Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: USRP2 startup

[Eric A. Cottrell]

Matt Ettus wrote:
> John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
> > Hi Matt --
> >
> > Any hints for getting started?  In particular, what needs to be done to
> > talk to the usrp2 via the ethernet?
> >   
>
> The first step is to update to the latest svn for the entire gnuradio 
> tree, and get it all installed.  Then, run find_usrps in the 
> usrp2/host/apps directory.  You'll need to tell it which ethernet port 
> to use if the USRP2 is not on eth0.
>
> > I'm really interested in the spec analyzer you were running.  Is that in
> > the trunk?  Are there other useful demo apps that have been moved to the
> >  usrp2?
> >   
>
> Run usrp2_fft.py, which is found in gr-utils and should also be 
> installed in your path if you did a make install on the full tree.
>
> Matt 
Hello,

Thanks for the information.  The USRP2 arrived at work while I was on 
vacation in Romulus (MI, not the planet).  I almost got in and out of 
work to fetch it without getting into anything work-related.  I am still 
on vacation for the next few days but I am required to be the driver for 
a leaf peeping expedition and to herd some cats to the vet.

I updated my local copy of the the trunk and noticed I do not have 
mb-gcc to build the USRP2 firmware.  Are there currently firmware 
updates in the trunk that I need? Is there a compiled firmware image in 
the trunk somewhere?

There does not seem to be a debian package for mb-gcc but I have not 
really searched.

73 Eric