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jekhokie / raspberry-noaa-v2

V2 of the fantastic Raspberry Pi NOAA setup
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Specified SDR device in config #371

Closed pineapplee85 closed 3 years ago

pineapplee85 commented 3 years ago

Hi there, Was just wondering if it would be worth adding a "Device = " string in the config file to allow the user to specify a specific SDR receiver? eg. Device= 00001001

The RTL-SDR USB stick may be reprogrammed using the following command: _rtleeprom -s 00001001 (Please note: it is advised to provide a serial number that begins with 00001 eg: 00001002 00001003 ect and that re-programming any read only memory comes with its risks, which may render your device unusable.)

This would allow the user to have multiple SDRs connected to their Pi and different antennas enabling the use of software such as SpyServer or others, ensuring they do not interfere with raspberry-noaa / raspberry-noaa does not interfere with the user's software.

It could also be used to allow different antenna and LNA styles to be used based on the satellite type. (eg. V-Diple for NOAA, QFH + LNA for Meteor)

I believe the rtl_fm command can have a device specified with the flag: -d [serial number] eg: _rtlfm -d 00001001

Thought this might be worth mentioning as I just found out how to do it Ethan :)

dom-robinson commented 3 years ago

Hey Ethan - i think what you need is in part already in there?

eg ./config/settings.yml.sample line 41 noaa_15_sdr_device_id: 0

However i get the advancement of your idea so multiple devices could be a pool for arbitrary use on a pass by pass basis rather than on a sat by sat one where devices are (as they currently are) tied to each satellite.

pineapplee85 commented 3 years ago

Hi, Sorry, my bad I didn't see that. Does this utilise the device serial? eg. 00001002 would be acceptable? Ethan

pineapplee85 commented 3 years ago

Closed due to testing working out.