Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of Tutorials/k0SDR/Tutorial19

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Jun 13, 2016, 4:00:42 PM (9 years ago)

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+== Getting started with RFNoC X310 ==
+
+[[TOC(Tutorials/k0SDR*)]]
+
+=== Description ===
+This tutorial is a guide for getting started with RFNoC using an USRP X310 on ORBIT grid.
+Before starting to experiment with RFNoC, here are a couple of useful presentations, write ups from Ettus Research, that one should go through.
+https://github.com/EttusResearch/uhd/wiki/RFNoC:-Getting-Started
+
+
+
+
+
+=== Set up ===
+* Make a reservation on the [https://www.orbit-lab.org/schedule/ Orbit Scheduler] for using the grid.
+* Load baseline-rfnoc-labtools.ndz on an ORBIT node with USRP X310.
+{{{
+omf load -i baseline-rfnoc-labtools.ndz -t node18-20
+}}}
+* Once imaging is done, turn the node on
+{{{
+omf tell -a on -t node18-20
+}}}
+* Wait for the node to turn on and log in
+{{{
+ssh root@node18-20
+}}}
+ 
+=== Testing the installation ===
+The image that was loaded, contains UHD rfnoc-devel branch installation as mentioned in the RFNoC getting started guide. 
+* Run uhd_find_devices - you can see that the UHD version is shown as UHD_003.010.rfnoc-285-gb9765c42 
+{{{
+root@node18-20:~# uhd_find_devices --args="addr=192.168.10.2"
+linux; GNU C++ version 4.8.2; Boost_105400; UHD_003.010.rfnoc-285-gb9765c42
+
+--------------------------------------------------
+-- UHD Device 0
+--------------------------------------------------
+Device Address:
+    type: x300
+    addr: 192.168.10.2
+    fpga: HGS
+    name: hakuna matata
+    serial: F4FD2A
+    product: X310
+}}}
+* Run uhd_usrp_probe. This might throw an error as shown below, as the X310 might contain a firmware build that is not compatible with the RFNoC UHD installation.
+
+{{{
+root@node18-20:~# uhd_usrp_probe --args="addr=192.168.10.2"
+linux; GNU C++ version 4.8.2; Boost_105400; UHD_003.010.rfnoc-285-gb9765c42
+
+-- X300 initialization sequence...
+-- Determining maximum frame size... 8000 bytes.
+-- Setup basic communication...
+=========================================================
+Warning:
+Expected FPGA compatibility number 1000, but got 9:
+The FPGA image on your device is not compatible with this host code build.
+Download the appropriate FPGA images for this version of UHD.
+Please run:
+
+ "/usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py"
+
+Then burn a new image to the on-board flash storage of your
+USRP X3xx device using the image loader utility. Use this command:
+
+"/usr/local/bin/uhd_image_loader" --args="type=x300,addr=192.168.10.2"
+
+For more information, refer to the UHD manual:
+
+ http://files.ettus.com/manual/page_usrp_x3x0.html#x3x0_flash=========================================================
+Error: RuntimeError: Expected firmware compatibility number 4.0, but got 3.0:
+The firmware build is not compatible with the host code build.
+Please run:
+
+ "/usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py"
+}}}
+
+* In case of the above error, you can burn the appropriate FPGA image using uhd_image_loader as shown above, or using usrp_x3xx_fpga_jtag_programmer.sh found in uhd/tools.
+When the jtag programmer is used, the FPGA image is lost on power cycling.
+
+{{{
+root@node18-20:~/uhd/tools# ./usrp_x3xx_fpga_jtag_programmer.sh --fpga-path="/usr/local/share/uhd/images/usrp_x310_fpga_HGS.bit"
+=======================================
+ Copyright 2014 Ettus Research LLC
+
+ JTAG Programming Tool
+=======================================
+
+==== Generating impact batch file 1eRfmtCb.impact.cmd...
+==== Running impact -- loading /usr/local/share/uhd/images/usrp_x310_fpga_HGS.bit into the FPGA...
+}}}
+
+* Now running uhd_usrp_probe should print out a lot of messages with this at the end : the list of RFNoC blocks in the current FPGA image.
+
+{{{
+-- ========== Full list of RFNoC blocks: ============
+-- * 0/Radio_0
+-- * 0/Radio_1
+-- * 0/AddSub_0
+-- * 0/FIR_0
+-- * 0/FFT_0
+-- * 0/Window_0
+-- * 0/NullSrcSink_0
+-- * 0/LogPwr_0
+-- * 0/MovingAverage_0
+-- * 0/VectorIIR_0
+-- * 0/KeepOneInN_0
+-- * 0/fosphor_0
+-- * 0/FIFO_0
+}}}