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jketterl / openwebrx

Open source, multi-user SDR receiver software with a web interface
https://www.openwebrx.de
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Feature Request: Add NETSDR Support #368

Open df6dbf opened 10 months ago

df6dbf commented 10 months ago

Hello Jakob, i have here a NetSDR compatible SDR Receiver "Andrus MK1.5". Is it possible to add NetSDR Protocol as used also by RFspace SDR Radios?

73 Holger, DF6DBF

jketterl commented 10 months ago

Please use the issue template.

Seems like there's a SoapySDR module available: https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyNetSDR

How about testing? Since I don't own a compatible device, I won't be able to do a lot more than just basic integration. If that doesn't work, somebody will need to figure out the details.

Are you able to run an OpenWebRX branch if provided?

df6dbf commented 10 months ago

Hallo Jakob, i have tried to add the NetSDR Module but with no success. (Using here the fork openwebsdr+). But I can lend you a NetSDR compatible receiver for testing purposes if needed.

Call @ darc.de

73s Holger

jketterl commented 10 months ago

I added a branch "netsdr" and added the basic device support there, or at least what i could deduce from the available information. If anybody is able to test it out, please report back here.

RobinCutshaw commented 1 week ago

I have a NetSDR. I applied your netsdr branch modifications to the current branch. The sdcard image I loaded did not include the driver. I cloned SoapySDR, checked out the commit back to 0.8.0 which the sdcard image uses and compiled. I cloned the SoapyNetSDR and built it against the cloned SoapySDR and then copied libnetSDRSupport.so to /usr/local/lib/SoapySDR/modules-0.8. The NetSDR then showed up when adding a new device. I created that and input the IP:port for the NetSDR. Seems to work fine.

Note that the NetSDR has its own discovery protocol. SoapySDRUtil --probe="driver=netsdr" uses this protocol and shows the found device. It would be nice if this were used when adding the device to openwebrx so you didn't have to find the IP and port to enter.

Need to get the prebuilt sdcard version to build/include the NetSDR module.

Robin

jketterl commented 1 week ago

Note that the NetSDR has its own discovery protocol. SoapySDRUtil --probe="driver=netsdr" uses this protocol and shows the found device. It would be nice if this were used when adding the device to openwebrx so you didn't have to find the IP and port to enter.

There's no device discovery in OpenWebRX in general, so this will have to wait.

Need to get the prebuilt sdcard version to build/include the NetSDR module.

Well, there's the eternal conundrum. You want it to be in the SD image... But I wanted to have a confirmation that it works first. It's impossible to develop software if everybody just relies on the ready-made images.