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FM band:
FM channels:
It is possible to configure the AD9361 chip directly from sysfs. The interesting files are located in /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX where X is the number of the device whose name is ad9361-phy:
root@linaro-ubuntu-desktop:~# cat /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device1/name ad9361-phy
This directory contains several files, some of which can be used to read raw values from the hardware, while others are used to configure the ad9361 chip.
root@linaro-ubuntu-desktop:~# ls /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device1 calib_mode in_voltage_rf_dc_offset_tracking_en calib_mode_available in_voltage_rf_port_select_available dcxo_tune_coarse in_voltage_sampling_frequency dcxo_tune_fine name dev out_altvoltage0_RX_LO_frequency ensm_mode out_altvoltage1_TX_LO_frequency ensm_mode_available out_voltage0_hardwaregain filter_fir_config out_voltage0_rf_port_select in_out_voltage_filter_fir_en out_voltage1_hardwaregain in_temp0_input out_voltage1_rf_port_select in_voltage0_gain_control_mode out_voltage2_raw in_voltage0_hardwaregain out_voltage2_scale in_voltage0_rf_port_select out_voltage3_raw in_voltage0_rssi out_voltage3_scale in_voltage1_gain_control_mode out_voltage_filter_fir_en in_voltage1_hardwaregain out_voltage_rf_bandwidth in_voltage1_rf_port_select out_voltage_rf_port_select_available in_voltage1_rssi out_voltage_sampling_frequency in_voltage2_offset power in_voltage2_raw rx_path_rates in_voltage2_scale subsystem in_voltage_bb_dc_offset_tracking_en trx_rate_governor in_voltage_filter_fir_en trx_rate_governor_available in_voltage_gain_control_mode_available tx_path_rates in_voltage_quadrature_tracking_en uevent in_voltage_rf_bandwidth
The program we will use, IIO Oscilloscope, use the sysfs interface to configure the ad9361, and use the special character device /dev/iio:device1 to read the raw values.
We will monitor the most used FM band, from 87.5 MHz to 107.9 MHz. The IIO Oscilloscope can be configured like this:
Lanch a capture, and you will be able to see peaks in the frequency domain:
In this screenshot, it is clearly possible to identify several channels: at 95.5 MHz, 96.3 MHz, 97.5 MHz, 98.4 MHz among other frequencies.
To verify if those frequencies actually correspond to something, we can use the iio_fm_radio tool. But first, it is necessary to change the gain control:
echo fast_attack > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device1/in_voltage1_gain_control_mode
Then, the iio_fm_radio tool will playback the desired channel:
iio_fm_radio 95.5