[srslte-users] bladeRF setup with srsUE

[Andre Puschmann]

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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