Re: [USRP-users] B200 Noise Figure Meter

2018-02-21 Thread Derek Kozel via USRP-users
Hi Dan, The E310/E312 has the switchable set of receive and transmit filters which the B2xx does not. This will impact the noise figure due to the additional losses of the switches and filters. As with most receivers an external LNA and filter matched to a frequency of interest will reduce the tot

[USRP-users] Offset tuning vs center freq question

2018-02-21 Thread ROBIN TORTORA via USRP-users
Lets just focus on Tx for this question. Lets say I have a Tx channel 900 - 950 MHz wide. I tune to 925 with 50 MSa/sec sampling rate with a +30 MHz offset tuning command (Puts LO at 955 MHz). Is the center frequency of the tuner still at 925 or is it moved based on the offset? I have tho

[USRP-users] Converting a 1G ethernet port to a CPRI port on the X310

2018-02-21 Thread Gary Parrett via USRP-users
I would like to instantiate a Xilinx cpri core and associated logic in place of one of the ethernet blocks in the FPGA. I have experience doing this with Xilinx boards but have a few questions with the X310. 1. Has anyone tried this with the X3x0 SDR's? 2. There is a TI PLL chip that will

[USRP-users] USRP Source Block caught rx error code: 2

2018-02-21 Thread Peter Horvath via USRP-users
Hello, a fresh pybombs (vanilla gnuradio-default on Ubuntu 16.04) install has rendered my X310(+WBX-120/SBX) setups unusable. UHD insists that I update the FPGA image (to compat number 34 which is I guess the Vivado 2017.4-generated one). After that, RX functionality gets crippled, I get gr::log

Re: [USRP-users] "Additional signa"l after a packet transmission

2018-02-21 Thread Marcus Müller via USRP-users
Dear Raphael, > Don't you think that 40-60ms is a bit long fot the amplifier to shut down I didn't say it was the amplifier shutting down. I supposed it was the DC offset cancellation! Your recording is very interesting. I assume the "spike" you see happens exactly when you turn on the transmi

[USRP-users] Measuring performance RFNoC blocks

2018-02-21 Thread Kevin Oviedo via USRP-users
Hello, I'm testing an RFNoC block, I want to measure its performance. I've been timing the execution time (python script) of a flowgraph with a given input on the computer to a USRP X310 with the block and back to the computer. This test is very simple, I would like to know if there are any other

Re: [USRP-users] Measuring performance RFNoC blocks

2018-02-21 Thread Nick Foster via USRP-users
What block are you testing? Most of the blocks I've developed are deterministic in execution time; I can think of only a few applications which wouldn't be. A little thought and simulation enables good design to avoid stalls in a deterministic block with multiple data paths. If you aren't stalling