Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Multimode.py and osmsdr module

[Phil]

On 07/06/12 20:15, Alexandru Csete wrote:
> > on my system. So I guessed that I have to build the modules, somehow.
>
> What exactly do you mean by "osmosdr" ?
>
> There is a package called osmo-sdr which is for the Osmo SDR hardware.
> You do not need that if you want to use RTL2832U-based dongles.
>
> Then there is gr-osmosdr (note the gr- prefix), which provides access
> to RTL2832U-based dongles in GNU Radio.
> If you install this you will have both C++ library, python module and
> gnuradio-companion block (assuming that you have them in your
> PYTHONPATH etc).
> On my system it is installed in
> /opt/gr-osmosdr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ because I used prefix
> /opt/gr-osmosdr during compilation (default prefix is usually
> /usr/local)
>
> So, which one have you installed, osmo-sdr or gr-osmosdr?

Thanks again Alex and Fredie,

I thought I had both osmo-sdr and gr-osmosdr installed but I only have 
gr-osmosdr which is what I need anyway.

> > > I'm wondering why you want to work in python instead of
> > > gnuradio-companion?
> >
> > I have gnuradio-companion installed but that looks even more unfathomable
> > than trying to get a python application going.
> >
> > Do you have a suggestion on how I might get something going using
> > gnuradio-companion?
>
> As far as I could see, the python application you referred to was
> generated from a gnuradio-companion file called multimode.grc:
> https://www.cgran.org/browser/projects/multimode/trunk/
> so you can just open up that file in gnuradio-companion.

So, the grc suffix now makes sense. I'll have another play and see how I go.

All I'm looking for at the moment is a simple wideband FM receiver that 
will work with my ezcap USB dongle.

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Regards,
Phil