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| − | This page is a starting point for resources for using the Jetson Nano to drive a LimeSDR to transmit DATV. | + | This page is a starting point for resources for using the Jetson Nano (with ot without a Portsdown) to drive a LimeSDR to transmit DATV. |
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| + | The control of the Jetson Nano from the Portsdown is an "Unsupported Feature". This means that we will make best efforts to keep it working, but it is still somewhat experimental. | ||
===G8GKQ's Installation Procedure=== | ===G8GKQ's Installation Procedure=== | ||
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cd dvbsdr | cd dvbsdr | ||
./install.sh | ./install.sh | ||
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===Preparing the LKV373A HDMI Device=== | ===Preparing the LKV373A HDMI Device=== | ||
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===Modifying the Scripts=== | ===Modifying the Scripts=== | ||
| − | To transmit using the Nano, you will need to plug a LimeSDR Mini into it. '''If you are NOT controlling it from the Portsdown, you will also need to modify the script ~/dvbsdr/scripts/jetson_nano.sh.''' Note that if you are using Portsdown control, you can skip this step. The working script is here: | + | To transmit using the Nano and this script, you will need to plug a LimeSDR Mini into it. '''If you are NOT controlling it from the Portsdown, you will also need to modify the script ~/dvbsdr/scripts/jetson_nano.sh.''' Note that if you are using Portsdown control, you can skip this step. |
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| + | The only input devices that work with this script are the LKV373A, and the Pi Cam when connected to the Jetson board. The PiCam will not work without a USB microphone dongle connected to the Jetson board - without this it never transmits a picture. | ||
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| + | The C920, although referenced in some of the code, does not work with this script. | ||
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| + | The working script is here: | ||
#!/bin/bash | #!/bin/bash | ||
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;; | ;; | ||
esac | esac | ||
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Most of this is self-explanatory. Note that "short frames" do not work. | Most of this is self-explanatory. Note that "short frames" do not work. | ||
| − | ===Transmitting=== | + | ===Transmitting using the Script=== |
cd ~/dvbsdr/scripts | cd ~/dvbsdr/scripts | ||
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To stop transmitting, simply press ctrl-c. | To stop transmitting, simply press ctrl-c. | ||
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===Update - Control from Portsdown Touchscreen=== | ===Update - Control from Portsdown Touchscreen=== | ||
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* Output to: Jetson Lime | * Output to: Jetson Lime | ||
* Encoder: H264 or H265 | * Encoder: H264 or H265 | ||
| − | * Source: HDMI, Pi Cam or C920 | + | * Source: HDMI, Pi Cam or C920 (note that the Pi Cam OR the C920 should be connected to the Jetson, not the RPi) |
'''Note that only one of the C920 or Pi Cam should be connected at any time. Connecting both at once disables both.''' | '''Note that only one of the C920 or Pi Cam should be connected at any time. Connecting both at once disables both.''' | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 23 June 2019
This page is a starting point for resources for using the Jetson Nano (with ot without a Portsdown) to drive a LimeSDR to transmit DATV.
The control of the Jetson Nano from the Portsdown is an "Unsupported Feature". This means that we will make best efforts to keep it working, but it is still somewhat experimental.
G8GKQ's Installation Procedure
To start with, you need a Jetson Nano, a 32 GB SD Card (Sandisk Ultra 10 recommended), a 4A 5V PSU with a 2.1mm power plug, a 0.1 inch jumper, an HDMI monitor, a USB Mouse and a USB keyboard.
Download the Jetson Nano disk image to a PC and unzip it. Use Win32 Disk Imager or Etcher to write it to your SD Card.
Fit the jumper link to the Nano PCB to select the use of the 2.1mm power socket, insert the SD Card, connect the monitor, keyboard and mouse. Connect the Nano to your home network and then connect the power and turn it on. Go through the NVIDIA start up routine so that you have a working Nano connected to your network. I used the username "nano" and the password "jetson". These are weak and obvious and should only be used on private networks, but make scripting easy.
Note that the process may seem to freeze on "waiting for unattended-upgr to exit" for around 30 minutes, this is expected, the system is automatically updating software in the background.
Right-click on the desktop and open a terminal window. Run the following commands. You will need to enter the password occasionally.
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade sudo apt-get -y install git htop nano vlc v4l-utils
You are now ready to install the DATV software.
Installing DATV Software
Download and install the software from F5OEO's repository:
git clone https://github.com/F5OEO/dvbsdr cd dvbsdr ./install.sh
Preparing the LKV373A HDMI Device
This is probably the most difficult part of the installation. More details to follow, but I upgraded the firmware (not encoder) to 20160427 using the instructions here: https://www.yodeck.com/docs/display/YO/Creating+a+Video-Wall+with+Yodeck#CreatingaVideo-WallwithYodeck-J.ConfiguringtheLKV373ASenderunit . I also set the unit to factory defaults, but did not change any other settings.
After the firmware upgrade, the username and password for the LKV373A is admin/123456.
If you have issues with the firmware upgrade, recovery might be possible using the IPV Tools application found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B3mWuDyxrXyKSTZZZlRESlpBZmM.
At various times during the LKV373A set-up, it had the following IP addresses: 192.168.1.238, 10.1.0.99, 10.1.2.99, and 169.254.113.227.
The address for the stream is almost always udp://@239.255.42.42:5004 (you can paste this into VLC on a PC and watch the stream). Note that you cannot view the stream using VLC on the Jetson Nano - for some reason it does not work.
Modifying the Scripts
To transmit using the Nano and this script, you will need to plug a LimeSDR Mini into it. If you are NOT controlling it from the Portsdown, you will also need to modify the script ~/dvbsdr/scripts/jetson_nano.sh. Note that if you are using Portsdown control, you can skip this step.
The only input devices that work with this script are the LKV373A, and the Pi Cam when connected to the Jetson board. The PiCam will not work without a USB microphone dongle connected to the Jetson board - without this it never transmits a picture.
The C920, although referenced in some of the code, does not work with this script.
The working script is here:
#!/bin/bash # ********************************************************************* # ************** ENCODE AND MODULATE FOR JETSON NANO ****************** # ************** (c)F5OEO April 2019 ****************** # ********************************************************************* CALL=G8GKQ # ------- MODULATION PARAMETERS -------- # 1/4,1/3,2/5,1/2,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10 for DVB-S2 QPSK. # 3/5,2/3,3/4,5/6,8/9,9/10 for DVB-S2 8PSK source ./include/modulateparam.sh FREQ=2409.25 SYMBOLRATE=500 FECNUM=1 FECDEN=2 #DVBS,DVBS2 MODE=DVBS2 #QPSK,8PSK,16APSK,32APSK CONSTELLATION=QPSK GAIN=0.8 # $LONG_FRAME,$SHORT_FRAME TYPE_FRAME=$LONG_FRAME # $WITH_PILOTS,WITHOUT_PILOTS PILOTS=$WITHOUT_PILOTS # Upsample 1,2 or 4 : 4 delivers the best quality but should not be up to 500KS UPSAMPLE=2 # ------- ENCODER PARAMETERS -------- VIDEO_RESX=1280 # 16:9 or 4:3 RATIO=16:9 case "$RATIO" in "16:9") let VIDEO_RESY=VIDEO_RESX*9/16 ;; "4:3") let VIDEO_RESY=VIDEO_RESX*3/4 ;; esac #Uncomment if don't want to use ratio calculation #VIDEO_RESY=1080 #Only 25 is working well with audio VIDEO_FPS=25 #Gop Size 1..400 (in frame) VIDEO_GOP=100 PCR_PTS=200000 #VIDEO INPUT #Could be VIDEOSOURCE_PICAMERA, VIDEOSOURCE_USB_CAM , VIDEOSOURCE_IP VIDEOSOURCE=VIDEOSOURCE_IP #VIDEOSOURCE=VIDEOSOURCE_PICAMERA VIDEOSOURCE_IP_ADRESS=239.255.42.42 VIDEOSOURCE_IP_PORT=5004 # H264 or H265 CODEC=H265 #AUDIO INPUT # NO_AUDIO,USB_AUDIO,FILE_WAV,BEEP AUDIOSOURCE=USB_AUDIO AUDIO_BITRATE=20000 # Bitrate source ./include/getbitrate.sh let TS_AUDIO_BITRATE=AUDIO_BITRATE*14/10 let VIDEOBITRATE=(BITRATE_TS-12000-TS_AUDIO_BITRATE)*650/1000 let VIDEOPEAKBITRATE=VIDEOBITRATE*110/100 #OUTPUT TYPE LIME or IP OUTPUT=LIME OUTPUT_NETWORK="230.0.0.10:10000" # Launch processes echo echo VideoBitrate = $VIDEOBITRATE echo VideoPeakBitrate = $VIDEOPEAKBITRATE case "$OUTPUT" in "LIME") source ./include/nanoencode.sh | source ./include/limerf.sh ;; "IP") source ./include/nanoencode.sh ;; esac
Most of this is self-explanatory. Note that "short frames" do not work.
Transmitting using the Script
cd ~/dvbsdr/scripts ./jetson_nano.sh
To stop transmitting, simply press ctrl-c.
Update - Control from Portsdown Touchscreen
Version 201906060 of the Portsdown Software (currently only available as a Development Release) introduces experimental control of a Jetson Nano set up as above from the Portsdown touchscreen.
To set this up, load the development release, and then go to Menu 3, Jetson Config. On the Jetson Configuration Menu, you need to set up:
- The Jetson username
- The Jetson password
- The Jetson root password
- The Jetson IP Address
- The LKV373A UDP broadcast address
- The LKV373A UDP port
If you have used the setup instructions above, you should only need to change the Jetson IP Address.
Once the IP Address is correct, the Shutdown and Reboot buttons should turn from Grey to Green indicating that the Raspberry Pi can ping the Jetson.
After you have done this, use the touchscreen to select:
- Output to: Jetson Lime
- Encoder: H264 or H265
- Source: HDMI, Pi Cam or C920 (note that the Pi Cam OR the C920 should be connected to the Jetson, not the RPi)
Note that only one of the C920 or Pi Cam should be connected at any time. Connecting both at once disables both.
Then you can select other settings (Modulation, Frequency, Symbol Rate, FEC and Lime Gain) as required. Testing has only been conducted over a narrow range of SRs and FECs. 500KS, FEC 1/2 is a good starting point.
When you shut down your Portsdown using the touchscreen ShutDown button, it will send a ShutDown signal to the Jetson as well, allowing a graceful shutdown of the Jetson without the use of a screen and keyboard.
Hardware
Power Draw
Measured at a supply of 5.1V into the DC barrel jack connector. >5V measured on the GPIO header.
- CPU Frequencies at deafult: 0.3 - 0.6A depending on CPU & Network load
- CPU Frequencies at max: 0.45 - 0.9A depending on CPU & Network load
- CPU at max, LimeSDR Mini & C920 at 1MS 1080p H.265 DVB-S2 transmit: 1.8 - 1.9A
GPIO
The GPIO pinout of the Jetson Nano can be found here: https://www.jetsonhacks.com/nvidia-jetson-nano-j41-header-pinout/
Note that when not initialised in sysfs (ie. straight after power-on), the GPIO pins appear to be able to be latched up from their default 0V state to a 3.3V high, or an unstable ~1.4V state by simply touching a scope or multimeter probe to the pin. The exact characteristic of this behaviour isn't yet understood but it is worrying for PA PTT control and similar applications.
Fan
PWM fans are available however the use of a non-PWM 5V fan will cause the fan to simply run all the time (including when the Jetson is shutdown), removing the requirement for the fan to be manually started in software after boot.
The holes in the heatsink are a little small for M3 bolts, but can be drilled out. Note that the fins below the holes prevent more than ~3mm of the bolt from protruding below.