LimeSDR support

[kswanson71]

Anyone running a LimeSDR successfully? Hitting a wall where trunk-recorder is unable to setup a system..

[2018-01-13 00:51:06.646981] (info) Using Config file: config-cobb-lime.json

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SYSTEMS

0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647464] (info)

System Number: 1

1 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647480] (info) Short Name: CobbP25 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647491] (info) System Type: p25 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647507] (info) Control Channels: [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647544] (info) 8.57212e+08 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647572] (info) API Key: [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647586] (info) Upload Script: [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647600] (info) Call Log: true [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647616] (info) Audio Archive: true [2018-01-13 00:51:06.647629] (info) Loading Talkgroups... [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648596] (info) Read 219 talkgroups. [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648614] (info) Talkgroups File: CobbTrunkList.csv [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648627] (info) Record Unkown Talkgroups: true [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648643] (info) Talkgroup Display Format: Id [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648661] (info)
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SOURCES

[2018-01-13 00:51:06.648688] (info) Frequency format: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648719] (info) Driver: osmosdr [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648731] (info) Center: 8.540000e+07 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648759] (info) Rate: 5000000 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648777] (info) Error: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648789] (info) PPM Error: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648805] (info) Gain: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648817] (info) IF Gain: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648829] (info) BB Gain: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648841] (info) LNA Gain: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648854] (info) MIX Gain: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648866] (info) Squelch: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648877] (info) Idle Silence: false [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648889] (info) Digital Recorders: 4 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648902] (info) Debug Recorders: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648916] (info) Analog Recorders: 0 [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648929] (info) Modulation: qpsk [2018-01-13 00:51:06.648942] (info) Source Device: soapy=0,driver=lime gr-osmosdr v0.1.x-xxx-xunknown (0.1.5git) gnuradio 3.7.10 built-in source types: file osmosdr fcd rtl rtl_tcp uhd plutosdr miri hackrf bladerf rfspace airspy airspyhf soapy redpitaya [INFO] Make connection: 'LimeSDR-USB [USB 3.0] 9062000C4381A' [INFO] Reference clock 30.720 MHz [INFO] Device name: LimeSDR-USB [INFO] Reference: 30.72 MHz [INFO] Init LMS7002M(0) [INFO] Ver=7, Rev=1, Mask=1 [INFO] LMS7002M calibration values caching Disable CGEN: Freq=80 MHz, VCO=2.56 GHz, INT=82, FRAC=349525, DIV_OUTCH_CGEN=15 CGEN: Freq=61.44 MHz, VCO=2.4576 GHz, INT=79, FRAC=0, DIV_OUTCH_CGEN=19 CGEN: Freq=61.44 MHz, VCO=2.4576 GHz, INT=79, FRAC=0, DIV_OUTCH_CGEN=19 M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz 16: AF AA 2A 19: AB 5A 55 22: FF FF FF phase: min 31.2; max 197.3; selected 114.2) M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz 16: AA 52 D5 phase: min 5.2; max 176.5; selected 90.9) M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz 16: A1 AA 2A 16: AA DA 5D 19: 00 F0 FF phase: min 31.2; max 197.3; selected 114.2) M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz 16: 57 DC 3F 16: AA 58 75 16: AA 5A D5 phase: min 15.6; max 171.3; selected 93.5) M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz MCU programming : 16384/16384 MCU Programming finished, 895 ms CGEN: Freq=61.44 MHz, VCO=2.4576 GHz, INT=79, FRAC=0, DIV_OUTCH_CGEN=19 CGEN: Freq=61.44 MHz, VCO=2.4576 GHz, INT=79, FRAC=0, DIV_OUTCH_CGEN=19 M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz phase: min 5.2; max 360.0; selected 182.6) M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz phase: min 5.2; max 360.0; selected 182.6) M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz phase: min 5.2; max 360.0; selected 182.6) M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz phase: min 5.2; max 360.0; selected 182.6) M=156, N=3, Fvco=1040.000 MHz [2018-01-13 00:51:10.236759] (info) SOURCE TYPE OSMOSDR (osmosdr) [2018-01-13 00:51:10.236796] (info) Setting sample rate to: 5000000 CGEN: Freq=640 MHz, VCO=2.56 GHz, INT=82, FRAC=349525, DIV_OUTCH_CGEN=1 M=105, N=1, Fvco=1050.000 MHz phase: min 11.1; max 189.4; selected 100.3) M=105, N=1, Fvco=1050.000 MHz M=105, N=1, Fvco=1050.000 MHz 16: AA 5A D5 phase: min 5.6; max 172.7; selected 89.1) M=105, N=1, Fvco=1050.000 MHz [2018-01-13 00:51:10.572533] (info) Actual sample rate: 5000000 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.572630] (info) Tunning to 8.540000e+07 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.591379] (info) Gain Stage: TIA supported values: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.591499] (info) Gain Stage: LNA supported values: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.591603] (info) Gain Stage: PGA supported values: -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.591625] (info) Max Freqency: 8.790000e+07 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.591658] (info) Min Freqency: 8.290000e+07 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.591697] (info) Gain set to: 9 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.605150] (info) P25 Recorder Initial Rate: 500000 Resampled Rate: 62500 Initial Decimation: 10 Decimation: 8 System Rate: 60000 ARB Rate: 0.96 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.605183] (info) P25 Recorder Taps - initial: 757 channel: 1515 ARB: 757 Total: 3029 Project 25 IMBE Encoder/Decoder Fixed-Point implementation Developed by Pavel Yazev E-mail: pyazev@gmail.com Version 1.0 (c) Copyright 2009 This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file ``LICENSE'' for details. [2018-01-13 00:51:10.617245] (info) P25 Recorder Initial Rate: 500000 Resampled Rate: 62500 Initial Decimation: 10 Decimation: 8 System Rate: 60000 ARB Rate: 0.96 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.617270] (info) P25 Recorder Taps - initial: 757 channel: 1515 ARB: 757 Total: 3029 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.628119] (info) P25 Recorder Initial Rate: 500000 Resampled Rate: 62500 Initial Decimation: 10 Decimation: 8 System Rate: 60000 ARB Rate: 0.96 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.628161] (info) P25 Recorder Taps - initial: 757 channel: 1515 ARB: 757 Total: 3029 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.639138] (info) P25 Recorder Initial Rate: 500000 Resampled Rate: 62500 Initial Decimation: 10 Decimation: 8 System Rate: 60000 ARB Rate: 0.96 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.639163] (info) P25 Recorder Taps - initial: 757 channel: 1515 ARB: 757 Total: 3029 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643178] (info)

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INSTANCE

[2018-01-13 00:51:10.643243] (info) Capture Directory: /home/kevin/trunk-record [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643255] (info) Upload Server: [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643276] (info) Status Server: [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643287] (info) Instance Key: [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643298] (info) Instance Id: [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643310] (info) Default Mode: digital [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643323] (info) Call Timeout (seconds): 3 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643336] (info) Log to File: false [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643349] (info) Control channel warning rate: 10 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643369] (info) [CobbP25] Started with Control Channel: 8.572125e+08 [2018-01-13 00:51:10.643392] (error) Unable to setup a System to record, exiting...

libusb: warning [libusb_exit] application left some devices open

[robotastic]

I have one I have been meaning to try. If no one else has tried, I can fire it up.

[kswanson71]

After digging a little deeper, I was able to adjust the gain on the LimeSDR but I believe that the issue may still be in the device and antenna parameters given that the Lime supports two TX and two RX channels but also has a high, low and wide setting for each RX channel.

Not clear on how to pass these parameters properly but it would explain why it can't setup anything... it can't hear anything. :-)

[grutz]

The LimeSDR does work with SoapyOsmo. IIRC you can pass device-specific settings not supported by trunk-recorder through the "device" line but I didn't have to do any of that. Use the low freq RX antenna (LNAL).

[jareklupinski]

I'm using a LimeSDR Mini via SoapySDRServer and this branch, pulling in 5/5 :) https://github.com/robotastic/trunk-recorder/pull/216

[leee]

@robotastic I think this issue can be closed since you merged that PR, although there's a comment in there that you may wish to review.

[robotastic]

Agreed - The LimeSDR code may have also changed significantly since then too. I will try to confirm things work with my LimeSDR.