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Add device support for XTRX

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#584 opened on Dec 14, 2018

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Description

XTRX is a versatile and powerfull SDR https://www.crowdsupply.com/fairwaves/xtrx It would be nice to add it to URH.

They have two modes:

  • kernel module for mPCIe connection
  • userspace driver for user USB3-mPCIe adapter

Here it the sources: https://github.com/xtrx-sdr And first start howto https://github.com/xtrx-sdr/images

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Research direction
Study existing device support in URH (e.g., USRP, RTL SDR) and follow the same pattern to integrate XTRX. Utilize the XTRX sources from GitHub and the provided documentation to implement both kernel module and userspace driver modes.
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python
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backend
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Feature
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4
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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PythonSDR basicsGit
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35