Hello,
Is there any new idea on the topic? Is this a bug in the fir_filter
RFNoC block? I haven't found a way to make it work yet...
Camille.
On 1/14/22 10:41, Camille Moniere wrote:
> Just a typo, I used firS in the file, and I change the first
> occurrence while pasting the file, considering my use of fir0 in my
> explanations.
> There it is, with only fir0 (even if it does not change the initial
> issue):
>
> # General parameters
> # -----------------------------------------
> schema: rfnoc_imagebuilder_args# Identifier for the schema used to
> validate this file
> copyright: 'Camille Monière'# Copyright information used in file headers
> license: 'SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later'# License
> information used in file headers
> version: '1.0'# File version
> rfnoc_version: '1.0'# RFNoC protocol version
> chdr_width: 64# Bit width of the CHDR bus for this image
> device: 'x310'
> default_target: 'X310_HG'
> # A list of all stream endpoints in design
> # ----------------------------------------
> stream_endpoints:
> ep0: # Stream endpoint name
> ctrl: True# Endpoint passes control traffic
> data: True# Endpoint passes data traffic
> buff_size: 0# Ingress buffer size for data
> # A list of all NoC blocks in design
> # ----------------------------------
> noc_blocks:
> ddc0:
> block_desc: 'ddc.yml'
> parameters:
> NUM_PORTS: 1
> radio0:
> block_desc: 'radio_2x64.yml'
> parameters:
> NUM_PORTS: 1
> fir0:
> block_desc: 'fir_filter.yml'
> parameters:
> NUM_PORTS: 1
> COEFF_WIDTH: 16
> NUM_COEFFS: 21
> COEFFS_VEC: "{ 16'h7FFF, {320{1'b0}} }"
> RELOADABLE_COEFFS: 1
> SYMMETRIC_COEFFS: 0
> SKIP_ZERO_COEFFS: 0
> USE_EMBEDDED_REGS_COEFFS: 1
> # A list of all static connections in design
> # ------------------------------------------
> # Format: A list of connection maps (list of key-value pairs) with the
> following keys
> # - srcblk = Source block to connect
> # - srcport = Port on the source block to connect
> # - dstblk = Destination block to connect
> # - dstport = Port on the destination block to connect
> connections:
> # radio0 to ep0 - RFA RX
> - { srcblk: radio0, srcport: out_0, dstblk: ddc0, dstport: in_0}
> - { srcblk: ddc0, srcport: out_0, dstblk: fir0, dstport: in_0}
> - { srcblk: fir0, srcport: out_0, dstblk: ep0, dstport: in0}
> # BSP Connections
> - { srcblk: radio0, srcport: ctrl_port, dstblk: _device_, dstport:
> ctrlport_radio0}
> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: x300_radio0, dstblk: radio0, dstport:
> x300_radio}
> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: time_keeper, dstblk: radio0, dstport:
> time_keeper}
> # A list of all clock domain connections in design
> # ------------------------------------------
> # Format: A list of connection maps (list of key-value pairs) with the
> following keys
> # - srcblk = Source block to connect (Always "_device"_)
> # - srcport = Clock domain on the source block to connect
> # - dstblk = Destination block to connect
> # - dstport = Clock domain on the destination block to connect
> clk_domains:
> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: radio, dstblk: radio0, dstport: radio}
> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: ce, dstblk: ddc0, dstport: ce}
> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: ce, dstblk: fir0, dstport: ce}
>
> On 1/13/22 18:30, Wade Fife wrote:
>> At a glance, the YML has both firS and fir0. I was expecting just
>> fir0. But I also would have expected rfnoc_image_builder to throw an
>> error for that.
>>
>> Wade
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 11:19 AM Camille Moniere
>> <camille.moni...@univ-ubs.fr> wrote:
>>
>> Hi wade,
>>
>> I had already linked the FIR ce to the ce of the _device_.
>>
>> Also, this custom image aims only to receive data (so no duc nor
>> SEP for TX). I tried to free some space, considering only one
>> UBX-160 is available (so only 1 radio).
>> I have read in the RFNoC guide that, for a device to host
>> communication, an ingress buffer of size 0 is possible, again to
>> free resources.
>> A big block is expected to be added in the future...
>>
>> Here the YAML file I use with rfnoc_image_builder:
>>
>> # General parameters
>> # -----------------------------------------
>> schema: rfnoc_imagebuilder_args# Identifier for the schema used
>> to validate this file
>> copyright: 'Camille Monière'# Copyright information used in file
>> headers
>> license: 'SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later'# License
>> information used in file headers
>> version: '1.0'# File version
>> rfnoc_version: '1.0'# RFNoC protocol version
>> chdr_width: 64# Bit width of the CHDR bus for this image
>> device: 'x310'
>> default_target: 'X310_HG'
>> # A list of all stream endpoints in design
>> # ----------------------------------------
>> stream_endpoints:
>> ep0: # Stream endpoint name
>> ctrl: True# Endpoint passes control traffic
>> data: True# Endpoint passes data traffic
>> buff_size: 0# Ingress buffer size for data
>> # A list of all NoC blocks in design
>> # ----------------------------------
>> noc_blocks:
>> ddc0:
>> block_desc: 'ddc.yml'
>> parameters:
>> NUM_PORTS: 1
>> radio0:
>> block_desc: 'radio_2x64.yml'
>> parameters:
>> NUM_PORTS: 1
>> fir0:
>> block_desc: 'fir_filter.yml'
>> parameters:
>> NUM_PORTS: 1
>> COEFF_WIDTH: 16
>> NUM_COEFFS: 21
>> COEFFS_VEC: "{ 16'h7FFF, {320{1'b0}} }"
>> RELOADABLE_COEFFS: 1
>> SYMMETRIC_COEFFS: 0
>> SKIP_ZERO_COEFFS: 0
>> USE_EMBEDDED_REGS_COEFFS: 1
>> # A list of all static connections in design
>> # ------------------------------------------
>> # Format: A list of connection maps (list of key-value pairs)
>> with the following keys
>> # - srcblk = Source block to connect
>> # - srcport = Port on the source block to connect
>> # - dstblk = Destination block to connect
>> # - dstport = Port on the destination block to connect
>> connections:
>> # radio0 to ep0 - RFA RX
>> - { srcblk: radio0, srcport: out_0, dstblk: ddc0, dstport: in_0}
>> - { srcblk: ddc0, srcport: out_0, dstblk: firS, dstport: in_0}
>> - { srcblk: firS, srcport: out_0, dstblk: ep0, dstport: in0}
>> # BSP Connections
>> - { srcblk: radio0, srcport: ctrl_port, dstblk: _device_,
>> dstport: ctrlport_radio0}
>> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: x300_radio0, dstblk: radio0,
>> dstport: x300_radio}
>> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: time_keeper, dstblk: radio0,
>> dstport: time_keeper}
>> # A list of all clock domain connections in design
>> # ------------------------------------------
>> # Format: A list of connection maps (list of key-value pairs)
>> with the following keys
>> # - srcblk = Source block to connect (Always "_device"_)
>> # - srcport = Clock domain on the source block to connect
>> # - dstblk = Destination block to connect
>> # - dstport = Clock domain on the destination block to connect
>> clk_domains:
>> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: radio, dstblk: radio0, dstport: radio}
>> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: ce, dstblk: ddc0, dstport: ce}
>> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: ce, dstblk: firS, dstport: ce}
>>
>>
>> I have tried in python and in C++, with UHD and directly with
>> RFNoC API. None succeeded
>> For instance, this is what I do in Python:
>>
>> importnumpy asnp
>> importscipy assp
>> importipywidgets aswidgets
>> importmatplotlib.pyplot asplt
>> importuhd
>> graph =
>> uhd.rfnoc.RfnocGraph("addr=192.168.10.2,dboard_clock_rate=20e6")
>> radio_crtl = uhd.rfnoc.RadioControl(graph.get_block("0/Radio#0"))
>> ddc_crtl = uhd.rfnoc.DdcBlockControl(graph.get_block("0/DDC#0"))
>> target_freq = 433e6
>> target_gain = 25
>> target_rate = 1e6
>> radio_crtl.set_rx_antenna('RX2', 0)
>> radio_crtl.get_rx_antenna(0)
>> actual_gain = radio_crtl.set_rx_gain(target_gain, 0)
>> actual_rf_freq = radio_crtl.set_rx_frequency(target_freq, 0)
>> target_dsp_freq = actual_rf_freq - target_freq
>> actual_dsp_freq = ddc_crtl.set_freq(target_dsp_freq, 0)
>> clipped_rx_freq = actual_rf_freq - actual_dsp_freq
>> actual_rate = ddc_crtl.set_output_rate(target_rate, 0)
>> fir_static =
>> uhd.rfnoc.FirFilterBlockControl(graph.get_block("0/FIR#0"))
>> coefficients = fir_static.get_coefficients()
>> fir_static.set_coefficients(coefficients)
>> coefficients = fir_static.get_coefficients()
>> plt.stem(coefficients)
>> plt.show()
>> stream_args = uhd.usrp.StreamArgs("fc32", "sc16")
>> recv_stream = graph.create_rx_streamer(1, stream_args)
>> graph.connect(radio_crtl.get_block_id(), 0,
>> ddc_crtl.get_block_id(), 0, False)
>> graph.connect(ddc_crtl.get_block_id(), 0,
>> fir_static.get_block_id(), 0, False)
>> graph.connect(fir_static.get_block_id(), 0, recv_stream, 0)
>> graph.commit()
>> num_samps = int(1e6) # 1 MB of data, be aware.
>> data = np.empty((num_samps), dtype=np.complex64)
>> md = uhd.types.RXMetadata()
>> stream_cmd = uhd.types.StreamCMD(uhd.types.StreamMode.num_done)
>> stream_cmd.stream_now = True
>> stream_cmd.num_samps = num_samps
>> stream_cmd.time_spec = uhd.types.TimeSpec(1, 0) # Wait 1s before
>> reception
>> recv_stream.issue_stream_cmd(stream_cmd)
>> received_spls = recv_stream.recv(data, md, 3.)
>> print(f'Received {float(received_spls):.2e}samples')
>> ifmd.error_code != md.error_code.none:
>> print(f'\033[1;31m[ERROR]\033[0m {md.strerror()}')
>> else:
>> print(f'Everything went well.')
>>
>> Without the Fir (and adapting the code of course), I get my 1e6
>> data buffer.
>>
>> Is there an error I miss, or have I made too much space, deleting
>> important part in the process?
>>
>> On 1/13/22 17:08, Wade Fife wrote:
>>> In particular, make sure you have a clock connected to the CE
>>> input of the FIR filter. Something like this in your clk_domains
>>> section:
>>>
>>> clk_domains:
>>> - { srcblk: _device_, srcport: ce, dstblk: fir0, dstport: ce }
>>>
>>> Wade
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 10:04 AM Wade Fife <wade.f...@ettus.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Camille,
>>>
>>> Maybe you could share your RFNoC YML file and someone could
>>> take a look? There might be something wrong there.
>>>
>>> Wade
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 8:32 AM Camille Moniere
>>> <camille.moni...@univ-ubs.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> I unsuccessfully try to use the FIR Filter RFNoC block
>>> in reception, in
>>> an USRP X310 with a UBX-160 daughterboard on-board.
>>> I have tested several topology for the custom image
>>> (radio0 - > ddc0 ->
>>> fir0 -> ep0 || radio0 -> ddc0 -> ep0 + ep1 -> fir0 +
>>> fir0 -> ep1, for
>>> example),
>>> with several parameter for the filter (With or without
>>> re-loadable
>>> coefficients, with or without embedded DSP registers, 21
>>> coef' instead
>>> of 41 ...) but it ultimately
>>> always fails the same way.
>>> When the FIR is used, I can't retrieve any data. I got
>>> an Overflow
>>> error, without receiving any samples. Sometimes, I even
>>> got a "Late
>>> Command" error, even when using RFNoC in C++
>>> (graph committed immediately before the stream now
>>> stream_cmd).
>>>
>>> For the record, the center frequency is 433 MHz for a
>>> sampling rate of 1
>>> Msps.
>>>
>>> I assumed the filter output one complex sample (sc16)
>>> for each new input
>>> (sc16 too). Am I wrong? Or is there specific setup I
>>> have forgotten?
>>> Has someone successfully used this block, and can
>>> provide an example or
>>> tutorial?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Camille
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