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Spectrum Analyser on PYNQ

This repository is only compatible with PYNQ images v2.7 and greater for the following RFSoC development boards:

Quick Start

Follow the instructions below to install the Spectrum Analyser now. You will need to give your board access to the internet.

  • Power on your RFSoC development board with an SD Card containing a fresh PYNQ v2.7 image or greater.
  • Navigate to Jupyter Labs by opening a browser (preferably Chrome) and connecting to http://<board_ip_address>:9090/lab.
  • We need to open a terminal in Jupyter Lab. Firstly, open a launcher window as shown in the figure below:

  • Now open a terminal in Jupyter as illustrated below:

Run the code below in the jupyter terminal to install the Spectrum Analyser.

pip3 install git https://github.com/strath-sdr/rfsoc_sam

Once installation has complete you will find the Spectrum Analyser notebooks in the Jupyter workspace directory. The folder will be named 'spectrum-analyzer'.

Using the Project Files

The following software is required to use the project files in this repository.

  • Vivado Design Suite 2020.2
  • System Generator for DSP
  • MATLAB R2020a

Vivado

This project can be built with Vivado from the command line. Open Vivado 2020.2 and execute the following into the tcl console:

cd /<repository-location>/boards/<board-name>/rfsoc_sam/

Now that we have moved into the correct directory, make the Vivado project by running the make commands below sequentially.

make block_design
make bitstream

Alternatively, you can run the entire project build by executing the following into the tcl console:

make all

License

BSD 3-Clause