[Discuss-gnuradio] UHD Announcement - January 20th 2011

2011-01-20 Thread Josh Blum
Hello list, The UHD work in the next branch has been merged into the master. These changes include new FPGA and firmware images, changes uhd host code, and changes to gnuradio gr-uhd. - -- FPGA and firmware images -

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] UHD Announcement - January 20th 2011

2011-01-20 Thread Moritz Fischer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/20/2011 09:05 AM, Josh Blum wrote: [...] UHD will build and run under the clang compiler. Cool stuff! Thanks Josh :-) Cheers, Moritz -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Mail with picture

2011-01-20 Thread Moritz Fischer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/19/2011 08:01 PM, Gabriel Morel wrote: Do you know how can I send a email with pictures. I just tried to send one and he was fired. Just upload it somewhere and send a link. Like this the people that want to see it can see it, while the

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] constellation object

2011-01-20 Thread Martin Braun
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:55:30AM -0700, Ben Reynwar wrote: I'm new to all this, so I don't have a good handle on soft versus hard decision making. My understanding is that a hard decision maker simply returns the symbol value, and a soft decision maker would return probabilities for various

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Yet another kick at the cheap-hardware can

2011-01-20 Thread Euripedes Rocha Filho
Hi, I'm very intersted in this project and will help to make things happen. I can help in any part of the design, but I have more experience in FPGA developing. Euripedes 2011/1/20 Marcus D. Leech mle...@ripnet.com Hi Marcus, Who works on this project now? Nobody, really, except that I've

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Yet another kick at the cheap-hardware can

2011-01-20 Thread Mark Steward
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:23 PM, Marcus D. Leech mle...@ripnet.com wrote: If the answer to the above is yes, then the next question is:  is there a community of interested  volunteers to bring the project to fruition?  Such an interested community would involve:     o High-level hardware

[Discuss-gnuradio] Unwanted signal transmitted RFX900

2011-01-20 Thread Paco Quiñoy
Hi all, Making some tests I have found that my system (USRP + RFX900) transmits an important signal (it seems a tone) without any application running, just when I plug the power source it transmits this unwanted signal. I'm working at the GSM900 downlink frequency band (between 935 and 960

[Discuss-gnuradio] UHD won't work with GRC

2011-01-20 Thread Fabian Klaes
Dear list, i somehow can't get the UHD working with GRC. Detecting an USRP2 with uhd_find_devices works just fine. I am building from git (master) (what should include the UHD since today. I'm also seeing the gr-uhd directory.) I think that the issue is with ./configure, because there i can't

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] UHD won't work with GRC

2011-01-20 Thread Alexandru Csete
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Fabian Klaes fabian.kl...@gmail.com wrote: Dear list, i somehow can't get the UHD working with GRC. Detecting an USRP2 with uhd_find_devices works just fine. I am building from git (master) (what should include the UHD since today. I'm also seeing the gr-uhd

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Yet another kick at the cheap-hardware can

2011-01-20 Thread William Cox
I don't know if this is kosher, but has anyone looked at the (vast array of) offerings from Comblocks (comblock.com)? They sell FPGA IP cores for all of their hardware, and it seems like it might be a good match for building a basic I/Q acquisition system. Here's a full product list:

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] UHD won't work with GRC

2011-01-20 Thread Fabian Klaes
First of all, thank you for your advice. Now i encountered another Problem: At first i updated UHD via git pull, then i did (from the build directory) cmake ../ make make test sudo make install everything works fine (well, not everything, but at least the installation ;-) ). Then i went to my

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Yet another kick at the cheap-hardware can

2011-01-20 Thread Euripedes Rocha Filho
Well, may be an option for someone , but we are trying to get a cheaper, and open-source, hardware and I hope we can do this. Euripedes 2011/1/20 William Cox wc...@ncsu.edu I don't know if this is kosher, but has anyone looked at the (vast array of) offerings from Comblocks (comblock.com)?

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Greeting and a question

2011-01-20 Thread Sanjay Singh
Hi all, Am disappointed with the way GNURadio is getting into. I see all the discussion around is to promote the products of Ettus Research. Agreed!. Great work from Ettus Research. But there are many boards available which are far better in capability vs price. I don't want to mention them

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] UHD won't work with GRC

2011-01-20 Thread Josh Blum
And the (probably) critical part causing the error: make[6]: *** Keine Regel vorhanden, um das Target »usrp_prims.cc«, benötigt von »_usrp_prims_la-usrp_prims.lo«, zu erstellen. Schluss. make[6]: *** No Rule given, for making Target »usrp_prims.cc«, needed by

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] filename using time-stamp in GRC

2011-01-20 Thread Josh Blum
If you created a custom block in python that would do the right thing as far as writing the file and handling the data; then you could use the variable chooser (button) or variable text box (string input) to generate the event. -Josh On 01/19/2011 10:47 AM, emat...@yahoo.com wrote: He all-

[Discuss-gnuradio] WBX - only real signal after some time

2011-01-20 Thread Ruben Undheim
Hello. I just wondered if anyone else has experienced that the WBX stops sending the quadrature component of the complex signal after a while. This happens especially if I have sliders for setting the frequencies or the gain, and the sliders are slided. (so that a frequency change control signal

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] filename using time-stamp in GRC

2011-01-20 Thread ematlis
--- On Wed, 1/19/11, emat...@yahoo.com emat...@yahoo.com wrote: From: emat...@yahoo.com emat...@yahoo.com Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] filename using time-stamp in GRC To: discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 12:47 PM He all- is there a way to implement a button

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Yet another kick at the cheap-hardware can

2011-01-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
I don't know if this is kosher, but has anyone looked at the (vast array of) offerings from Comblocks (comblock.com http://comblock.com)? They sell FPGA IP cores for all of their hardware, and it seems like it might be a good match for building a basic I/Q acquisition system. Here's a full

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] WBX - only real signal after some time

2011-01-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 01/20/2011 11:40 AM, Ruben Undheim wrote: Hello. I just wondered if anyone else has experienced that the WBX stops sending the quadrature component of the complex signal after a while. This happens especially if I have sliders for setting the frequencies or the gain, and the sliders are

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] filename using time-stamp in GRC

2011-01-20 Thread Alexandru Csete
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:41 PM, emat...@yahoo.com wrote: ... Following up on this, I found this site that had some useful suggestions:http://www.oz9aec.net/index.php/gnu-radio/grc-examples A grc example is provided that implements a dynamic time stamp, but NOT a button to control it.  So

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Unwanted signal transmitted RFX900

2011-01-20 Thread Nick Foster
On Thu, 2011-01-20 at 12:48 +0100, Paco Quiñoy wrote: Hi all, Making some tests I have found that my system (USRP + RFX900) transmits an important signal (it seems a tone) without any application running, just when I plug the power source it transmits this unwanted signal. I'm working at

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNURadio is disappointing [was: Greeting and a question]

2011-01-20 Thread Brian Padalino
I changed the subject to better match the tone of the email. On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Sanjay Singh sanjaysinghshyam...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Am disappointed with the way GNURadio is getting into. I see all the discussion around is to promote the products of Ettus Research.

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] filename using time-stamp in GRC

2011-01-20 Thread ematlis
--- On Thu, 1/20/11, Alexandru Csete oz9...@gmail.com wrote: From: Alexandru Csete oz9...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] filename using time-stamp in GRC To: discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org Date: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 11:41 AM On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:41 PM,  emat...@yahoo.com

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNURadio is disappointing [was: Greeting and a question]

2011-01-20 Thread Sanjay Singh
Hi all, To be specific to concern 1) Create your own RF front end boards putting mixer and LO is a handy breadboard work.. tryout some good examples from Analog Devices and TI. To get additional gains put LNA or PA in series. Learn basic hardware designs. 2) Create your own

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] E100 Suitability for Space Applications

2011-01-20 Thread Matt Ettus
On 01/19/2011 07:56 AM, Ed Criscuolo wrote: Matt, I'm considering the E100 for use with GnuRadio/UHD aboard a small spacecraft, and I have a few of questions: We definitely did not design with space applications in mind. 1. What's the power drain? Watt-hours are always at a premium aboard

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] WBX - only real signal after some time

2011-01-20 Thread Ruben Undheim
Thanks I am using the traditional driver. Maybe I can try to use another computer or to put the board in the other slot, and see if the problem remains the same. Ruben 2011/1/20 Marcus D. Leech mle...@ripnet.com On 01/20/2011 11:40 AM, Ruben Undheim wrote: Hello. I just wondered if

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNURadio is disappointing [was: Greeting and a question]

2011-01-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 01/20/2011 02:10 PM, Sanjay Singh wrote: Hi all, To be specific to concern 2) Create your own digital/baseband board Check out many thesis work who have developed demonstrating platforms. Adding to commercial front, check SP601/605 from Avnet. Check for the prices for sure!. Also

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] About clock rate of USRP E100

2011-01-20 Thread Josh Blum
Thanks a lot for your help. Could you explain how to slow down the FPGA/ADC rate? How should we modify the firmware? Which part of the code should we look into? Thanks! This is a host code modification. see the clock_ctrl.cpp in host/lib/usrp/usrp_e100/

[Discuss-gnuradio] NanoSail-D turns out isn't lost!

2011-01-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
If you're in a position to listen for the beacon packets of NanoSail-D, some of the details are here: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm Wish my SBRAC dish was fully operational. I'd actually be able to *track* it--I've got 400MHz feeds, and a WBX-based receive chain. So much

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] NanoSail-D turns out isn't lost!

2011-01-20 Thread Alexandru Csete
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Marcus D. Leech mle...@ripnet.com wrote: If you're in a position to listen for the beacon packets of NanoSail-D, some of the details are here: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm Wish my SBRAC dish was fully operational.  I'd actually be able to

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] hi all, can I use one RX receive a wideband signal and then seperate it to many narrowband signals

2011-01-20 Thread James Jordan
Hi Tom, This is very old topic. I have read a DSP book. But I find that I still not very understand channelizer. Why in channelizer use low pass filter, in my imagine channelizer will use band pass filter to filter each channel like that: 600Mhz baseband signal have 4 channel each channel have

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNURadio is disappointing [was: Greeting and a question]

2011-01-20 Thread Sanjay Singh
Its not about talking high. Its community of people trying hard to press Ettus Research products. Putting people down is not the motto of GNURadio. Regrading putting off from the list: Discussion is on for open source platform. This is GNURadio platform. Here discussions are open for Ettus

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] hi all, can I use one RX receive a wideband signal and then seperate it to many narrowband signals

2011-01-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 01/20/2011 09:42 PM, James Jordan wrote: Hi Tom, This is very old topic. I have read a DSP book. But I find that I still not very understand channelizer. Why in channelizer use low pass filter, in my imagine channelizer will use band pass filter to filter each channel like that: 600Mhz

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] hi all, can I use one RX receive a wideband signal and then seperate it to many narrowband signals

2011-01-20 Thread James Jordan
Marcus, Thanks for reply. That is make sense, so the point become how to convert the signal to baseband. On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Marcus D. Leech mle...@ripnet.com wrote: On 01/20/2011 09:42 PM, James Jordan wrote: Hi Tom, This is very old topic. I have read a DSP book. But I find

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Yet another kick at the cheap-hardware can

2011-01-20 Thread James Jordan
Hi Marcus, In your design there is only a single RX. I think it is better to build an expandable board which can expand 2 RX 3 RX... That will only introduce a little more cost but will meet much more people's need. On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:39 AM, James Jordan james.jordan@gmail.comwrote:

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] hi all, can I use one RX receive a wideband signal and then seperate it to many narrowband signals

2011-01-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 01/20/2011 10:22 PM, James Jordan wrote: Marcus, Thanks for reply. That is make sense, so the point become how to convert the signal to baseband. Oh, that's relatively easy--you multiply it with a complex signal at the same frequency--that's exactly how it's done in hardware, and it works

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] NanoSail-D turns out isn't lost!

2011-01-20 Thread Marcus D. Leech
On 01/20/2011 08:35 PM, Alexandru Csete wrote: I tried earlier today with a handheld Arrow II yagi connected directly to WBX. I could hear it but it was too weak to decode. A bigger yagi should give sufficient signal. In case you receive, it is very easy to decode the telemetry. It uses 1200

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Showing a time-varying quantity in GNU Radio (with qtgui)

2011-01-20 Thread Minsuk Kang
Thanks, all. If I have a problem with adding a plotting widget, I'll post further questions. :) -- Minsuk Kang On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Tom Rondeau trondeau1...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:08 AM, Minsuk Kang minsuk.k...@itc.kaist.ac.kr wrote: Dear all, I'm

[Discuss-gnuradio] How to solve the error of bert in /digital-bert/

2011-01-20 Thread Hanjin Park
Dear all, From now on, I tried to estimate BER SNR value by using bert supported by gnuradio in order to get SNR-BER plot for various modulation scheme. However, when I executed benchmark programs of TX/RX in digital-bert, SNR value was about 7~8 dB and BER value was about minimum 0.06~0.07