LimeSDRMini/limehowto.txt

installing limesdr on linux other than ubuntu, windows or osx is no fun. see below why:

install with sudo:
	https://github.com/myriadrf/pyLMS7002M/




add testing branch debian (for soapy sdr)
	https://serverfault.com/questions/550855/how-to-add-debian-testing-repository-to-apt-get?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=google_rich_qa&utm_campaign=google_rich_qai



sudo apt-get install libsoapysdr-dev
(if needed, remove binutils, this will take 10mins...> sudo apt-get remove binutils)



download deps:


#packages for soapysdr available at myriadrf PPA
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:myriadrf/drivers
sudo apt-get update

#install core library and build dependencies
sudo apt-get install git g++ cmake libsqlite3-dev

#install hardware support dependencies
sudo apt-get install libsoapysdr-dev libi2c-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev

#install graphics dependencies
sudo apt-get install libwxgtk3.0-dev freeglut3-dev gnuplot



START HERE:
BUILD / INSTALL SOAPY
dependencies:
$ sudo apt-get install cmake g++ libpython-dev python-numpy swig

get source:
$ git clone https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR.git

build:
$ cd SoapySDR
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make -j4
$ sudo make install
$ sudo ldconfig (needed on debin systems)



BUILD LIMESUITE

git clone https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSuite.git
cd LimeSuite
mkdir builddir && cd builddir
cmake ../
make -j4
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig



enable udev rules (wrong path in guide):
cd ../udev-rules
chmod +x install.sh 
sudo ./install.sh



now you can run limesuiteguis or limeutil and test soapy!:

$ LimeUtil --find
  * [LimeSDR Mini, media=USB 2.0, module=FT601, addr=24607:1027, serial=1D3AC730356F7E]


test:
$ SoapySDRUtil --find
######################################################
##     Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library     ##
######################################################

Found device 0
  addr = 24607:1027
  driver = lime
  label = LimeSDR Mini [USB 2.0] 1D3AC730356F7E
  media = USB 2.0
  module = FT601
  name = LimeSDR Mini
  serial = 1D3AC730356F7E


YES!!!

(what this? https://www.welle.io/devices/soapysdr)


We want the python vna example tho...
UPDATE 30 April - repo code updated to support limesdr mini!
BUT it is obsolete now... they recommend using pyLMS7002MSoapy instead of 
https://github.com/myriadrf/pyLMS7002M/

INSTALL pyLMS7002Soapy:
dependencies:
$ sudo pip install matplotlib

$ git clone https://github.com/myriadrf/pyLMS7002Soapy.git
$ cd pyLMS7002Soapy 
$ sudo python setup.py install

test:
$ python
$ from pyLMS7002Soapy import *

test2: sna!
cd pyLMS7002Soapy/examples/
$  python measureSNA.py snatest1

works!



GQRX?
from source? https://elhombrequereventodeinformacion.wordpress.com/2016/06/06/install-from-source-gqrx-in-debian-jessie/

deps:
$ apt-get install liblog4cpp5-dev libboost-thread-dev libboost-program-options-dev gnuradio-dev qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libqt5svg5-dev libpulse-dev


build gnradio osmocom:
$ git clone git://git.osmocom.org/gr-osmosdr
$ cd gr-osmosdr/
$ mkdir build
$ cd build/
$ cmake ../
$ make
$ sudo make install
$ sudo ldconfig

build gqrx:
$ git clone https://github.com/csete/gqrx.git
$ cd gqrx
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ qmake ..

cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5 /usr/lib/qt5/bin/uic/libQt5Core.so.5
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
$ make





DOESNT WORK:=====
$ sudo apt-get install qt5-default
$ sudo apt-get install gqrx-sdr

libQt5Core.so.5 => not found

	libcap.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcap.so.2 (0x00007f885dbc3000)
	libQt5Core.so.5 => not found
	libQt5Core.so.5 => not found
	libGL.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so.

ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5=====





====old=== have not tried this with working soapy yet...
cd pyLMS7002M
sudo python setup.py install 

cd examples/basic

python findLimeSDR.py 
	Searching for LimeSDR...
	LimeSDR not found

maybe hav eto install:
$ cd pyLMS7002M/cyLimeLib/linux/
$ sudo python setup.py install

===old===


UPDATE 18 April - mariocannistra ported pyLMS7002M to python 3 and is supposse dto be working with limesdrMINI? 
src: 

Test:
$ git clone https://github.com/mariocannistra/pyLMS7002M.git
$ cd pyLMS7002M
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip
$ sudo python3 setup.py install 
$ pip3 install numpy
$ python3 example/basic/findLimeSDR.py 
$ LimeSDR not found

wehh no joy, vna example also doesnt work with limesdrMINI

($ python3 measureVNA.py test1)









output of cmake:

  builddir git:(master) ✗ cmake ../                   
CMake Deprecation Warning at CMakeLists.txt:13 (cmake_policy):
  The OLD behavior for policy CMP0015 will be removed from a future version
  of CMake.

  The cmake-policies(7) manual explains that the OLD behaviors of all
  policies are deprecated and that a policy should be set to OLD only under
  specific short-term circumstances.  Projects should be ported to the NEW
  behavior and not rely on setting a policy to OLD.


-- Enabling native optimizations
-- Found libusb-1.0:
--  - Includes: /usr/include/libusb-1.0
--  - Libraries: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so
-- USB_INCLUDE_DIRS: /usr/include/libusb-1.0
-- USB_LIBRARIES: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so
-- USB_INCLUDE_DIRS: /usr/include/libusb-1.0
-- USB_LIBRARIES: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so
-- wxWidgets_DEFINITIONS: _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64;WXUSINGDLL;__WXGTK__
-- wxWidgets_INCLUDE_DIRS: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/wx/include/gtk2-unicode-3.0;/usr/include/wx-3.0
-- wxWidgets_LIBRARIES: -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu;-pthread;;;-lwx_gtk2u_richtext-3.0;-lwx_baseu_xml-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_html-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_xrc-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_adv-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_aui-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_core-3.0;-lwx_baseu-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_gl-3.0
-- Found Gnuplot: /usr/bin/gnuplot (found version "") 
-- GNUPlot Found
-- 
-- ######################################################
-- ## LimeSuite enabled features
-- ######################################################
-- 
 * LimeSuiteHeaders, The lime suite headers
 * LimeSuiteLibrary, The lime suite library
 * ConnectionFX3, FX3 Connection support
 * ConnectionFTDI, FTDI Connection support
 * ConnectionXillybus, PCIE Xillybus Connection support
 * LimeSuiteGUI, GUI Application for LimeSuite
 * LimeSuiteExamples, LimeSuite library API examples
 * LimeUtilCommand, Command line device discovery utility
 * SoapySDRLMS7, SoapySDR bindings for LMS7
 * LimeSuiteDesktop, LimeSuite freedesktop integration

-- ######################################################
-- ## LimeSuite disabled features
-- ######################################################
-- 
 * ConnectionEVB7COM, EVB+COM Connection support
 * ConnectionSTREAM_UNITE, STREAM+UNITE Connection support
 * LimeSuiteDocAPI, LMS API Doxygen documentation

-- Install prefix: /usr/local
-- Build timestamp: 2018-04-16
-- Lime Suite version: 18.04.0-g12bfe538
-- ABI/so version: 18.04-1
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/then/Downloads/LimeSuite/builddir