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h1. USRP B200 installation notes

h2. Harware detection and firmware update

<pre>
uhd_find_devices
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If requested, update the firmware library.
<pre>
sudo "/usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py"
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Then retry to find devices.
<pre>
uhd_find_devices
</pre>
and inspect the hardware configuration of the tranceiver
<pre>
uhd_usrp_probe
</pre>



h2. System integration

<pre>
sudo cp /usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd-usrp.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger
</pre>

Add the following in @/etc/security/limits.conf@

<pre>
@usrp - rtprio 99
</pre>

<pre>
groupadd usrp
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<pre>
adduser <my-login> usrp
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h2. Performances assesment

<pre>
/usr/local/lib/uhd/examples/benchmark_rate --duration 20 --rx_rate 8e6
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<pre>
/usr/local/lib/uhd/examples/benchmark_rate --duration 20 --rx_rate 32e6
</pre>

<pre>
uhd_fft
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