Re: [USRP-users] Limiting output power, best approach to connect HPA?

2020-11-09 Thread Lukas Haase via USRP-users
Hi Marcus, This is a great idea. Unfortunately PIN diodes rarely exist as "coax" modules (but rather MMICs to be integrated on a board). The few coax modules I found from Mini-Circuits and RF-Lambda are for high powers (>0dBm). For me, the max. output would need to be ~ -16dBm. Best regards,

Re: [USRP-users] Limiting output power, best approach to connect HPA?

2020-11-09 Thread Marcus D Leech via USRP-users
A limiter diode is often used in situations like this. Sometimes a simple hardware solution is best—it relies only on semiconductor physics and not correct software. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2020, at 9:40 PM, Lukas Haase via USRP-users > wrote: > > I need an output signal of ~32dBm

Re: [USRP-users] RFNoC Fosphor error

2020-11-09 Thread Jonathon Pendlum via USRP-users
Hi Robert, Also use the "-DENABLE_QT=True" flag to build gr-ettus. Jonathon On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 9:43 AM Robert Wilson wrote: > Hi Jonathon, > > I’ve gone ahead and given that a shot. I received a different message now: > > File “.../RFNoC.py” , line 164, in_init_ > self.ettus_fosphor_disp

[USRP-users] Limiting output power, best approach to connect HPA?

2020-11-09 Thread Lukas Haase via USRP-users
I need an output signal of ~32dBm (at 900 MHz). I have a MiniCircuits ZHL-25W-272+ high power amplifier (25W). The gain at 900 MHz is ~49.2. Hi, I would also like to filter out harmonics (USRP as well as PA) with a VLF-1000+; the max input power is 10W (40dBm), so more than what I want to obtai

Re: [USRP-users] Trouble with Python API

2020-11-09 Thread Brendan Horsfield via USRP-users
Hi Michael and Marcus, Thank you both for your quick replies to my query. Per your advice, I ran "make" followed by "sudo make install", and then updated the PYTHONPATH variable. My code now runs perfectly. What a relief! Thanks again for your help. Best Regards, Brendan. On Tue, Nov 10, 20

Re: [USRP-users] How exactly is "Receiver Gain" defined?

2020-11-09 Thread Marcus D. Leech via USRP-users
On 11/09/2020 05:29 PM, Lukas Haase via USRP-users wrote: Yes, I am aware of that but my question related specifically to https://files.ettus.com/performance_data/ubx/UBX-without-UHD-corrections.pdf because I want to sanity-check my measurements (and I want to know how much off I am compared to

Re: [USRP-users] How exactly is "Receiver Gain" defined?

2020-11-09 Thread Lukas Haase via USRP-users
Hi Marcus, > From: "Marcus D. Leech" > On 11/05/2020 06:42 PM, Lukas Haase via USRP-users wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I m studying: > > > > https://files.ettus.com/performance_data/ubx/UBX-without-UHD-corrections.pdf > > > > How exactly is "Gain" in the "RX Figures" defined? Can it be related to the

Re: [USRP-users] RFNoC loopback without radio cores in C++ (UHD-3.15.LTS)

2020-11-09 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
Hi Jorge, I don't see any indication that you are calling the Connect() function to connect the RFNoC blocks in the FPGA. Rob On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 1:35 PM Jorge Arroyo Giganto via USRP-users < usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > After testing a loopback in GNU Radio with a custom b

[USRP-users] RFNoC loopback without radio cores in C++ (UHD-3.15.LTS)

2020-11-09 Thread Jorge Arroyo Giganto via USRP-users
Hi all, After testing a loopback in GNU Radio with a custom block (the gain example from the Getting Started with RFNoC guide), I managed to get the samples going from the host to the "RFNoC domain" and back to the host, without involving the radio cores at all. My flowgraph was Signal Source (Hos

Re: [USRP-users] How exactly is "Receiver Gain" defined?

2020-11-09 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
Hi Lukas, For the UBX, the gain values of 0-31.5 are probably where you want to stay. I have not found a reason to use the additional 6dB of digital gain. The gain values you set should be reasonably accurate in a relative sense. If you want to increase/decrease by 10 dB on your FFT display, the

Re: [USRP-users] Trouble with Python API

2020-11-09 Thread Marcus D. Leech via USRP-users
On 11/09/2020 09:59 AM, Michael Dickens via USRP-users wrote: Check the PYTHONPATH to make sure it holds the correct install directory for UHD Python. I'm guessing it does not. I'm pretty sure UHD by default installs its Python library and files into "/usr/local/lib/python3/site-packages" ... o

Re: [USRP-users] Trouble with Python API

2020-11-09 Thread Michael Dickens via USRP-users
Check the PYTHONPATH to make sure it holds the correct install directory for UHD Python. I'm guessing it does not. I'm pretty sure UHD by default installs its Python library and files into "/usr/local/lib/python3/site-packages" ... or "dist-packages" ... note the "/python3/" rather than some specif

Re: [USRP-users] RFNoC Fosphor error

2020-11-09 Thread Robert Wilson via USRP-users
Hi Jonathon, I’ve gone ahead and given that a shot. I received a different message now: File “.../RFNoC.py” , line 164, in_init_ self.ettus_fosphor_display_0=ettus.fosphor_display(512, 64, 512) AttributeError:module ‘ettus’ has no attribute ‘fosphor_display’ >>>Done (return code 1) Thanks, B