On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Hanno Jung <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi out there,
>
> I have several questions on Frequency Hopping.
>
> I'm trying to send a constant with the *_siggen.py files on different
> frequencies in short intervalls.
> Because those frequencies are spread over a band of 25MHz I need to change
> the center frequency of the board very fast(within micro seconds).
>
> Now the question.
>
> Is the usrp1/2 capable of this via the functions in python? How much time
> does the usrp need to change the center frequency?
>
> I have read a few articles abut the minimal available time interval on
> desktop pcs. On ubuntu (hardy) there is a file called
> /usr/src/linux-Headers-2.6.24-25/kernel/Kconfig.hz where I can adjust the
> "Timer Interrupt Frequency Configuration" which allows 1000Hz which
> represents 0.001 seconds. (important for python timer functions)
>
> Now the question.
> Is this 0.001 s limit really the shortest time span available for this pc?
> It seems to be too long.
> Is there an other possibility to send ~8 carriers distributed over a
> bandwitdh of 25MHz without preprocessed data?
> Realtime/Frequency Hopping (tH=~several micro seconds)
>

I once looked in to this, and I believe that Matt once told me it takes
~200us for a daughterboard (I think it might have been RFX2400) to lock to a
new frequency.  You can always set your bandwidth to a larger range and then
transmit at different offsets within that range.

- George
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