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Python Lab Experiments - Spectrum of the HF Bands


Arduino Lab Automation Example / Exercise




Arduino and Python in da Lab




✈ Minimum Equipment List (MEL)




DEVICESREMARKS
Frequency Selective Levelmetere.g. Wanmod
AntennaAnything (conductive) from some cm to meters


We used only Arduino™ based devices here, as this simplifies the Python Script.
(PyVISA is covered in a later exercise).




✈ Goal • learning content




• Control single devices in a loop
• Plot graphs
• Optimize graphical appearance of measurement values
• Identify strong stations / interferers
• Measure the Noisefloor and understand its meaning




🐍 The Python Script




# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Fri Aug 19 09:09:09 2022

Simple Sketch to Sweep from F1 to F2 + Record the RSSI Level
A long wire was attached, acting as 'antenna'

@author: Changpuak

"""

import serial
import time
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np


 
# PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF THE COM PORT
Wan = serial.Serial(port='COM66', baudrate=115200, timeout=.9)

time.sleep(5)           # Arduinos reset, wait to start up

FREQ_POINTS = 10    
FREQ_START = 10.5       # MHz
FREQ_STOP  = 10.9       # MHz
#FREQ_DELTA = (FREQ_STOP - FREQ_START) / FREQ_POINTS
FREQ_DELTA = 0.003


WAIT = 0.5              # seconds

FREQ = FREQ_START

x = []
f = []  # Frequency
l = []  # Level



def CHAT_WANMOD(x):
    Wan.write(x.encode('utf-8'))
    time.sleep(0.5)
    data = []
    line = (Wan.readline())
    while len(line) > 0:
        data.append(line)
        line = Wan.readline()
        line = line.decode('utf-8')
    return data


def EMPTY_WANMOD(x):
    time.sleep(1)
    x = b'avanti'
    while x != b'':
        x = Wan.readline()
        # print(x)


try:
    print("STARTING SWEEP ...")
    CHAT_WANMOD('*IDN?\n')                     # REMAINS CONSTANT
    EMPTY_WANMOD(x)
    while FREQ <= FREQ_STOP:
        f.append(FREQ)                         # FILL ARRAY
        # SET FREQUENCY 
        CHAT_WANMOD('SETF:'+str(FREQ)+'\n')
        EMPTY_WANMOD(x)       
        # READ LEVEL
        Level = str(CHAT_WANMOD('POW?\n'))
        Level = float(Level[3:-9])
        print("{:.3f}".format(FREQ)+" MHz, "+str(Level)+" dBm")
        l.append(Level)                        # FILL ARRAY
        FREQ += FREQ_DELTA
        # 
        plt.style.use('bmh')
        # plot - yes it is updated in the loop
        fig, ax = plt.subplots(1,1)    
        ax.plot(f, l, linewidth=1.0, color='#0000FF')
        ax.set_title('Noisefloor, 20.08.2022 by Wanmod')
        ax.set_ylabel('RSSI [dBm]')
        ax.set_xlabel('Frequency [MHz]')
        ax.set(xlim=(FREQ_START, FREQ_STOP), 
				xticks=np.arange(FREQ_START, FREQ_STOP, 0.05),
                ylim=(-110, -10), yticks=np.arange(-100, -10, 10))
        plt.show()


finally:
    Wan.close()
    print("CONNECTIONS CLOSED.")
    




✈ The Results ...




Python Lab Experiments

HF Spectrum from DC ... 30 MHz, simple Dipole as suggested by picture above.



Python Lab Experiments

Noisefloor. Input terminated with 50 Ω. RSSI[dBm] + 107 = RSSI[dBµV].




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