RPI-SDR-TX Version 1.0.0

The RPI-SDR-TX Version 1.0.0 is the first release version. This version includes:

• rpitx - Raspberry Pi RF transmission library & core by F5OEO
• libusbgx - Linux usb-gadget utilities library by linux-usb-gadgets
• gt - Linux usb-gadget configFS command line tools by linux-usb-gadgets
• image build script - Custom image build script based on raspberrypi os 12 armhf lite
• 3DP-cases - 3D-printable case designs
• ws2812rpi_spi - Control WS2812B NeoPixel via BCM2835-SPI library
• Install script - Install RPI-SDR-TX into your raspberrypi os
• inih - ws2812rpi_spi config INI parser by Ben Hoyt

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Installation

1. Build Image Download Links

• https://github.com/KaliAssistant/rpi-sdr-tx/releases/tag/v1.0.0

• v1.0.0_rpi-sdr-tx_rpi02w_armhf.img.xz

• sha256:

  cd8915f197162dd197935948e6bbe3a26b3ab4a4899f4a8a91096816613ee584  v1.0.0_rpi-sdr-tx_rpi02w_armhf.img
  1dc4f21c4c13a90595ae12995850212fc533dcb380e27a9f86f83c59267daaa2  v1.0.0_rpi-sdr-tx_rpi02w_armhf.img.xz

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2. Using Install script

• run:

  • git clone https://github.com/KaliAssistant/rpi-sdr-tx.git && cd rpi-sdr-tx
  • git checkout a83acab
  • sudo ./install.sh

• or

  curl -sL https://github.com/KaliAssistant/rpi-sdr-tx/releases/download/v1.0.0/v1.0.0_rpi-sdr-tx_rpi02w_armhf_install.sh | sudo bash

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3. Build Your Own Image

1. Create a Debian-based VM or Docker container

2. Clone the builder branch:

   git clone https://github.com/KaliAssistant/rpi-sdr-tx.git -b builder

3. Checkout to Version 1.0.0

   cd rpi-sdr-tx && git checkout c8bc4a5

4. Setup builder config:

   cp builder.txt.example builder.txt

   Edit builder.txt to set mirror URLs, USB serial, etc.

   # Your USB gadget serialnumber
   # Random usb_serial if not set
   usb_serial="00000000000000000000000000000000"
   
   # Free space added to the rootfs in MiB
   # TODO: free_space set 100, but real free_space is ~500+100 MiB (xz will compress)
   free_space=100
   
   # USB gadget RNDIS ETHERNET settings
   rndis_ipv4_address="172.16.48.1/24"
   rndis_ipv4_gateway="172.16.48.254"
   rndis_ipv4_dns="1.1.1.1"
   
   # If you have your own preferred mirrors, set them here.(when build)
   #mirror="http://raspbian.raspberrypi.com/raspbian"
   
   # If you have your own preferred mirrors, set them here.(after build)
   #restore_mirror="http://raspbian.raspberrypi.com/raspbian"
   
   # Dont change this (stable)
   #suite="bookworm"
   
   # Use packages from the listed components of the archive.
   #components="main,contrib,non-free,rpi"

5. Run the build script as root:

   sudo ./rpi02w.sh

6. Build will take ~1 hour. ☕ Grab a coffee.

7. After success, check ./build-image/ for your image and checksum.

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Getting started with RPI-SDR-TX

Full tutorial will in next post. coming soon.