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From: | 王伟华 |
Subject: | [Discuss-gnuradio] Emitting Power Issue of USRP N210 |
Date: | Tue, 29 May 2012 16:52:16 +0200 |
Dear all,
I have questions about the transmitting power of USRP N210 with WBX daughter board.
I made a simple DBPSK modulation flow graph(please see fig.0), basically,
File Source -> Packet Encoder -> PSK Mod -> Multiply Const -> USRP Sink
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-> FFT Sink A
USRP Source -> PSK Demod -> Packet Decoder -> File Sink
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-> FFT Sink B
Between USRP Src and USRP snk, there is a cable connection with a 30dB attenuator. (please see fig.1)
Since I want to know the emitting power, I use a power spectrum analyzer connected with the TX/RX port of N210(please see fig.2).
First I run the GRC (GRC inside computer -> USRP N210 TX/RX Port -> cable with 30dB attenuator -> power spectrum analyzer), I could read the emitting power from screen of power spectrum analyzer.
I think the transmitted power = Amplitude ^2.
So for example, if I get an amplitude of -17dBm reading from power spectrum analyzer, then the power emitted should be of around -34dBm.
I start the flow graph again, from the FFT Sink A connecting with USRP Sink, I see a much lower power, about -80dBm.
If I set a 5dB gain inside the USRP Sink, I think the transmit power should be -80dBm + 5dB. However, this -75dBm is not equal to what I measured previously from power spectrum analyzer i.e.-34dBm.Why?
My question :
What do I really read from the software FFT Sink A?
I see a unit of dB in software FFT Sink, what is reference to this dB value?
Any suggestion for how to correctly measure the emitting power from TX/RX Port of USRP N210 ?
I am really appreciated if any one could answer these questions!
Thanks in advance!
Weihua
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