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Nice, but where can I actually buy those things? A quick web search doesn't get me anywhere. EDIT: it looks like it's just the chipset and it's not sold direct
by d33 8y ago
Nice, but where can I actually buy those things? A quick web search doesn't get me anywhere.
EDIT: it looks like it's just the chipset and it's not sold directly - instead, one should look for devices based on it. I wonder if they have any competition, or whether I can just safely assume that any USB3.0 to VGA dongle will work.
EDIT2: Also found this:
> If they are advertised with 2048 × 1152 maximum resolution and support for Mac OS X, or only have a USB 2.0 interface, they contain a DisplayLink chipset and are not compatible with osmo-fl2k! The price range for the FL2000-based adapters is $5-15, whereas the DisplayLink devices typically cost more than $25. Also note that devices sold with USB type C connector contain a different chipset (e.g. Realtek RTD2166) and are just DisplayPort to VGA converters.
- asclepi 8y ago> Nice, but where can I actually buy those things? A quick web search doesn't get me anywhere. Plenty to be found on Amazon or eBay. See the coverage on the RTL-SDR.com blog[0] for a few links. > EDIT: it looks like it's just the chipset and it's not sold directly - instead, one should look for devices based on it. Yes, that's correct. You need a USB 3.0 to VGA adapter that is based on the Fresco Logic FL2000 chipset. [0] https://www.rtl-sdr.com/osmo-fl2k-a-tx-only-sdr-hacked-from-commodity-5-usb-to-vga-adapters-demos-available-for-transmitting-wbfm-gsm-umts-gps/ https://www.rtl-sdr.com/osmo-fl2k-a-tx-only-sdr-hacked-from-...
- Zardoz84 8y agoI just bought one on Amazon. Sadly, don't works out of the box on Linux, as the driver only works with a old version of the kernel. PD: I bought as a cheap way to plug a old VGA monitor as a secondary screen, plus allow using it as a SDR transmitter is a nice extra.