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Fedora 27 - Airspy Mini (USB) SDR receiver

Prerequisites

Fedora 27 host
Airspy mini software defined radio (receiver)

Prepare group ownership, path and required packages

Add plugdev group:
```
sudo groupadd plugdev
```
Add user to the new group:
```
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev $USER
```
Re-login

Install development tools:

sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"

Install required packages:

sudo dnf install libusb libusb-devel cmake pkgconf gcc-c++

Install Airpy libraries and tools

Clone repository:

git clone https://github.com/airspy/airspyone_host.git

Compile and install:

cd airspyone_host
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../ -DINSTALL_UDEV_RULES=ON
make
sudo make install

sudo bash -c 'echo /usr/local/lib >>/etc/ld.so.conf.d/local.conf'
sudo bash -c 'echo /usr/local/lib64 >>/etc/ld.so.conf.d/local.conf'

sudo ldconfig

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

Test receiver connection

Connect or reconnect receiver.

Run airspy_info:

$ airspy_info 
airspy_lib_version: 1.0.9

Found AirSpy board 1
Board ID Number: 0 (AIRSPY)
Firmware Version: AirSpy MINI v1.0.0-rc9-0-ga56adfd 2016-06-12
Part ID Number: 0x6906002B 0x00000030
Serial Number: 0x0000000000000000
Supported sample rates:
	6.000000 MSPS
	3.000000 MSPS
Close board 1

[hardware, airspy, radio, receiver, linux]

Table of Contents

Fedora 27 - Airspy Mini (USB) SDR receiver

Prerequisites

Prepare group ownership, path and required packages

Install Airpy libraries and tools

Test receiver connection