hpsdrconnector

An OpenWebRX connector for HPSDR radios

Installation

The HPSDR connector is packaged with OpenWebRX, so a separate installation isn't usually needed. For a manually installed OpenWebRX, see the Manual Installation section below.

Usage

Navigate to the OpenWebRX settings area, "SDR devices and profiles". Click "Add new device" and select the device type "HPSDR devices (Hermes / Hermes Lite 2 / Red Pitaya)" from the dropdown. Give it a name and click the "Apply and save" button.

Then create one or more profiles for the device. Be sure to specify a sample rate supported by the HPSDR device, i.e. one of 48000, 96000, 192000 or 384000.

The version of the connector installed with OpenWebRX 1.0 and 1.1 only supports a single receiver. The current version supports multiple receivers, up to the number the hardware is capable of, e.g. 4 for a Hermes-Lite 2 with standard gateware. Until this version is packaged in an OpenWebRX release, you can experiment with it by using the OpenWebRX experimental repositories or by following the manual installation process and then defining additional devices and profiles in the OWRX settings. The same sample rate is used for all receivers, so starting a profile with a different sample rate will affect other running devices. To avoid problems, it may be best to use a single sample rate for all profiles.

Limitations

• Only the original HPSDR Protocol 1 is supported.
• So far, this has been tested with the Hermes-Lite 2 and the Red Pitaya. Feel free to create issues with reports of success or failure using other hardware.

Manual Installation

There are now released binaries, so you no longer have to install Go to build from source. (If you wish to build from source see Building below.)

1. Download the proper binary for your OS and architecture from the list below.
2. Rename the binary to hpsdrconnector and make it executable (chmod +x hpsdrconnector).
3. Place the it in a directory in your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).
4. Test your installation by running hpsdrconnector -h. You should see a usage message.

Operating System	Executable Name
Desktop Linux	hpsdrconnector_linux_amd64
Raspberry Pi (and other Arm) Linux	hpsdrconnector_linux_arm
MacOS amd64	hpsdrconnector_macos_amd64

Developer Information

Command line options

  -c, --control uint
        control socket port (default disabled)
  -p, --port uint
        IQ listen port (default 4590)
  -d, --debug
        Emit debug log messages on stderr
  -f, --frequency uint
        Tune to specified frequency in Hz (default 7100000)
  -g, --gain uint
        LNA gain between 0 (-12dB) and 60 (48dB) (default 20)
  -r, --radio string
        IP address of radio (default use first radio discovered)
  -s, --samplerate uint
        Use the specified samplerate: one of 48000, 96000, 192000, 384000 (default 96000)

Building

1. Download Go from https://golang.org/dl/
2. Install Go, following the instructions for your OS at https://golang.org/doc/install. Be sure to add the Go bin directory to your PATH if the installer hasn't done that for you.
3. In the hpsdrconnector directory, run go install
4. Test your installation by running hpsdrconnector -h. You should see a usage message.