Add multi-SDR hardware support (LimeSDR, HackRF) and setup script

- Add SDR hardware abstraction layer (utils/sdr/) with support for:
  - RTL-SDR (existing, using native rtl_* tools)
  - LimeSDR (via SoapySDR)
  - HackRF (via SoapySDR)
- Add hardware type selector to UI with capabilities display
- Add automatic device detection across all supported hardware
- Add hardware-specific parameter validation (frequency/gain ranges)
- Add setup.sh script for automated dependency installation
- Update README with multi-SDR docs, installation guide, troubleshooting
- Add SoapySDR/LimeSDR/HackRF to dependency definitions
- Fix dump1090 detection for Homebrew on Apple Silicon Macs
- Remove defunct NOAA-15/18/19 satellites, add NOAA-21

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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James Smith
2026-01-02 14:23:51 +00:00
parent 0b9cd425a3
commit 0fc9a8d3db
17 changed files with 1957 additions and 92 deletions
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@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import app as app_module
from utils.logging import iridium_logger as logger
from utils.validation import validate_frequency, validate_device_index, validate_gain
from utils.sse import format_sse
from utils.sdr import SDRFactory, SDRType
iridium_bp = Blueprint('iridium', __name__, url_prefix='/iridium')
@@ -103,21 +104,45 @@ def start_iridium():
except (ValueError, AttributeError):
return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'Invalid sample rate format'}), 400
if not shutil.which('iridium-extractor') and not shutil.which('rtl_fm'):
return jsonify({
'status': 'error',
'message': 'Iridium tools not found. Requires rtl_fm or iridium-extractor.'
}), 503
# Get SDR type from request
sdr_type_str = data.get('sdr_type', 'rtlsdr')
try:
sdr_type = SDRType(sdr_type_str)
except ValueError:
sdr_type = SDRType.RTL_SDR
# Check for required tools based on SDR type
if sdr_type == SDRType.RTL_SDR:
if not shutil.which('iridium-extractor') and not shutil.which('rtl_fm'):
return jsonify({
'status': 'error',
'message': 'Iridium tools not found. Requires rtl_fm or iridium-extractor.'
}), 503
else:
if not shutil.which('rx_fm'):
return jsonify({
'status': 'error',
'message': f'rx_fm not found for {sdr_type.value}. Install SoapySDR tools.'
}), 503
try:
cmd = [
'rtl_fm',
'-f', f'{float(freq)}M',
'-g', str(gain),
'-s', sample_rate,
'-d', str(device),
'-'
]
# Create device object and build command via abstraction layer
sdr_device = SDRFactory.create_default_device(sdr_type, index=device)
builder = SDRFactory.get_builder(sdr_type)
# Parse sample rate
sample_rate_hz = int(float(sample_rate))
# Build FM demodulation command
cmd = builder.build_fm_demod_command(
device=sdr_device,
frequency_mhz=float(freq),
sample_rate=sample_rate_hz,
gain=float(gain),
ppm=None,
modulation='fm',
squelch=None
)
app_module.satellite_process = subprocess.Popen(
cmd,