Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Daughterboards to benchmark tx and rx

[Tom Rondeau]

Dinart Duarte Braga wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm developing a software based on the code of benchmark_tx and 
> benchmark_rx, one of the differences is that it will also work with 
> other modulations, like dqpsk and d8psk.
>
> The readme file of the benchmark program suggests the 
> RFX daughterboards to establish a link between two USRP1's.
>
> I don't have such boards yet but I do have the basic TX and RX boards 
> (no antenna yet), couldn't I use them to run the benchmark?
>
> What level of SNR the basic TX/RX boards can achieve if they are 
> close(~2m) to each other?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dinart

Yes, you can use the BasicTX/RX boards for running these scripts. I 
can't tell you the actual SNR you'll achieve, but some basic antennas at 
2m should get you up and running.

Tom