Using RFX2400 from C++

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Hi,

I’m trying to get the code together to enable the RFX2400 board from a
C++ program. I’m mostly looking in usrp.py, usrp1.py, db_base.py, and
db_flexrf.py and copying commands like write_io and write_oe into their
C++ versions. Is there good documentation on all of these various
commands, and/or is there an easier way to use the Python code to
instantiate the usrp data structure for me?

Thanks,

Dan

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On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 01:01:36AM -0800, Dan H. wrote:

Dan

Hi Dan,

Converting this stuff all to C++ is “on the list”. In the meanwhile,
documentation of the primitives is contained in usrp_basic.h and
usrp_standard.h.

Eric

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Dan, Eric, all:

I am interested in the same and am willing to help out. For now I’d be
happy with just getting the bits from the USRP (i.e. no graph theory).

Chris

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On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 01:01:36AM -0800, Dan H. wrote:

Hi,

I’m trying to get the code together to enable the RFX2400 board from a
C++ program. I’m mostly looking in usrp.py, usrp1.py, db_base.py, and
db_flexrf.py and copying commands like write_io and write_oe into their
C++ versions. Is there good documentation on all of these various
commands, and/or is there an easier way to use the Python code to
instantiate the usrp data structure for me?

If you don’t want to maintain your own C++ interface, you can call the
python code from C++ using Boost:

Boost.Python - 1.82.0

  • Chris
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I decided to take the path of least resistance and instrumented usrp1.py
to print whenever a set_* or write_* function was called. I then ran a
modified version of tunnel.py to get the following output (full output
attached as log):

_write_oe (, 0, 0, 65535) _write_fpga_reg (, 40, 0) set_pga (, 0, 0.0) set_pga (, 1, 0.0) _write_fpga_reg (, 20, 0) _write_fpga_reg (, 21, 0) _write_fpga_reg (, 22, 0)

I then took this output, grepped for source, and turned it into C code
(attached), but have been unable to get signal out. Interestingly, when
I screwed up and used the sink instead (that should be the transmit
path, right?), I did get signal out, albeit not pretty sine waves like I
expected (the signal was sent using usrp_siggen at the same freq with -w
0). I’m confused.

Also, I may be doing that thing with the write_spi wrong, I don’t know
how to properly handle the \x00s.
//
-Dan