rfnoc_modtool(1)

NAME
rfnoc_modtool - RFNoC OOT module management tool

DESCRIPTION
Create and manage RFNoC OOT modules.

SYNOPSIS
rfnoc_modtool [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]

COMMANDS
Run rfnoc_modtool COMMAND --help for more information on a specific command.

create
    Create a new RFNoC OOT module.

add Add a new block to an existing RFNoC OOT module.

add-gr-oot
    Add GNU Radio OOT Module.

add-gr-block
    Add GNU Radio block to an existing GNU Radio OOT module.

add-grc
    Add GNU Radio GRC bindings for an existing block in this RFNoC OOT module.

make-yaml
    YAML Creation Wizard -- Generate an RFNoC block YAML descriptor file based on user input.

CREATING NEW MODULES

When running rfnoc_modtool create, a new directory will be created that contains the necessary files for a new RFNoC OOT module. This directory will only contain boilerplate code, and the user will need to add their own blocks to the module.

By calling 'rfnoc_modtool add-gr-oot', the user can add a GNU Radio OOT module inside the RFNoC OOT module.

ADDING BLOCKS

When running rfnoc_modtool add, a new block will be added to an existing RFNoC OOT module. This requires previously having run rfnoc_modtool create to create the module.

Note that in order for 'rfnoc_modtool add' to succeed, the user must provide a block descriptor file in YAML format. This file describes the block and its parameters. The user can create this file manually, or use the YAML Creation Wizard by running rfnoc_modtool make-yaml. The wizard will prompt the user for the necessary information to create a valid YAML file.

Once blocks have been created, the user can add native GNU Radio blocks to enable more precise control over RFNoC blocks from GNU Radio by running 'rfnoc_modtool add-gr-block'.

To add GNU Radio GRC bindings for the blocks, call 'rfnoc_modtool add-grc'.

EXAMPLES

  Create a new RFNoC OOT module called filter
    rfnoc_modtool create filter
    cd rfnoc-filter

  Use the YAML Creation Wizard to create a block descriptor file
    rfnoc_modtool make-yaml

  After editing the fir.yml file to describe the FIR filter block, add a block called fir to the filter module
    rfnoc_modtool add fir

  Now add a GNU Radio OOT module
    rfnoc_modtool add-gr-oot

  Add a GNU Radio block to the filter module to control the FIR RFNoC block (e.g., for better integration into the GNU Radio filter design tool)
    rfnoc_modtool add-gr-block --gr-blockname rfnoc_fir fir

  Expose this new block into GRC
    rfnoc_modtool add-grc --binding-type native fir

SEE ALSO
UHD documentation: http://files.ettus.com/manual/

GR-UHD documentation: http://gnuradio.org/doc/doxygen/page_uhd.html

Other UHD programs:

rfnoc_image_builder(1)

AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Martin Braun.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2015-2022 Ettus Research, A National Instruments Brand

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.