Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: One simple question

[Ed Criscuolo]

Murtuza wrote:
> Thanks for the replies. I think I have started to get a picture of what 
> it really is. I want to implement a Direct Sequence Spread spectrum 
> application for my work 

I also was working on a DSSS implementation.  Our chip rate was around
3 Mcps.  The software had no trouble generating this rate in sw on an
Intel 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo processor.

as I want to use it to implement a ad hoc
> network. I thought that, one could be implemented using Gnuradio and 
> USRPs. I actually wanted to work towards generating a block that would 
> generate PN sequences at the rate of 2Mbps for my work. I will be using 
> gold codes as the PN sequences.
>
> Is it possible to purely implement in software instead of programming 
> the FPGA. As the rate is only 2Mbps isn't it possible to implement in  
> software only  given we have a good computer to work with ?

I have written a GnuRadio source block that is a Gold Code generator.
you're welcome to the code if you're interested.

@(^.^)@  Ed