BladeRF Cheatsheet

BladeRF Cheatsheet¶

Overview¶

BladeRF is a software-defined radio (SDR) platform that allows you to explore the world of radio frequency (RF) signals. It is a USB 3.0 peripheral that can be used with a variety of SDR software.

Key Features¶

Wide Frequency Range: Covers a frequency range from 47 MHz to 6 GHz.
Full-Duplex: Can transmit and receive at the same time.
USB 3.0: High-speed USB 3.0 interface for fast data transfer.
Open Source: Open source hardware and software.

Installation¶

Linux:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bladerf/bladerf
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bladerf

macOS:

brew install blade-rf

Basic Usage¶

Check BladeRF status:
```
bladeRF-cli -p
```

Receive data:

bladeRF-cli -r rx.bin -f 915M -s 2M -c 1M

Transmit data:

bladeRF-cli -t tx.bin -f 915M -s 2M -c 1M

Software¶

GNU Radio: A free and open-source software development toolkit that provides signal processing blocks to implement software radios.
SDR#: A popular SDR software for Windows.
GQRX: A popular SDR software for Linux and macOS.

Common Use Cases¶

Wireless Research: Explore and analyze wireless signals.
Ham Radio: Build your own ham radio transceiver.
Signal Intelligence: Intercept and analyze RF signals.
GPS: Build your own GPS receiver.