Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Enveloping a transmit amplifier
For anyone interested I took this to the USRP Users list and got the issue
resolved.
The gist of it was that none of the GPIO code got moved into any of the
releases until UHD 3.9.
http://lists.ettus.com/pipermail/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com/2015-August/015455.html
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 2:44 PM, devin kelly wrote:
> I tried this out and I'm having some problems. I'm on GR 3.7.8 and UHD
> 3.8.5, both the newest as far as I know.
>
> What I did was make a flowgraph with a signal generator source and a UHD
> sink in GRC. It works before I made any modifications. There are a few
> lines in top_block.py that set the sample rate, antenna, etc. At the end
> of them I added this:
>
> self.uhd_usrp_sink_0.set_gpio_attr("TXA", "ATR_TX", 1, 0x10, 0)
>
>
> It should set pin 4 high whenever I transmit (right?). I run my flowgraph
> and get this traceback:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "top_block.py", line 76, in
> tb = top_block()
> File "top_block.py", line 55, in __init__
> self.uhd_usrp_sink_0.set_gpio_attr("TXA", "ATR_TX", 1, 0x10, 0)
> File
> "/usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gnuradio/uhd/uhd_swig.py", line
> 4539, in set_gpio_attr
> return _uhd_swig.usrp_sink_sptr_set_gpio_attr(self, bank, attr, value,
> mask, mboard)
> RuntimeError: LookupError: Path not found in tree:
> /mboards/0/dboards/A/iface
>
>
> I know I'm using the right banks because I can do this command:
>
> $ python -c 'from gnuradio import uhd; usrp =
> uhd.multi_usrp_sink("serial=", uhd.io_type.COMPLEX_FLOAT32, 1);
> print usrp.get_gpio_banks(0)'
>
>
> and get
>
> ('RXA', 'TXA')
>
> I also run this command:
>
> uhd_usrp_probe --args='serial=' --tree | grep -i iface
>
> and get nothing. Without piping into grep I get 177 lines that all seem
> to make sense to me.
>
> Is that command I'm using correct or is there some other issue?
>
> Thanks,
> Devin
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 8:09 AM, devin kelly wrote:
>
>> Marcus,
>>
>> Thanks for the advice, this seems to do exactly what I'm looking for. My
>> only question is that I've been under the impression that the UHD doesn't
>> yet support GPIO for the B210. I did recently upgrade to 3.8.5 though so
>> maybe things have changed?
>>
>> Devin
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 5:43 AM, Marcus Müller
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Devin,
>>>
>>> You wanted to ramp up/down the external PA: Use the GPIO pins, and the
>>> ATR registers [1] or timed commands issued over the message bus [2] to
>>> change their state
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Marcus
>>>
>>> [1] http://files.ettus.com/manual/page_gpio_api.html#xgpio_fpanel_atr
>>> [2] http://gnuradio.org/doc/doxygen/page_uhd.html#uhd_command_syntax
>>> On 08/18/2015 09:17 PM, devin kelly wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>> 0
>>> I'm transmitting a fairly bursty, irregularly timed signal. I attach a
>>> stream tag to the sample that has the start of the burst (tx_sob). I also
>>> have a PA that I can turn on and off that's inbetween my USRP B210 and
>>> antenna.
>>>
>>> I'd like to be able to turn the PA on and off synchronously, say 50 ms
>>> before tx_sob is to be transmitted.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to do this? I'm thinking I could add a new tag that's
>>> 50 ms before my transmission but then how would I synchronously turn on the
>>> PA? Is there something like a callback function I can use? Does the UHD
>>> or the UHD block have this functionality?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help,
>>> Devin
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Enveloping a transmit amplifier
I tried this out and I'm having some problems. I'm on GR 3.7.8 and UHD
3.8.5, both the newest as far as I know.
What I did was make a flowgraph with a signal generator source and a UHD
sink in GRC. It works before I made any modifications. There are a few
lines in top_block.py that set the sample rate, antenna, etc. At the end
of them I added this:
self.uhd_usrp_sink_0.set_gpio_attr("TXA", "ATR_TX", 1, 0x10, 0)
It should set pin 4 high whenever I transmit (right?). I run my flowgraph
and get this traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "top_block.py", line 76, in
tb = top_block()
File "top_block.py", line 55, in __init__
self.uhd_usrp_sink_0.set_gpio_attr("TXA", "ATR_TX", 1, 0x10, 0)
File "/usr/local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/gnuradio/uhd/uhd_swig.py",
line 4539, in set_gpio_attr
return _uhd_swig.usrp_sink_sptr_set_gpio_attr(self, bank, attr, value,
mask, mboard)
RuntimeError: LookupError: Path not found in tree:
/mboards/0/dboards/A/iface
I know I'm using the right banks because I can do this command:
$ python -c 'from gnuradio import uhd; usrp =
uhd.multi_usrp_sink("serial=", uhd.io_type.COMPLEX_FLOAT32, 1);
print usrp.get_gpio_banks(0)'
and get
('RXA', 'TXA')
I also run this command:
uhd_usrp_probe --args='serial=' --tree | grep -i iface
and get nothing. Without piping into grep I get 177 lines that all seem to
make sense to me.
Is that command I'm using correct or is there some other issue?
Thanks,
Devin
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 8:09 AM, devin kelly wrote:
> Marcus,
>
> Thanks for the advice, this seems to do exactly what I'm looking for. My
> only question is that I've been under the impression that the UHD doesn't
> yet support GPIO for the B210. I did recently upgrade to 3.8.5 though so
> maybe things have changed?
>
> Devin
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 5:43 AM, Marcus Müller
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Devin,
>>
>> You wanted to ramp up/down the external PA: Use the GPIO pins, and the
>> ATR registers [1] or timed commands issued over the message bus [2] to
>> change their state
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Marcus
>>
>> [1] http://files.ettus.com/manual/page_gpio_api.html#xgpio_fpanel_atr
>> [2] http://gnuradio.org/doc/doxygen/page_uhd.html#uhd_command_syntax
>> On 08/18/2015 09:17 PM, devin kelly wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> 0
>> I'm transmitting a fairly bursty, irregularly timed signal. I attach a
>> stream tag to the sample that has the start of the burst (tx_sob). I also
>> have a PA that I can turn on and off that's inbetween my USRP B210 and
>> antenna.
>>
>> I'd like to be able to turn the PA on and off synchronously, say 50 ms
>> before tx_sob is to be transmitted.
>>
>> Is there any way to do this? I'm thinking I could add a new tag that's
>> 50 ms before my transmission but then how would I synchronously turn on the
>> PA? Is there something like a callback function I can use? Does the UHD
>> or the UHD block have this functionality?
>>
>> Thanks for any help,
>> Devin
>>
>>
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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Enveloping a transmit amplifier
Marcus, Thanks for the advice, this seems to do exactly what I'm looking for. My only question is that I've been under the impression that the UHD doesn't yet support GPIO for the B210. I did recently upgrade to 3.8.5 though so maybe things have changed? Devin On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 5:43 AM, Marcus Müller wrote: > Hi Devin, > > You wanted to ramp up/down the external PA: Use the GPIO pins, and the ATR > registers [1] or timed commands issued over the message bus [2] to change > their state > > Best regards, > Marcus > > [1] http://files.ettus.com/manual/page_gpio_api.html#xgpio_fpanel_atr > [2] http://gnuradio.org/doc/doxygen/page_uhd.html#uhd_command_syntax > On 08/18/2015 09:17 PM, devin kelly wrote: > > Hello, > 0 > I'm transmitting a fairly bursty, irregularly timed signal. I attach a > stream tag to the sample that has the start of the burst (tx_sob). I also > have a PA that I can turn on and off that's inbetween my USRP B210 and > antenna. > > I'd like to be able to turn the PA on and off synchronously, say 50 ms > before tx_sob is to be transmitted. > > Is there any way to do this? I'm thinking I could add a new tag that's 50 > ms before my transmission but then how would I synchronously turn on the > PA? Is there something like a callback function I can use? Does the UHD > or the UHD block have this functionality? > > Thanks for any help, > Devin > > > ___ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing > listDiscuss-gnuradio@gnu.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio > > > > ___ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio > > -- http://alum.wpi.edu/~dkelly/ ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Enveloping a transmit amplifier
Hi Devin, You wanted to ramp up/down the external PA: Use the GPIO pins, and the ATR registers [1] or timed commands issued over the message bus [2] to change their state Best regards, Marcus [1] http://files.ettus.com/manual/page_gpio_api.html#xgpio_fpanel_atr [2] http://gnuradio.org/doc/doxygen/page_uhd.html#uhd_command_syntax On 08/18/2015 09:17 PM, devin kelly wrote: > Hello, > 0 > I'm transmitting a fairly bursty, irregularly timed signal. I attach > a stream tag to the sample that has the start of the burst (tx_sob). > I also have a PA that I can turn on and off that's inbetween my USRP > B210 and antenna. > > I'd like to be able to turn the PA on and off synchronously, say 50 ms > before tx_sob is to be transmitted. > > Is there any way to do this? I'm thinking I could add a new tag > that's 50 ms before my transmission but then how would I synchronously > turn on the PA? Is there something like a callback function I can > use? Does the UHD or the UHD block have this functionality? > > Thanks for any help, > Devin > > > ___ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
