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does usrp support 4 bit sample in current fpga image?

PJ
Page Jack
Thu, Sep 8, 2011 8:24 AM

Hi list,
I want to use 4 bit sample to enlarge my signal bandwidth, however my
program can not
work with 4 bit sample, and I trace into fpga code also can not find
anything related to
4 bit sample however there is 8 bit sample and 16 bit sample code. So I need
to be confirmed
is 4 bit supported in current fpga code?

Regards!

Hi list, I want to use 4 bit sample to enlarge my signal bandwidth, however my program can not work with 4 bit sample, and I trace into fpga code also can not find anything related to 4 bit sample however there is 8 bit sample and 16 bit sample code. So I need to be confirmed is 4 bit supported in current fpga code? Regards!
JB
Josh Blum
Thu, Sep 8, 2011 2:53 PM

On 09/08/2011 01:24 AM, Page Jack wrote:

Hi list,
I want to use 4 bit sample to enlarge my signal bandwidth, however my
program can not
work with 4 bit sample, and I trace into fpga code also can not find
anything related to
4 bit sample however there is 8 bit sample and 16 bit sample code. So I need
to be confirmed
is 4 bit supported in current fpga code?

No, only 32-bit samples (16 bits I, 16 bits Q)

-josh

On 09/08/2011 01:24 AM, Page Jack wrote: > Hi list, > I want to use 4 bit sample to enlarge my signal bandwidth, however my > program can not > work with 4 bit sample, and I trace into fpga code also can not find > anything related to > 4 bit sample however there is 8 bit sample and 16 bit sample code. So I need > to be confirmed > is 4 bit supported in current fpga code? > No, only 32-bit samples (16 bits I, 16 bits Q) -josh
TH
Thomas Hobiger
Thu, Sep 8, 2011 10:46 PM

Hi Josh,

Are there any plans to support and implement 4 bit in future?

Regards,
Thomas

On 09/08/2011 11:53 PM, Josh Blum wrote:

On 09/08/2011 01:24 AM, Page Jack wrote:

Hi list,
I want to use 4 bit sample to enlarge my signal bandwidth, however my
program can not
work with 4 bit sample, and I trace into fpga code also can not find
anything related to
4 bit sample however there is 8 bit sample and 16 bit sample code. So I need
to be confirmed
is 4 bit supported in current fpga code?

No, only 32-bit samples (16 bits I, 16 bits Q)

-josh


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Hi Josh, Are there any plans to support and implement 4 bit in future? Regards, Thomas On 09/08/2011 11:53 PM, Josh Blum wrote: > > On 09/08/2011 01:24 AM, Page Jack wrote: > >> Hi list, >> I want to use 4 bit sample to enlarge my signal bandwidth, however my >> program can not >> work with 4 bit sample, and I trace into fpga code also can not find >> anything related to >> 4 bit sample however there is 8 bit sample and 16 bit sample code. So I need >> to be confirmed >> is 4 bit supported in current fpga code? >> >> > No, only 32-bit samples (16 bits I, 16 bits Q) > > -josh > > _______________________________________________ > USRP-users mailing list > USRP-users@lists.ettus.com > http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com > >
JB
Josh Blum
Thu, Sep 8, 2011 11:31 PM

On 09/08/2011 03:46 PM, Thomas Hobiger wrote:

Hi Josh,

Are there any plans to support and implement 4 bit in future?

Well, there is a plan to do 16 bit samples (8-I, 8-Q). I suppose it
wouldnt be such a leap to work in 8 bit samples at the same time.

What did everybody mean by 4 bits per sample? 1 byte per complex sample
(4-I, 4-Q)? I can't imagine doing sub-byte samples.

-Josh

On 09/08/2011 03:46 PM, Thomas Hobiger wrote: > Hi Josh, > > Are there any plans to support and implement 4 bit in future? Well, there is a plan to do 16 bit samples (8-I, 8-Q). I suppose it wouldnt be such a leap to work in 8 bit samples at the same time. What did everybody mean by 4 bits per sample? 1 byte per complex sample (4-I, 4-Q)? I can't imagine doing sub-byte samples. -Josh
TH
Thomas Hobiger
Thu, Sep 8, 2011 11:47 PM

Hi,

I was thought about 4 bit (4-I, 4-Q) just because it shuld allow the
full 50 Msps in dual USRP (MIMO) single Ethernet configuration.

Well, there is a plan to do 16 bit samples (8-I, 8-Q). I suppose it
wouldnt be such a leap to work in 8 bit samples at the same time.

That would also be great. For my applications dynamic range is less
critical than bandwidth.

Thomas

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Hi, I was thought about 4 bit (4-I, 4-Q) just because it shuld allow the full 50 Msps in dual USRP (MIMO) single Ethernet configuration. > Well, there is a plan to do 16 bit samples (8-I, 8-Q). I suppose it > wouldnt be such a leap to work in 8 bit samples at the same time. > That would also be great. For my applications dynamic range is less critical than bandwidth. Thomas -- ****************************************************************** Dr. Thomas Hobiger Space-Time Standards Laboratory Applied Electromagnetic Research Institute National Institute of Information and Communications Technology ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei 184-8795 Tokyo Japan ------------------------------------------------------------------ email: hobiger@nict.go.jp phone: ++81-042-327-7561 fax: ++81-042-327-6664 ------------------------------------------------------------------ homepage (priv.): http://www.hobiger.org ******************************************************************
PJ
Page Jack
Fri, Sep 9, 2011 1:32 AM

Yeah I mean (4-I, 4-Q), there is already support (8-I, 8-Q) in current
version.

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Josh Blum josh@ettus.com wrote:

On 09/08/2011 03:46 PM, Thomas Hobiger wrote:

Hi Josh,

Are there any plans to support and implement 4 bit in future?

Well, there is a plan to do 16 bit samples (8-I, 8-Q). I suppose it
wouldnt be such a leap to work in 8 bit samples at the same time.

What did everybody mean by 4 bits per sample? 1 byte per complex sample
(4-I, 4-Q)? I can't imagine doing sub-byte samples.

-Josh


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Yeah I mean (4-I, 4-Q), there is already support (8-I, 8-Q) in current version. On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Josh Blum <josh@ettus.com> wrote: > > > On 09/08/2011 03:46 PM, Thomas Hobiger wrote: > > Hi Josh, > > > > Are there any plans to support and implement 4 bit in future? > > Well, there is a plan to do 16 bit samples (8-I, 8-Q). I suppose it > wouldnt be such a leap to work in 8 bit samples at the same time. > > What did everybody mean by 4 bits per sample? 1 byte per complex sample > (4-I, 4-Q)? I can't imagine doing sub-byte samples. > > -Josh > > _______________________________________________ > USRP-users mailing list > USRP-users@lists.ettus.com > http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com >