Downloads

Downloads and binary installers

Binary Downloads Table of Contents

• Ubuntu package repository
• openSUSE package repository
• Windows Pothos SDR environment

Ubuntu package repository

The Pothos Ubuntu PPA contains deb packages for Pothos, Soapy SDR, recent releases of SDR device drivers, and various Pothos toolkits. Note: This PPA contains pre-release SNAPSHOTS of Soapy SDR and Pothos. In the future, there will be separate repositories for snapshots and releases.

The PPA supports the following Ubuntu releases:

• Trusty (14.04 LTS)
• Utopic (14.10)
• Vivid (15.04)

Add the Pothos PPA and support libraries to your Ubuntu system:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:pothosware/framework #core framework and toolkits
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:pothosware/support #support libraries for pothos
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:myriadrf/drivers #supplies soapysdr and other drivers
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:bladerf/bladerf #needed when using bladerf devices
sudo apt-get update

Install Pothos with GUI tools and all official toolkits:

sudo apt-get install pothos-all

Using SDR hardware? Install Soapy SDR and support drivers for your hardware:

#runtime files and python language bindings
sudo apt-get install soapysdr python-soapysdr python-numpy

#rtl sdr support:
sudo apt-get install soapyosmo-rtlsdr

#blade rf support:
sudo apt-get install bladerf soapyosmo-bladerf
#newer bladerf module: sudo apt-get install bladerf soapy-bladerf

#hack rf support:
sudo apt-get install hackrf soapyosmo-hackrf

#usrp support:
sudo apt-get install uhd uhd-soapysdr soapysdr-uhd

#umtrx support:
sudo apt-get install uhd uhd-soapysdr soapysdr-uhd umtrx

#Miri SDR support
sudo apt-get install miri-sdr soapyosmo-mirisdr

#RF Space supports
sudo apt-get install soapyosmo-rfspace

Developing with Pothos or Soapy SDR? Install development packages:

sudo apt-get install libpoco-dev-min libpothos-dev libsoapysdr-dev

Testing the install. Open a terminal and run:

#print information about the install
PothosUtil --system-info
SoapySDRUtil --info

#run the design GUI -- there should also be a menu shortcut
PothosGui

openSUSE package repository

This openSUSE repository contains packages for a variety of software in the SDR ecosystem including Pothos and SoapySDR. Special thanks to Martin Hauke for maintaining this repository:

• https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:mnhauke:sdr

Windows Pothos SDR environment

The Pothos SDR development environment contains pre-built windows binaries of Pothos and SoapySDR along with a number of hardware drivers and the GNU Radio toolkit.

Follow the tutorial steps:

• https://github.com/pothosware/PothosSDR/wiki

Or go direct to downloads:

• http://downloads.myriadrf.org/builds/PothosSDR/