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[https://github.com/csete/rtlizer Rtlizer] is a simple spectrum analyzer written for the BeagleBone. Rtlizer uses [http://www.rtlsdr.org/ rtl-sdr] a command line tool to interface with software defined radios such as the [http://www.nooelec.com/store/software-defined-radio/sdr-receivers/tv28tv2.html#.UU5gGXGx0ak R820T] used here.
 
[https://github.com/csete/rtlizer Rtlizer] is a simple spectrum analyzer written for the BeagleBone. Rtlizer uses [http://www.rtlsdr.org/ rtl-sdr] a command line tool to interface with software defined radios such as the [http://www.nooelec.com/store/software-defined-radio/sdr-receivers/tv28tv2.html#.UU5gGXGx0ak R820T] used here.

Latest revision as of 09:03, 18 May 2013


Rtlizer is a simple spectrum analyzer written for the BeagleBone. Rtlizer uses rtl-sdr a command line tool to interface with software defined radios such as the R820T used here.

Installation

Instructions for installing rtl-sdr and rtlizer can be found here. They are copied here for convenience.

Run the following as root on the BeagleBone:

 git clone git://git.osmocom.org/rtl-sdr.git
 cd rtl-sdr/
 autoreconf -i
 ./configure
 make
 make install
 mv /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/librtlsdr.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig
 ldconfig
 git clone git://github.com/csete/rtlizer.git
 cd rtlizer
 ./build-target

How to Run

In X11 run the following:

 cd rtlizer
 rtlizer 640x360+0+0

Conclusion

This site contains more information about rtl-sdr including a long list of SDR applications that use the library.

The R820T is a very nice (and cheap) SDR with some nice functionality. One thing that it cannot do however (at least in the US) is function as a TV tuner. The tuner uses the DVB-T standard. ATSC is the standard used for digital TV broadcasting in the US.

Future Work

It would be interesting to do some radio decoding on the BeagleBone using rtl-sdr as a back-end to the R820T. A possible application could be something like ADS-B (aircraft tracking) or NOAA (weather satellite) decoding.