[Hackrf-dev] using hackrf with the raspberry Pi 2

Derek Murphy cyrus104 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 26 17:31:53 EDT 2015


Thanks for the info on the 2MSPS, that still seems like it would be a
problem for the RPi2 to run 2MSPS. Is there a use case that has the hackrf
actually work for the RPi2.

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 9:02 AM, Paul Connolly <eeipcy at gmail.com> wrote:

>  2MSPS is the lowest samplerate that the HackRF, realistically supports
> without aliases, because the smallest bandpass filter in the MAX2837 is
> 1.75MHz.
>
> The USB in all RPi hardware is known to be problematic for anything
> requiring high throughput.
>
>
> On 25/03/2015 11:48, Derek Murphy wrote:
>
> Hmm, I must be doing something wrong. I am getting tons of Overruns
> anything over 1 MSPS through gnuradio-companion doing something like an FM
> radio.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 5:12 AM, Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com> <dominicgs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>  On 24 March 2015 at 22:36, Derek Murphy <cyrus104 at gmail.com> <cyrus104 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  But isn't the issue we run into is the same shared usb issue that is the
> same as the pi one and BBB.
>
>  If you plan to receive data and transfer it using the ethernet port,
> then the pi2 will struggle in the same way that the pi did.  However,
> you could happily use it for processing and displaying information on
> a monitor or playing audio.
>
> The BBB has a dedicated ethernet controller, so it doesn't suffer from
> the problem.
>
>
>  On Mar 24, 2015 1:11 PM, "Andrew M.A. Cater" <
>
>  amacater at galactic.demon.co.uk>
>
>  wrote:
>
>  On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 05:42:58PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
>  On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 09:45:08AM -0500, kd5wdq . wrote:
>
>  Somewhere there's a procedure to build GNU radio on the PI.
> It requires making temp swap space - otherwise it fails.  I've used
> this procedure and it works.
>
> Be prepared to let it spend several hours building.
>
> --eddie (af5sa)
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 3:55 AM, Graham <graham at watchguard.biz> <graham at watchguard.biz>
>
>   wrote:
>
>     Thanks Mike
> I will check it out now :-)
> Cheers Graham
>
>
> On 24/03/15 17:14, Mike Carden wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Graham <graham at watchguard.biz> <graham at watchguard.biz>
> wrote:
>
>
>  Has  anyone tried using the hackrf with the new raspberry pi 2.
>
>
>  Hi Graham.
>
>  This chap has posted some notes on getting gnuradio going on a Pi
> 2,
> though his interest seems to have been in an rtl-sdr dongle, but I
> suspect
> it might get you most of the way there:
>
>
>  You do realise that the Pi 2 will run Debian version 8 with no
>
>   problem:
>
>   you don't need
> to use Raspbian if you don't wish to?
>
> One of the Linaro developers has posted a Debian installer which
> installs Debian with no
> problems.
>
>
>
>   https://www.collabora.com/about-us/blog/2015/02/03/debian-jessie-on-raspberry-pi-2/
>
>  A Collabora developer rather than, necessariy, a Linaro developer - but
> this is the link.
>
>
>  My Pi 2 is out on loan to someone or I'd give you more details.planet.debian.org from a couple
> of weeks ago ...
>
> All the best,
>
> AndyC
>
>
>
>
>    http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/electronics/eng/blog/taking-the-raspberry-pi-2-for-a-test-drive-with-gnu-radio-2?/designspark/electronics/blog/taking-the-raspberry-pi-2-for-a-test-drive-with-gnu-radio-2=
>
>     My Pi 2 is busy doing ADSB with the new R820T-2 dongle so I
>
>    haven't
>
>    plugged the HackRF into it yet
>
>  --
> MC
>
>
>
>
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