[srslte-users] bladeRF setup with srsUE

[sanya454545]

Yes, I did try very hard first with the native bladeRF drivers. It didn't work at all and srsUE couldn't find the device at all, which is why I switched to the soap drivers.


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On Thursday, November 22, 2018 4:15 AM, Andre Puschmann <andre.puschmann at softwareradiosystems.com> wrote:

> Hey,
>
> have you tried to use the native bladeRF driver? The SoapySDR driver
> still doesn't work as good as it should I am afraid.
>
> Thanks
> Andre
>
> On 15/11/18 20:51, sanya454545 wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> > I’m having some trouble getting srsUE to run with my bladeRF. I had to
> > install the soapySDR wrapper in order for srsUE to find the bladeRF, and
> > now this happens when I try to start srsUE:
> > """
> > $ sudo ./srsue/src/srsue ~/.srs/ue.conf
> > Reading configuration file /home/g/.srs/ue.conf...
> > ---  Software Radio Systems LTE UE  ---
> > Opening RF device with 1 RX antennas...
> > Device bladeRF not found. Switching to auto mode
> > [INFO] [UHD] linux; GNU C++ version 5.4.0 20160609; Boost_105800;
> > UHD_3.14.0.0-110-g6af6ac32
> > Opening USRP with args:
> > Error opening UHD: code 11
> > Soapy has found device #0: backend=libusb, device=0x02:0x03,
> > driver=bladerf, instance=0, label=BladeRF #0 [0689a588..bc51b079],
> > serial=0689a588c16f3439203e1973bc51b079,
> > [INFO] bladerf_open_with_devinfo()
> > [INFO] bladerf_get_serial() = 0689a588c16f3439203e1973bc51b079
> > [INFO] setSampleRate(1, 4.000000 MHz), actual = 4.000000 MHz
> > [INFO] setSampleRate(0, 4.000000 MHz), actual = 4.000000 MHz
> > [INFO] setSampleRate(1, 1.920000 MHz), actual = 1.920000 MHz
> > Set Rx bandwidth to 2.50 MHz
> > [INFO] setSampleRate(0, 1.920000 MHz), actual = 1.920000 MHz
> > Set Tx bandwidth to 1.50 MHz
> > Setting up RX stream
> > Setting up TX stream
> > Available device sensors:
> > Available sensors for RX channel 0:
> > State of gain elements for Rx channel 0 (AGC supported):
> >
> > -   LNA: 6.00 dB
> >
> > -   VGA1: 30.00 dB
> >
> > -   VGA2: 3.00 dB
> >
> >
> > State of gain elements for Tx channel 0 (AGC not supported):
> >
> > -   LNA: nan dB
> >
> > [WARNING @ host/libraries/libbladeRF/src/board/bladerf1/bladerf1.c:1803]
> > bladerf1_get_gain_stage: gain stage 'txvga1' invalid
> >
> > -   VGA1: 3.00 dB
> >
> > [WARNING @ host/libraries/libbladeRF/src/board/bladerf1/bladerf1.c:1803]
> > bladerf1_get_gain_stage: gain stage 'txvga2' invalid
> >
> > -   VGA2: 3.00 dB
> >
> > Rx antenna set to RX
> > Tx antenna set to TX
> > Warning burst preamble is not calibrated for device none. Set a value
> > manually
> > Waiting PHY to initialize...
> > ...
> > Attaching UE...
> > """
> > .... and then it hangs forever and nothing happens. I did try setting
> > the value for the burst preamble manually in the config file (I set it
> > to 0, as the comment said to), but the output is exactly the same.
> > I'm a bit new to all this, and have spent some time reading the bladeRF
> > wiki to see if there's anything I can configure to fix this, but I'm not
> > totally sure.
> > Everything works perfectly with my USRP btw! Any help would be
> > appreciated. Thank you!
> >
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