Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Receiving signal from a signal generator

2012-02-17 Thread John Orlando
offsetting your input tone to 900.1 MHz and see if it shows up. John -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions http://www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss-gnuradio] GNU Radio support for Epiq Solutions' Matchstiq SDR

2011-11-01 Thread John Orlando
, and additional details can be found at our website: http://epiqsolutions.com/matchstiq/ Regards, John -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions http://www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org https

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Introducing noise/ considerable BER

2011-08-09 Thread John Orlando
to achieve this. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions http://www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

[Discuss-gnuradio] Cypress publicly announces USB 3.0 FX3 controller

2011-04-13 Thread John Orlando
you get into the new bulk streaming mode). Could make for a very interesting multi-transmit/multi-receive system (assuming you've got a PC that can actually do something with that much data coming in, which is still a big challenge). -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions http

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Computing Power Spectra

2011-03-15 Thread John Orlando
, but it may very well take a few tens/hundreds of samples before it is completely corrected, which lines up with what you're seeing. Try changing your sig gen to output a tone at, say 100 Khz from your RF tuning frequency, and it should not attenuate over time. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] where to get burn-db-eeprom source code

2011-03-14 Thread John Orlando
at: /path to GNU Radio install/usrp/host/apps/burn-db-eeprom -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions http://www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

[Discuss-gnuradio] [ANN] UHD support for the Bitshark USRP RX daughterboard

2011-02-24 Thread John Orlando
the patience of everyone who has been waiting for this support to be added in, and stay tuned for additional hardware and software announcements throughout 2011. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Using UHD with one USRP and trying to verify that Im sending data

2011-01-25 Thread John Orlando
interface, what exactly do you mean? Do you mean the value 100 in decimal repeatedly? If so, this is a DC signal with no frequency content, and DC offset correction could be wiping it out. If not, can you elaborate more on the data values that you're sending? -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP daughter-boards for 2.3-2.4, 2.5-2.7, 3.4-3.6 GHz

2010-12-29 Thread John Orlando
a technical standpoint, we've been monitoring progress/changes with the UHD, and it seems reasonably stable at this point. We can revisit adding support in for the BURX board if there was interest in this, and prioritize it accordingly. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP daughter-boards for 2.3-2.4, 2.5-2.7, 3.4-3.6 GHz

2010-12-15 Thread John Orlando
with the 3.3.1 release. You can find details on this daughterboard at our website: http://www.epiq-solutions.com/products_overview.php We have customers who are using it for WiMAX signal processing, so it should be a good match for your needs. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP2 UART use

2010-10-19 Thread John Orlando
at 230.4 Kbps (the rate of the UART on the USRP2). We've instrumented the USRP2 firmware at different times with debug messages to understand what is going on, but that is about it. It can be very helpful for the right situation. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] s/Eric/Tom/g

2010-09-10 Thread John Orlando
with this sort of email, but your efforts to make GNU Radio into what it is today is very appreciated. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP Power Supply Noise

2010-08-24 Thread John Orlando
. You'll also want to make sure the gnd reference point for the scope is as close to the measurement point as possible to ensure that you aren't picking up stray signals/interference. Good luck, and keep the list posted of progress. Sounds like quite a challenging project :-) -- John Orlando CEO

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] BURX 26MHz clock

2010-08-20 Thread John Orlando
a USRP1 modified to accept an external clock, or a USRP2 that has undergone the non-trivial modification mentioned above, having the A/D converters run at a multiple of 13 MHz reduces the computational load on the host machine. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Harmonics of the sampling freqeuncy

2010-08-20 Thread John Orlando
response? You should be able to get a flatter gain throughout by more carefully selecting your gain settings. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] BURX 26MHz clock

2010-08-19 Thread John Orlando
clocks. But you will need to tweak the aeMB firware to make this happen. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] UHD + RFX2400 warning while running benchmark_rx_rate

2010-08-09 Thread John Orlando
recognized (both tx and rx EEPROMs), and benchmark_rx_rate passes all tests successfully. Must have had an intermittent connection. Thanks Josh. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list

[Discuss-gnuradio] UHD + RFX2400 warning while running benchmark_rx_rate

2010-08-08 Thread John Orlando
traffic of other folks using UHD + the RFX2400, such as: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org/msg24051.html ...so I'm fairly certain the RFX2400 is supported. Any ideas as to what the issue could be here? Any insight is appreciated. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] UHD + BURX

2010-08-08 Thread John Orlando
we'll get support added in. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

[Discuss-gnuradio] BURX daughterboard wiki

2010-07-02 Thread John Orlando
, and we'll update the wiki as appropriate. If you're interested in an account to post content to the wiki, please email us at contact (at) epiq-solutions.com and we'll get you setup. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Proper build method

2010-06-21 Thread John Orlando
the source file that is modified, perform the proper linking, and will emit the series of .bin executable files into the apps directory. This is the standard way of re-building after code modifications for the USRP2. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Proper build method

2010-06-21 Thread John Orlando
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 3:35 PM, John Orlando j...@epiq-solutions.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Bryan Edelman bedel...@its.bldrdoc.gov wrote: Hello all,  As I am not an expert on linux/compilers by a longhop I have a question about the proper way to build a dependency after

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Using Matlab/Simulink with GNU Radio and USRP2

2010-06-18 Thread John Orlando
it is possible. Are there any source code examples for USRP1 ? I need to have an idea of where to start and how to interface USRP2 and to control it. I'm assuming you've seen this: http://www.cel.kit.edu/downloads.php -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] how to get dBm value from usrp_spectrum_sense.py

2010-06-17 Thread John Orlando
. Then, you can measure the value of the signal you are receiving (either manually in your application or by viewing the samples with a graphical tool such as using usrp_fft.py) and calibrate against this. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] gnuradio.org seems to be down

2010-06-09 Thread John Orlando
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:07 AM, Martin DvH gnuradiom...@olifantasia.com wrote: The gnuradio.org server seems to be down. (9 Jun 2010) Even a ping times out. Hmm...works for me in the US (Illinois). -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com

[Discuss-gnuradio] Interest in alternate grand-daughterboards for WBX?

2010-06-06 Thread John Orlando
bandwidths would be useful? -how much RF power output would be useful, and at what frequencies? All feedback is welcome and appreciated. If the interest is there, we'd likely have the most requested boards available to the public in the September/October timeframe. -- John Orlando CEO/System

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] RFX2400 intermediate frequency

2010-06-05 Thread John Orlando
, and one digitizing the Q channel. Google for zero IF receiver and you'll find more details. The 20 MHz low-pass filters are there to reduce wideband noise, and to help with anti-aliasing. They don't imply that there is a mandated 20 MHz IF. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] RFX2400 intermediate frequency

2010-06-05 Thread John Orlando
that it can be transfer trough usb 2.0 which have the bottleneck at 32Mhz am i correct? Sounds right to me. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] WBX 70MHz

2010-06-02 Thread John Orlando
). That being said, these VCOs can typically be tuned lower in frequency (or higher) than the min/max frequency specs, but you'll likely see additional phase noise, and you'll be running outside the expected operating range of the chip, which is generally not ideal. But it can be done. -- John

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] WBX 70MHz

2010-06-02 Thread John Orlando
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Matt Ettus m...@ettus.com wrote: On 06/02/2010 02:06 PM, John Orlando wrote: On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Sharif Shaherssha...@steelriver.com  wrote: Hello, I am trying to tune the WBX to 60MHz, but everytime I do I get an error.  If I do it through

Re: Re:Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] PACKET FORMAT error

2010-05-13 Thread John Orlando
are the command to type...?      $ gcc db_dbsrx.c..and what else? which option have i  to add to compile it? You shouldn't be calling gcc directly here. You just need to call 'make' from the firmware directory, and it will re-build your changes. -- John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq

[Discuss-gnuradio] [ANN] Bitshark USRP RX daughterboards now available

2010-04-30 Thread John Orlando
board will be made available in the coming weeks on the BURX product page, so stay tuned. -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org

[Discuss-gnuradio] Speaking of I/Q imbalance...

2010-04-16 Thread John Orlando
). If there is any interest here, we'd be happy to submit a patch to the FPGA codebase to add this capability in. And for people who don't need it, the block can simply be bypassed. Comments welcome... -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrp2_fft.py and changing the gain

2010-04-13 Thread John Orlando
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:54 AM, Johnathan Corgan jcor...@corganenterprises.com wrote: On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 15:27, John Orlando j...@epiq-solutions.com wrote: However, as soon as I try to change the gain via the usrp2_fft.py GUI, I get an 'O' character spit out on the USRP2's serial port

[Discuss-gnuradio] usrp2_fft.py and changing the gain

2010-04-12 Thread John Orlando
into the gigE port on a Lenovo T400/Core 2 Duo laptop running FC12 (32-bit)...I've also tried this on an Acer 8940 with a Core I7 running FC12 (64-bit)...same issue on both Any help would be appreciated...thanks. -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] sampling rate of tx_sampless.cc and rx_streaming_sampless.cc

2010-04-09 Thread John Orlando
). If this is the case, there is an RRC filter at the last DSP stage typically, so your suggestion for folding this re-sampling in is spot-on. -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Questions about WBX daugtherboard

2010-03-25 Thread John Orlando
diagnose what's going on. -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio

[Discuss-gnuradio] Daughterboard clocking on USRP2

2010-03-16 Thread John Orlando
MHz, how the clk div 2 occurs on the USRP2? Thanks much... -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Daughterboard clocking on USRP2

2010-03-16 Thread John Orlando
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 04:34:44PM -0500, John Orlando wrote: Hi all, Just looking through the WBX daughterboard code in the latest git repo for adding support for the USRP2 (which can be found at usrp2/firmware/lib/).  I noticed that in adf4350.c, there is a #define for INPUT_REF_FREQ

[Discuss-gnuradio] DBSRX and clock spurs

2010-03-11 Thread John Orlando
would be appreciated. Our DBSRX is from rev 2.2, dated 2007. Thanks much. -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman

[Discuss-gnuradio] [ANN] Bitshark USRP RX daughterboard

2010-03-01 Thread John Orlando
. The BURX daughterboard is our first step in this process, and we are excited to contribute to the hardware and software ecosystem of the USRP and GNU Radio. -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss

[Discuss-gnuradio] RS232_RXD/TXD on daughtercard interface

2010-01-19 Thread John Orlando
daughtercard using these, nor did grep find any reference to these in the 3.2.2 release of GNUradio. Is there any way to send/receive UART data to these lines from within GNUradio? If not, what was the intent with these lines? Thanks much... -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] RS232_RXD/TXD on daughtercard interface

2010-01-19 Thread John Orlando
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Matt Ettus m...@ettus.com wrote: On 01/19/2010 09:41 AM, John Orlando wrote: Hi all, A while back I noticed there are two signals called RS232_RXD and RS232_TXD exposed on the PMC connector going to the daughtercard slots on the USRP.  Tracing these back

[Discuss-gnuradio] Minimum external clock for FPGA?

2010-01-16 Thread John Orlando
to that to see if I could get a definitive answer. Thanks much... -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Multiple I2C devices on Rx daughtercards

2010-01-11 Thread John Orlando
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Eric Blossom e...@comsec.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:51:09AM -0600, John Orlando wrote: Hi Matt, In reviewing the schematic of the dbsrx daughtercard, I noticed that there are two i2c devices (the EEPROM and the MAX211x receiver chip

[Discuss-gnuradio] Question about adding new files and making autotools happy

2010-01-09 Thread John Orlando
be. Couldn't find much on the mailing list or internet to point me down the right path. Anybody got any ideas? Thanks for the bandwidth. -- Regards, John Orlando CEO/System Architect Epiq Solutions www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Question about adding new files and making autotools happy

2010-01-09 Thread John Orlando
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Eric Blossom e...@comsec.com wrote: On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 08:16:01AM -0600, John Orlando wrote: Hi all, I'm working with GNUradio 3.2.2 on an Ubuntu 8.04 x86 box. I'm in the process of making some modifications to the source that builds libusrp

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] 30 MHz LPF on LFRX daughterboard?

2009-10-24 Thread John Orlando
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Matt Ettus m...@ettus.com wrote: John Orlando wrote: Hi all, I was just reading the specs/schematic on the LFRX RF daughterboard, and noticed that the literature indicates that there is a 30 MHz low-pass filter after the differential amplifiers.  Looking

[Discuss-gnuradio] 30 MHz LPF on LFRX daughterboard?

2009-10-23 Thread John Orlando
into account some input capacitance on the A/D converter on the USRP (10-20 pF?), it still would be larger than 30 MHz. Am I missing something here? Thanks much, John Orlando www.epiq-solutions.com ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org