Useful Commands
Cheatsheet for Git, Linux, and Conda commands
Setup Guide
Overview on how to set up ORCA and SDR. If you are new to ORCA or SDRs, start here.
The setup guide will include these steps:
- Understanding which hardware to use
- Downloading ORCA on your laptop
- Getting your Raspberry Pi set up
- Getting the ORCA code on the Raspberry Pi
- Connecting to the SDR with your Raspberry Pi
- Testing
- Transmitter test using a spectrum analyzer
- Receiver test using a wave and signal generator
- Loopback test
- Outdoor test
At the end of this process, your SDR and Raspberry Pi should be able to be used as a radar.
To begin, first read about setting up ORCA.
Beneath are links because the website puts them there, you can ignore them. They are there because they are in the level beneath the Setupguide.
ORCA Setup
Aquiring dependencies and setting up the repository on your laptop
Raspberry Pi Setup
Imaging your Pi and Editing Configuration Files
Connect and Control Options
Options for connecting to the Raspberry Pi in order to transmit desired data or set parameters.
Connecting the SDR and Testing
Walkthrough of different tests and instructions for running the code.