Soapy SDR No devices found

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Soapy SDR No devices found

Oliver0804 opened this issue 4 months ago · comments

$SoapySDRUtil --find
Password:
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Password:
######################################################
##     Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library     ##
######################################################
No devices found!

$hackrf_info
hackrf_info version: 2024.02.1
libhackrf version: 2024.02.1 (0.9)
Found HackRF
Index: 0
Serial number: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Board ID Number: 2 (HackRF One)
Firmware Version: 2024.02.1 (API:1.08)
Part ID Number: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Hardware Revision: older than r6
Hardware supported by installed firmware:
    HackRF One

I use macOS with an M3 CPU model. I can successfully identify the HackRF One in GQRX, but I can't find my device using SoapySDRUtil --find. What steps might I be missing?

By the way, I installed SoapySDRUtil automatically using brew when installing GNURadio.

Christian W. Zuckschwerdt · Answer 1 · Thu Mar 28 2024 17:04:52 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

SoapySDRUtil --info

Oliver0804 · Answer 2 · Thu Mar 28 2024 17:05:18 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

SoapySDRUtil --info

######################################################

Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library

######################################################

Lib Version: v0.8.1-release
API Version: v0.8.0
ABI Version: v0.8
Install root: /opt/homebrew
Search path: /opt/homebrew/lib/SoapySDR/modules0.8
Module found: /opt/homebrew/lib/SoapySDR/modules0.8/librtlsdrSupport.so (0.3.3)
Available factories... rtlsdr
Available converters...

CF32 -> [CF32, CS16, CS8, CU16, CU8]
CS16 -> [CF32, CS16, CS8, CU16, CU8]
CS32 -> [CS32]
CS8 -> [CF32, CS16, CS8, CU16, CU8]
CU16 -> [CF32, CS16, CS8]
CU8 -> [CF32, CS16, CS8]
F32 -> [F32, S16, S8, U16, U8]
S16 -> [F32, S16, S8, U16, U8]
S32 -> [S32]
S8 -> [F32, S16, S8, U16, U8]
U16 -> [F32, S16, S8]
U8 -> [F32, S16, S8]

Christian W. Zuckschwerdt · Answer 3 · Thu Mar 28 2024 17:06:11 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

You don't have a hackrf module installed. It should be in /opt/homebrew/lib/SoapySDR/modules0.8

Oliver0804 · Answer 4 · Thu Mar 28 2024 17:08:51 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

You don't have a hackrf module installed. It should be in /opt/homebrew/lib/SoapySDR/modules0.8

I only see librtlsdrSupport.so. What should I do next, or what else should I install?

Thank you.

Christian W. Zuckschwerdt · Answer 5 · Thu Mar 28 2024 17:09:54 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

You need this https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyHackRF
No idea if that is available as brew package.

Christian W. Zuckschwerdt · Answer 6 · Thu Mar 28 2024 17:11:18 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Following the wiki it should be.

Oliver0804 · Answer 7 · Thu Mar 28 2024 17:11:48 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

You need this https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyHackRF No idea if that is available as brew package.

I will try to compile and install it. Thank you.

Oliver0804 · Answer 8 · Thu Mar 28 2024 17:13:52 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

維基百科應該是的。

SoapySDRUtil --find
######################################################
##     Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library     ##
######################################################

Found device 0
  device = HackRF One
  driver = hackrf
  label = HackRF One #0 
  version = 2024.02.1

Success! Thank you so much.

Elli0t · Answer 9 · Fri Apr 19 2024 15:37:51 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Please note here that if you are using brew-installed Soapy, the compiled and installed SoapyHackRF will appear in the wrong directory:

/usr/local/lib/SoapySDR/modules0.8/libHackRFSupport.so

You need to specify the file location during compilation:

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/homebrew ..

Or copy it after compilation.
This issue is covered here: pothosware/SoapyHackRF#42 (comment)