European GNU Radio Days '24

Session

Users & Developers

27 Aug 2024, 13:30

Main Lecturing Hall (FAIR - Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe GmbH)

Conveners

Users & Developers: Tutorial I - Introduction to GNU Radio 4.0 & Flow-Graph Processing

• Matthias Kretz (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)
• Ralph J. Steinhagen (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)

26. Session 1 & 2: Introduction to Graph-Based Signal Processing

Alexander Krimm (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research), Dr Ralph J. Steinhagen (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)

27/08/2024, 13:30

Tutorials

• What is GNU Radio?
• Why graph-based signal processing?
• History & similarities: from BLODI (1961: Bell Laboratories), SPICE (1973: Berkley), Simulink (1984: Mathworks), LabView (1986: NI), Siemens S7 GRAPH, GNU Radio (2022), Unreal/Unity game engines, ...
• Bridging software engineering and RF/domain expertise
  • C/C++: high-performance, portable, embedded system,...

27. Session 2: Thinking in Flow-Graphs

Alexander Krimm (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research), Dr Ralph J. Steinhagen (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH)

Tutorials

• HowTo getting started with GR3 and GR4
• Anatomy of a GNU Radio Flow Graph: Block, Port, Edge, and Scheduler
• Designing a flow-graph:
• Translating concepts and designs into implementations
• Scaling Prototype designs to real-world applications
• Present Status, Upcoming Features, and Limitations
• Hands-on: Building a simple flow-graph
• Interactive Q&A