[USRP-users] USRP and GPS antennas

2021-12-14 Thread Temir Karakurum
Hi there, A few months ago I ended up with a pair of USRP E312's and u-blox ANN-MB-00 GPS antennas. I was able to synchronize both devices and acquire properly aligned samples and things are looking good. However, today I realized that the u-blox antenna I have is an active antenna and checking i

[USRP-users] Re: USRP and GPS antennas

2021-12-14 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 2021-12-14 12:12, Temir Karakurum wrote: Hi there, A few months ago I ended up with a pair of USRP E312's and u-blox ANN-MB-00 GPS antennas. I was able to synchronize both devices and acquire properly aligned samples and things are looking good. However, today I realized that the u-blox a

[USRP-users] Re: USRP and GPS antennas

2021-12-14 Thread Temir Karakurum
Hi Marcus, Thanks for the quick reply! Is the bias-tee available only for the GPS port? Can you similarly provide DC power to an LNA through the RF ports? Best, Temir On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 8:17 PM Marcus D. Leech wrote: > On 2021-12-14 12:12, Temir Karakurum wrote: > > Hi there, > > A few mo

[USRP-users] Bias power on E312's RX ports (was: USRP and GPS antennas)

2021-12-14 Thread Marcus Müller
Dear Temir, https://files.ettus.com/schematics/e310/ , the daughterboard schematic (e310_db.pdf), page 7: no, there's no biasing on the RF ports. Best regards, Marcus DISCLAIMER: Any attached Code is provided As Is. It has not been tested or validated as a product, for use in a deployed app

[USRP-users] Re: N310 - unexpected DC offset and harmonics

2021-12-14 Thread Marcus Müller
Dear Huacheng, while it's hard to rule something like that out, it'd be surprising. Maybe you had a very strong interferer that led to undesired intermodulation? Next time it happens, try to scan through the overall spectrum (not only within your bandwidth of interest!) with a spectrum analyze

[USRP-users] Re: In-place Local Clock Update

2021-12-14 Thread Marcus Müller
Hi Jason, if I understand your problem correctly, this is a bit like the problem that, say, independent user equipment (UE) devices (==mobile phones) need to solve in a cellular network: they all need to align their clocks to the network-provided time, based on some synchronization signal. Y

[USRP-users] Re: Bias power on E312's RX ports (was: USRP and GPS antennas)

2021-12-14 Thread Temir Karakurum
Hi again, Thanks for pointing me to the schematic. I guess my final question is why Ettus' official store recommends different antennas for different USRP series. For instance; datasheet of 3V GPS antenna ( https://www.ettus.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Trimble_GPS_Antenna_DS.pdf) for N-series (

[USRP-users] Re: Bias power on E312's RX ports (was: USRP and GPS antennas)

2021-12-14 Thread Marcus D Leech
The X series and B series use the LC_XO series GPSDO modules Jackson Labs. I’d look through the specs for those modules for any Current limits. I’m literally underground in Toronto right now or I’d stuff those documents myself. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2021, at 3:42 PM, Temir Karak

[USRP-users] Re: Bias power on E312's RX ports (was: USRP and GPS antennas)

2021-12-14 Thread Temir Karakurum
Hi, Thanks for finding time to answer while commuting :) Quickly checking LC_XO webpage ( http://www.jackson-labs.com/index.php/products/lc_xo): "The unit includes internal 3.3V to 5V DC-DC power supplies and filters, and can provide 5V at up to 50mA to external customer circuitry, as well as to t

[USRP-users] Re: Bias power on E312's RX ports (was: USRP and GPS antennas)

2021-12-14 Thread Marcus D Leech
The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is RF gain differences. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 14, 2021, at 4:09 PM, Temir Karakurum wrote: > >  > Hi, > > Thanks for finding time to answer while commuting :) > Quickly checking LC_XO webpage > (http://www.jackson-labs.com/index.p