2005-06-14 Thread Matt Ettus
David P. Reed wrote: > In interfacing a new 5 GHz up/downconverter to the USRP (my summer > project), I find that I need a 40 MHz frequency reference to drive a PLL > in the chip. My first prototype will interface using the Basic Rx/Tx > daughterboards, and it occurs to me that I can probably us

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Suggestions regarding a frequency reference

2005-06-14 Thread Matt Ettus
If you want to use the 40 MHz reference, the best option is to desolder the oscillator on the board and replace it with the 40 MHz one. Matt ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnur

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP RF Daughterboards

2005-06-14 Thread Matt Ettus
David Bengtson wrote: > Hi Matt: > > Quick question on powering rf daughter boards. Looking at the schematic > for the USRP, it looks like the external power connector goes to U502, > which is a 3.3 V Regulator. DVDD comes right off the output of U502, and > then AVDD is derived from DVDD by the f

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] DBS_RX troubles

2005-06-23 Thread Matt Ettus
Lamar Owen wrote: > On Thursday 23 June 2005 14:13, n4hy wrote: > >>Make sure that you get the "latest and greatest and needed for DBS_RX" >>usrp_fpga.rbf >>from Matt if you get the DBS_RX. > > > What's different in the new fpga stuff for DBS_RX? Hmm, I guess I have to > recursive diff usrp-0.

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP for Radioastronomy

2005-06-23 Thread Matt Ettus
I just got back from the SARA conference, and while I was there I was able to connect a USRP to the 40ft dish. The following link has screen shots of some quick tests we made. The middle line in each picture represents the zero doppler hydrogen line frequency of approx 1420.4 MHz. Anything to t

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP for Radioastronomy

2005-06-23 Thread Matt Ettus
Marcus D. Leech wrote: > Lamar Owen wrote: > > >>How did you get the flatter baselines? Was this through the DBS_RX or >>baseband? Did Charles see this? :-) > > > The DDC was set to -5.75Mhz. Doesn't the TVRX produce a 5.75Mhz IF? > > Perhaps (rampant speculation, and apologies to everyone

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP for Radioastronomy

2005-06-23 Thread Matt Ettus
> What kind of avg_alpha were you using on the FFTs? .001 How does one interpret > your DDC frequency? The signal we wanted was at 1420.4 MHz. The downconverter they had there had a 1320 MHz LO. That put the H line at 100.4 MHz. Since the amplitude out of the test port we were using w

[Discuss-gnuradio] WX version 2.6

2005-06-26 Thread Matt Ettus
Has anyone here tried using GNU Radio with wx and wxpython version 2.6? Were you successful? Thanks, Matt ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] FIR filter in fsk_tx.py

2005-06-29 Thread Matt Ettus
Sachi wrote: > Let me make my question more clear. > If I understand the code correctly, after > "bytes_to_syms", the signal should be a float sequence > of +1 or -1. I am very confused about what the signal > will look like after "interp". I think it's no longer > +-1 sequence any more. So does

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