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PlutoSDR

dernasherbrezon edited this page Apr 12, 2025 · 4 revisions

It is possible to swap RTL-SDR to PlutoSDR, but this requires some manual steps.

Install additional software

PlutoSDR is operating on too high sample rate. In order to work on smaller rates, special software is needed:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install plutosdr

Configure

Can be configured under Configuration -> Devices menu:

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Results

The smallest possible sample rate for plutosdr is 580ksps. This is still more than 240ksps available in RTL-SDR. This will affect application performance. Spectograms and observations will be processed a bit longer.

spectogram

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