Connect Pluto to SatNogs

SatNOGS Hardware
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I would like to use my Pluto as SDR for SatNogs together with Raspberry PI 4. The available image seems to support only RTLSDR. What do I need to do to have the Pluto also available in the Soapy Interface? Please help or redirect me to the right place, where I can find this information. Thanks!

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Welcome on the community forum.

Start at the following link Software Defined Radio - SatNOGS Wiki

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Hi!
The command:
SoapySDRUtil --info
shows:
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Soapy SDR – the SDR abstraction library

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Lib Version: v0.7.2-1
API Version: v0.7.1
ABI Version: v0.7
Install root: /usr
Search path: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7
Search path: /usr/local/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7 (missing)
Search path: /usr/local/lib/SoapySDR/modules0.7 (missing)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libHackRFSupport.so (0.3.3)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libLMS7Support.so (20.01.0)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libRedPitaya.so (0.1.1)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libairspySupport.so (0.1.2)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libaudioSupport.so (0.1.1)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libbladeRFSupport.so (0.4.1)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libosmosdrSupport.so (0.2.5)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libremoteSupport.so (0.5.2)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/librtlsdrSupport.so (0.3.1)
Module found: /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/SoapySDR/modules0.7/libuhdSupport.so (0.3.6)
Available factories… airspy, audio, bladerf, hackrf, lime, osmosdr, redpitaya, remote, rtlsdr, uhd
Available converters…

  • CF32 → [CF32, CS16, CS8, CU16, CU8]
  • CS16 → [CF32, CS16, CS8, CU16, CU8]
  • CS32 → [CS32]
  • CS8 → [CF32, CS16, CS8, CU16, CU8]
  • CU16 → [CF32, CS16, CS8]
  • CU8 → [CF32, CS16, CS8]
  • F32 → [F32, S16, S8, U16, U8]
  • S16 → [F32, S16, S8, U16, U8]
  • S32 → [S32]
  • S8 → [F32, S16, S8, U16, U8]
  • U16 → [F32, S16, S8]
  • U8 → [F32, S16, S8]

In the line “available factories” I see no pluto. My assumption was that I have to install or compile an extra “pluto driver”. Is this wrong? Is pluto supported without any changes in the image?
Thanks for your help!

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Should work by just adding the following in setup.

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I managed to install Pluto, thanks to OE6ISP. He has sent me the link

https://chowdera.com/2022/03/202203280409009067.html

and I followed these instructions. Station is now up and running.

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