Walkie-Talkie with NI USRP RIO and LabVIEW

Introduction:
This example can turn two USRP-RIO stations, into a pair of walkie-talkie systems i.e.a packet transmitter
and receiver communicating audio. The Tx and Rx algorithms are implemented using basic LabVIEW VIs
(not using Modulation Toolkit). It can be used as a reference to build a digital communication system from
ground up.

Hardware required:
1. 1 or 2 USRP RIOs
2. 1 or 2 Laptops/Desktops with PCIe connectivity accessories to the USRP RIO
3. 2 Antennas, chosen according to the carrier frequency to be used.

Software required (with the versions used to create the project) :

1. LabVIEW 2015
2. NI-USRP 15.0
3. Modulation Toolkit 4.1

Project Contents:

This example is created from the NI-USRP Simple Streaming project template. All the contents of the
template are kept intact, and new VIs are created for the walkie-talkie.The Auto-populating folder Audio
Packet Xcvr Main contains all the top-level VIs
 1. Audio Packet Xcvr Simulator - Software loop-back for debugging
2. Audio Packet Xcvr USRP RIO debug - Main VI with Waveform Graphs for debugging
3. Audio Packet Xcvr USRP RIO - Main VI

The Auto-populating folder Audio Packet Xcvr subVIs contains all the subVIs used.

Instructions to run:

The default settings implement a loop back between RF0/TX1 and RF1/RX2 on the same USRP RIO. To
setup communication between two USRP RIOs, the Tx and Rx frequencies need to be set appropriately.
The LO Frequency and Frequency controls are set to differ by 10MHz, so that the LO is shifted out of the
band under use. This removes the effect of LO leakage.
Note: Although all the settings are user changeable, it does not mean the code works with any value. For
example, as we keep increasing the sampling rate of Audio and IQ, the processing power needed
increases, and the streaming could begin to timeout. The default settings are however, tested with
thoroughly.

Top-level VI:
1. Mic and Modulation Loop: Acquire samples from the connected microphone, converts to a bit
packets, adds training sequence, and generates the modulated IQ data
2. Tx Loop: Transfers IQ data to the USRP RIO, for generation
3. Rx Loop: Acquires IQ data from the USRP RIO, implements the receiver algorithm including
packet detection, Pulse shaping, Frame detection, CFO correction, Phase offset correction and
generates audio data.
4. Speaker Loop: Generates the audio through the connected speaker.

All the subVIs used are documented. The default FPGA VI is used as it is.