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Initial Tutorial

1. Install Ubuntu 24.04
2. Install git, cmake, build-essential, fftw-dev, libboost-all-dev, libuhd-dev, uhd-host, libairspy-dev, libhackrf-dev, python3, python3-dev, python3-pip, and python3-venv

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y fftw-dev libboost-all-dev libuhd-dev uhd-host libairspy-dev libhackrf-dev python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv cmake build-essential git

3. Clone the radio_collar_tracker_dsp2 repository

git clone https://github.com/UCSD-E4E/radio_collar_tracker_dsp2.git

or, to use ssh authentication into GitHub:

git clone git@github.com:UCSD-E4E/radio_collar_tracker_dsp2.git

4. Navigate into the radio_collar_tracker_dsp2 directory

cd radio_collar_tracker_dsp2

5. Per Python best practices, create a virtual environment to work in

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

6. Install this Python package

python -m pip install .

7. Run one of the example scripts

python examples/fixed_time_ping_record.py

or

python examples/fixed_time_ping_localization.py

To change the SDR used, change ping_finder.sdr_type to one of SDR_TYPE_GENERATOR, SDR_TYPE_USRP, SDR_TYPE_AIRSPY, SDR_TYPE_HACKRF, or SDR_TYPE_FILE as appropriate.