From a03dcfe0ccef749af7d4ab617bc8b0c4f16dc83a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jakob Ketterl Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 00:38:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated SDRPlay device notes (markdown) --- SDRPlay-device-notes.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/SDRPlay-device-notes.md b/SDRPlay-device-notes.md index af64c4d..68b8dca 100644 --- a/SDRPlay-device-notes.md +++ b/SDRPlay-device-notes.md @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ SDRPlay currently provide their driver ("API") for Linux on their [website](http The SoapySDR module for SDRPlay devices is available here: https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDRPlay3 +Important note: When installing from packages, please avoid any instructions or scripts that compile SoapySDR itself from source. The packages rely on the SoapySDR installation provided by the distribution's packages, and a second installation will not be used by the connector, but prevent proper installation of the `SoapySDRPlay3` module instead. If you encounter errors while compiling, please check if the package `libsoapysdr-dev` is installed. + # Gain Like other Soapy supported devices, SDRPlay devices can take a single gain value. However, since the way the underlying gains are set up, this usually results in unpredicted results. See: https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDRPlay/issues/60