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If you want to listen to signals from satellites using a [[http://www.funcubedongle.com/|Funcube Dongle]], it can be nice to automatically adjust the Dongle´s frequency. This page shows you how to setup your system so gpredict sets the frequency, taking the doppler shift into account.
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To set permissions on the Funcube Dongle device and create a symlink in /dev/, use these two lines (taken from the qthid README) in a file in your system´s udev directory (/etc/udev/rules.d/ in Debian/GNU Linux). Restart udev after you added the file

{{{
# Udev rule for the Funcube Dongle to be used with libusb:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ATTRS{idVendor}=="04d8" ATTRS{idProduct}=="fb56" MODE:="0666", SYMLINK+="fcd"

# Udev rule for the Funcube Dongle to be used with HIDAPI/hidraw:
KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{busnum}=="1", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04d8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="fb56", MODE="0666"
}}}

===== rigctl =====

We use rigctl and rigctld from hamlib to talk to the Dongle. Test if

Howto let gpredict talk to your Funcube Dongle

If you want to listen to signals from satellites using a Funcube Dongle, it can be nice to automatically adjust the Dongle´s frequency. This page shows you how to setup your system so gpredict sets the frequency, taking the doppler shift into account.

Requirements (Debian/GNU Linux)

  • gpredict (gpredict)
  • hamlib utils (libhamlib-utils)

  • optional: qthid

Setup

To set permissions on the Funcube Dongle device and create a symlink in /dev/, use these two lines (taken from the qthid README) in a file in your system´s udev directory (/etc/udev/rules.d/ in Debian/GNU Linux). Restart udev after you added the file 

# Udev rule for the Funcube Dongle to be used with libusb:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ATTRS{idVendor}=="04d8" ATTRS{idProduct}=="fb56" MODE:="0666", SYMLINK+="fcd"

# Udev rule for the Funcube Dongle to be used with HIDAPI/hidraw:
KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{busnum}=="1", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04d8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="fb56", MODE="0666"

rigctl

We use rigctl and rigctld from hamlib to talk to the Dongle. Test if

sat: GpredictFuncubeDongleIntegration (last edited 2012-06-23 20:26:12 by JogiHofmueller)