section-sdr-drivers.tex

\chapter{SDR Drivers}
\label{sec:sdr-drivers}

This chapter describes all of the available drivers for software-defined radios.

\section{Ettus Research}

\begin{tabularx}{16cm}{lllX}
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\textbf{Device Family} & \textbf{Driver} & \textbf{Transport} & \textbf{Notes} \\
\thickhline
USRP & uhd & twinlan & \\
\thickhline
\end{tabularx}

\subsection{uhd}

This driver connects via a TCP socket to a socket server
\href{https://github.com/ngscopeclient/scopehal-uhd-bridge}{scopehal-uhd-bridge} which connects to the appropriate
instrument using the UHD API.

This provides network transparency for USB-attached instruments, as well as a license boundary between the BSD-licensed
libscopehal core and the GPL-licensed UHD API.

\section{Microphase}

The AntSDR running antsdr\_uhd firmware is supported by the ``uhd" driver for Ettus Research SDRs. There is currently no
support for the IIO firmware.