hpsdrconnector

An OpenWebRX connector for HPSDR radios

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

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.
• Currently only one receiver is supported.

Usage

In order to use hpsdrconnector with OpenWebRX you will need a version of OpenWebRX that supports it. Right now, that means installing from source from this branch: https://github.com/jancona/openwebrx/tree/hpsdr_connector Once this code is merged into OpenWebRX and released, a normal installation will suffice.

You will also need to update config_webrx.py. Here is a sample SDR definition:

sdrs = {
    "HL2": {
        "name": "Hermes-Lite 2",
        "type": "hpsdr",
        # if the following line is commented out, the connector will use the first radio it discovers
        # "remote": "192.168.1.123", # IP Address of radio
        "samp_rate": 192000,
        "rf_gain": "20",
        "profiles": {
            "40m": {
                "name": "40m",
                "center_freq": 7150000,
                "start_freq": 7150000,
                "start_mod": "lsb",
            },
            "bcb": {
                "name": "bcb",
                "center_freq": 630000,
                "start_freq": 580000,
                "start_mod": "am",
            },
            "20m": {
                "name": "20m",
                "center_freq": 14120000,
                "start_freq": 14100000,
                "start_mod": "usb",
            },
            "30m": {
                "name": "30m",
                "center_freq": 10125000,
                "start_freq": 10142000,
                "start_mod": "usb",
            },
            "80m": {
                "name": "80m",
                "center_freq": 3850000,
                "start_freq": 3870000,
                "start_mod": "lsb",
            },
        },
    },
}

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.