[srslte-users] Building srsLTE on RasPi 4 Buster...

Priyasloka Arya priyasloka.arya at gmail.com
Thu Mar 19 08:32:40 UTC 2020


Hi
If Ralph could consider sharing RaPi image in a dropbox , it would be
great. This is a request, no expectation if he does not have bandwidth.
Regards
Priyasloka

On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 1:42 PM Jose NOUDOHOUENOU <
jose.noudohouenou at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ralph,
> This is great. I am using LimeSDR in my lab. So, I have few questions.
>
> 1- Could you please share your configuration files (epc.conf and enb.conf)
> with us?
> 2- Where are located your configurations files? in the .config/ directory?
> 3-Where is located your user_db.csv? within the same directory where you
> run the srsepc command or somewhere else?
>
> Many Thanks,
> --
> Jose
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 6:43 AM Ralph A. Schmid, dk5ras <ralph at schmid.xxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Right now I am running a 5 MHz LTE cell on my LimeSDR mini and RasPi 4,
>> and my UE (a cheap Mediatek China phone) is logged in, has internet, and
>> runs stable for the last 15 minutes now. Latency from the RasPi to the UE
>> is between 20 and 32 ms, packet loss very low to nil, and a RoIP
>> application (can be compared with Zello, but connecting to a real digital
>> voice radio network) is running fine over this connection. The used source
>> is from the pr_tinyrfci branch, but I will switch back to master, recompile
>> and verify if this works, too.
>>
>> Ralph.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Andre Puschmann
>> > [mailto:andre.puschmann at softwareradiosystems.com]
>> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 9:19 PM
>> > To: James Hagerman <james.hagerman at gmail.com>
>> > Cc: Ralph A. Schmid, dk5ras <ralph at schmid.xxx>; srslte-users <srslte-
>> > users at lists.softwareradiosystems.com>; zip at swigerco.com
>> > Subject: Re: [srslte-users] Building srsLTE on RasPi 4 Buster...
>> >
>> > Hi James,
>> >
>> > I am afraid I can't really help you on this at the moment. There are
>> people (e.g.
>> > Ralph) who have successfully used the Rpi4 with the eNB, but we haven't
>> really
>> > tried that ourselves.
>> >
>> > We've changed many things regarding timing in recent past and those
>> will be
>> > made available in the next release. So hopefully things will be easier
>> then.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > Andre
>> >
>> > On 20/2/20 1:16, James Hagerman wrote:
>> > > Andre,
>> > >
>> > > Sorry for the delay. I uploaded 3 sets of logs to the following Gist.
>> > > Warning level logs, Info level logs, and the console output of `sudo
>> > > srsenb` while capturing the Info level logs.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > https://gist.github.com/JamesHagerman/784a009ae8ab4886c32d1dd0a726352
>> > f
>> > >
>> > > The only line in there that is a bit worrisome is:
>> > >
>> > > [ERROR] Tx Calibration: MCU error 4 (SXT tune failed)
>> > >
>> > > But I've tried just about everything I can to get that to go away and
>> > > nothing works. If you think that is the root cause, I'll reach out to
>> > > the LimeSDR community and try to sort it out.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks again for the help!
>> > > James
>> > >
>> > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 12:57 PM Andre Puschmann
>> > > <andre.puschmann at softwareradiosystems.com
>> > > <mailto:andre.puschmann at softwareradiosystems.com>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >     Hey,
>> > >
>> > >     On 18/2/20 21:44, James Hagerman wrote:
>> > >     > I will grab eNB logs later today. What logging level is
>> appropriate?
>> > >
>> > >     Info level should be enough as a start. Maybe you can also try a
>> warning
>> > >     only to see if this already brings up an issue.
>> > >
>> > >     Thanks
>> > >     Andre
>> > >
>> > >     >
>> > >     > Thanks,
>> > >     > James
>> > >     >
>> > >     > On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 12:37 PM Andre Puschmann
>> > >     > <andre.puschmann at softwareradiosystems.com
>> > >     <mailto:andre.puschmann at softwareradiosystems.com>
>> > >     > <mailto:andre.puschmann at softwareradiosystems.com
>> > >     <mailto:andre.puschmann at softwareradiosystems.com>>> wrote:
>> > >     >
>> > >     >     Hey James,
>> > >     >
>> > >     >     are you currently debugging the eNB or the UE on the RPi4?
>> > >     >
>> > >     >     Users on the list here use the RPi4 with the eNB. But the UE
>> > >     might be a
>> > >     >     bit more difficult in terms of processing, etc, so I would
>> not
>> > >     recommend
>> > >     >     this just yet. Please use a phone or any other UE that you
>> know is
>> > >     >     working for you.
>> > >     >
>> > >     >     For your eNB issue, can you please send along logs, etc?
>> > >     >
>> > >     >     Thanks
>> > >     >     Andre
>> > >     >
>> > >     >     On 15/2/20 12:01, James Hagerman wrote:
>> > >     >     > Oh, I should add: I have since shifted the Carrier Offset
>> > >     Frequency
>> > >     >     > (CFO) from -1.1kHz down to -0.4kHz with:
>> > >     >     > freq_offset = -1100
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     > The same issue happens.
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     > On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 2:45 AM James Hagerman
>> > >     >     <james.hagerman at gmail.com <mailto:james.hagerman at gmail.com>
>> > >     <mailto:james.hagerman at gmail.com
>> > <mailto:james.hagerman at gmail.com>>
>> > >     >     > <mailto:james.hagerman at gmail.com
>> > >     <mailto:james.hagerman at gmail.com>
>> > >     >     <mailto:james.hagerman at gmail.com
>> > >     <mailto:james.hagerman at gmail.com>>>> wrote:
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Hey all,
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     I'm new on this mailing list but I've been poking at
>> > >     srsLTE for a
>> > >     >     >     bit now. I've been taking notes in this github gist. I
>> > >     need to
>> > >     >     clean
>> > >     >     >     it up, but it might contain some useful
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >
>> > >       info:
>> https://gist.github.com/JamesHagerman/fafec6ee2ee076fe7cda4cf4
>> > dd74edd0
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     This reply is response to getting srsLTE running on
>> the RPI4
>> > >     >     with a
>> > >     >     >     LimeSDR Mini. After starting up srsenb and srsepc on
>> the
>> > >     RPi4,
>> > >     >     >     whenever a UE (either a physical LTE phone or srsue)
>> > >     sends it's
>> > >     >     >     RACH, the eNB running on the RPi4 always throws this
>> error:
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     RACH:  tti=4501, preamble=52, offset=24,
>> temp_crnti=0x46
>> > >     >     >     SCHED: Could not transmit RAR within the window (RA
>> > >     TTI=4501,
>> > >     >     >     Window=10, Now=4554)
>> > >     >     >     Disconnecting rnti=0x46.
>> > >     >     >     [and repeats a bunch]
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     When I try to connect with srsue (using my laptop and
>> a
>> > >     >     BladeRF), it
>> > >     >     >     logs a matching error:
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Attaching UE...
>> > >     >     >     Searching cell in DL EARFCN=3400, f_dl=2685.0 MHz,
>> > >     f_ul=2565.0 MHz
>> > >     >     >     [INFO] setSampleRate(Rx, 0, 1.920000 MHz), actual =
>> > >     1.920000 MHz
>> > >     >     >     Set Rx bandwidth to 2.50 MHz
>> > >     >     >     [INFO] setSampleRate(Tx, 0, 1.920000 MHz), actual =
>> > >     1.920000 MHz
>> > >     >     >     Set Tx bandwidth to 1.50 MHz
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Warning TX/RX time offset has not been calibrated for
>> > >     device none.
>> > >     >     >     Set a value manually
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Found Cell:  Mode=FDD, PCI=1, PRB=25, Ports=1,
>> CFO=-1.1 KHz
>> > >     >     >     [INFO] setSampleRate(Rx, 0, 5.760000 MHz), actual =
>> > >     5.760000 MHz
>> > >     >     >     Set Rx bandwidth to 5.00 MHz
>> > >     >     >     [INFO] setSampleRate(Tx, 0, 5.760000 MHz), actual =
>> > >     5.760000 MHz
>> > >     >     >     Set Tx bandwidth to 5.00 MHz
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Warning TX/RX time offset has not been calibrated for
>> > >     device none.
>> > >     >     >     Set a value manually
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Found PLMN:  Id=00101, TAC=7
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=15, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     /[REDACTED]/srsLTE/lib/src/phy/rf/rf_soapy_imp.c.145:
>> > >     Error while
>> > >     >     >     receiving aync metadata: UNKNOWN (0), flags=6,
>> channel=0,
>> > >     >     >     timeNs=1208675223
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=1, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=24, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=23, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=3, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=33, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=2, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=44, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=13, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Random Access Transmission: seq=1, ra-rnti=0x2
>> > >     >     >     Warning: Detected Radio-Link Failure
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Here are the versions of software I using on the RPI4:
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     LimeSuite 19.04.0
>> > >     >     >     LimeSDR Mini running v1.30 of the Gateware FW (the
>> latest;
>> > >     >     installed
>> > >     >     >     with LimeSuite 19.04.0)
>> > >     >     >     SoapySDR 0.7.2 (master is on 0.8.0 and srsLTE needs
>> > >     updates before
>> > >     >     >     we can upgrade)
>> > >     >     >     srsLTE 19.12
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     I chose these versions because they work great when I
>> > >     run the eNB
>> > >     >     >     and EPC from my laptop using the LimeSDR Mini, LimeSDR
>> > >     USB, or
>> > >     >     >     BladeRF. When I installed everything on the RPi4, I
>> > >     compiled from
>> > >     >     >     source on the Pi from. For srsLTE, I had to comment
>> our
>> > >     those
>> > >     >     >     -Werror lines to get the build to complete.
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     So far there are the things I've tried to get this
>> > >     working on
>> > >     >     the RPi4:
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     - Ensured the LimeSDR is nice and cool (I have one of
>> > >     the Lime AC
>> > >     >     >     Mini active cooling cases and it's around 29C at idle
>> > >     and bumps up
>> > >     >     >     to about 35C when the eNB is running. Much better than
>> > >     the 58C it
>> > >     >     >     used to hit...)
>> > >     >     >     - Overclocked the RPi4 (and disabled the overclock
>> after
>> > >     it didn't
>> > >     >     >     improve the situation)
>> > >     >     >     - Ensured the RPi4 has enough power and is not
>> > >     throttling due to
>> > >     >     >     undervolting or overheating
>> > >     >     >     - Ensured the LimeSDR Mini has plenty of power
>> available
>> > >     by using
>> > >     >     >     the USB Y-splitter that came with the LimeSDR USB and
>> > >     plugging
>> > >     >     in to
>> > >     >     >     a second, high current USB power source
>> > >     >     >     - Tried all USB3 and USB2 ports available from the
>> RPi4
>> > >     >     >     - Tried using a powered USB3 hub between the Pi and
>> the
>> > >     >     LimeSDR Mini
>> > >     >     >     - Tried setting `time_adv_nsamples` to a selection of
>> values
>> > >     >     between
>> > >     >     >     0 and 500 without noticeable change
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Again, all of this works fine when it's running on my
>> > >     laptop!
>> > >     >     Based
>> > >     >     >     on this, as far as I can tell, srsLTE 19.12.0 does
>> not run
>> > >     >     correctly
>> > >     >     >     on the RPi4 at this point.
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     What am I missing?
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     Thanks for your help,
>> > >     >     >     James Hagerman
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >     On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 4:37 AM Ralph A. Schmid,
>> dk5ras
>> > >     >     >     <ralph at schmid.xxx> wrote:
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >         Great that it looks good for you, too. Usually you
>> > >     should be
>> > >     >     >         ready to go, enter sour SIM card data into the
>> > >     user_db.csv,
>> > >     >     >         start srsepc and srsenb, and it should be on air
>> and
>> > >     ready
>> > >     >     to be
>> > >     >     >         used. In my tests it was as stable and reliable
>> as any
>> > >     >     >         commercial network out here.
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >         Now I need to find a way to NAT between wlan0 and
>> > >     >     srs_spgw_sgi,
>> > >     >     >         to test internet access.
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >         Ralph.
>> > >     >     >
>> > >     >     >
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>> > >     >     <mailto:srslte-users at lists.softwareradiosystems.com
>> > >     <mailto:srslte-users at lists.softwareradiosystems.com>>>>
>> > >     >     >         > Subject: [srslte-users] Building srsLTE on
>> RasPi 4
>> > >     Buster...
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > Thanks so much - with your notes got srsLTE
>> built
>> > >     in RPi4B
>> > >     >     >         raspbian, by
>> > >     >     >         > commenting out the two lines 393/394 in
>> > >     CMakeLists.txt:
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > # Add -Werror to C/C++ flags for newer compilers
>> > >     if(NOT
>> > >     >     >         > CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.9)
>> > >     >     >         > #  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Werror")
>> > >
>> > >     >     >         <-- comment
>> > >     >     >         > out
>> > >     >     >         > # set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}
>> > >     -Werror")
>> > >     >     >          <--     "
>> > >     >     >         > endif()
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > I also had to remove zmq -dev package or run
>> into an
>> > >     >     error there.
>> > >     >     >         > Installed (still running make test), and started
>> > >     up epc/enb
>> > >     >     >         with default config
>> > >     >     >         > OK, LimeSDR-Mini seems happy. Have not tested
>> over
>> > >     the air
>> > >     >     >         attach yet (still
>> > >     >     >         > remote).
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > --Chuck
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > > Ralph - it would be wise in these kind of
>> > >     projects to note
>> > >     >     >         down the
>> > >     >     >         > > exact version of everything from LimeSuite
>> > >     firmware to
>> > >     >     operating
>> > >     >     >         > > system, everything!
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > At the moment this is quite simple, all in
>> latest
>> > >     release.
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > LimeSDR Mini, Gateware 1.30
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > Limesuite:
>> > >     >     >         >
>> > >     >     >         > commit 627c82c76938765e93e85784cb359ea4aa71554e
>> > >     (HEAD ->
>> > >     >     master,
>> > >     >     >         > origin/master, origin/HEAD)
>> > >     >     >         >
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