diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 23d4d8d25..1df2582d1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -330,3 +330,4 @@ qt5_use_modules(sdrangel Widgets Multimedia)
 
 add_subdirectory(plugins)
 add_subdirectory(fcdhid)
+add_subdirectory(fcdlib)
diff --git a/fcdlib/CMakeLists.txt b/fcdlib/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..819972110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcdlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+project(fcdlib)
+
+set(fcdlib_SOURCES
+	fcdtraits.cpp
+)
+
+set(fcdlib_HEADERS
+	fcdtraits.h
+)
+
+include_directories(
+	.
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include-gpl
+)
+
+#add_definitions(-DQT_PLUGIN)
+add_definitions(-DQT_SHARED)
+
+add_library(fcdlib SHARED
+	${fcdlib_SOURCES}
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(fcdlib)
diff --git a/fcdlib/fcdtraits.cpp b/fcdlib/fcdtraits.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7027c8db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcdlib/fcdtraits.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * fcdtraits.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Sep 5, 2015
+ *      Author: f4exb
+ */
+
+#include "fcdtraits.h"
+
+const char *fcd_traits<Pro>::alsaDeviceName = "hw:CARD=V10";
+const char *fcd_traits<ProPlus>::alsaDeviceName = "hw:CARD=V20";
+
+const char *fcd_traits<Pro>::interfaceIID = "org.osmocom.sdr.samplesource.fcdpro";
+const char *fcd_traits<ProPlus>::interfaceIID = "org.osmocom.sdr.samplesource.fcdproplus";
+
+const char *fcd_traits<Pro>::displayedName = "FunCube Dongle Pro";
+const char *fcd_traits<ProPlus>::displayedName = "FunCube Dongle Pro+";
+
+const char *fcd_traits<Pro>::pluginDisplayedName = "FunCube Pro Input";
+const char *fcd_traits<ProPlus>::pluginDisplayedName = "FunCube Pro+ Input";
+
+const char *fcd_traits<Pro>::pluginVersion = "---";
+const char *fcd_traits<ProPlus>::pluginVersion = "---";
diff --git a/fcdlib/fcdtraits.h b/fcdlib/fcdtraits.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7f3aafb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcdlib/fcdtraits.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * fcdtraits.h
+ *
+ *  Created on: 3 Sep 2015
+ *      Author: egriffiths
+ */
+
+#ifndef FCDLIB_FCDTRAITS_H_
+#define FCDLIB_FCDTRAITS_H_
+
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+typedef enum
+{
+    Pro,
+    ProPlus
+} fcd_type;
+
+template <fcd_type FCDType>
+struct fcd_traits
+{
+	static const uint16_t vendorId = 0x0;
+	static const uint16_t productId = 0x0;
+	static const int sampleRate = 48000;
+	static const int convBufSize = (1<<11);
+	static const char *alsaDeviceName;
+    static const char *interfaceIID;
+    static const char *displayedName;
+    static const char *pluginDisplayedName;
+    static const char *pluginVersion;
+};
+
+template<>
+struct fcd_traits<Pro>
+{
+	static const uint16_t vendorId = 0x04D8;
+	static const uint16_t productId = 0xFB56;
+	static const int sampleRate = 96000;
+	static const int convBufSize = (1<<11);
+	static const char *alsaDeviceName;
+    static const char *interfaceIID;
+    static const char *displayedName;
+    static const char *pluginDisplayedName;
+    static const char *pluginVersion;
+};
+
+template<>
+struct fcd_traits<ProPlus>
+{
+	static const uint16_t vendorId = 0x04D8;
+	static const uint16_t productId = 0xFB31;
+	static const int sampleRate = 192000;
+	static const int convBufSize = (1<<13);
+	static const char *alsaDeviceName;
+    static const char *interfaceIID;
+    static const char *displayedName;
+    static const char *pluginDisplayedName;
+    static const char *pluginVersion;
+};
+
+template <fcd_type FCDType> const char *fcd_traits<FCDType>::alsaDeviceName = "";
+template <fcd_type FCDType> const char *fcd_traits<FCDType>::interfaceIID = "";
+template <fcd_type FCDType> const char *fcd_traits<FCDType>::displayedName = "";
+template <fcd_type FCDType> const char *fcd_traits<FCDType>::pluginDisplayedName = "";
+template <fcd_type FCDType> const char *fcd_traits<FCDType>::pluginVersion = "---";
+
+#endif /* FCDLIB_FCDTRAITS_H_ */
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ca0ccdeb..39f9efe03 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ include_directories(
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include-gpl
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fcdhid
+	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fcdlib
 )
 
 #include(${QT_USE_FILE})
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ target_link_libraries(inputfcdpro
 	${LIBUSB_LIBRARIES}
 	asound
 	fcdhid
+	fcdlib
 	sdrbase
 )
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdproinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdproinput.cpp
index a87db3abb..d2781433b 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdproinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdproinput.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "fcdprogui.h"
 #include "fcdproserializer.h"
 #include "fcdprothread.h"
+#include "fcdtraits.h"
 
 MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(FCDProInput::MsgConfigureFCD, Message)
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ FCDProInput::FCDProInput() :
 	m_dev(0),
 	m_settings(),
 	m_FCDThread(0),
-	m_deviceDescription("Funcube Dongle Pro")
+	m_deviceDescription(fcd_traits<Pro>::displayedName)
 {
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ bool FCDProInput::start(int device)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	m_dev = fcdOpen(0x04D8, 0xFB56, device);
+	m_dev = fcdOpen(fcd_traits<Pro>::vendorId, fcd_traits<Pro>::productId, device);
 
 	if (m_dev == 0)
 	{
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ const QString& FCDProInput::getDeviceDescription() const
 
 int FCDProInput::getSampleRate() const
 {
-	return 96000;
+	return fcd_traits<Pro>::sampleRate;
 }
 
 quint64 FCDProInput::getCenterFrequency() const
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ void FCDProInput::applySettings(const Settings& settings, bool force)
     
     if (signalChange)
     {
-		DSPSignalNotification *notif = new DSPSignalNotification(96000, m_settings.centerFrequency);
+		DSPSignalNotification *notif = new DSPSignalNotification(fcd_traits<Pro>::sampleRate, m_settings.centerFrequency);
 		getOutputMessageQueue()->push(notif);        
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdproplugin.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdproplugin.cpp
index 2c5754703..0e4c8d9c4 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdproplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdproplugin.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 #include "util/simpleserializer.h"
 #include "fcdproplugin.h"
 #include "fcdprogui.h"
+#include "fcdtraits.h"
 
 const PluginDescriptor FCDProPlugin::m_pluginDescriptor = {
-	QString("FunCube Pro Input"),
-	QString("---"),
+	QString(fcd_traits<Pro>::pluginDisplayedName),
+	QString(fcd_traits<Pro>::pluginVersion),
 	QString("(c) Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB"),
 	QString("https://github.com/f4exb/sdrangel"),
 	true,
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ void FCDProPlugin::initPlugin(PluginAPI* pluginAPI)
 {
 	m_pluginAPI = pluginAPI;
 
-	m_pluginAPI->registerSampleSource("org.osmocom.sdr.samplesource.fcdpro", this);
+	m_pluginAPI->registerSampleSource(fcd_traits<Pro>::interfaceIID, this);
 }
 
 PluginInterface::SampleSourceDevices FCDProPlugin::enumSampleSources()
@@ -52,15 +53,15 @@ PluginInterface::SampleSourceDevices FCDProPlugin::enumSampleSources()
 	SampleSourceDevices result;
 
 	int i = 1;
-	struct hid_device_info *device_info = hid_enumerate(0x04D8, 0xFB56);
+	struct hid_device_info *device_info = hid_enumerate(fcd_traits<Pro>::vendorId, fcd_traits<Pro>::productId);
 
 	while (device_info != 0)
 	{
 		QString serialNumber = QString::fromWCharArray(device_info->serial_number);
-		QString displayedName(QString("FunCube Dongle Pro #%1 ").arg(i) + serialNumber);
+		QString displayedName(QString("%1 #%2 %3").arg(fcd_traits<Pro>::displayedName).arg(i).arg(serialNumber));
 		SimpleSerializer s(1);
 		s.writeS32(1, 0);
-		result.append(SampleSourceDevice(displayedName, "org.osmocom.sdr.samplesource.fcdpro", s.final()));
+		result.append(SampleSourceDevice(displayedName, fcd_traits<Pro>::interfaceIID, s.final()));
 
 		device_info = device_info->next;
 		i++;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ PluginInterface::SampleSourceDevices FCDProPlugin::enumSampleSources()
 
 PluginGUI* FCDProPlugin::createSampleSourcePluginGUI(const QString& sourceName, const QByteArray& address)
 {
-	if(sourceName == "org.osmocom.sdr.samplesource.fcdpro")
+	if(sourceName == fcd_traits<Pro>::interfaceIID)
 	{
 		FCDProGui* gui = new FCDProGui(m_pluginAPI);
 		m_pluginAPI->setInputGUI(gui);
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdprothread.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdprothread.cpp
index cefc5ebec..6ad7430a2 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdprothread.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdprothread.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "dsp/samplefifo.h"
 #include "fcdprothread.h"
-#include "fcdproinput.h"
+#include "fcdtraits.h"
 
 FCDProThread::FCDProThread(SampleFifo* sampleFifo, QObject* parent) :
 	QThread(parent),
 	fcd_handle(NULL),
 	m_running(false),
-	m_convertBuffer(FCD_BLOCKSIZE),
+	m_convertBuffer(fcd_traits<Pro>::convBufSize),
 	m_sampleFifo(sampleFifo)
 {
 	start();
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void FCDProThread::stopWork()
 
 void FCDProThread::run()
 {
-	if ( !OpenSource("hw:CARD=V10") )
+	if ( !OpenSource(fcd_traits<Pro>::alsaDeviceName) )
 	{
 		qCritical() << "FCDThread::run: cannot open FCD sound card";
 		return;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void FCDProThread::run()
 
 	while(m_running)
 	{
-		if (work(FCD_BLOCKSIZE) < 0)
+		if (work(fcd_traits<Pro>::convBufSize) < 0)
 		{
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdprothread.h b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdprothread.h
index 48d061e39..e4b8b496d 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdprothread.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdpro/fcdprothread.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #include "dsp/inthalfbandfilter.h"
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
 
-#define FCD_BLOCKSIZE (1<<11)
-
 class FCDProThread : public QThread {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bd5d9a12..87c077d4d 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ include_directories(
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include-gpl
 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fcdhid
+	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fcdlib
 )
 
 #include(${QT_USE_FILE})
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ target_link_libraries(inputfcdproplus
 	${LIBUSB_LIBRARIES}
 	asound
 	fcdhid
+	fcdlib
 	sdrbase
 )
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusinput.cpp
index 976d2943e..ebf0998a4 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusinput.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "fcdproplusgui.h"
 #include "fcdproplusserializer.h"
 #include "fcdproplusthread.h"
+#include "fcdtraits.h"
 
 MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(FCDProPlusInput::MsgConfigureFCD, Message)
 //MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(FCDInput::MsgReportFCD, Message)
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ FCDProPlusInput::FCDProPlusInput() :
 	m_dev(0),
 	m_settings(),
 	m_FCDThread(0),
-	m_deviceDescription("Funcube Dongle Pro+")
+	m_deviceDescription(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::displayedName)
 {
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ bool FCDProPlusInput::start(int device)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	m_dev = fcdOpen(0x04D8, 0xFB31, device);
+	m_dev = fcdOpen(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::vendorId, fcd_traits<ProPlus>::productId, device);
 
 	if (m_dev == 0)
 	{
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ const QString& FCDProPlusInput::getDeviceDescription() const
 
 int FCDProPlusInput::getSampleRate() const
 {
-	return 192000;
+	return fcd_traits<ProPlus>::sampleRate;
 }
 
 quint64 FCDProPlusInput::getCenterFrequency() const
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ void FCDProPlusInput::applySettings(const Settings& settings, bool force)
     
     if (signalChange)
     {
-		DSPSignalNotification *notif = new DSPSignalNotification(192000, m_settings.centerFrequency);
+		DSPSignalNotification *notif = new DSPSignalNotification(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::sampleRate, m_settings.centerFrequency);
 		getOutputMessageQueue()->push(notif);        
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusplugin.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusplugin.cpp
index 69c066dfe..07e4cc5f0 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusplugin.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 #include "util/simpleserializer.h"
 #include "fcdproplusplugin.h"
 #include "fcdproplusgui.h"
+#include "fcdtraits.h"
 
 const PluginDescriptor FCDProPlusPlugin::m_pluginDescriptor = {
-	QString("FunCube Pro+ Input"),
-	QString("---"),
+	QString(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::pluginDisplayedName),
+	QString(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::pluginVersion),
 	QString("(c) Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB"),
 	QString("https://github.com/f4exb/sdrangel"),
 	true,
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ void FCDProPlusPlugin::initPlugin(PluginAPI* pluginAPI)
 {
 	m_pluginAPI = pluginAPI;
 
-	m_pluginAPI->registerSampleSource("org.osmocom.sdr.samplesource.fcdproplus", this);
+	m_pluginAPI->registerSampleSource(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::interfaceIID, this);
 }
 
 PluginInterface::SampleSourceDevices FCDProPlusPlugin::enumSampleSources()
@@ -52,15 +53,15 @@ PluginInterface::SampleSourceDevices FCDProPlusPlugin::enumSampleSources()
 	SampleSourceDevices result;
 
 	int i = 1;
-	struct hid_device_info *device_info = hid_enumerate(0x04D8, 0xFB31);
+	struct hid_device_info *device_info = hid_enumerate(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::vendorId, fcd_traits<ProPlus>::productId);
 
 	while (device_info != 0)
 	{
 		QString serialNumber = QString::fromWCharArray(device_info->serial_number);
-		QString displayedName(QString("FunCube Dongle Pro+ #%1 ").arg(i) + serialNumber);
+		QString displayedName(QString("%1 #%2 %3").arg(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::displayedName).arg(i).arg(serialNumber));
 		SimpleSerializer s(1);
 		s.writeS32(1, 0);
-		result.append(SampleSourceDevice(displayedName, "org.osmocom.sdr.samplesource.fcdproplus", s.final()));
+		result.append(SampleSourceDevice(displayedName, fcd_traits<ProPlus>::interfaceIID, s.final()));
 
 		device_info = device_info->next;
 		i++;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ PluginInterface::SampleSourceDevices FCDProPlusPlugin::enumSampleSources()
 
 PluginGUI* FCDProPlusPlugin::createSampleSourcePluginGUI(const QString& sourceName, const QByteArray& address)
 {
-	if(sourceName == "org.osmocom.sdr.samplesource.fcdproplus")
+	if(sourceName == fcd_traits<ProPlus>::interfaceIID)
 	{
 		FCDProPlusGui* gui = new FCDProPlusGui(m_pluginAPI);
 		m_pluginAPI->setInputGUI(gui);
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusthread.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusthread.cpp
index e57ed41a6..82ce94495 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusthread.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusthread.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "dsp/samplefifo.h"
 #include "fcdproplusthread.h"
-#include "fcdproplusinput.h"
+#include "fcdtraits.h"
 
 FCDProPlusThread::FCDProPlusThread(SampleFifo* sampleFifo, QObject* parent) :
 	QThread(parent),
 	fcd_handle(NULL),
 	m_running(false),
-	m_convertBuffer(FCD_BLOCKSIZE),
+	m_convertBuffer(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::convBufSize),
 	m_sampleFifo(sampleFifo)
 {
 	start();
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void FCDProPlusThread::stopWork()
 
 void FCDProPlusThread::run()
 {
-	if ( !OpenSource("hw:CARD=V20") )
+	if ( !OpenSource(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::alsaDeviceName) )
 	{
 		qCritical() << "FCDThread::run: cannot open FCD sound card";
 		return;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void FCDProPlusThread::run()
 
 	while(m_running)
 	{
-		if (work(FCD_BLOCKSIZE) < 0)
+		if (work(fcd_traits<ProPlus>::convBufSize) < 0)
 		{
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusthread.h b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusthread.h
index 07c558d90..0c2f72dc5 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusthread.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/fcdproplus/fcdproplusthread.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include "dsp/inthalfbandfilter.h"
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
 
-#define FCD_BLOCKSIZE (1<<13)
-
 class FCDProPlusThread : public QThread {
 	Q_OBJECT