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AlexandreRouma / SDRPlusPlus

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please add KiwiSDR network streaming support #714

Closed bubnikv closed 2 years ago

bubnikv commented 2 years ago

Dear Alexandre.

Would you please add a networked interface to KiwiSDR radios?

KiwiSDR is a linux based multi-channel web based stand-alone networked receiver. http://kiwisdr.com/

There are many of them around. http://[kiwisdr.com/public/](http://kiwisdr.com/public/) http://rx.linkfanel.net/ https://ve3sun.com/KiwiSDR/index.php#open-cookie

I believe the KiwiSDR WebSocket based API works in a similar way to the SpyServer: FFT is streamed as one packet type while a narrow band IQ stream is streamed as another packet type. Example python code is provided here:

https://github.com/jks-prv/kiwiclient

Thanks for considering and 73, Vojtech OK1IAK

AlexandreRouma commented 2 years ago

Hello, SDR++ only supports direct IQ, not IQ+FFT. Also I do not feel confortable connecting to other people's KiwiSDR and risk crashing them because of an error in my code.

bubnikv commented 2 years ago

Also I do not feel confortable connecting to other people's KiwiSDR and risk crashing them because of an error in my code.

We could likely get you one of those radios.

SDR++ only supports direct IQ, not IQ+FFT.

That is a showstopper wrt. the current KiwiSDR firmware / software. The hardware is capable of wideband IQ, but the current API is not.

I think we can close this issue then.

AlexandreRouma commented 2 years ago

I'll clarify that IQ+FFT mode will likely be supported in the future since it's needed for SDR++ server, but it requires quite a lot of modifications

bubnikv commented 1 year ago

Hi Alex.

SDRAngel supports kiwisdr API, the source code is available.

https://github.com/f4exb/sdrangel/tree/master/plugins/samplesource/kiwisdr

Even with 8kHz or 12kHz bandwidth (depending on bandwidth configuration) as long as the software could tune the VFO when scrolling outside of the waterfall boundaries, having a KiwiSDR support in SDR++ would be great. That's how it works in SDRAngel, however the UI is somehow limited.

Also I do not feel confortable connecting to other people's KiwiSDR and risk crashing them because of an error in my code.

I don't really think this is an issue. There are other SW tools that connect to Kiwis, thus the KiwiSDR API should be quite resilient.

Thanks for reconsidering and 73, Vojtech OK1IAK