Uhd.usrp_source COMPLEX_INT16 vs COMPLEX_FLOAT32

the usrp_source in gr-uhd has two io_type uhd.io_type.COMPLEX_INT16 and
uhd.io_type.COMPLEX_FLOAT32.
To my understanding, the float version will produce samples between -1.0
and +1.0.
What is the range of the int16 version?
If the same signal is fed into the antenna, what is the relative scaling
between these two versions?
Regards
K Z

On 10/14/2011 03:31 AM, Kyle Z. wrote:

the usrp_source in gr-uhd has two io_type uhd.io_type.COMPLEX_INT16 and
uhd.io_type.COMPLEX_FLOAT32.
To my understanding, the float version will produce samples between -1.0 and
+1.0.
What is the range of the int16 version?
If the same signal is fed into the antenna, what is the relative scaling between
these two versions?
Regards
K Z


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1.0 for floats and (1 << 15) for shorts should map to the full-scale of
the ADC/DAC.
http://files.ettus.com/uhd_docs/doxygen/html/classuhd_1_1io__type__t.html

-Josh