herrameise / sdrplay-api-linux-docker

a "Docker-friendly" version (i.e. no user interaction) of the SDRplay Linux API

SDRplay Linux API

This repository contains the same SDRplay Linux drivers/API available on the SDRplay website. The packaged script from the website (SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-XXX.run) has several features that make it undesirable for installing and running inside a Docker container with a minimal Linux system and no user interaction. The original installer was run with the --noexec and --keep flags to obtain the files in this repository. Only the install_lib.sh script was altered to produce install_lib_DOCKER.sh.

Installation on the Host

Run the normal installation script (NOT install_libs_DOCKER.sh):

$ ./install_libs.sh

Installation in a Docker Container

See the Dockerfile and run-container.sh script for examples of how to incorporate this into a Docker build. The SDRplay API service needs to be started on the host before running the container. The directories /dev/bus/usb and /dev/shm are volume-mounted into the container.

If something like SoapySDR is installed in the container, you can scan for an attached SDR to verify that the API service is functioning as expected:

tester@SDRPLAY-TEST:~$ SoapySDRUtil --find="driver=sdrplay"
######################################################
##     Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library     ##
######################################################

Found device 0
  driver = sdrplay
  label = SDRplay Dev0 RSPduo 2301024734 - Single Tuner
  mode = ST
  serial = 2301024734

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