Re: [USRP-users] DOA with N310 or X310+TwinRX

2020-01-27 Thread Sammy Welschen via USRP-users
Thank you Marcus! So the N310 would be the way to go? I was unsure since the TwinRX is recommended for phase coherent applications. Marcus D. Leech via USRP-users schrieb am So., 26. Jan. 2020, 18:57: > On 01/25/2020 11:43 AM, Sammy Welschen via USRP-users wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I am plann

Re: [USRP-users] DOA with N310 or X310+TwinRX

2020-01-27 Thread Robert via USRP-users
We use the N310 for DoA estimation, however: - you are limited to 4 GHz - after power-cycling you get a 180° ambiguity between the two radios (I do not know if this could also happen when you just change the LO frequency) If you want to have >4 channels, have a look at the new

[USRP-users] -- GPIO on N320 --

2020-01-27 Thread Nowicki, Ed H. via USRP-users
Hi, I’m having a problem using the front panel GPIO on an N320. I reverted back to a standard “HG” FPGA build and compiled the GPIO example program (UHD 3.14.0). However, when I run the example program I get the following: Error: RuntimeError: The hardware has no gpio bank `FP0' Is the fron

[USRP-users] USRP N300

2020-01-27 Thread Jean Marie Brieussel via USRP-users
Hello, I'm new to this discussion group. I acquired a USRP N300 Serial number PA2085939, I use Ubuntu 18.04.3 I installed UHD V3.14.1.1.L and I installed GNURadio V3.7.13.4 all tests are passed correctly. I wanted to load the image of UHD to update the micro SD card the result of the loading i

Re: [USRP-users] DOA with N310 or X310+TwinRX

2020-01-27 Thread Sammy Welschen via USRP-users
Thank you for the information Robert! Isn't it 6 GHz? However, 4 GHz would also be sufficient for me. How many channels does your system have? I suppose you use some algorithm for phase calibration after power cycling? I plan to do the same, so the 180 deg ambiguity should be manageable. I looke

Re: [USRP-users] DOA with N310 or X310+TwinRX

2020-01-27 Thread Robert via USRP-users
With external LO its 300 MHz – 4 GHz, check footnote [3] from https://www.ettus.com/all-products/usrp-n310/. LO has to be supplied at twice the carrier freq. Currently we use 4 channels. You can find an example how to do the calibration here: https://github.com/EttusResearch/gr-doa gr-doa was w

Re: [USRP-users] Read-all USRP parameters

2020-01-27 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
Hi Joe, The errors you are getting indicate that the FPGA image on the device is not compatible with the UHD driver on the host (either the E310 ARM with UHD 3.11 or the host machine with UHD 3.14.1). With the E310, I believe that the FPGA image is loaded when you run your app (such usrp_burn_mb_e

Re: [USRP-users] DOA with N310 or X310+TwinRX

2020-01-27 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
Robert, Sammy, I am presently running some tests which compare the X310/TwinRx and the N310 with regard to channel-to-channel phase. In my setup, I have a signal source that is split 8 ways (1:8 splitter) to feed the 4 channels of my TwinRx and 4 channels of my N310. I have seen some strange behav

Re: [USRP-users] DOA with N310 or X310+TwinRX

2020-01-27 Thread Nate Temple via USRP-users
Hi Rob, Robert, Sammy: Generally for this type of application we would recommend the X310+TwinRx. With the TwinRX, you'll be able to have repeatable phase offsets with a given gain, frequency, sample rate and temperature of a device/system. The N310 will have a 180 degree phase ambiguity due to th

Re: [USRP-users] DOA with N310 or X310+TwinRX

2020-01-27 Thread Sammy Welschen via USRP-users
Hi Nate, thank you for the information. I'm still a bit unsure what repeatable phase offset means exactly. Suppose I have a system with 8 channels with X310+TwinRX and shared LO. Can I turn it off and come back the next day and still have the same phase offset between the channels that I had the d

[USRP-users] N310 phase jumps with 1 daughterboard

2020-01-27 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
Hi Nate, I changed the subject as to not further hijack the other thread. Of the 16 captures I collected, some of them included a tuning command (but using the same timed commands I use for other devices such as TwinRx). But, others did not. For example, for the first two data points below (with m

Re: [USRP-users] N310 phase jumps with 1 daughterboard

2020-01-27 Thread Nate Temple via USRP-users
Hi Rob, You should always use a tune request with a timed command when you want to align channels. One thing you could test is to try using the internal LO and see if you get different results. Also you could try using the integer N tuning mode, but I don't think it will make any difference for

Re: [USRP-users] N310 phase jumps with 1 daughterboard

2020-01-27 Thread Nate Temple via USRP-users
Hi Rob, One other thing, if you're not on UHD v3.15.0.0, I'd recommend to update to it. There was some phase reset and accumulator fixes with 3.15.0.0. https://github.com/EttusResearch/uhd/blob/UHD-3.15.LTS/CHANGELOG#L44 Regards, Nate Temple On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 11:17 AM Nate Temple wrote:

Re: [USRP-users] N310 phase jumps with 1 daughterboard

2020-01-27 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
ok. Yes, I always use timed tune commands. If that were not happening correctly, I don't think I could get consistent results with TwinRx. I am presently using 3.14.1.1. I will complete the testing (using internal LO) I've already begun with this version and then re-test some/all using 3.15. As

Re: [USRP-users] N310 phase jumps with 1 daughterboard

2020-01-27 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
Nate, So, I retested with 3.14.1.1 and got erratic results (same as last week). Now I am attempting to go to 3.15.0.0. To make things as painless as possible, I tried to just re-build MPM on the device and then update the other stuff on the host (rather than flashing a new file system). However,

Re: [USRP-users] -- GPIO on N320 --

2020-01-27 Thread Nowicki, Ed H. via USRP-users
When I call the UHD API function get_gpio_banks() I get the following banks: ‘RXB’ ‘TXB’ ‘RXA’ TXA’ but I do NOT get ‘FP0’. Thoughts? Thanks, Ed From: USRP-users on behalf of "Nowicki, Ed H. via USRP-users" Reply-To: "Nowicki, Ed H." Date: Monday, January 27, 2020 at 8:45 AM To: "usrp-users@

Re: [USRP-users] Exact alignment between gnuradio sample stream and USRP time

2020-01-27 Thread Lukas Haase via USRP-users
> Gesendet: Freitag, 24. Januar 2020 um 11:53 Uhr > Von: "Marcus D. Leech" > An: "Lukas Haase" > Cc: usrp-users@lists.ettus.com > Betreff: Re: [USRP-users] Exact alignment between gnuradio sample stream and > USRP time > > On 01/24/2020 02:57 AM, Lukas Haase wrote: > >> On 01/23/2020 12:32 PM, L

Re: [USRP-users] N310 phase jumps with 1 daughterboard

2020-01-27 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
Nate, After switching to 3.15, I now get consistent results such that the relative phase between channels is as follows: - chan 0 to chan 1: constant - chan 1 to chan 2: constant +/- 180 deg - chan 2 to chan 3: constant So, it seems that the problem was in 3.14. Rob On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 3:45 P

Re: [USRP-users] N310 phase jumps with 1 daughterboard

2020-01-27 Thread Nate Temple via USRP-users
Hi Rob, Thanks for trying your setup with 3.15.0.0. I will see what I can do about getting these fixes backported to 3.14, any changes will need to be on the UHD-3.14 branch (the maint branch for 3.14), we won't be able to apply these changes to 3.14.1.1, as it's a tagged release. Regards, Nate

Re: [USRP-users] N310 phase jumps with 1 daughterboard

2020-01-27 Thread Rob Kossler via USRP-users
Sure, I understand the comment about the tagged release. And, I don't have a compelling reason why I can't switch from 3.14 to 3.15. I have not switched yet only because I'm being cautious and 3.14 has worked well for me. But, I will plan to switch - at least for now. Rob On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 a

Re: [USRP-users] Exact alignment between gnuradio sample stream and USRP time

2020-01-27 Thread Marcus D. Leech via USRP-users
On 01/27/2020 05:34 PM, Lukas Haase wrote: Gesendet: Freitag, 24. Januar 2020 um 11:53 Uhr Von: "Marcus D. Leech" An: "Lukas Haase" Cc: usrp-users@lists.ettus.com Betreff: Re: [USRP-users] Exact alignment between gnuradio sample stream and USRP time On 01/24/2020 02:57 AM, Lukas Haase wrote: