Issue Installing simple_ra on linux

[elliesch]

Hi! I'm trying to install simple_ra on linux, using this documentation and the README file here. I've fetched your repository, and installed build_gnuradio, and made it executable.

This is the error that I get:

make
Using .:{{}:/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages:}:/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/: for compile...
grcc -d . simple_ra_receiver.grc
Block key "ra_synch_folder2" not found
Block key "vector_normalize" not found
[INFO] [UHD] linux; GNU C++ version 5.4.0 20160609; Boost_105800; UHD_3.11.0.git-128-g379f922d
serial import failed.  You'll be missing calibration functionality
Validation failed:

Block - blocks_keep_one_in_n_1 - Keep 1 in N(blocks_keep_one_in_n):
    Source - out(0):
   	 Port is not connected.

Block - blocks_vector_to_stream_1 - Vector to Stream(blocks_vector_to_stream):
    Sink - in(0):
   	 Port is not connected.

Block - pulsar_probe - Probe Signal Vector(blocks_probe_signal_vx):
    Sink - in(0):
   	 Port is not connected.
Error during file compilation.
Makefile:15: recipe for target 'simple_ra_receiver.py' failed
make: *** [simple_ra_receiver.py] Error 1

[patchvonbraun]

On 04/27/2018 09:33 AM, otamulev wrote: Hi, elliesch. Try installing this first: https://github.com/patchvonbraun/gr-ra_blocks — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAx5L7MyeQkVYvRYX67i-V19uGUuZvjWks5tsx4VgaJpZM4M123M>.

Also, as the author, I must point out that I'm doing no further maint work on simple_ra, and have a new tool: https://github.com/ccera-astro/spectro_radiometer It doesn't require any extra OOT modules.

[0xCoto]

@patchvonbraun (Very) late reply, but could you mention what the differences are between the new spectro_radiometer application and this version (simple_ra)? Not sure which one I should install and use.

Thanks!

[patchvonbraun]

On 11/20/2018 09:30 PM, 0xCoto wrote: @patchvonbraun <https://github.com/patchvonbraun> (Very) late reply, but could you mention what the differences are between the new spectro_radiometer application and this version (simple_ra)? Not sure which one I should install and use. Thanks! — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAx5L2FZzJwa8XzAnHqMSQLqHtjcyEMjks5uxLrKgaJpZM4M123M>.

Simple_ra uses the now-obsolete WxGUI toolkit, and has a more-ambitious (and thus, less-performant) internal structure. The spectro_radiometer app uses the newer QtGUI toolkit, and is the one that is getting all the maintenance love these days.

[0xCoto]

That sounds like a reasonable reason for me to shift to the new repository then! Is there a document or a README that describes how to compile/install/run spectro_radiometer?

[patchvonbraun]

On 11/21/2018 12:46 PM, 0xCoto wrote: That sounds like a reasonable reason for me to shift to the new repository then! Is there a document or a README that describes how to compile/install/run |spectro_radiometer|? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAx5L_TLB8P5tEIxUZTb9rbjqtMNAt0yks5uxZGCgaJpZM4M123M>.

It comes with a Makefile. There's no documentation at this point. My "to do" list is annoyingly large. It requires a reasonably-recent installation of Gnu Radio + friends If you run it with the --help option, it displays the command-line parameters.

[0xCoto]

Oh, I didn't notice, thanks! Are there any screenshots available, or would everything look similar to simple_ra's plots?

[patchvonbraun]

On 11/21/2018 12:54 PM, 0xCoto wrote: Oh, I didn't notice, thanks! Are there any screenshots available, or would everything look similar to |simple_ra|'s plots? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAx5L2l8hTnZcrOT63NctgFj3-gndrrtks5uxZM_gaJpZM4M123M>.

No, I don't have any screenshots. The visual organization is a bit different than simple_ra, but overall functionality is the same.

[0xCoto]

@patchvonbraun So, I tried installing spectro_radiometer but I get an error:

coto@ubuntu:~/Documents/spectro_radiometer$ ls
do_interf.awk  Makefile  README.md  spectro_helper.py  spectro_radiometer.grc
coto@ubuntu:~/Documents/spectro_radiometer$ make
grcc -d . spectro_radiometer.grc
Block key "osmosdr_source" not found
Validation failed:

Block - fft_filter_xxx_0 - FFT Filter(fft_filter_xxx):
	Sink - in(0):
		Port is not connected.

Block - fft_filter_xxx_0_0 - FFT Filter(fft_filter_xxx):
	Sink - in(0):
		Port is not connected.
Error during file compilation.
make: *** [Makefile:2: spectro_radiometer.py] Error 1
coto@ubuntu:~/Documents/spectro_radiometer$ 

[patchvonbraun]

On 03/09/2019 08:57 AM, 0xCoto wrote: @patchvonbraun <https://github.com/patchvonbraun> So, I tried installing spectro_radiometer but I get an error: ***@***.***:~/Documents/spectro_radiometer$ ls do_interf.awk Makefile README.md spectro_helper.py spectro_radiometer.grc ***@***.***:~/Documents/spectro_radiometer$ make grcc -d . spectro_radiometer.grc Warning: Can't parse color code "#000" for domain "gr_message" Warning: Can't parse color code "#000" for domain "gr_stream" Block key "osmosdr_source" not found Validation failed: Block - fft_filter_xxx_0 - FFT Filter(fft_filter_xxx): Sink - in(0): Port is not connected. Block - fft_filter_xxx_0_0 - FFT Filter(fft_filter_xxx): Sink - in(0): Port is not connected. Error during file compilation. make: *** [Makefile:2: spectro_radiometer.py] Error 1 ***@***.***:~/Documents/spectro_radiometer$ | — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#3 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAx5L8gfLTxw-GvGj5Q6ZTsG2AQYq-eoks5vU72sgaJpZM4M123M>.

Your Gnu Radio installation doesn't have gr-osmosdr in it. You'll need those blocks -- they provide a generic interface to various radio hardware.

[0xCoto]

After doing some research, I still can't find a way for GNU Radio to detect its presence (after my attempt to install it). By the way when I open up GNU Radio, I only see "Core" on the box on the right, while others seem to have more 'categories' there. Is this normal, or is GNU Radio installation generally buggy in Ubuntu? (to install it all I did was run sudo apt-get install gnuradio)

[patchvonbraun]

On 03/09/2019 10:28 AM, 0xCoto wrote: After doing some research, I still can't find a way for GNU Radio to detect its presence (after my attempt to install it). By the way when I open up GNU Radio, I only see "Core" on the box on the right, while others seem to have more 'categories' there. Is this normal, or is GNU Radio installation generally buggy in Ubuntu?

How did you install Gnu Radio? What version of Ubuntu? I'm running 18.04 on some of my machines, and I just installed the standard packages, and I have everything.

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[0xCoto]

Update: I just followed this video and it worked! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN2WfutNJQE

Gonna let you know if I have any question with using the program, thanks!