USRP-295x Detect Unexpected Signals Without Connecting Input

Updated May 12, 2023

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Hardware

  • USRP-2955

Issue Details

I use USRP-2955 with sample program (Rx Streaming (Four Channels) (Host).vi). When I test Channel 1 (RF0/RX2) without connecting any signal, it detect following signal. Why?
 
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Solution

This is not the signal and it happens due to wrong setting of the measurement. When you use "LO Configuration = Share", two channels sharing the LO should be enabled. If Channel 0 is not enabled while you share LO for Channel 1, the measurement cannot be performed and you cannot detect any signal.

For the correct measurement, you need to set LO configuration = Independent to use own LO for each channel. In this case you can still see some spurious but you can measure signals. For USRP-RIO, there is no specification about s
 
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