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This is a plugin module for Soapy SDR for various gr-osmosdr supported devices. In addition, Soapy SDR devices can be used from the gr-osmosdr interface when gr-osmosdr is compiled with Soapy SDR support. The following devices can be used from the SoapySDR API and software that supports SoapySDR:
| Device | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RTL-SDR | Use RTL-SDR support module | Disable with -DENABLE_RTL=OFF |
| MiriSDR | Supported through SoapyOsmo | |
| HackRF | Use Hack RF support module | Disable with -DENABLE_HACKRF=OFF |
| BladeRF | Use Blade RF support module | Enable with -DUSE_OSMO_BLADERF=ON |
| RFSpace | Supported through SoapyOsmo | |
| Airspy | Supported through SoapyOsmo | |
| SDRPlay | Use SDR Play support module | Not available in SoapyOsmo |
SoapyOsmo table of contents
Pre-built installers for various systems are available through the Pothos SDR environment.
- Boost C++ libraries
- Install SoapySDR: https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR/wiki
- Hardware drivers for every device that you want to use
Note: Even though we are based off of gr-osmosdr, GNU Radio is not a dependency.
Recommended apt-get install instructions for Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
The CMake build system will locate boost and SoapySDR development files on your system. Plugin modules will be built for every supported device to which a hardware driver can be located.
git clone https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyOsmo.git cd SoapyOsmo mkdir build cd build cmake .. make sudo make install
Use the SoapySDRUtil application to see if SoapySDR can detect your device. In this example, lets use the --probe option to print information about the RTL SDR device:
SoapySDRUtil --probe="driver=rtl"
######################################################
## Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library
######################################################
Probe device driver=rtl
Using device #0 Realtek RTL2838UHIDIR SN: 00000001
Found Rafael Micro R820T tuner
----------------------------------------------------
-- Device identification
----------------------------------------------------
driver=rtl
hardware=rtl
----------------------------------------------------
-- Peripheral summary
----------------------------------------------------
Channels: 1 Rx, 0 Tx
Timestamps: NO
----------------------------------------------------
-- RX Channel 0
----------------------------------------------------
Full-duplex: YES
Antennas: RX
Full gain range: [0, 49.6] dB
LNA gain range: [0, 49.6] dB
Full freq range: [24, 1766] MHz
RF freq range: [24, 1766] MHz
CORR freq range: MHz
Sample rates: [0.25, 2.56] MHz
Soapy SDR devices can also be used from the gr-osmosdr interface. This allows any device with a Soapy SDR plugin to be usable as a GNU Radio block or in an application that uses gr-osmosdr. Simply install Soapy SDR before configuring gr-osmosdr, Soapy SDR should be one of the configured components.
