>
> BPSK modulated RF at 2.2 GHz, -15dBm, feeding a power splitter
> |
> (A) --> -9dB pad --> B210
> (B) --> Agilent VSA.
>
>
> TX Symbol rate is 1389 Hz and RX symbol rate was set to 5556 Hz to give
> the illusion of 4 symbols high and 4 symbols low. (11110000) which is what
> you see illustrated in each of the two images (if they displayed correctly
> in the email)
>
> I am capturing the signal by using a simple GNURadio block --> file sink
> Sample rate is 222kHz. Fctr is 2.2 GHz.
>
> (message from GNURadio console)
> Win32; Microsoft Visual C++ version 14.0; Boost_106000;
> UHD_003.010.001.001-0-unknown
>
>
> UHD Error:
>     Device discovery error: input stream error
> -- Detected Device: B210
> -- Operating over USB 3.
> -- Initialize CODEC control...
> -- Initialize Radio control...
> -- Performing register loopback test... pass
> -- Performing register loopback test... pass
> -- Performing CODEC loopback test... pass
> -- Performing CODEC loopback test... pass
> -- Setting master clock rate selection to 'automatic'.
> -- Asking for clock rate 16.000000 MHz...
> -- Actually got clock rate 16.000000 MHz.
> -- Performing timer loopback test... pass
> -- Performing timer loopback test... pass
> -- Asking for clock rate 56.832000 MHz...
> -- Actually got clock rate 56.832000 MHz.
> -- Performing timer loopback test... pass
> -- Performing timer loopback test... pass
> gr::pagesize: no info; setting pagesize = 4096
> -- Asking for clock rate 56.832000 MHz... OK
> -- Asking for clock rate 56.832000 MHz... OK
>
> >>> Done
>
> (GNURadio block diagram)
> (run_gr console)
> >uhd_usrp_probe
> Win32; Microsoft Visual C++ version 14.0; Boost_106000;
> UHD_003.010.001.001-0-unknown
>
>
> UHD Error:
>     Device discovery error: input stream error
> -- Detected Device: B210
> -- Operating over USB 3.
> -- Initialize CODEC control...
> -- Initialize Radio control...
> -- Performing register loopback test... pass
> -- Performing register loopback test... pass
> -- Performing CODEC loopback test... pass
> -- Performing CODEC loopback test... pass
> -- Setting master clock rate selection to 'automatic'.
> -- Asking for clock rate 16.000000 MHz...
> -- Actually got clock rate 16.000000 MHz.
> -- Performing timer loopback test... pass
> -- Performing timer loopback test... pass
>   _____________________________________________________
>  /
> |       Device: B-Series Device
> |     _____________________________________________________
> |    /
> |   |       Mboard: B210
> |   |   revision: 4
> |   |   product: 2
> |   |   serial: 312B45E
> |   |   name: MyB210
> |   |   FW Version: 8.0
> |   |   FPGA Version: 14.0
> |   |
> |   |   Time sources:  none, internal, external, gpsdo
> |   |   Clock sources: internal, external, gpsdo
> |   |   Sensors: ref_locked
> |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |    /
> |   |   |       RX DSP: 0
> |   |   |
> |   |   |   Freq range: -8.000 to 8.000 MHz
> |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |    /
> |   |   |       RX DSP: 1
> |   |   |
> |   |   |   Freq range: -8.000 to 8.000 MHz
> |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |    /
> |   |   |       RX Dboard: A
> |   |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |   |    /
> |   |   |   |       RX Frontend: A
> |   |   |   |   Name: FE-RX2
> |   |   |   |   Antennas: TX/RX, RX2
> |   |   |   |   Sensors: temp, rssi, lo_locked
> |   |   |   |   Freq range: 50.000 to 6000.000 MHz
> |   |   |   |   Gain range PGA: 0.0 to 76.0 step 1.0 dB
> |   |   |   |   Bandwidth range: 200000.0 to 56000000.0 step 0.0 Hz
> |   |   |   |   Connection Type: IQ
> |   |   |   |   Uses LO offset: No
> |   |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |   |    /
> |   |   |   |       RX Frontend: B
> |   |   |   |   Name: FE-RX1
> |   |   |   |   Antennas: TX/RX, RX2
> |   |   |   |   Sensors: temp, rssi, lo_locked
> |   |   |   |   Freq range: 50.000 to 6000.000 MHz
> |   |   |   |   Gain range PGA: 0.0 to 76.0 step 1.0 dB
> |   |   |   |   Bandwidth range: 200000.0 to 56000000.0 step 0.0 Hz
> |   |   |   |   Connection Type: IQ
> |   |   |   |   Uses LO offset: No
> |   |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |   |    /
> |   |   |   |       RX Codec: A
> |   |   |   |   Name: B210 RX dual ADC
> |   |   |   |   Gain Elements: None
> |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |    /
> |   |   |       TX DSP: 0
> |   |   |
> |   |   |   Freq range: -8.000 to 8.000 MHz
> |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |    /
> |   |   |       TX DSP: 1
> |   |   |
> |   |   |   Freq range: -8.000 to 8.000 MHz
> |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |    /
> |   |   |       TX Dboard: A
> |   |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |   |    /
> |   |   |   |       TX Frontend: A
> |   |   |   |   Name: FE-TX2
> |   |   |   |   Antennas: TX/RX
> |   |   |   |   Sensors: temp, lo_locked
> |   |   |   |   Freq range: 50.000 to 6000.000 MHz
> |   |   |   |   Gain range PGA: 0.0 to 89.8 step 0.3 dB
> |   |   |   |   Bandwidth range: 200000.0 to 56000000.0 step 0.0 Hz
> |   |   |   |   Connection Type: IQ
> |   |   |   |   Uses LO offset: No
> |   |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |   |    /
> |   |   |   |       TX Frontend: B
> |   |   |   |   Name: FE-TX1
> |   |   |   |   Antennas: TX/RX
> |   |   |   |   Sensors: temp, lo_locked
> |   |   |   |   Freq range: 50.000 to 6000.000 MHz
> |   |   |   |   Gain range PGA: 0.0 to 89.8 step 0.3 dB
> |   |   |   |   Bandwidth range: 200000.0 to 56000000.0 step 0.0 Hz
> |   |   |   |   Connection Type: IQ
> |   |   |   |   Uses LO offset: No
> |   |   |     _____________________________________________________
> |   |   |    /
> |   |   |   |       TX Codec: A
> |   |   |   |   Name: B210 TX dual DAC
> |   |   |   |   Gain Elements: None
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 3:31 PM, Marcus D. Leech via USRP-users <
> usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> wrote:
>
>> On 05/23/2018 03:13 PM, Martin K via USRP-users wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I have B210 hooked up to a signal generator putting out BPSK.
>> When I look at the signal on a signal analyzer I see what I expect: the
>> baseband, synchronized 'I' signal looks like a square wave. (Fig.1)
>>
>> When I capture the signal with the B210 and view it in GNU Radio or
>> MATLAB, the square wave is not square, it turns into a decaying square (a
>> sawtooth you could say) (Fig 2)
>>
>> It looks as if the baseband is being highpass filtered. I don't
>> understand where this response could be coming from. I hope there is a
>> simple explanation.
>>
>> I considered that the signal may be too powerful, however it is around
>> -25dBm and I notice that the effect does not change over different signal
>> power levels.
>>
>> I appreciate any help - thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Martin K.
>>
>> YOu're going to have to tell us a bit more about your setup.
>>
>> You're generating BPSK *baseband* and sending it to the USRP?  Or you're
>> generating a BPSK signal at some RF frequency?
>>
>> When you say you "capture" the signal, exactly how to you capture the
>> signal?
>>
>>
>>
>>

-- 
Martin K.
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