Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Problem with std.ihx

2007-11-17 Thread Eng. Firas
Martin Gawecki wrote: > > >>>Finally, one last question - does the installation process described on the >>>Ubuntu page (http://gnuradio.org/trac/wiki/UbuntuInstall) work for 7.10? I >>>wasn't quite sure, so I went with 7.04, but I'm curious for future >>>reference. > > Yes, the installation s

[Discuss-gnuradio] gr_message documentation

2007-11-08 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, Does any one have a documentation about gr_message. In the official doxygen documentation it was said ["The ideas and method names for adjustable message length were lifted from the click modular router "Packet" class"]. Doing a Google search about the click packet class did not lead to somet

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU Radio release 3.1.1 available - upgrade recommended

2007-11-07 Thread Eng. Firas
Following Ubuntuinstall, It was working fine for Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 after: $ cp /etc/ld.so.conf /tmp/ld.so.conf $ echo /usr/local/lib >> /tmp/ld.so.conf $ sudo mv /tmp/ld.so.conf /etc/ld.so.conf $ sudo ldconfig Firas, Johnathan Corgan-2 wrote: > > GNU Radio 3.1.1 has been released and is ava

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] CIC passband compensation

2007-10-25 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi Nirali The function mfilt.cicdecim() is a standard MATLAB function. Check Filter design tool. Regards, Firas Nirali Patel wrote: > > Hi Firas, > > Thanks for your response. In an earlier thread you had posted a matlab > script called usrpddc.m that calculates the overall frequency respons

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] CIC passband compensation

2007-10-25 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi Patel, No [CIC non flat response] compensation filter is available. Firas Nirali Patel wrote: > > Hi, > > I am trying to understand the USRP receive chain response and referred to > earlier posts that gave me almost all the information that I needed. > However, I am unsure whether the HB f

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] looking at a wider spectrum

2007-10-17 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, Use usrp_fft.py with decimation rate of 8. In this case, you can see 8MHz of spectrum. Also, you can use 8 bit data transfer with decimation rate of 4 to look at 16 MHz wide spectrum. Firas meggahertz wrote: > > I am new to the GNU Radio and am running the usrp_wfm_rcv.py but it only > sh

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Maximal signal bandwith for the usrp

2007-10-17 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, USRP can transfer data at maximum of 32MB/s using its USB2. When the data are 16 bit wide (16bit I and 16 bit Q) then maximum complex transfered data will be 8 Msps which gives idealy maximum 8 MHz bandwidth. However, if we use 8 bit data wide ( 8bit I, and 8bit Q), then maximum transfer will

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GUI-Buildner

2007-10-17 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, I think the easiest way is to use wxglade version 0.6 Firas, Adrian Kueng wrote: > > Hello, > > I work with an USRP and I like to ajust the given examplesfiles such as > oscope.py and fft.py? Is a GUI-Buildner available to implement > Python-files like those? Or what is the easiest way

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU Radio Release 3.1.0rc0 now available; New Debian package repository

2007-10-16 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, Is there a documentation for these new features found in 3.1 ? Regards Firas Johnathan Corgan-2 wrote: > > GNU Radio Release 3.1.0rc0 is now available for testing: > > http://gnuradio.org/releases/gnuradio/gnuradio-3.1.0rc0.tar.gz > http://gnuradio.org/releases/gnuradio/gr-howto-write-a

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Vista, Xp, or Linux?

2007-09-28 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, I suggest you run partition magic and divide your hard disk into a new partition and install Ubuntu in the new partition. In this way, you can keep your Vista and run gnuradio safely in Linux. Firas Kevin Rudd (Contractor) wrote: > > Hello all, > > I just got my new notebook computer w

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Question about hearing FM station

2007-09-19 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, Because there is no FM station at 101.5MHz near you. Try to check with known FM frequency in your town. Firas Ruby Lin wrote: > > Hi All, > > I am completely new in this list and in this project. I just start from > the tutorial. When I am following the tutorial and run the example

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Data Capture Problems

2007-09-11 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, Are you using gr.head block in your code ? Firas Ed Criscuolo wrote: > > > > Chris Stankevitz wrote: >> If this were happening to me, I'd be curious about how many samples got >> written to disk. Was it an whole number of samples? Was it an "even" >> number like 10^6 or 2^10. > >

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] QT Oscilloscope

2007-09-10 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, Did anyone successfully compiled it ? I have many compilation errors. Firas Ian Larsen wrote: > > All, > > As part of some thesis research, I've made a stand-alone > oscilloscope/spectrum analyzer that also shows AM and FM demodulated > signals, using the gnuradio C++ libraries. It uses

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] 8MHz Tx Bandwidth.. Nightmare and Fear

2007-09-03 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi Vincenzo, 1) What is your recording system (PC specifications)?. 2) How fast your hard drive can read/write data? because working with 8MHz means that your hard drive must be able to sustain writing 32MByte/sec? 3) Do you use ext2 or ext3 ? Ext2 is very efficient in writing. 4) Are you recor

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] laptop recommendations

2007-08-24 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi Johnathan, Does the Laptop with intel Core 2 Due run ubuntu 7.04 64bit version (the Ubuntu AMD-64 Version)? Firas Johnathan Corgan-2 wrote: > > Roshan Baliga wrote: > >> In any case, if anybody uses a laptop with ubuntu and gnuradio, I'd love >> to know about it, because I need to buy a l

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP data rates with a suggestion

2007-08-10 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, I have an important suggestion: The USRP ADC resolution is 12 Bits. These 12 Bits are converted to 32 bits (16 bits I and 16 Bits Q) after being processed by the FPGA DDC. However, if we reduced the output bit width of the DDC to 12Bit I and 12 Bit Q (or simply rotate right the resultant 16

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Question about USRP's capacity in signal processing (bandwidth)

2007-08-02 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, When you use 8 bit data transfer (decimation =4) you will get the 16MHz instantaneous bandwidth. Check the available options of the usrp_fft.py. Firas Feng Andrew Ge wrote: > > Dear all > > I have been reading GNU Radio discussion for half a year, first time to > post a topic. Thanks a l

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Problem in using connect(gr.file_source, usrp.sink_s)

2007-07-13 Thread Eng. Firas
Hello Hook, Make File source repeat =True as follows : self.dst = gr.file_source(gr.sizeof_short, 'output.dat',True) Firas Eliane Hook wrote: > > Hi, > > I am a newbie with GNURADIO and USRP. I am trying to capture data that > comes > thru the USB cable from the USRP board and transmit it

[Discuss-gnuradio] sdr_seminar_2002.pdf

2007-07-06 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi Matt, Kindly, Can you give us a link to your "sdr_seminar_2002.pdf" file ? Firas -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/sdr_seminar_2002.pdf-tf4039355.html#a11475953 Sent from the GnuRadio mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Suggest reading

2007-07-06 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, Check : http://www.dspguru.com/info/tutor/ Firas keval wrote: > > Greetings. > GNU Radio is a fascinating idea and clearly has lots of applications. As > I delve into this thing, it's equally clear to me that I need more > background on this and related technologies. Can anyone suggest

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Failed to set TX frequency!!

2007-07-04 Thread Eng. Firas
ource.py http://www.nabble.com/file/p11435727/new_usrp_sink.py new_usrp_sink.py . Johnathan Corgan-2 wrote: > > Eng. Firas wrote: > >> I think there is a problem in setting TX frequency of Basic daughter >> board >> using the USRP "tune" function in the

[Discuss-gnuradio] Failed to set TX frequency!!

2007-07-04 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, I think there is a problem in setting TX frequency of Basic daughter board using the USRP "tune" function in the range from (45MHz to 83MHz)!. Outside this range, the tune function is working fine. Firas -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Failed-to-set-TX-frequency%21

[Discuss-gnuradio] Implementing State machine control

2007-06-29 Thread Eng. Firas
Dear Friends , How we can implement a state machine control in Gnu Radio ? I want to run some gnuradio blocks in such away that I can control which block is to be run and which one is to stop depending on time sequences or time states. This control should be dynamically executed during the run t

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GnuRadio, VLF, Metal Detecting...

2007-06-25 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, Check : http://www.nuggethunting.com/detector_technology.htm I Think most of these technologies can be exploited with USRP + [LFTX DC-30 MHz Transmitter & LFRX DC-30 MHz Receiver] daughterborads. Firas Giuseppe Luca Scrofani wrote: > > Hi there, Im gls and I just registered. Sorry for my

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Undefine symbol

2007-06-18 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi All, My GNU-Radio was installed before two months in my laptop and it was working fine on my Ubuntu Edgy (except for the gr_video_sdl). To get advantage from the new developments, suddenly I decided to dismiss it and rebuild it again from the SVN. Then I had several errors (mblock and SWIG err

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] gr_delay Is Not Working

2007-06-10 Thread Eng. Firas
Eric Blossom wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:00:49PM -0700, Eng. Firas wrote: >> >> Dear Eric, >> >> I think the new fix is not working also. I did not try it yet, but >> looking >> into the new code can tell us that the problem is still the

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] gr_delay Is Not Working

2007-06-10 Thread Eng. Firas
); The new code is simply a copy of input samples to the output samples. I don't see any delay action. Firas, Eng. Firas wrote: > > No, > My last build was 2 months ago. > > Firas > > > > Eric Blossom wrote: >> >> On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 11:

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] gr_delay Is Not Working

2007-06-10 Thread Eng. Firas
No, My last build was 2 months ago. Firas Eric Blossom wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 11:37:11PM -0700, Eng. Firas wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I tried to use gr_delay. It seems that it does not work at all. >> Does any body used it before and it worked ou

[Discuss-gnuradio] gr_delay Is Not Working

2007-06-09 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, I tried to use gr_delay. It seems that it does not work at all. Does any body used it before and it worked out? Firas -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/gr_delay-Is-Not-Working-tf3896510.html#a11046266 Sent from the GnuRadio mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] software implementation of GSM

2007-06-06 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi Joshua, I followed installation instruction with almost no errors. But, when running Wireshark, I get nothing displayed with the GSM interface. My BTS signal is very high, and I located the offset of the frequency correction burst (which is by the way almost the same as your default one). Any

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] multi_file usrp tuning options

2007-06-04 Thread Eng. Firas
Dear Ematlis, I want to draw your attention to this remake: When using std_4rx_0tx.rbf FPGA file, the 4 FPGA DDCs does not have low pass filter (the HBF) and you have to do the low pass filtering by software. Firas, ematlis wrote: > > Ok, great. This simplifies things; I was afraid I was go

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Complete USRP DDC Frequency Response Analysis

2007-05-17 Thread Eng. Firas
gt; Hi, > > Thank you very much for your help. Can you post the output of your matlab > program for 250 total decimation? I would do it myself with your m file, > but I don't have matlab. > > Thanks, > Hans > > > ----- Original Message - > From: &q

[Discuss-gnuradio] Complete USRP DDC Frequency Response Analysis

2007-05-17 Thread Eng. Firas
Dear Friends, Attached is a complete MATLAB based USRP DDC frequency response Analysis figures. The USRP DDC decimation rate was 64. The CIC filter response (decimation =32), HBF response (decimation =2) and cascaded CIC + HBF (total decimation =64) response figures are attached. The MatLab sourc

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] CIC stop band

2007-05-17 Thread Eng. Firas
this is an open invitation to our > dear Matt to give us his designed USRP HBF coefficients or frequency > response. > > Firas, > The coefficients are here: http://gnuradio.org/trac/browser/gnuradio/trunk/usrp/fpga/sdr_lib/hb/coeff_rom.v Matt Brian Padalino wro

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] CIC stop band

2007-05-17 Thread Eng. Firas
Hello, I can give you a precise MATLAB based simulated USRP frequency response. All what I need is the HBF coefficients. So this is an open invitation to our dear Matt to give us his designed USRP HBF coefficients or frequency response. Firas, Hans Glitsch wrote: > > Hello, > > Thank you for

[Discuss-gnuradio] Disabling the USRP FPGA HBF

2007-05-17 Thread Eng. Firas
Dear Matt, Dear Eric, Is there away to disable (or bypass) the USRP FPGA DDC half band filter? I want to get the samples directly from the CIC decimation filter and do the low pass filtering by software. I developed a MATLAB based professional 100KHz bandwidth digital down converter as shown in t

[Discuss-gnuradio] Locating USRP REV Number

2007-05-08 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi, How can I now my USRP REV number (and my daughter boards rev)? where I can read it on the broad? Firas, -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Locating-USRP-REV-Number-tf3711941.html#a10383043 Sent from the GnuRadio mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP as a wideband Spectrum Analyzer

2007-05-08 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi All, Does any one succeeded to write a python program to make the USRP with basic RX board (or with DBSRX) act as a wide band spectrum analyzer ? because all what we can do now is to display a maximum of 8MHz instantaneous frequency display. Firas -- View this message in context: http://www

[Discuss-gnuradio] For beginners: Nice GNU-Radio Installation Notes

2007-05-04 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi For GNU beginners, the following link contains a useful GNU-Radio installation notes: www.eecis.udel.edu/~manicka/Research/GnuRadio_InstallationNotes.pdf Firas -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/For-beginners%3A-Nice-GNU-Radio-Installation-Notes-tf3690733.html#a10318558

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Free USRP FPGA Resources

2007-04-22 Thread Eng. Firas
Brian Padalino wrote: > > On 4/22/07, Eng. Firas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Dear Matt, >> Dear All, >> >> >> Is the DDC decimate by 2 half band filter built inside the FPGA ? If it >> is >> so, then how much the free available F

[Discuss-gnuradio] Free USRP FPGA Resources

2007-04-21 Thread Eng. Firas
Dear Matt, Dear All, Is the DDC decimate by 2 half band filter built inside the FPGA ? If it is so, then how much the free available FPGA resources left after building all the present USPR circuits in it? I mean, is there a free space to modify the CIC + HBF circuit and to build a complete DDC

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP RX Decimation Rate

2007-04-21 Thread Eng. Firas
Eng. Firas wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm a new USRP user. Kindly, I will be very appreciated if someone could > tell me what is the decimation range of the USRP RX path? I'm really > confused. Is it linear range from [1,2,3,4,.] ?or it is power of 2 > [2

[Discuss-gnuradio] USRP RX Decimation Rate

2007-04-21 Thread Eng. Firas
Hi All, I'm a new USRP user. Kindly, I will be very appreciated if someone could tell me what is the decimation range of the USRP RX path? I'm really confused. Is it linear range from [1,2,3,4,.] ?or it is power of 2 [2,4,8,16,...]? Thank you in advance. Firas -- View this message in con