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Re: Timeframe on Windows drivers?

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:30 pm
by on4bhm
what bothers me the most is, that think i bought bladeRF way to early.

In the box that shipped there was totally no information what so ever!
i don't even know for now if the fpga is programmed or not.

i find very little information in this forum...
and the steps i need to do that are discribed don't work.

The board is laying there.... hoping that someone can explain what i can do with it in windows or (better) in Linux with gnuradio.

kind regards

Re: Timeframe on Windows drivers?

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:53 pm
by rxtx
Hi All,

With regards to this tread being the most active here, Windows Drivers/API and FPGA flashing Instructions seems to be crucial for BladeRF Owners that also would like to become USERS ;-) Especially Radio Armatures/HAM people are potential buyers of this equipment but generally not hackers in advanced Linux CLI or programmers...

As another early bird noted here the BladeRF is an fantastic piece of hardware but still useless for everyone (included me) that is not a Linux or software expert.

BladeRF would attract many Radio Enthusiasts if it was interfaced to "existing" Windows SDR clients.

Please help! I am eager to get my BladeRF running for late night Windows PC-Transceiver-DXing, I'm desperate! :-)

...also waiting for my VHF extension board... :P

Thanks guys!

Re: Timeframe on Windows drivers?

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:43 am
by syntroniks
Well I can say with utmost confidence that the amount of documentation and tutorial on getting a working Linux system is plenty for myself [a non-linux expert]

Still, my home is Windows and for development purposes, I would like to have a smooth environment (read: crash-free) to work with. My final implementation will be embedded most likely but for the time being I have to mention I'd rather work in windows.