Cant connect GRC on Windows (Radioconda)

[JensZander]

Description of the setup:

• Device: 122-16
• SD card image: red-pitaya-alpine-3.14-armv7-20211119
• Application: sdr_transceiver_122_88, GRC
• Other relevant information: Windows, Radioconda GRC build

Description of the problem:

The Red Pitaya Souce block is not able to connect to RP application

_Traceback (most recent call last): ..... ..... red_pitaya.py", line 44, in init fd = os.dup(self.datasock.fileno()) OSError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor

Connecting to Alpine (pTTy) works fine. Running PowerSDR with sdr_receiver_hpsdr_122_88 also works fine so the hardware seems OK. Is there some Linux/WIndows incompatibility ?

Steps to reproduce the problem:

1. Compile and run trx_am.grc on GRC

[pavel-demin]

Is there some Linux/WIndows incompatibility ?

Yes, the way red_pitaya.py handles sockets and file descriptors is incompatible with Windows.

If you want to use the 122-16 board with GNU Radio on Windows, then I think that the easiest solution is to use the applications compatible with HPSDR and the following GNU Radio block:

https://github.com/Tom-McDermott/gr-hpsdr

Another solution is to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run GNU Radio:

https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/WindowsInstall#WSL_|_Ubuntu

[pavel-demin]

I have just realized that gr-hpsdr also requires Linux.

So, looks like using WSL is the only solution.

[JensZander]

Thanks Pavel - will try the WSL-solution. /jens

[JensZander]

I went to native linux (Ubuntu 20.4) and now I got the connection working with GR 3.10.1.1.
A minor issue - there seems to be some incompatabilty in the "template" flowgraphs trx_am and trx_ssb: The resampler box could not handle float expressions för the Interpolation/Decimation parameters (fixed with int(..) ) In the trx_ssb flowgraph The FFT filter tap description 'firdes' produces an error ' type object 'gnuradio.filter.filter_python.firdes' has no attribute 'WIN_HAMMING' Looking at the Gnuradio dicussion threads this seems to be version related - will be looking to find a fix to this.

[JensZander]

Fixed with the new "Band-pass filter taps" block in GRC 3.9 och 3.10