libairspyhf.md

libairspyhf and Airspy HF+ firmware versions

Airspy HF+ firmware version details

• See Airspy HF+ Firmware changelog for the details.

libairspy version compatibility with Airspy HF+ firmware versions

• R3.0.7 and R4.0.8 both work OK on libairspyhf 1.6.8.
• For R4.0.8, use libairspy 1.8 to have full compatibility.
• R5.0.0 on libairspyhf 1.6.8 is not tested.
• For R5.0.0, use libairspy 1.8 to have full compatibility.

For macOS Homebrew

To install the latest libairspyhf:

brew install airspyhf --HEAD

pkgconfig precedence

You may need to add precedence of /usr/local/lib/pkg-config for PKG_CONFIG_PATH when building airspy-fmradion, as:

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"

libairspyhf 1.8 udev rules for Linux

You have to modify /etc/udev/rules.d/52-airspyhf.rules as:

ATTR{idVendor}=="03eb", ATTR{idProduct}=="800c", SYMLINK+="airspyhf-%k", TAG+="uaccess", MODE="660", GROUP="plugdev"

Otherwise Airspy HF+ device will not be recognized when plugged in.

See GitHub issue airspy/airspyhf#46 for the details.

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