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Hi, I made the Etch-A-SDR. Found this thread after seeing the stars on the Github project jump (Thanks HN!). The hardware used is: - Acrylic sheet - Odroid C
by devnulling 11y ago
Hi, I made the Etch-A-SDR. Found this thread after seeing the stars on the Github project jump (Thanks HN!).
The hardware used is:
- Acrylic sheet
- Odroid C1 (There are more powerful Odroids now, either the C2 [0] or XU4 [1])
- RTL-SDR
- GY-521 6DOF
- Teensy 3.1
- Rotary Encoders (adafruit)
- Push buttons (adafruit)
- 10.1" TFT screen with speakers (adafruit)
- Ethernet / USB bulkheads (adafruit)
- MCX to SMA bulkhead (ebay)
- misc parts ( screws, stand-offs, etc from home depot)
- Knobs from a real Etch-a-Sketch
I presented this at the monthly Cyberspectrum SDR Meetup [2] in San Francisco, the slides, which include pictures of inside the Etch-A-SDR, and an overview of the hardware/software can be seen here [3], and a live stream recording here [4].
If you're just getting started with SDR, I would suggest setting it up on regular computer vs starting with running it on an ARM type board, SDR is very resource hungry, and runs better on a normal machine. There is a big community over at the r/rtlsdr [5] subreddit. SDR is a lot of fun, and opens up the huge world of RF, and it is very inexpensive to get started.
[0] - http://ameridroid.com/products/odroid-c2 http://ameridroid.com/products/odroid-c2
[1] - http://ameridroid.com/products/odroid-xu4 http://ameridroid.com/products/odroid-xu4
[2] - http://www.meetup.com/Cyberspectrum/ http://www.meetup.com/Cyberspectrum/
[3] - https://github.com/devnulling/etch-a-sdr-presentation https://github.com/devnulling/etch-a-sdr-presentation
[4] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG70c3Zadek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG70c3Zadek
[5] - https://www.reddit.com/r/rtlsdr https://www.reddit.com/r/rtlsdr