Toolbox installation
From Tools4SDR
Tutorial: Using the USRP with Matlab
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| 1. Description of SDR4All toolbox |
| 2. Setup the toolbox |
| 3. About the signals |
| 4. Hello world tutorial |
Tutorial: Using the USRP with Windows applications
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| 1. Description of SDR4All toolbox |
| 2. Setup the toolbox |
| 3. Sent and received signals |
| 4. Hello world tutorial |
| 5. RX application |
| 6. TX application |
This page is a tutorial about the installation of the toolbox:
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Download the toolbox
The toolbox can be downloaded from the SDR4All website at the following URL: Setup program.
Once downloaded, unzip the archive in the folder of your choice but that you can easily find back. Two files are extracted:
- setup.exe
- install.msi
Please, provide us some feedbacks at pierre@tools4sdr.com.
If you have installed a toolbox version prior to 1.1.0, you may have issues with the driver. The USRP cards may not be listed in the applications. To solved it, you have to install the version 1.1.0, and update the driver (this process should be handled automatically since a version number is assigned to the driver)
Setup program
Double-click on setup.exe to launch the installation executable. The following window should appear on your screen:
If not, it means that you don't have the .NET framework installed on your computer. The setup should propose you to install it automatically. The .NET framework is a free software provided by Microsoft.
At the end of the installation process, you should have observed two black windows. The first one install the card driver and the second one prepares files for the matlab toolbox.
What is installed ?
At the end of the installation process, you have a new item named SDR4All in your start menu. This menu contains 4 shortcuts
- SDR4All server: if you intend to use matlab to control the USRP
- SDR4All Bursts transmitter: A little application that turns on the USRP and make it transmit bursts of signals.
- SDR4All RX to file: An application to record signals into a file. This file can then be read with Matlab for example.
- Matlab install script: launch the matlab application to record the toolbox within the software. See the manual installation if you met any trouble.
The installer also install a plug and play driver for the USRP card. If you have never installed the libusb driver, the USRP should automatically be recognized when you first plug it. See the driver manual installation if you already have installed the libusb driver.
Try the toolbox ?
See the page "Hello world!" demonstration for matlab and the "Hello world!" demonstration with the DLL
