Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Questions about receiving signals of Inmarsat I-4 Satellites

2014-03-31 Thread Sylvain Munaut
Hi, May I know what's the setup you used for receiving the signal? The spectrum looks very clear. * The antenna was a homemade helical antenna : http://i.imgur.com/c6JaySJ.png * It's followed by a modified LNA23 (to be centered at 1550 MHz). This is a 30 dB LNA with a 1dB NF with a built-in

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] gr-drm for GNU Radio 3.7 available

2014-03-31 Thread Felix W.
Hi Jordan, Nice to hear that you can use my code! I just tried to reproduce your problem on my machine (Ubuntu 12.10, GNU Radio v3.7.2.1-263-g78551a56) but all seemed to be fine. So here are some guesses that come to my mind: Did you make sure to reload the block list if GRC was already open by

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] repository of examples of gnuradio and GRC?

2014-03-31 Thread Ralph A. Schmid, dk5ras
Hi, Having just written that, it seems to me that as a directory we should probably really be going down the pyBOMBS route -- having easy to install projects in a comprehensive directory *containing* .grc files. Last time I tried the pybombs way it really bombed (or even nuked) my existing

[Discuss-gnuradio] Fwd: gr-drm for GNU Radio 3.7 available

2014-03-31 Thread Felix W.
Forgot to include the mailing list... -- Forwarded message -- From: Felix W. wunsch.fe...@googlemail.com Date: 2014-03-31 10:20 GMT+02:00 Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] gr-drm for GNU Radio 3.7 available To: Jordan Johnson jwllmjohn...@gmail.com About the no module named drm

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Fwd: gr-drm for GNU Radio 3.7 available

2014-03-31 Thread Jordan Johnson
Fixed it. Here is what I did: libgnuradio-drm had to be moved to /usr/lib64 along with the drm folder from lib Weird. I wonder why Arch is so different with respect to libraries and things. Haven't tested the flowgraphs, will now. On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Felix W.

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Fwd: gr-drm for GNU Radio 3.7 available

2014-03-31 Thread Jordan Johnson
Blocks are no longer missing anddidn't produce errors running the heir block graphs butYikes. Now the transmitters complain about incorrect sample sizes: Source IO size 630 does not match sink IO size 1. among many similar messages. The red arrows exist on Scramble MLC xQAM and

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Fwd: gr-drm for GNU Radio 3.7 available

2014-03-31 Thread Felix W.
Ok, so this looks like the hierarchical blocks are not properly parameterized. In my transmitter, I'm always processing whole vectors of specific data types, so each block uses input sizes of vector_length*sizeof(data_type). What GRC is reporting is that all MLC blocks use vector length 1,

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] CSI in gr-ieee80211

2014-03-31 Thread Surligas Manos
I use a card from Per Vices. I do not have the option to change the cuttoff frequency of the filter without flashing the firmware. As a workaround, I tuned my device to a different frequency (+10 MHz) and using an NCO I managed to bypass the power loss at the center sub-carriers. On

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] OFDM SNR

2014-03-31 Thread Martin Braun
On 03/31/2014 01:03 PM, Piotr Potocki wrote: 1. I want to estimate SNR using IQ samples. But when I receive IQ samples on the receiver (img iq_samples_eq) they are all perfect. So my first question is, is there some kind of hard decision in OFDM Frame Equalizer? Without OFDM Frame Equalizer

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Constellation Decoder problem in GRC

2014-03-31 Thread Tom Rondeau
On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 6:27 AM, Irfan Ullah irfanlums...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am working in GRC and I am Designing My own 16 QAM Transceiver without using the QAM modulation and demodulation blocks of GRC. I have done modulation using the python function qam_constellation from source code

[Discuss-gnuradio] GNU Radio meetup - Wednesday

2014-03-31 Thread Tom Rondeau
Hey everyone, I'm in Northern Virginia this week for the IEEE DySPAN conference. Since I know quite a few of the GR users in this area, I thought it'd be a good time for a quick get-together. Nothing fancy or formal, just an evening gathering for a few hours someplace nearby for drinks and

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GR 3.7 build failure

2014-03-31 Thread Marcus Müller
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Marcus, I think I was involved in mentioning it; but I only cared about the include guard back then (which had an copy/paste error), and did not fix the actual problem, iirc. Greetings, Marcus On 31.03.2014 00:33, Marcus D. Leech wrote: I

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GR 3.7 build failure

2014-03-31 Thread Marcus Leech
Grumble :( This is currently blocking my attempts to update gr-ra_tools to 3.7 (and, by implication, simple_ra). I may dive in myself and see if there's an easy fix that provides backwards compatibility with older systems, since many of my "customers" are on older systems. on Mar 31, 2014,

[Discuss-gnuradio] How to build an HRPT receiver with USRPB100

2014-03-31 Thread Pablo Fernández Alonso
Hello, I've searched some information about HRPT format. I know the modulation that is used and the frame format, but I have no idea how to built it using GNU radio. Furthermore, I checked the gr-noaa repository but it hardly appears information about the different block used for HRPT

[Discuss-gnuradio] GPS signal generator

2014-03-31 Thread caruiz.ext
Hello, I am developing a GPS generator GRC. I use this block diagram: http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/Carlos_Alberto_Ruiz_Naranjo/GPS_zps3ce4af88.png - C / A code. 1023 Samples, Sample rate: 5.1151Msps, interpolation Repeat 5 - 977.5e-9 s each chip. (1,023 MHz) - Navigation data.

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] dvb-t project with two USRPN200 devices failure

2014-03-31 Thread Bogdan Diaconescu
Hi, not having access to my setup for now but for the beginning you could try recording the spectrum with your USRP and then use the file source to decode the signal offline. There is a script file apps/capture.sh that I usually use to capture data. You may tweak it for your needs (frequency,

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] dvb-t project with two USRPN200 devices failure

2014-03-31 Thread Nasi
Hi, Thanks! I am using collected data also as you say.  I am using sampling rate of 1 Mbps instead of 10 Mbps which must be the same for static transmission. Isn't it? Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:23:01 -0700 (PDT) от Bogdan Diaconescu b_diacone...@yahoo.com: Hi, not having access to my setup for

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] dvb-t project with two USRPN200 devices failure

2014-03-31 Thread Bogdan Diaconescu
For dvbt the bandwidth is around 9.14Msps so with the rational resampler you need to set-up the USRP at 10Msps. 1Msps will not work as only a part of the spectrum will be received. Bogdan On Monday, March 31, 2014 6:36 PM, Nasi nesaz...@mail.ru wrote: Hi, Thanks! I am using collected

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] dvb-t project with two USRPN200 devices failure

2014-03-31 Thread Nasi
ohhh, now I understand.  It produces in the transmitter side - which probably means underflow with my laptop. Do you know how to decrease this power? Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:44:49 -0700 (PDT) от Bogdan Diaconescu b_diacone...@yahoo.com: For dvbt the bandwidth is around 9.14Msps so with the

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] dvb-t project with two USRPN200 devices failure

2014-03-31 Thread Marcus Müller
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm afraid you can't reduce needed sample rate for a fixed bandwidth. You need a stronger laptop. Often, plugging it into mains power helps. Marcus On 31.03.2014 17:52, Nasi wrote: ohhh, now I understand. It produces in the transmitter side -

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] dvb-t project with two USRPN200 devices failure

2014-03-31 Thread Bogdan Diaconescu
One thing I did once and worked are: 1. Use a file sink instead of USRP when transmitting. Then, once the file is generated send the samples from file (opened in a file source) directly to USRP. That will need a good harddrive with at least 80MB/s read speed, a SSD will work probably. 2. Do

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] dvb-t project with two USRPN200 devices failure

2014-03-31 Thread Nasi
Thanks a lot! I will try them too... Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:08:04 -0700 (PDT) от Bogdan Diaconescu b_diacone...@yahoo.com: One thing I did once and worked are: 1. Use a file sink instead of USRP when transmitting. Then, once the file is generated send the samples from file (opened in a file

[Discuss-gnuradio] How to use a single-threaded scheduler

2014-03-31 Thread Tommy Tracy II
Dear list, Is there any way to use the single-threaded scheduler over the thread-per-block scheduler without rebuilding Gnu Radio? Sincerely, Tommy James Tracy II Ph.D Student High Performance Low Power Lab University of Virginia Phone: 913-775-2241 signature.asc Description: Message

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to use a single-threaded scheduler

2014-03-31 Thread Bogdan Diaconescu
On older gnuradio releases there was an environment variable to set so that it will switch to single threaded scheduler. Cannot remember the name, though. Bogdan On Monday, March 31, 2014 7:35 PM, Tommy Tracy II tj...@virginia.edu wrote: Dear list, Is there any way to use the

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GR 3.7 build failure

2014-03-31 Thread Johnathan Corgan
Marcus, your fix was merged into maint/master/next. On Monday, March 31, 2014, Marcus Leech mle...@ripnet.com wrote: This is currently blocking my attempts to update gr-ra_tools to 3.7 (and, by implication, simple_ra). -- Johnathan Corgan Corgan Labs - SDR Training and Development

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to use a single-threaded scheduler

2014-03-31 Thread Tommy Tracy II
The reason why I bring this up, is because I think I may have found an error in the scheduler; or at least a shortcoming in the way that it schedules different ‘scheduling domains’. I have several sub-flowgraphs in my flow graph. What I mean by this is that my program (with a single top block)

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GR 3.7 build failure

2014-03-31 Thread Marcus Leech
Thanks, I`ll give it a spin this evening. on Mar 31, 2014, Johnathan Corgan johnat...@corganlabs.com wrote: Marcus, your fixwas merged into maint/master/next.On Monday, March 31, 2014, Marcus Leech mle...@ripnet.com wrote: This is currently blocking my attempts to update gr-ra_tools to 3.7

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Fwd: gr-drm for GNU Radio 3.7 available

2014-03-31 Thread Felix W.
I'm not sure if it's the .py file it's looking for or the sound (*.wav) file you want to transmit. Did you maybe forget to specify one? Happened to me all the time ;). 2014-03-31 20:42 GMT+02:00 Jordan Johnson jwllmjohn...@gmail.com: Patched and everything looks fine. But of course, the ride

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to use a single-threaded scheduler

2014-03-31 Thread Marcus Müller
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 That environment variable is GR_SCHEDULER: git grep getenv ... gnuradio-runtime/lib/top_block_impl.cc:char *v = getenv(GR_SCHEDULER); ... and you need to set it to STS: export GR_SCHEDULER=STS ./my_gr_flowgraph.py Greetings, Marcus On

[Discuss-gnuradio] SOQPSK

2014-03-31 Thread Ed Criscuolo
I've seen it stated here on the list that the MPSK receiver block will work for either QPSK or OQPSK (Offset QPSK). Anyone know if it will work with Shaped Offset QPSK (SOQPSK) or the ARTM defined SOQPSK-TG? @(^.^)@ Ed ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to calculate SNR?

2014-03-31 Thread Tom Rondeau
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Azza Ben Mosbah azza.ben.mos...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I checked this document, it gives an idea about SNR estimators in GNU Radio: http://www.trondeau.com/blog/2011/12/30/snr-estimators.html And I checked this Python file:

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to use a single-threaded scheduler

2014-03-31 Thread Bogdan Diaconescu
Interesting results at least for situations when the queue is before/after FFT. It is like the queue is starving the FFT. You could try to see what is the actual data that the scheduler passes to the FFT and the other blocks in each cases. From my experience, the smaller the chunks are the

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How to calculate SNR?

2014-03-31 Thread Azza
Thank you. That helps. Azza -- View this message in context: http://gnuradio.4.n7.nabble.com/How-to-calculate-SNR-tp47193p47354.html Sent from the GnuRadio mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Fwd: gr-drm for GNU Radio 3.7 available

2014-03-31 Thread Felix W.
The buffer warnings are expected and nothing you should have to worry about. It stems from the (admittedly unlucky) design choice to use vectors instead of single samples. I didn't see that error before, though. Are you on a machine with very limited memory? This thread [1] describes a similar

[Discuss-gnuradio] Trying to build on OS X Maverics 10.9.2 Xcode 5.1 - Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64

2014-03-31 Thread Shane MacPhillamy
Hi I’m trying to build GnuRadio on OS X 10.9.2 I’m assuming the Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64” is related to some mismatch in libraries. Could somebody please offer some suggestions on how to debug the issue. The last few lines of the build are: [ 13%] Building CXX object

Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Trying to build on OS X Maverics 10.9.2 Xcode 5.1 - Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64

2014-03-31 Thread Michael Dickens
Hi Shane - With just the information provided, given that CMake is trying to link against CppUnit means that that library was found somewhere. Hence, chances are that CppUnit is being linked to libstdc++ while GNU Radio is trying to use libc++ -- the different C++ runtime libraries tend to

[Discuss-gnuradio] Playing with 3.7

2014-03-31 Thread Marcus D. Leech
So, I have this flow-graph that mostly works under 3.7 now, except for something that's horrible. In my flow-graph, I have two layers of selectors, to select the input for a WX GUI FFT sink. The layers select either the raw or filtered chunk of bandwidth (coming off the 4 hardware sources),