Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] PCI Express SDR Cards and GNU Radio

2012-07-07 Thread ikjtel
On Wed. Jul 4, 2012 Tom Rondeau wrote

 I only know of the Per Vices product but have not gotten my hands on
 it. But I'm really happy that they have produced their own GNU Radio
 interface for it already.

 My biggest question is if it's well-shielded enough for the noisy RF
 environment inside a computer chassis.
 
 Tom 


HA HA HA - this article came out the following day.  It has a photo of *both* 
the Per Vices card *and* the person who wrote the above comment !

   
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/how-software-defined-radio-could-revolutionize-wireless/2/

Best Regards

Max
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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] PCI Express SDR Cards and GNU Radio

2012-07-07 Thread ikjtel



 It has a photo of *both* 

Well, two separate photos, if one wanted to be technical ;-)

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[Discuss-gnuradio] Transmission time control from python level

2012-07-07 Thread Nazmul Islam
I have three USRP's and I want them to transmit a continuous stream of
repeated GLFSR source in non-overlapping manner. In other words, each
transmitter will transmit the source for 1 second and then pause for 5
seconds. All transmitters will transmit during the 'odd' seconds so that
there is a 1 second gap between the sources. This process should continue
for ever.

Currently, I am controlling the starting and stopping time of the flow
graphs to achieve my goals. Unfortunately, the code/flowgraph sometimes
hangs after 15-20 starts. I am using the following code:


tb = GLFSR_transmitter()   # The Tx flowgraph : GLFSR source (float) --
RRC filter -- USRP Sink

var = 1

while var == 1: # This process should run forever

 time.sleep(1-time.time() + int(time.time()))

 condition = ((int(time.time())%6) == 0)   # The transmitter will
transmit after every 6 seconds

 if (condition):

  print time.time()

  tb.start()

  sleep(1)  # The transmitter runs for 1 second

  tb.stop()

  tb.wait()


My USRP's don't seem to like this frequent starting and stopping of flow
graphs, especially when I am transmitting at 15-20 MS/s rate. I am using
USRP N210 (SBX daughterboards) and the latest gnuradio images. What other
things can I do to achieve this timing control? I am looking for options in
python level since my C++ OOP background is not strong. Josh talked about
some python based blocks (
ttps://github.com/guruofquality/gnuradio/tree/python_blocks2https://github.com/guruofquality/gnuradio/tree/python_blocks2)
in (http://old.nabble.com/How-to-implement-a-TDMA-system-td33727749.html).
They seem to be merged to the master (
http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/repository/revisions/f8581fb475267e1a97eaab962e423559fb4bfce2)
but I can't find the blocks.

Any suggestion will be 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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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] PCI Express SDR Cards and GNU Radio

2012-07-07 Thread Patrik Tast
Great work!
Connecting any RX/TX to the computer PCI smells problems...

I wouldn't cosider this option,
Patrik
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  Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] PCI Express SDR Cards and GNU Radio


  On Wed. Jul 4, 2012 Tom Rondeau wrote


 I only know of the Per Vices product but have not gotten my hands on
 it. But I'm really happy that they have produced their own GNU Radio
 interface for it already.

 My biggest question is if it's well-shielded enough for the noisy RF
 environment inside a computer chassis.
 
 Tom


  HA HA HA - this article came out the following day.  It has a photo of *both* 
the Per Vices card *and* the person who wrote the above comment !

 
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/how-software-defined-radio-could-revolutionize-wireless/2/


  Best Regards


  Max



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