Re: Using GPIO Pins on x300

[Marcus Müller]

Hi Conner,

You'd use the `usrp_source` or `usrp_sink`'s `set_gpio_attr` method; you could 
do that by
adding a "Python Snippet" block to your GRC flow graph (if you're using GRC).

Best regards,

Marcus

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On 26.07.21 15:27, Conner Awald wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm using an Ettus Research x300 with GNURadio and I'm going to need to use 
> the front
> panel GPIO pins to automatically switch an external amplifier into the RF 
> chain when
> transmitting. I found the following code on Ettus Research's github that 
> demonstrates
> how to use the GPIO pins in various ATR
> modes: https://github.com/EttusResearch/uhd/blob/master/host/examples/gpio.cpp
> <https://github.com/EttusResearch/uhd/blob/master/host/examples/gpio.cpp>
>
> I was just a little confused on how I would implement this code in a gnuradio 
> flowgraph
> to configure the gpio pins. I looked through the mailing list and found a 
> couple of
> relevant threads but it seems that the issue was resolved off-thread so the 
> solution
> isn't posted. I don't have much experience with OOT modules and from the 
> tutorial on the
> wiki, I wasn't sure how I would use the USRP UHD object that's created in the 
> USRP
> source/sink block's code in a separate block's code. If someone could just 
> point me in
> the right direction or provide some other advice that would be greatly 
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Conner