Is it possible to use the NI USRP with LABVIEW under LINUX?

[JoernLissner]

Hi folks,

I'm right in the middle of writing my diploma thesis right now and using the USRP will be a big part of it. But because the topic of my thesis is part of a project my code has to run on a Linux system...

I know I can use the UHD from Ettus Research for interfacing the USRP under Linux if I flash another firmware/FPGA image. But my question is whether LabVIEW is able to run on Linux and is able to use the UHD to interface the USRP or not? (Because the NI USRP driver is not available for Linux)

Has anyone already tried something in this direction?

Regards and thanks in advance,

achim1989

[MelanieE]

Hi achim1989,

LabVIEW is able to run under Linux, but the USRP modules are not supported under Linux, so there is even no driver available for it.

All available functions for LabVIEW under Linux you can find here:

NI LabVIEW Full Development System for Linux

If you have further questions, please ask me.

Regards,

Melanie

[JoernLissner]

Thanks for the reply!

Basically that's also what I found out so far. What I actually really hoped for was a workaround for this problem...

I'm sure I can write a wrapper interface for the use of the UHD but I'm not sure if I will have the time for this. A quick (and therefore most certainly dirty) solution would be very welcome...anybody?