Hi Usama - I'm confident that if you searched back through the GR
discussion archives, you'd find discussions about this topic: <
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=header_payload_demux0&submit=Search%21&idxname=discuss-gnuradio&max=20&result=normal&sort=score
>.
The "Parser returned #f" means that the OFDM header didn't pass CRC,
which generally means that the "SNR" isn't adequate, but it could mean
other things too. There are numerous possible issues that you will
encounter when using GR's OFDM.
* Start with the -default- OFDM settings (e.g., FFT of 128, C/P of 32)
  and see if those work.
* Add a "gain" block immediately after the Tx OFDM block, with settings
  from (say) -10 dB to +10 dB; play around & see what happens on Rx.
  You'll want the Tx OFDM block abs() output to average around sqrt(1/2)
  or so, but less than 1.0; peaks will typically be over 1.0. Get the
  gain from above such that this is the case & you're one step closer.
  This value decreases the chances of saturating the USRP on Tx.
* After you've gotten a stable system working (gain is the key when
  using default OFDM parameters), start playing with other OFDM
  parameters: constellation, FFT length, and so forth --> BUT: one
  at a time.
* If you find one that doesn't work, reset its values and go to another
  one. If some parameter continues to be stubborn, post back here with
  your progress, tests & actual GRC script asking for help again.
Hope this is useful! - MLD

On Thu, Jul 5, 2018, at 4:57 AM, Usama Saeed wrote:
> Hello, this is my first time posting a question:
> I tried using the ofdm_tx and ofdm_rx examples with two USRP B200s,
> but even though I could see the ofdm spectrum on the receiver end, the
> time graph at the end of the demodulation was blank (straight line at
> 0) and I received the error> 
> "gr::log :INFO: header_payload_demux0 - Parser returned #f
> gr::log :INFO: packet_headerparser_b0 - Detected an invalid packet at
> item 6720"> 
> The associated screenshots are posted on this page:
> 
> https://dsp.stackexchange.com/questions/50283/why-does-my-ofdm-demod-in-gnu-radio-not-return-anything>
>  
> Thank you for any assistance.
> 
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