Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: FUNCube dongle

[Marcus D. Leech]

On 02/22/2011 06:24 PM, Alexandru Csete wrote:
> O
> Well, implementing it as UHD device seems a bit overkill from a 
> programming point of view because one would have to implement the 
> "audio source", which is readily available in GNU Radio. So a GNU 
> Radio source just like the old pre-UHD USRP drivers seems to be most 
> feasible.
Yes, I agree--a UHD driver might be too complicated to do, but maybe 
not.  Maybe we just have to buy Josh an FCD :-)

> I don't know much about the Softrock series, but I doubt they have 
> much in common with the FCD. Maybe the USB idea and the protocol 
> structure, which for the FCD is really trivial and simple streams of 
> 1-4 bytes per command. Most of the commands and parameters for the FCD 
> map directly to the tuner chip, which I assume is not present in the 
> Softrocks - see attached screenshot of the windows controller.
>
> Alex
The SDR-Widget uses a similar approach--a standard UAC2 audio system, 
and HID for setting transceiver-specific "stuff".


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Marcus Leech
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Shirleys Bay Radio Astronomy Consortium
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