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software:sdr [2015/08/14 13:45]
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software:sdr [2015/08/21 10:11]
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 ==== Linux ==== Linux
-* [[:​software:​sdr#​gnu_radio_linux_mac_windows]|GNU Radio]] +* [[:​software:​sdr#​gnu_radio_linux_mac_windows]|GNU Radio]] ​- Powerful suit for signal processing. Also contains '​gnuradio-companion',​ a GUI for designing the the processing blocks. 
-* [[:​software:​sdr#​gqrx_sdr_linx_mac]|Gqrx SDR]] +* [[:​software:​sdr#​gqrx_sdr_linx_mac]|Gqrx SDR]] - Easy display of signal strengths/​waterfall etc. with basic filtering and demodulation support. 
-* [[http://​www.baudline.com|Baudline]] (not in the Debian package repository)+* [[http://​www.baudline.com|Baudline]] (not in the Debian package repository) ​- Another signal visualizer.
  
 ===== Debian based systems ===== Debian based systems
 +NOTE: Current versions of gqrx-sdr and gr-osmosdr in Ubuntu 14.04 are known to cause issues with the rad1o. (hackrf_info not detecting the badge, error loading libosmosdr etc.)
 +The [[https://​github.com/​mossmann/​hackrf/​wiki/​Installing-gnuradio-on-Ubuntu-14.04-with-the-packaging-manager|original hackrf wiki]] has a PPA with updated versions.
 +
 +1. Install software:
  
     apt-get install hackrf gqrx-sdr gnuradio gr-osmosdr     apt-get install hackrf gqrx-sdr gnuradio gr-osmosdr
  
-NOTE: For Debian/​Ubuntu Systems you qgrx will not work correctly, if you have the hackrf kernel module loaded. ​Additionally ​you will need some UDEV rules.+2. Make sure the hackrf kernel module ​is not loaded. 
 +If you don't do this, you'll get a -1000 error from hackrf_info 
 +<​code>​ 
 +$ sudo rmmod hackrf 
 +$ sudo vim /​etc/​modprobe.d/​blacklist.conf 
 +# module blacklisted for radi1o / gqrx usage 
 +blacklist hackrf 
 +</​code>​ 
  
-1Create ​some udev rules, replace ​YOURUSER with your username (whoami)+3Additionally you will need some UDEV rules
 +Replace ​YOURUSER with your username (whoami)
 <​code>​ <​code>​
 $ sudo vim /​etc/​udev/​rules.d/​51-rad1o.rules $ sudo vim /​etc/​udev/​rules.d/​51-rad1o.rules
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 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
-2blacklist ​the hackrf ​module. If you don't do this / still have the module loaded you'll get -1000 error from hackrf_info +4make sure you boot the hackrf-old on the rad1o, as gqrx somehow only recognized the device as hackrf then (at least with gqrx from debian testing) 
-<​code>​ + 
-$ sudo rmmod hackrf +5check with hackrf_info that everything works 
-$ sudo vim /​etc/​modprobe.d/​blacklist.conf + 
-# module blacklisted for radi1o / gqrx usage +6. launch ​gqrx, it should autoconfigure itself 
-blacklist hackrf + 
-</​code>​+ 
 +===== Archlinux
  
-3. make sure you boot the hackrf-old, as gqrx somehow only recognized the device as a hackrf ​then (at least with gqrx from debian testing)+    pacman ​-gqrx python2 python2-lxml python2-cheetah # pulls hackrf ​and gnuradio automatically in 
 +     
 +===== Gentoo Linux 
 +Versions known to work:
  
-4check with hackrf_info that everything works+net-wireless/​gnuradio-3.7.7.x  
 +net-wireless/​gr-osmosdr-1.4_x 
 +net-wireless/​gqrx-2.3.x
  
-5launch gqrx, it should autoconfigure itself+Make sure the '​hackrf'​ useflag is enabled where available.
  
 +If you have the '​hackrf'​ kernel module compiled, prevent it from loading by adding
  
-===== archlinux+    blacklist hackrf
  
-    pacman ​-S gqrx # pulls hackrf and gnuradio automatically in+to your /​etc/​modprobe.d/​blacklist.conf. (update your modprobe config with '​depmod ​-a') 
 +    ​
  
 ==== Windows ==== Windows
 * [[:​software:​sdr#​gnu_radio_linux_mac_windows]|GNU Radio]] * [[:​software:​sdr#​gnu_radio_linux_mac_windows]|GNU Radio]]
 * [[:​software:​sdr#​sdr_windows]|SDR#​]] * [[:​software:​sdr#​sdr_windows]|SDR#​]]
 +* [[http://​sdr-radio.com/​Software|SDR Console]]
  
 ==== Mac ==== Mac
software/sdr.txt · Last modified: 2016/09/08 12:27 by 9r