Question on integrating other hardware and hw requirements

[waterwin]

How difficult would it be to integrate "sdr" hardware like : -Red Pitaya -Hermes Lite v2 -SDRplay RSP1a -KiWiSDR -QDX -FiFi SDR into this software. And what are the "general" requirements on "integrate-able" hardware? Is having a broadband I/Q stream enough?

Thanks Erwin / F4VTQ / PE3ES

[ka9q]

In principle anything that provides either an I/Q (complex) or real sample stream should work with ka9q-radio. I do not use the SoapySDR interface so each front end needs its own handler program. Existing examples include airspyd.c, airspyhfd.c, funcube.c and others.

The main problem with the SDRPlay is its proprietary API and lack of a standard Linux driver library distributed in source form. Someone contributed a driver for it but I have not tested it.

The KiwiSDR is a complete standalone SDR of its own with a rather narrowband output so I don't see how attaching ka9q-radio to it would be useful. I'm not familiar with the others you mention.

[waterwin]

Thank you for the information. Erwin

On Monday, April 24, 2023 at 11:12:19 PM GMT+2, Phil Karn ***@***.***> wrote:  

In principle anything that provides either an I/Q (complex) or real sample stream should work with ka9q-radio. I do not use the SoapySDR interface so each front end needs its own handler program. Existing examples include airspyd.c, airspyhfd.c, funcube.c and others.

The main problem with the SDRPlay is its proprietary API and lack of a standard Linux driver library distributed in source form. Someone contributed a driver for it but I have not tested it.

The KiwiSDR is a complete standalone SDR of its own with a rather narrowband output so I don't see how attaching ka9q-radio to it would be useful. I'm not familiar with the others you mention.

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