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:

  1. Understanding which hardware to use
  2. Downloading ORCA on your laptop
  3. Getting your Raspberry Pi set up
  4. Getting the ORCA code on the Raspberry Pi
  5. Connecting to the SDR with your Raspberry Pi
  6. 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 your hardware options.

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.


Useful Ubuntu Commands

Cheatsheet for Ubuntu commands

ORCA Setup

Aquiring dependencies and setting up the repository

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.

Runtime overview

Overview of the code’s architecture

Connecting the SDR

Overview of the code’s architecture