ad9081_mc

The multi-chip python interface for AD9081 is scalable to any number of AD9081s within a single libIIO context. It will automatically determine the correct main driver, manage the CDDC/FDDC/CDUC/FDUC arrangement uniquely for each chip, and DMA/DDS IP. However, the interface a bit unique with pyadi-iio since it is almost identical to the single AD9081 class but it exposes properties in a slightly different way.

When using adi.ad9081, properties are generally simple types like strings, ints, floats, or lists of these types. For example, when reading back the rx_channel_nco_frequencies you would observe something like:

>>> import adi
>>> dev = adi.ad9081()
>>> dev.rx_channel_nco_frequencies
[0, 0, 0, 0]

For the case of a multi-chip configuration a dict is returned with an entry for each MxFE chip:

>>> import adi
>>> dev = adi.ad9081_mc()
>>> dev.rx_channel_nco_frequencies
{'axi-ad9081-rx-0': [0, 0, 0, 0],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-1': [0, 0, 0, 0],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-2': [0, 0, 0, 0],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-3': [0, 0, 0, 0]}

The same dict can be passed back to the property when writing, which will contain all or a subset of the chips to be address if desired. Alternatively, a list can be passed with only the values themselves if a dict does not want to be used. This is useful when performing array based DSP were data is approach in aggregate. However, in this case entries must be provided for all chip, not just a subset. Otherwise an error is returned.

When passing a list only, the chips are address based on the attribute _default_ctrl_names. Below is an example of this API:

>>> import adi
>>> dev = adi.ad9081_mc()
>>> dev.rx_channel_nco_frequencies
{'axi-ad9081-rx-0': [0, 0, 0, 0],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-1': [0, 0, 0, 0],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-2': [0, 0, 0, 0],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-3': [0, 0, 0, 0]}
>>> dev.rx_channel_nco_frequencies = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]
>>> dev.rx_channel_nco_frequencies
{'axi-ad9081-rx-0': [0, 1, 2, 3],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-1': [4, 5, 6, 7],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-2': [8, 9, 10, 11],
 'axi-ad9081-rx-3': [12, 13, 14, 15]}

class adi.ad9081_mc.QuadMxFE(uri='', calibration_board_attached=False)

Bases: ad9081_mc

Quad AD9081 Mixed-Signal Front End (MxFE) Development System

parameters:

uri: type=string: Optional parameter for the URI of IIO context with QuadMxFE.

property rx_dsa_gain: rx_dsa_gain: Receiver digital step attenuator gain

class adi.ad9081_mc.ad9081_mc(uri='', phy_dev_name='')

Bases: ad9081

AD9081 Mixed-Signal Front End (MxFE) Multi-Chip Interface

This class is a generic interface for boards that utilize multiple AD9081 devices.

parameters:

uri: type=string: Optional parameter for the URI of IIO context with AD9081(s).
phy_dev_name: type=string: Optional parameter name of main control driver for multi-AD9081 board. If no argument is given the driver with the most channel attributes is assumed to be the main PHY driver