BladeRF, LimeSDR and USRP with OnAir
Wideband transceivers that handle TV channels; OnAir drives them directly and marks them as less tested than the HackRF.
BladeRF#
Supported natively; wide TV channels and narrow modes work. The native BladeRF driver is receive-only.
LimeSDR#
- Both wide and narrow modes work.
- LimeSDR Mini: needs FTDI's FT60x driver on Windows (see the README inside the download).
- LimeSDR-USB (Cypress FX3): needs the Cypress / LimeSuite USB driver (CyUSB3, the one LimeGUI installs), not WinUSB: do not replace it with Zadig. OnAir's own LimeSuite has no FX3 support, so also install PothosSDR or LimeSuite. OnAir finds its
LimeSuite.dllby itself andonair.logsays which copy saw the radio. - The FIFO scaling for wide captures was fixed in 0.2.6.
USRP#
- On Windows install UHD from Ettus with its firmware images.
- USRP over Ethernet: bigger receive buffers and an 8-bit wire format against dropped samples (0.2.4).
Transmit#
The native LimeSDR, bladeRF and USRP drivers are receive-only. To transmit with them, use their SoapySDR module, see Transmit (experimental).