Merge branch 'master' into usrp_e

Conflicts:
	host/CMakeLists.txt

4 files changed, 38 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/host/docs/build.rst b/host/docs/build.rst
index d7dfd05e5..f37b5dce7 100644
--- a/host/docs/build.rst
+++ b/host/docs/build.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ CMake
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 * **Purpose:** generates project build files
 * **Version:** at least 2.8
-* **Required for:** build time
+* **Usage:** build time (required)
 * **Download URL:** http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ Boost
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 * **Purpose:** C++ library
 * **Version:** at least 3.6 unix, at least 4.0 windows
-* **Required for:** build time + run time
+* **Usage:** build time + run time (required)
 * **Download URL:** http://www.boost.org/users/download/
 * **Download URL (windows installer):** http://www.boostpro.com/download
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 LibUSB
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-* **Purpose:** USB userspace library
+* **Purpose:** USB-based hardware support
 * **Version:** at least 1.0
-* **Required for:** build time + run time (optional)
+* **Usage:** build time + run time (optional)
 * **Download URL:** http://www.libusb.org/
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Python
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 * **Purpose:** used by Cheetah and utility scripts
 * **Version:** at least 2.6
-* **Required for:** build time + run time utility scripts
+* **Usage:** build time + run time utility scripts (required)
 * **Download URL:** http://www.python.org/download/
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Cheetah
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 * **Purpose:** source code generation
 * **Version:** at least 2.0
-* **Required for:** build time
+* **Usage:** build time (required)
 * **Download URL:** http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/download.html
 * **Download URL (windows installer):** http://feisley.com/python/cheetah/
 
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ Cheetah
 Doxygen
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 * **Purpose:** generates html api documentation
-* **Required for:** build time (optional)
+* **Usage:** build time (optional)
 * **Download URL:** http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/download.html#latestsrc
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Docutils
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 * **Purpose:** generates html user manual
-* **Required for:** build time (optional)
+* **Usage:** build time (optional)
 * **Download URL:** http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -105,9 +105,16 @@ Generate Makefiles with cmake
     cd build
     cmake ../
 
-**Notes:**
+Additionally, configuration variables can be passed into cmake via the command line.
+The following common-use configuration variables are listed below:
 
-* For a custom prefix, use: cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<prefix> ../
+* For a custom install prefix: -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<prefix>
+* To install libs into lib64: cmake -DLIB_SUFFIX=64
+
+Example usage:
+::
+
+    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/uhd ../
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Build and install
@@ -155,11 +162,15 @@ Build the project in MSVC
 **Note:** you may not have permission to build the install target.
 You need to be an administrator or to run MSVC as administrator.
 
-** alternative command line instructions **
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Build the project in MSVC (command line)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Open the Visual Studio Command Prompt Shorcut:
+::
 
-* Open the Visual Studio Command Prompt Shorcut
-* DevEnv <uhd-repo-path>\host\build\ALL_BUILD.vcproj /Build Release
-* DevEnv <uhd-repo-path>\host\build\INSTALL.vcproj /Build Release
+    cd <uhd-repo-path>\host\build
+    DevEnv ALL_BUILD.vcproj /Build Release
+    DevEnv INSTALL.vcproj /Build Release
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Setup the PATH environment variable
diff --git a/host/docs/coding.rst b/host/docs/coding.rst
index 23f350b0f..d6a19d250 100644
--- a/host/docs/coding.rst
+++ b/host/docs/coding.rst
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ The device API provides ways to:
 See the documentation in *device.hpp* for reference.
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-High-Level: The simple usrp
+High-Level: The single usrp
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-The goal of the simple usrp API is to wrap high level functions around the device properties.
-The simple usrp provides a fat interface to access the most common properties.
-The simple usrp provides ways to:
+The goal of the single usrp API is to wrap high level functions around the device properties.
+The single usrp provides a fat interface to access the most common properties.
+The single usrp provides ways to:
 
 * Set and get daughterboard gains.
 * Set and get daughterboard antennas.
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ The simple usrp provides ways to:
 * Set the usrp time registers.
 * Get the underlying device (as discussed above).
 
-See the documentation in *usrp/simple_usrp.hpp* for reference.
+See the documentation in *usrp/single_usrp.hpp* for reference.
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 High-Level: The mimo usrp
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 The mimo usrp API provides a wrapper around a device that represents several motherboards.
-This API provides convenience calls just like the simple usrp,
+This API provides convenience calls just like the single usrp,
 however the calls either work across all channels in the configuration,
 or take a channel argument to specify which channel to configure.
 The mimo usrp provides ways to:
diff --git a/host/docs/dboards.rst b/host/docs/dboards.rst
index 985fbc12b..738a0696d 100644
--- a/host/docs/dboards.rst
+++ b/host/docs/dboards.rst
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ properties of each board as well.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Basic RX and and LFRX
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-The Basic RX and LFRX boards have 3 subdevices:
+The Basic RX and LFRX boards have 4 subdevices:
 
 * **Subdevice A:** real signal on antenna RXA
 * **Subdevice B:** real signal on antenna RXB
-* **Subdevice AB:** quadrature subdevice using both antennas
+* **Subdevice AB:** quadrature subdevice using both antennas (IQ)
+* **Subdevice BA:** quadrature subdevice using both antennas (QI)
 
 The boards have no tunable elements or programmable gains.
 Though the magic of aliasing, you can down-convert signals
@@ -28,11 +29,12 @@ greater than the Nyquist rate of the ADC.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Basic TX and and LFTX
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-The Basic TX and LFTX boards have 3 subdevices:
+The Basic TX and LFTX boards have 4 subdevices:
 
 * **Subdevice A:** real signal on antenna TXA
 * **Subdevice B:** real signal on antenna TXB
-* **Subdevice AB:** quadrature subdevice using both antennas
+* **Subdevice AB:** quadrature subdevice using both antennas (IQ)
+* **Subdevice BA:** quadrature subdevice using both antennas (QI)
 
 The boards have no tunable elements or programmable gains.
 Though the magic of aliasing, you can up-convert signals
diff --git a/host/docs/usrp2.rst b/host/docs/usrp2.rst
index 745361b77..4c95fb24c 100644
--- a/host/docs/usrp2.rst
+++ b/host/docs/usrp2.rst
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ buffer incoming samples faster than they can be processed.
 However, if you application cannot process samples fast enough,
 no amount of buffering can save you.
 
-By default, the UHD will try to request a reasonably large buffer size for both send and receive.
+By default, the UHD will try to resize both the send and receive buffer for optimum performance.
 A warning will be printed on instantiation if the actual buffer size is insufficient.
 See the OS specific notes below: