sdrconnect 0.1.1

Modern Python library for SDR connectivity and data collection

SDRConnect

Modern Python library for SDR connectivity and data collection. Focused exclusively on connecting to SDR devices and collecting raw IQ data.

Features

• SpyServer Support: Connect to SpyServer instances for remote SDR access
• Modern Python: Built with Python 3.8+ and modern packaging standards
• Simple API: Clean, intuitive interface for SDR data collection
• Type Hints: Full type annotation support
• Extensible: Easy to add new SDR backends

Installation

pip install sdrconnect

Quick Start

SpyServer Example

import sdrconnect as sdr
import numpy as np

# Create configuration for SpyServer
config = sdr.SDRConfig(
    host="localhost",  # Change to your SpyServer host
    port=5555,         # Change to your SpyServer port
    frequency=100_000_000,  # 100 MHz
    timeout=5.0
)

try:
    # Create and connect to SpyServer
    print("Connecting to SpyServer...")
    client = sdr.SpyServerClient(config)
    
    with client:
        # Set up the SDR
        client.set_frequency(config.frequency)
        client.set_sample_rate(config.sample_rate)
        client.set_gain(None)  # Auto gain
        
        # Start streaming
        print("Starting streaming...")
        client.start_streaming()
        
        # Collect data for duration_seconds seconds
        duration_seconds = 5.0
        print(f"Collecting IQ data for {duration_seconds} seconds...")
        iq_data = client.read_samples_timeout(duration_seconds)

        # Save data for later processing
        np.save("iq_data.npy", iq_data)
        
        print(f"Collected {len(iq_data)} IQ samples")
        print(f"Sample rate: {config.sample_rate} Hz")
        print(f"Center frequency: {config.frequency / 1e6:.1f} MHz")
        
        # Analyze the data
        spectrogram, mean_psd, freq_axis, time_axis, _ = sdr.analyze_signal(
            data=iq_data,
            sample_rate=config.sample_rate,
            fft_size=1024
        )
        
        print("Analysis complete!") 
        
except sdr.SDRConnectError as e:
    print(f"Connection error: {e}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Unexpected error: {e}")

Configuration

SDRConnect uses configuration objects for easy management:

# Create config
config = sdr.SDRConfig(
    host="localhost",
    port=5555,
    frequency=433_920_000,  # 433.92 MHz
    gain=20,                # Manual gain
    iq_format="complex64",  # or "uint8"
    timeout=30.0
)

# Save config
config.save("my_sdr_config.json")

# Load config
config = sdr.SDRConfig.load("my_sdr_config.json")

Supported SDR Devices

• SpyServer: Remote SDR access via SpyServer protocol
• RTL-SDR: Coming soon

Data Collection Best Practices

1. Use Frequency Offset: Avoid DC spikes by offsetting from your target frequency
2. Choose Appropriate Sample Rate: Balance between bandwidth and data size
3. Monitor Connection: Use context managers or proper exception handling
4. Data Format: Use uint8 for bandwidth efficiency, complex64 for precision

API Reference

SpyServerClient

• connect(): Connect to SpyServer
• disconnect(): Disconnect from SpyServer
• set_frequency(freq): Set center frequency in Hz
• set_sample_rate(rate): Set sample rate in Hz
• set_gain(gain): Set gain (None for auto)
• start_streaming(): Start IQ streaming
• stop_streaming(): Stop IQ streaming
• read_samples(n): Read n samples
• read_samples_timeout(duration): Read for duration seconds

SDRConfig

Configuration class with validation and JSON serialization support.

Author

Isak Ruas - [e-mail]

License

Apache License 2.0 - see LICENSE file for details.