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Today's Topics:
1. Trying to learn FPGA programming in USRP E 110 (Nazmul Islam)
2. Re: Trying to learn FPGA programming in USRP E 110 (Nick Foster)
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Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:01:04 -0400
From: Nazmul Islam <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [USRP-users] Trying to learn FPGA programming in USRP E 110
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Hello,
My supervisors are want to conduct channel sounding experiments using
embedded USRP's. They plan to put some USRP E110 in the field and these
USRP's should perform inter-node channel estimation on their own. They
asked me to learn FPGA programming in USRP.
I don't have VHDL/Verilog programming experience. Therefore, I am planning
to use the simulink software to run the USRP E110's? Can I directly program
in the FPGA board of E 110 just by using Simulink?
Considering that I have made the proper choice, I am also wondering how I
should start. I have not done FPGA programming but I have worked with
Matlab + Simulink frequently. Do I need to learn Xilinx System Generator
before diving into this?
Any feedback will be very appreciated.
Thanks,
Nazmul
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Muhammad Nazmul Islam
Graduate Student
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wireless Information & Networking Laboratory
Rutgers, USA.
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:28:16 -0700
From: Nick Foster <[email protected]>
To: Nazmul Islam <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [USRP-users] Trying to learn FPGA programming in USRP E
110
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Nazmul Islam <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My supervisors are want to conduct channel sounding experiments using
> embedded USRP's. They plan to put some USRP E110 in the field and these
> USRP's should perform inter-node channel estimation on their own. They
> asked me to learn FPGA programming in USRP.
>
> I don't have VHDL/Verilog programming experience. Therefore, I am planning
> to use the simulink software to run the USRP E110's? Can I directly program
> in the FPGA board of E 110 just by using Simulink?
>
No. Because the rest of the USRP E110 FPGA image is written in Verilog, you
will have to modify the existing Verilog.
>
> Considering that I have made the proper choice, I am also wondering how I
> should start. I have not done FPGA programming but I have worked with
> Matlab + Simulink frequently. Do I need to learn Xilinx System Generator
> before diving into this?
>
The best place to start is to compile your own FPGA image without making
changes, and verify that it works. You will need a full copy (not the
Webpack version) of ISE. You can just use the Makefile.E110 located in
usrp2/top/E1x0 to compile it, no System Generator necessary. After you have
verified that your image is OK, take a look at the custom plugins located
in the usrp2/custom directory. The custom plugins provide a convenient way
to interface with the existing signal path in the E110 FPGA image and
modify data before sending it on to the host.
We're happy to answer additional questions from there.
Best,
Nick
>
> Any feedback will be very appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nazmul
>
>
> --
> Muhammad Nazmul Islam
>
> Graduate Student
> Electrical & Computer Engineering
> Wireless Information & Networking Laboratory
> Rutgers, USA.
>
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