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Alex Antonov UT2UM
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46 lines
1.9 KiB
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# Fobos SDR input plugin
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This plugin adds native SDRangel sample source support for RigExpert Fobos SDR devices.
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It supports automatic backend selection:
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- Agile firmware/API through `fobos_sdr.dll`
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- regular/classic firmware/API through `fobos.dll`
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Initial scope:
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- Fobos SDR backend loaded at runtime: Agile `fobos_sdr.dll` first, regular `fobos.dll` fallback
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- Device enumeration and open/close
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- Center frequency control
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- Sample rate selection
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- Relative bandwidth control for Agile backend (shown but ignored by Regular backend)
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- LNA gain control, 0..2
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- VGA gain control, 0..31
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- GPO control
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- Internal/external clock selection
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- Synchronous streaming into the SDRangel sample FIFO
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Runtime notes:
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- On Windows, place `fobos_sdr.dll` and its runtime dependencies next to the SDRangel executable or make them available through `PATH`.
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- The plugin intentionally does not use developer-machine paths such as `C:\dev\...`.
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- File logging is disabled by default. Configure with `-DFOBOS_DEBUG_FILE_LOG=ON` to write `sdrangel_fobos_source.log` for local diagnostics.
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The plugin is intended as a native SDRangel sample source. It does not include analog video decoding or SDR# compatibility code.
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Initial integration and hardware testing: Alex Antonov UT2UM Kyiv 2026.
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## Windows runtime packaging
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On Windows, official SDRangel builds are expected to provide the Fobos SDR runtime packages through the SDRangel Windows dependency repository:
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- `external/windows/fobos-sdr` for Agile firmware/API
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- `external/windows/fobos-regular` for regular/classic firmware/API
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The plugin build copies `fobos_sdr.dll`, `fobos.dll`, and the required `libusb-1.0.dll` runtime to the SDRangel binary directory so users do not need to copy runtime DLLs manually.
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The companion dependency repository updates are tracked separately as:
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- `sdrangel-windows-libraries` PR #32 for Agile runtime
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- `sdrangel-windows-libraries` PR #33 for regular/classic runtime
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