Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Sending pre-saved OFDM file to USRP

[Tom Rondeau]

Hoo-chang Shin wrote:
> Well, I did it like that, it did not work with connecting the file_source 
> direct to USRP.
> I thought then it might work when I do the 'vector thing' in the middle.
> In either case, the receiver USRP does not detect anything.
>   

Have you tried to run usrp_fft.py at the receiver to make sure you see 
some energy?

Also, have you just tried using benchmark_ofdm_tx.py on one side and 
benchmark_ofdm_rx.py on another?

There are a lot of parameters to tweak. The amplitude is one important 
one (high enough to be seen at the receiver, low enough to avoid 
clipping), and the decim/interp values depend on the speed of your 
processor.

FWIW, just saying the receiver isn't getting anything isn't too useful 
when asking for help with all of the possible issues.

Tom



> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Tom Rondeau <address@hidden>
> To: Hoo-chang Shin <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 1:48:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Sending pre-saved OFDM file to USRP
>
> Hoo-chang Shin wrote:
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to send a pre-saved OFDM file to a transmitter USRP, and to receive 
> > the signal from a receiver USRP.
> > >From the 'benchmark_ofdm_tx.py' I've saved the OFDM signal to a file using 
> > 'gr.file_sink', instead of sending it to 'usrp.sink_c'.
> > And then I want to read the data from the saved file and send it though the 
> > transmitter USRP, and receive it from the other USRP, but does not work.
> >
> > Could anyone give tip, why it does not work? Or give help how to make it work?
> >
> >
> > This is my code:
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/env python
> >
> > from gnuradio import gr
> > from gnuradio import usrp
> >
> > from numpy import *
> >
> > class send_from_file_graph (gr.flow_graph):
> >
> >     def __init__(self):
> >     gr.flow_graph.__init__(self)
> >     
> >     filename = 'tx_usrp_data.dat'
> >     # which I had saved from 'benchmark_ofdm_tx.py' using 
> > 'gr.file_sink(gr.sizeof_gr_complex, filename)'
> >     src = gr.file_source ( gr.sizeof_gr_complex, filename, False)
> >     
> >     self.v_snk = gr.vector_sink_c()
> >     
> >     # setup usrp
> >     self.u = usrp.sink_c(fusb_block_size=0, fusb_nblocks=0)
> >     self.u.set_interp_rate(512)
> >     self._tx_subdev_spec = usrp.pick_tx_subdevice(self.u)
> >     self.subdev = usrp.selected_subdev(self.u, self._tx_subdev_spec)
> >     
> >     self.u.tune(self.subdev._which, self.subdev, 2.45e9)
> >     self.subdev.set_gain(200)
> >     self.subdev.set_auto_tr(True)
> >     # ##
> >     
> >     self.connect(src, self.v_snk)
> >     self.run()
> >     v_src = gr.vector_source_c(self.v_snk.data())
> >     self.connect(v_src, self.u)
> >     self.run()
> >     
>
> Why don't you just do:
>
> self.connect(src, self.u)
>
> Instead of all the vector stuff in the middle?
>
> Tom
>
>