Hardware ranges from very expensive measurement-quality systems, to very cheap RTL receive only hardware that you can get for less than $50. The list of hardware vendors that provide GNU Radio support for their products is growing quickly. If you want to use real hardware, you have a number of options. Ready for that first step with real hardware? A very low cost (US $10.00+) receive only hardware option is an RTL-SDR described below will allow you to sample (Rx Only) live signals.Ĭommercially Available SDR Platforms You can simulate complete transmitter and receiver chains, including RF, analog, and other relevant impairments that you would encounter in 'real-world' operation. If you are looking for a particular waveform to develop with and don't have a capture, ask on the mailing list and someone can likely help!Īdditionally, GNU Radio is a powerful tool for hardware simulation. A lot of prerecorded examples exist that can be used to develop applications without the need for hardware. GNU Radio has several blocks that can generate data or read/write files in different formats, such as binary complex values or even WAV-files. GNU Radio can be used on its own, without any hardware, as a simulation & development environment.
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1.3 Using your Sound Card with GNU Radio.
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1.2.17 Softrock-like Radio frequency interfaces.1.2.16 SDRplay RSP family of SDR receivers.1.2.1 Summary Of Features For Some SDRs.1.2 Commercially Available SDR Platforms.1 A Quick Guide to Hardware and GNU Radio.