I do t think they implemented SC8 on any of the devices that have 10Gig 
interfaces available. 

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> On Mar 16, 2021, at 8:42 AM, Nik Ansell <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Hello All,
>  
> I am trying to capture 8-bit samples using an Ettus USRP N300, rather than 
> the default of 16-bit (sc16).
> This is for scenarios where I can sacrifice some dynamic range for higher 
> data rates and also to run on slightly lower powered hardware.
>  
> UHD version info: linux; GNU C++ version 9.3.0; Boost_107100; 
> UHD_3.15.0.0-62-g7a3f1516
> The Ettus is connected over a network cable and not USB.
> I am using the HG FPGA firmware,  which is v5.3 according to the output of 
> `uhd_usrp_probe`
>  
> I have tried two options so far:
> Benchmark_rate from the uhd examples directory:
> GNU Radio
>  
> This benchmark_rate command below fails with the error message: “Error: 
> RuntimeError: [RX Streamer] Conflicting OTW types defined: args.otw_format = 
> 'sc8' <=> stream_sig.item_type = 'sc16'”
>  
> `/benchmark_rate --args 
> "type=n3xx,mgmt_addr=n.n.n.n,addr=n.n.n.n,master_clock_rate=122.88e6" 
> --duration 60 --channels "0" --rx_rate 40.96e6 --rx_subdev "A:0" --rx_otw sc8`
>  
> In GNU Radio, I am using a UHD block and configure the “Wire Format” 
> parameter to “Complex int8”. This produces exactly the same error:
>  
> RuntimeError: [RX Streamer] Conflicting OTW types defined: args.otw_format = 
> 'sc8' <=> stream_sig.item_type = 'sc16'
>  
> The v3.15 UHD documentation does not state the available otw formats: 
> https://files.ettus.com/manual_archive/v3.15.0.0/html/structuhd__stream__args__t.html
>  
> However, the v4 documentation does: 
> https://files.ettus.com/manual/structuhd_1_1stream__args__t.html
>  
> Does anyone know if the N300 does indeed support 8-bit? And if so, how I can 
> implement it?
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Nik
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