Question: Morpheus tool et PlutoSDR about plutoscripts HOT 23 CLOSED

Translate if needed or wait for LamaBleu to respond - This tool is MoRFeus tool, its to control this device: https://othernet.is/collections/outernet-product-catalog/products/morfeus-1

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Thanks I understand what this device (Morpheus) can do. However, I still miss the point about the relevance of using the Morpheus device in combination with the PlutoSDR device as I think (?) it is inferred in this article published on RTL-SDR.com. As you can read, the PlutoSDR immage that is cited in this article includes the Morpheus tool and I wonder why ? Is the idea to use the Morpheus device as a down converter to extend the coverage of the PlutoSDR below 70 Mhz ? Can you clarify? Regards

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If you combine this tool with some of the wrappers/front-ends or other controlling applications for the MoRFeus, then you could certainly do a spectrum sweep with it. You could use the signal generation function with a tap or other device to measure the swr of an antenna. To your point, it would allow you to access the 30-70mhz range using it as an up-converter. It would also allow you to add a bias-t function to PlutoSDR since it does not have the ability to provide 5v on the antenna port. i.e., it could be used to power a SpyVerter to then give you access to the entire HF band as well. Use your imagination. :) Hope that helps!

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Hi @saftan52
First: many thanks to @unixpunk for initial answering. He knows I'm off during February, that's why I'm long to reply. BTW @unixpunk I feel good, turning on computer for the first time since I left France. I'm in Kourou space center today.
The idea was to adapt initial version of moRFeus_GUI (https://github.com/LamaBleu/moRFeus_GUI) I wrote last year, to be used with pluto instead of classic RTL-SDR, to extend freq range. However moRFeus_GUI needs GQRX to get signal level ... I will perhaps (or not) work again on moRFeus_GUI, to use SoapySDR and acquire signal level without GQRX.
And the idea was NOT to work below 70 MHz !
It's probably an easy task to adapt moRFeus_GUI however I focused on DATV these last weeks.

In french : désolé pour la réponse tardive, j'ai bien compris votre question, et en l'état non ce n'est pas possible, mais la tâche n'est pas bien compliquée. Je suis prêt à m'y coller à partir de mi-mars s'il y a du monde intéressé.
Pour l'instant je suis plutôt en mode hors-connexion, et peu de réseau d'où je suis. Salutations depuis la Guyane. On en reparle en début mars en fonction de vos besoins?

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Je joins pour référence et historique quelques lien vers l'application open source "VNA" (Vector Network Analyser) développée pour le red-pitaya pour fonctionner entre 0 et 60 Mhz et qui utilise lui aussi un Zyncq 7010 (mais deux DAC et deux ADC a la place d'un transceiver AD9363/4). Ce qui serais génial serais d'avoir quelque chose d' équivalent pour le Pluto mais qui fonctionne entre 70mhz et 6 Ghz.

http://pavel-demin.github.io/red-pitaya-notes/vna/

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pavel-demin/red-pitaya-notes#808

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pavel-demin/red-pitaya-notes#774

voir aussi la discussion VNA/SNA sur le site the analogue device

https://ez.analog.com/university-program/f/q-a/101880/can-adam-pluto-be-used-as-cheap-experimental-scalar-or-vector-network-analyser

Pour fournir un tableau complet du sujet VNA/SNA, il me faut ajouter que le NWT6000 developé par BG7TBL et que je possède aussi me permet a faible cout (250 euros) de faire des scan de réponse en fréquence entre 25 Mhz et 6 Ghz de façon relativement satisfaisante pour une utilisation amateur (avec une dynamique entre 80 et 60 dB selon la fréquence). Mais c 'est très basique et ce device n'est pas un "SDR" comme le Pluto (donc moins précis, pas toujours très linaire et trés dificile a calibrer) et surtout, cela n'est pas un VNA comme le red pitayaya mais un SNA. L' interfaxe utilisateur n'est pas franchement performante et n'évolue plus du tout, elle n'est meme plus maintenue

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It seems the desired functionality will be available in the Scopy app that is currently under development for the ADALM 2000 and will be ported to the ADALM Pluto at a later stage
https://wiki.analog.com/university/tools/m2k/scopy

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@satfan52 Thanks for sharing! This app won't run directly on the Pluto itself, from what I gather - if you find something that can be run directly on the Pluto itself, please share that here or on my PlutoWeb repo as well. I would like to implement an SNA/VNA that can be used directly from a web browser like most other things in my PlutoWeb firmware. I may resort to some iio_* scripting or finding some C example (which I have already) to accomplish this via the cmd line. If you or someone you know has the knowledge to assist with this, I can't pay but I can provide credits/attributes. :)

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Thanks again! I have also been following this a bit too in hopes it may work someday. I will ask him what he thinks the effort is, but does sound promising considering the architecture they've designed for their tool.

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Thanks, yes, in another thread he basically offered me to port it, lol... :) We'll see. I have an issue open on it in the PlutoWeb repo unixpunk/PlutoWeb#50

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Hi @satfan52 @unixpunk . Sorry for my late answer.. Slowly back to pluto life.
Thanks for the links, very instructive !
Yes saftan we are more considering implementing this feature as native on the pluto, then you just have to display a web page, or download few files to get the result. That's why GNUplot is included on the firmware.
And I don't plan to work below 70MHz sorry.

After a first look to pavel's github, I thought it was not possible/too complex to port the VNA app.
We have limit on flash memory; and there are lot of dependencies.
As said by unixpunk we yet have few bricks to start something cool. However ...I'm not sure using the Pluto as generator is a good idea even if it looks simpler : I don't think the signal level is linear across the spectrum (TBC).
I more inclined to use moRFeus as signal generator : we have remote control over moRFeus and can even deport it to another location/computer. Perhaps I'm wrong !

I keep the idea in background and will let you informed. Need to write scripts which may help to resume this little project.
Things may change quickly: I'm sure we will have this kind of app very soon ! scopy or another one.

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Hey guys, seems someone worked a lot on similar project last month.
I will have a look, but looks just perfect. I'm too busy now but we have to contact Kalvin ASAP ;)
http://www.eevblog.com/forum/rf-microwave/adalm-pluto-as-vhfuhf-spectrum-analyzer-and-a-tracking-generator/

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This one recently released for Lime is very good. Based on SoapySDR.
https://github.com/nepeee/limeSNA
Installed on my computer, performed a quick test after some mods, can be ported to pluto.
However not functional at this moment. Hope to work on this next week-end.

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Hi @satfan52 @unixpunk
first plot today using pluto and limeSNA, however there is a lot to do. will keep you informed.
--> Worked on the RX side only, and getting frequent crashes Erreur de segmentation (core dumped)

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Regarding the title of this issue "pluto and moRFeus" : solved and closing.
I will release very soon a miniSNA for pluto, using moRFeus as generator and adalm-pluto as receiver.

• a light version using bash, gnuplot and a specific tool I developed to replace rtl_power.
  This version might be ported later as native to pluto.
  

• Another version based on limeSNa from @nepeee , based on python, HTML and javascript, initially written for limeSDR.

Both version are working using a local moRFeus or contacting remote moRFeus through network using moRFeus_listener

WIP : using pluto as signal generator to replace moRFeus. At this moment I'm not satisfied by first result.

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Light version : https://github.com/LamaBleu/plutoscripts/tree/master/pluto_power

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