Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread John Malsbury
The GPSDO can provide an internal 10 MHz/1 PPS signal.  I'm not sure if
that's what you meant or not:
https://www.ettus.com/product/details/GPSDO-KIT

AFIAK, you cannot set the time of a USRP with a message. You may be able to
use the XML_RPC block in gr-extras to call the function if it is exposed
through gr-uhd.

-John


On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Prakash jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in
 wrote:

 how can we set the time of usrp by sending it message. I know there are
 function to (usrp.set_time_now()) do this from from top block variable but
 can this be done by sending message at usrp port .
 We can give internal reference signal of 10MHz  but is there also a way to
 give pps signal internally i.e. without using any external hardware.


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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread Jay Prakash
thanks for the clarification
so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess that
can be used for this job.

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On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM, John Malsbury john.malsb...@ettus.comwrote:

 The GPSDO can provide an internal 10 MHz/1 PPS signal.  I'm not sure if
 that's what you meant or not:
 https://www.ettus.com/product/details/GPSDO-KIT

 AFIAK, you cannot set the time of a USRP with a message. You may be able
 to use the XML_RPC block in gr-extras to call the function if it is exposed
 through gr-uhd.

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 how can we set the time of usrp by sending it message. I know there are
 function to (usrp.set_time_now()) do this from from top block variable but
 can this be done by sending message at usrp port .
 We can give internal reference signal of 10MHz  but is there also a way
 to give pps signal internally i.e. without using any external hardware.


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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread Adeel Anwar
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess that
can be used for this job.
uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
currently it doesn't support set_time_now()
https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp

-Adeel


On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Jay Prakash jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in
 wrote:

 thanks for the clarification
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess that
 can be used for this job.

 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM, John Malsbury 
 john.malsb...@ettus.comwrote:

 The GPSDO can provide an internal 10 MHz/1 PPS signal.  I'm not sure if
 that's what you meant or not:
 https://www.ettus.com/product/details/GPSDO-KIT

 AFIAK, you cannot set the time of a USRP with a message. You may be able
 to use the XML_RPC block in gr-extras to call the function if it is exposed
 through gr-uhd.

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 how can we set the time of usrp by sending it message. I know there are
 function to (usrp.set_time_now()) do this from from top block variable but
 can this be done by sending message at usrp port .
 We can give internal reference signal of 10MHz  but is there also a way
 to give pps signal internally i.e. without using any external hardware.


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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread Jay Prakash
so do we have any other block to do that. I did'nt find XML_RPC block in
the new gr-extras


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On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Adeel Anwar adeela...@gmail.com wrote:

  so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess that
 can be used for this job.
 uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
 through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
 currently it doesn't support set_time_now()

 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp

 -Adeel


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 thanks for the clarification
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess that
 can be used for this job.

 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM, John Malsbury 
 john.malsb...@ettus.comwrote:

 The GPSDO can provide an internal 10 MHz/1 PPS signal.  I'm not sure
 if that's what you meant or not:
 https://www.ettus.com/product/details/GPSDO-KIT

 AFIAK, you cannot set the time of a USRP with a message. You may be able
 to use the XML_RPC block in gr-extras to call the function if it is exposed
 through gr-uhd.

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 how can we set the time of usrp by sending it message. I know there are
 function to (usrp.set_time_now()) do this from from top block variable but
 can this be done by sending message at usrp port .
 We can give internal reference signal of 10MHz  but is there also a way
 to give pps signal internally i.e. without using any external hardware.


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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread John Malsbury
XML_RPC block in the new gr-extras

XML_RPC would have been subject to the same limitations.  It could only
call set_time_next_pps if set_time_next_pps was in the uhd_sink/source
blocks.  Maybe you can update them to include the function.

Let me ask a more fundamental questions - why do you want to reset the
time?

-John


On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Jay Prakash jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in
 wrote:

 so do we have any other block to do that. I did'nt find XML_RPC block in
 the new gr-extras


 Jay Prakash
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 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Adeel Anwar adeela...@gmail.com wrote:

  so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess
 that can be used for this job.
 uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
 through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
 currently it doesn't support set_time_now()

 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp

 -Adeel


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 thanks for the clarification
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess that
 can be used for this job.

 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM, John Malsbury john.malsb...@ettus.com
  wrote:

 The GPSDO can provide an internal 10 MHz/1 PPS signal.  I'm not sure
 if that's what you meant or not:
 https://www.ettus.com/product/details/GPSDO-KIT

 AFIAK, you cannot set the time of a USRP with a message. You may be
 able to use the XML_RPC block in gr-extras to call the function if it is
 exposed through gr-uhd.

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 how can we set the time of usrp by sending it message. I know there
 are function to (usrp.set_time_now()) do this from from top block variable
 but can this be done by sending message at usrp port .
 We can give internal reference signal of 10MHz  but is there also a
 way to give pps signal internally i.e. without using any external 
 hardware.


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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread Jay Prakash
I think i can use set_command_time (which i guess set the next time of
transmission/command?).
how can i make the usrp send its time when configured for synchronization?

Jay Prakash
Senior Undergraduate
Electronics Engineering
IIT (BHU)
VARANASI

+91-9559475258
http://about.me/jay.prakash/
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On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:58 PM, John Malsbury john.malsb...@ettus.comwrote:

 XML_RPC block in the new gr-extras

 XML_RPC would have been subject to the same limitations.  It could only
 call set_time_next_pps if set_time_next_pps was in the uhd_sink/source
 blocks.  Maybe you can update them to include the function.

 Let me ask a more fundamental questions - why do you want to reset the
 time?

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 so do we have any other block to do that. I did'nt find XML_RPC block in
 the new gr-extras


 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
  http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Adeel Anwar adeela...@gmail.comwrote:

  so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess
 that can be used for this job.
 uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
 through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
 currently it doesn't support set_time_now()

 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp

 -Adeel


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 thanks for the clarification
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess
 that can be used for this job.

 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM, John Malsbury 
 john.malsb...@ettus.com wrote:

 The GPSDO can provide an internal 10 MHz/1 PPS signal.  I'm not sure
 if that's what you meant or not:
 https://www.ettus.com/product/details/GPSDO-KIT

 AFIAK, you cannot set the time of a USRP with a message. You may be
 able to use the XML_RPC block in gr-extras to call the function if it is
 exposed through gr-uhd.

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 how can we set the time of usrp by sending it message. I know there
 are function to (usrp.set_time_now()) do this from from top block 
 variable
 but can this be done by sending message at usrp port .
 We can give internal reference signal of 10MHz  but is there also a
 way to give pps signal internally i.e. without using any external 
 hardware.


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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread John Malsbury
how can i make the usrp send its time when configured for synchronization?

I might be misunderstanding the question, but here's an answer.  The USRP
source outputs stream tags on the first sample when streaming.  The three
tags are 1) rx_time 2) rx_rate 3)  frequency.  Using (1) and (2), you
should be able to determine and track the time of the USRP.

You would use set_command_time for anything with commands - gpio, tuning,
etc.  This is in the control plane. You do timed bursts in the data plane
with stream tags - tx_sob, tx_time, tx_eob.

If these terms are foreign to you, Google introduction to stream tags by
Tom R.

-John


On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Jay Prakash jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in
 wrote:

 I think i can use set_command_time (which i guess set the next time of
 transmission/command?).
 how can i make the usrp send its time when configured for synchronization?

 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:58 PM, John Malsbury 
 john.malsb...@ettus.comwrote:

 XML_RPC block in the new gr-extras

 XML_RPC would have been subject to the same limitations.  It could only
 call set_time_next_pps if set_time_next_pps was in the uhd_sink/source
 blocks.  Maybe you can update them to include the function.

 Let me ask a more fundamental questions - why do you want to reset the
 time?

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 so do we have any other block to do that. I did'nt find XML_RPC block in
 the new gr-extras


 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
  http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Adeel Anwar adeela...@gmail.comwrote:

  so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess
 that can be used for this job.
 uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
 through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
 currently it doesn't support set_time_now()

 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp

 -Adeel


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 thanks for the clarification
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess
 that can be used for this job.

 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM, John Malsbury 
 john.malsb...@ettus.com wrote:

 The GPSDO can provide an internal 10 MHz/1 PPS signal.  I'm not
 sure if that's what you meant or not:
 https://www.ettus.com/product/details/GPSDO-KIT

 AFIAK, you cannot set the time of a USRP with a message. You may be
 able to use the XML_RPC block in gr-extras to call the function if it is
 exposed through gr-uhd.

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 how can we set the time of usrp by sending it message. I know there
 are function to (usrp.set_time_now()) do this from from top block 
 variable
 but can this be done by sending message at usrp port .
 We can give internal reference signal of 10MHz  but is there also a
 way to give pps signal internally i.e. without using any external 
 hardware.


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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread Jay Prakash
I went through the stream tagging pdf.

The tags from source has time,freq and rate.

I am interested in insuring that transmitter sets a particular frequency of
transmission ie Tx_Next_freq and time at which the transmitter starts
sending data packets at an instance.

The set_command_time as you suggested should work.

I see the features being implemented in Pre-cog.Can I get a heading of how
has these two features been insured?


The sole purpose of my questions is setting a synchronized frequency
hopping and unbroken data transfer at these hopping channels.

I have a set of TX frequencies [f1,f2,..fn]
and Receiver two has the knowledge of the frequency table.

Now I have a file and want to send certain chunks at different frequencies
and insure Receiver receives them without error.
For this Receiver will have to be synchronized with Tx and hop instances of
rx/tx should not be lagging.

Setting time of transmission/freq hop from tx side and getting rx_time info
from tags can help in establishing the channel I want.

Please help me figuring out the synchronization with respect to Pre-cog
implementation.

Jay Prakash



On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:43 AM, John Malsbury john.malsb...@ettus.comwrote:

 how can i make the usrp send its time when configured for
 synchronization?

 I might be misunderstanding the question, but here's an answer.  The USRP
 source outputs stream tags on the first sample when streaming.  The three
 tags are 1) rx_time 2) rx_rate 3)  frequency.  Using (1) and (2), you
 should be able to determine and track the time of the USRP.

 You would use set_command_time for anything with commands - gpio, tuning,
 etc.  This is in the control plane. You do timed bursts in the data plane
 with stream tags - tx_sob, tx_time, tx_eob.

 If these terms are foreign to you, Google introduction to stream tags by
 Tom R.

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 I think i can use set_command_time (which i guess set the next time of
 transmission/command?).
 how can i make the usrp send its time when configured for synchronization?

 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:58 PM, John Malsbury 
 john.malsb...@ettus.comwrote:

 XML_RPC block in the new gr-extras

 XML_RPC would have been subject to the same limitations.  It could only
 call set_time_next_pps if set_time_next_pps was in the uhd_sink/source
 blocks.  Maybe you can update them to include the function.

 Let me ask a more fundamental questions - why do you want to reset the
 time?

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 so do we have any other block to do that. I did'nt find XML_RPC block
 in the new gr-extras


 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
  http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:43 PM, Adeel Anwar adeela...@gmail.comwrote:

  so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess
 that can be used for this job.
 uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
 through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
 currently it doesn't support set_time_now()

 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp

 -Adeel


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 thanks for the clarification
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess
 that can be used for this job.

 Jay Prakash
 Senior Undergraduate
 Electronics Engineering
 IIT (BHU)
 VARANASI

 +91-9559475258
 http://about.me/jay.prakash/
 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91120191trk=hb_tab_pro_top




 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM, John Malsbury 
 john.malsb...@ettus.com wrote:

 The GPSDO can provide an internal 10 MHz/1 PPS signal.  I'm not
 sure if that's what you meant or not:
 https://www.ettus.com/product/details/GPSDO-KIT

 AFIAK, you cannot set the time of a USRP with a message. You may be
 able to use the XML_RPC block in gr-extras to call the function if it is
 exposed through gr-uhd.

 -John


 On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Prakash 
 jay.prakash.ec...@itbhu.ac.in wrote:

 how can we set the time of usrp by sending it message. I know there
 are function to (usrp.set_time_now()) do this from from top block 
 variable
 but can this be done by sending message at usrp port .
 We can give internal reference signal of 10MHz  but is there also a
 way to give pps signal internally i.e. without using any external 
 hardware.


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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread Josh Blum


On 06/16/2013 02:13 PM, Adeel Anwar wrote:
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess that
 can be used for this job.
 uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
 through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
 currently it doesn't support set_time_now()
 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp
 

I didnt add every possible setting. But I am happy to add more on
request! I'm gathering that someone would like to make a configuration
and control block that could perform the synchronization tasks w/ a
GPSDO or some external clock and time source.

The intention of the UHDControlPort block was to help clean up much of
the messy control logic in pre-cog. We were passing messages into a
python block that was executing python functions onto the flowgraph.
Sure it worked though :-) But now there is an API to do configuration
and control nicely.

My intention with the UHDControlPort was to allow for frequency hopping
control in a programatic way (and other stuff too). The UHDControlPort
block uses the property interface to expose device properties that can
be set by another entity -- like some sort of configuration block.
https://github.com/guruofquality/gras/wiki/Properties

So lets say the control block intended to frequency hop and perform a
new transmission:

1) This control block would find the UHDControlPort in the element tree
(you would probably do this once in the notify_active() callback).

2) The control block calls
uhd_control_block-set(command_time, t0);
uhd_control_block-set(tx_freq, new_freq);

3) The control block now causes a time-tagged message to be sent to the
transmit chain. control_block - packet_framer - modulator - usrp_sink
The time of the transmission would be t0 + some delta to allow the
command of tuning the frontend to have settle time.

-josh

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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread Josh Blum


On 06/16/2013 10:44 PM, Josh Blum wrote:
 
 
 On 06/16/2013 02:13 PM, Adeel Anwar wrote:
 so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess that
 can be used for this job.
 uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
 through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
 currently it doesn't support set_time_now()
 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp

 
 I didnt add every possible setting. But I am happy to add more on
 request! I'm gathering that someone would like to make a configuration
 and control block that could perform the synchronization tasks w/ a
 GPSDO or some external clock and time source.
 

OK, exposed access to time source, clock source, and time registers. Use
it in good health!

https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/commit/341f351159961acc0bb6e46402e9ed28d618cd64

-josh

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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] clock synchronization by message passing

2013-06-16 Thread Adeel Anwar
Josh,

I didnt add every possible setting. But I am happy to add more on
request! I'm gathering that someone would like to make a configuration
and control block that could perform the synchronization tasks w/ a
GPSDO or some external clock and time source.

I think it will also be very useful to add set_rate()  get_rate. This
will help in dynamic re-configuration of Tx-RX Bandwidth to/from USRP.
USRP source/sink blocks already generates a tag on sampling-rate change .

Thanks,
   Adeel


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Josh Blum j...@joshknows.com wrote:



 On 06/16/2013 10:44 PM, Josh Blum wrote:
 
 
  On 06/16/2013 02:13 PM, Adeel Anwar wrote:
  so i checked the new grextras wiki it has uhd_control block i guess
 that
  can be used for this job.
  uhd_control block  supports only a subset of usrp-functions (exposed
  through gr-uhd) e.g. set_command_time, set/get_gain/freq etc BUT
  currently it doesn't support set_time_now()
 
 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/blob/master/lib/uhd_control_port.cpp
 
 
  I didnt add every possible setting. But I am happy to add more on
  request! I'm gathering that someone would like to make a configuration
  and control block that could perform the synchronization tasks w/ a
  GPSDO or some external clock and time source.
 

 OK, exposed access to time source, clock source, and time registers. Use
 it in good health!


 https://github.com/guruofquality/grextras/commit/341f351159961acc0bb6e46402e9ed28d618cd64

 -josh

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