I think that you need to include the tx streamer arg "replay_buffered" or
perhaps "streamer=replay_buffered"

https://github.com/EttusResearch/uhd/blob/ab8ec9973324299828d48d7a27258939dd6ca837/host/lib/usrp/multi_usrp_rfnoc.cpp#L415


On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM Eugene Grayver <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Thanks.  I saw notes that seem to indicate that option. Anyone at Ettus/NI
> care to chime in as to how to do it?  I found an example for E320 that
> shows an RFNoC .yml with a dram FIFO.  I could make one for N320, but it is
> not clear how to use it from gnuradio.
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> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [USRP-users] TX DRAM buffer
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> Hi Eugene,
> I "think" that the replay block can act as a FIFO in recent UHD images.
> But, there is a possibility I am wrong such that there is a build-time
> parameter that is needed to config this.  Another option would be DPDK if
> you are not already using it.
> Rob
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM Eugene Grayver <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The default TX buffer for N32x is 128k samples = 512 kB.  The box has 1 GB
> of DRAM.  I am getting occasional underflows when streaming at 200 Msps,
> even though the CPU is not very loaded and easily meets the average
> throughput.
>
> I have done all the usual stuff — isolated cores, pin threads to cores,
> etc.
>
> Is there a way to increase the default DRAM buffer size w/out rebuilding
> the FPGA image?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eugene Grayver, Ph.D.
> Principal Engineer
> 310-336-1274
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