# Any One Tried LMS7002 with Digital Mobile Radio (DMR)?

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**Created:** [21 January 2017 07:21 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/any-one-tried-lms7002-with-digital-mobile-radio-dmr/626 "2017-01-21T07:21:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fahad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Fahad](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Fahad)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2017 07:21 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/any-one-tried-lms7002-with-digital-mobile-radio-dmr/626/1 "2017-01-21T07:21:49Z")

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Hello Gentlemen,

Glad to find this community.  
By using GNU Radio and RTL-SDR, we were able to decode a Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) signal and play it back. The GNU Radio tool that perform is called DMR Speech Decoder (DSD).  
Unfortunately, that doesn’t work when we replaced the RTL-SDR with our system that has Altera SoC and UNITE7002.  
Given that, our system is able to show FFT, Waterfall, Tx/Rx to/from another system and decoding the commercial FM stations.  
We are running out of time and we are looking for support and consultation on this issue, so if you think you can get it solved please advice me or contact me on:  
[fahad.almalki@itsec360.com](mailto:fahad.almalki@itsec360.com)

So, is there any thing we are missing? not configuring properly?

Kind Regards ,

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**Author:** ![andrewback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@andrewback](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/andrewback)\
**Post date:** [22 January 2017 11:24 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/any-one-tried-lms7002-with-digital-mobile-radio-dmr/626/2 "2017-01-22T11:24:44Z")

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Hi @Fahad, STREAM + LMS7002M EVB was the original reference platform for Lime Suite, but this subsequently changed to LimeSDR and at this point in time I’m not sure what the status of support is for that combination. May be that updated FPGA and/or FX3 images are needed. Tagging @joshblum and @Zack, as they may know.

That said, it sounds like you’re maybe using SoapySDR / UHD / gr-osmosdr for other stuff? If so, not sure why those apps would work but not DMR, if that works fine with humble RTL-SDR hardware…

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**Author:** ![Fahad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Fahad](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Fahad)\
**Post date:** [24 January 2017 07:14 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/any-one-tried-lms7002-with-digital-mobile-radio-dmr/626/3 "2017-01-24T07:14:07Z")

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Hello @andrewback,

Thanks for your reply.  
UNITE7002 is interfaced to our Altera SoC Dev Board via LimeLight interface, and we are using J7 pins.  
The samples then are transmitted from the SoC to the GNU Radio via the network, and GNU Radio receives them from TCP Source block.

> [@andrewback](#):
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> not sure why those apps would work but not DMR, if that works fine with humble RTL-SDR hardware

Exactly, so could you please advice me about this issue, or may be forwarding me to someone who might helps.  
CC to the gents @joshblum & @Zack

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**Author:** ![Zack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/zack/32/89_2.png) [@Zack](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Zack)\
**Post date:** [24 January 2017 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/any-one-tried-lms7002-with-digital-mobile-radio-dmr/626/4 "2017-01-24T09:15:23Z")

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Hi @Fahad,

Is there any chance to get interconnection schematic between your board and UNITE7002?  
Another question - UNITE7002 got buffers on LimeLight bus interface. Are you sure you drive it properly?

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**Author:** ![Zack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/zack/32/89_2.png) [@Zack](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Zack)\
**Post date:** [24 January 2017 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/any-one-tried-lms7002-with-digital-mobile-radio-dmr/626/5 "2017-01-24T09:40:25Z")

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By the way, could you identify your board, please. There should be a sticker on the bottom of the board.  
Another question - how do you power UNITE7 board?

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**Author:** ![Fahad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Fahad](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Fahad)\
**Post date:** [26 January 2017 08:08 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/any-one-tried-lms7002-with-digital-mobile-radio-dmr/626/6 "2017-01-26T08:08:03Z")

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Hi @Zack,

Thanks for your reply.  
Basically we are connecting the pins from J7 as following:

LMS J7 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Altera SoC

IQSELEN2RX ------------------- Input GPIO PIN  
MCLK2RX------------------------ Input GPIO PIN  
DIQ2TX BUS -------------------- 12-pin input GPIO BUS

IQSELEN1TX ------------------- Output GPIO PIN  
FCLK1TX ------------------------ Output GPIO PIN  
DIQ1RX BUS ------------------- 12-pin output GPIO BUS

SDIO ----------------------------- MOSI  
SDO ------------------------------ Oscilloscope  
SCLK ----------------------------- SPICLK  
CS\_ ------------------------------- CS\_  
(Sometimes we keep CS\_ connected to the ground to force it working all the time, do you think that will make it more reliable?)

VDIO\_BB ------------------------ 3.3V  
GND ------------------------------ GND

BTW, we are successfully able to see FFT, waterfall diagrams. Also decoding the FM Radio channels using the this setup, but not the DMR yet.

Here are some screenshots of our trial-and-errors:

DMR Txing on 455.525MHz, RTL-SDR Rxing on 455.525MHz, GNU Radio decoding good voice! 👍

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/myriadrf/original/1X/c511885c255819560ff00bfa9daca07cad43979f.png)

DMR Txing on 455.525MHz, LMS Rxing on **455.525MHz** , GNU Radio decoding nothing 👎

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/myriadrf/original/1X/ff04b7fb861064d80e3be09c5827182fc92c1167.png)

DMR Txing on 455.525MHz, LMS Rxing on **455.527MHz** , GNU Radio decoding something, but not understandable yet 👈

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/myriadrf/original/1X/1b2f1a9f1a2135346dcd2db15a450fefbe5a29ba.png)

Any enlightenment?

Best Regards ,

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**Author:** ![Psynosaur](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/psynosaur/32/1014_2.png) [@Psynosaur](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Psynosaur)\
**Post date:** [27 June 2018 16:54 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/any-one-tried-lms7002-with-digital-mobile-radio-dmr/626/7 "2018-06-27T16:54:46Z")

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High there

Has there been any development on this ?

Kind Regards  
Ohan Smit  
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