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diff --git a/host/docs/dboards.rst b/host/docs/dboards.rst index 9c496ebee..b66fd2069 100644 --- a/host/docs/dboards.rst +++ b/host/docs/dboards.rst @@ -32,7 +32,20 @@ The Basic TX and LFTX boards have 1 quadrature subdevice using both antennas. The boards have no tunable elements or programmable gains. Though the magic of aliasing, you can up-convert signals -greater than the nyquist rate of the DAC. +greater than the Nyquist rate of the DAC. + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DBSRX +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +The DBSRX board has 1 quadrature subdevice. + +Receive Antennas: **J3** + +The board has no user selectable antenna setting + +Recieve Gains: + **GC1**, Range: 0-56dB + **GC2**, Range: 0-24dB ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ RFX Series @@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ The user may set the receive antenna to be TX/RX or RX2. However, when using an RFX board in full-duplex mode, the receive antenna will always be set to RX2, regardless of the settings. -Recieve Gains: **PGA0**, Range: 0-45dB +Recieve Gains: **PGA0**, Range: 0-70dB (except RFX400 range is 0-45dB) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ XCVR 2450 @@ -87,3 +100,44 @@ the receive antenna will always be set to RX2, regardless of the settings. Transmit Gains: **PGA0**, Range: 0-25dB Recieve Gains: **PGA0**, Range: 0-31.5dB + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Daughterboard Modifications +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Sometimes, daughterboards will require modification +to work on certain frequencies or to work with certain hardware. +Modification usually involves moving/removing a SMT component +and burning a new daughterboard id into the eeprom. + +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DBSRX +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Due to different clocking capabilities, +the DBSRX will require modifications to operate on a non-USRP1 motherboard. +On a USRP1 motherboard, a divided clock is provided from an FPGA pin +because the standard daughterboard clock lines cannot provided a divided clock. +However, on other USRP motherboards, the divided clock is provided +over the standard daughterboard clock lines. + +**Step 1: Move the clock configuration resistor** + +Remove R193 (which is 10 ohms, 0603 size) and put it on R194, which is empty. +This is made somewhat more complicated by the fact that the silkscreen is not clear in that area. +R193 is on the back, immediately below the large beige connector, J2. +R194 is just below, and to the left of R193. +The silkscreen for R193 is ok, but for R194, +it is upside down, and partially cut off. +If you lose R193, you can use anything from 0 to 10 ohms there. + +**Step 2: Burn a new daughterboard id into the EEPROM** + +With the daughterboard plugged-in, run the following commands: +:: + + cd <prefix>/share/uhd/utils + ./usrp_burn_db_eeprom --id=0x000d --unit=RX --args=<args> --db=<db> + +* <args> are device address arguments (optional if only one USRP is on your machine) +* <db> is the name of the daughterboard slot (optional if the USRP has only one slot) diff --git a/host/docs/usrp2.rst b/host/docs/usrp2.rst index 76b27fd31..bc4ea0e44 100644 --- a/host/docs/usrp2.rst +++ b/host/docs/usrp2.rst @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Run the following commands: ./configure --host=mb make -*The image file will be ./apps/txrx_uhd.bin* +*The image file will be ./usrp2/usrp2_txrx_uhd.bin* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Load the images onto the SD card @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ The USRP2 will reply to icmp echo requests. **Monitor the USRP2:** You can read the serial port on the rear of the USRP2 to get debug verbose from the embedded microcontroller. -Use a standard USB to tty-level serial converter at 230400 baud. +Use a standard USB to 3.3v-level serial converter at 230400 baud. The microcontroller prints useful information about IP addresses, MAC addresses, control packets, and fast-path settings. |