From fa097bf57ed47d95ad71194c64d16ccb72c05873 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jakob Ketterl Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:36:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update readme --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6304f8a..fceb939 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ It has the following features: **News (2019-11-24 by DD5JFK)** - There is now a new way to interface with SDR hardware, [owrx_connectors](https://github.com/jketterl/owrx_connector). - They talk directly with the hardware (no rtl_sdr / rx_sdr necessary) and offer I/Q data on a socket, just like nmux + They talk directly to the hardware (no rtl_sdr / rx_sdr necessary) and offer I/Q data on a socket, just like nmux did before. They additionally offer a control socket that allows openwebrx to control the SDR parameters directly, without the need for repeated restarts. This allows for quicker profile changes, and also reduces the risk of your - SDR hardware from failing during the switchover. See `config.webrx.py` for further information and instructions. + SDR hardware from failing during the switchover. See `config_webrx.py` for further information and instructions. - Offset tuning using the `lfo_offset` has been reworked in a way that `center_freq` has to be set to the frequency you - actually want to listen to. If you're using an `lfo_offset` already, you will probably need to change the sign. + actually want to listen to. If you're using an `lfo_offset` already, you will probably need to change its sign. - `initial_squelch_level` can now be set on each profile. - As usual, plenty of fixes and improvements. @@ -112,19 +112,23 @@ For those familiar with docker, I am providing [recent builds and Releases for b ### Manual Installation -OpenWebRX currently requires Linux and python 3 to run. +OpenWebRX currently requires Linux and python >= 3.6 to run. First you will need to install the dependencies: - [csdr](https://github.com/simonyiszk/csdr) - [rtl-sdr](http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr) -Optional Dependencies if you want to be able to listen do digital voice: +Optional dependency for improved hardware access (to become mandatory at some point): + +- [owrx_connector](https://github.com/jketterl/owrx_connector) + +Optional dependencies if you want to be able to listen do digital voice: - [digiham](https://github.com/jketterl/digiham) - [dsd](https://github.com/f4exb/dsdcc) -Optional Dependency if you want to decode WSJT-X modes: +Optional dependency if you want to decode WSJT-X modes: - [wsjt-x](https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html)