HackRF is an open-source software-defined radio for RF communication. It's versatile and can be customized to perform a range of tasks.
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hackrf
HackRF is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive and transmit between 30 MHz and 6 GHz. HackRF has a 20 MHz bandwidth. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
This package contains a set of command line utilities:
hackrf_operacake: control of operacake board via hackrf
hackrf_spiflash: read and write flash data from file.
hackrf_sweep: control frequency sweep of hackrf
hackrf_transfer: file based transmit and receive sdr
Installed size:217 KBHow to install:sudo apt install hackrf
Dependencies:
libc6
libfftw3-single3
libhackrf0
hackrf_biast
root@kali:~# hackrf_biast --help
hackrf_biast: invalid option -- '-'
hackrf_biast - enable/disable antenna power on the HackRF for compatibility
with software that does not support this function
Usage:
-h Display this help
-R Reset all bias tee settings to device default. When combined
with -r/-t/-o, those settings will take precedence.
[-b mode] 1=Enable bias tee immediately, 0=disable immediately
[-r mode] Set default bias tee power when device enters RX mode
[-t mode] Set default bias tee power when device enters TX mode
[-o mode] Set default bias tee power when device enters OFF mode
[-d serial_number] Specify serial number of HackRF device to configure
The -r/-t/-o options support the following mode settings:
leave do nothing when entering mode
on enable bias tee when entering mode
off disable bias tee when entering mode
hackrf_clock
Clock configuration utility
root@kali:~# hackrf_clock -h
hackrf_clock - HackRF clock configuration utility
Usage:
-h, --help: this help
-r, --read <clock_num>: read settings for clock_num
-a, --all: read settings for all clocks
-i, --clkin: get CLKIN status
-o, --clkout <clkout_enable>: enable/disable CLKOUT
-d, --device <serial_number>: Serial number of desired HackRF.
Examples:
hackrf_clock -r 3 : prints settings for CLKOUT
hackrf_cpldjtag
Program CPLD
root@kali:~# hackrf_cpldjtag -h
Usage:
-h, --help: this help
-x, --xsvf <filename>: XSVF file to be written to CPLD.
-d, --device <serialnumber>: Serial number of device, if multiple devices
hackrf_debug
Register manipultion tool
root@kali:~# hackrf_debug -h
Usage:
-h, --help: this help
-n, --register <n>: set register number for read/write operations
-r, --read: read register specified by last -n argument, or all registers
-w, --write <v>: write register specified by last -n argument with value <v>
-c, --config: print SI5351C multisynth configuration information
-d, --device <s>: specify a particular device by serial number
-m, --max2837: target MAX2837
-s, --si5351c: target SI5351C
-f, --rffc5072: target RFFC5072
-S, --state: display M0 state
-T, --tx-underrun-limit <n>: set TX underrun limit in bytes (0 for no limit)
-R, --rx-overrun-limit <n>: set RX overrun limit in bytes (0 for no limit)
-u, --ui <1/0>: enable/disable UI
-l, --leds <state>: configure LED state (0 for all off, 1 for default)
Examples:
hackrf_debug --si5351c -n 0 -r # reads from si5351c register 0
hackrf_debug --si5351c -c # displays si5351c multisynth configuration
hackrf_debug --rffc5072 -r # reads all rffc5072 registers
hackrf_debug --max2837 -n 10 -w 22 # writes max2837 register 10 with 22 decimal
hackrf_debug --state # displays M0 state
hackrf_info
Probe device and show configuration
root@kali:~# man hackrf_info
hackrf_info(1) User Commands hackrf_info(1)
NAME
hackrf_info - probe device and show configuration
DESCRIPTION
The HackRF project started by Michael Ossmann and Jared Boone to build
software radio peripheral using Free Software and Free Hardware design.
Care was taken to only use electronic components with published docu-
mentation (no NDAs!) and to avoid software libraries without open
source licenses.
Jawbreaker is the first complete HackRF platform, a wideband software
radio transceiver with a USB interface.
This application lets the user probe the device and show configuration.
SYNOPSIS
hackrf_info
OPTIONS
none
SEE ALSO
Great Scott Gadgets HackRF web page: http://greatscottgad-
gets.com/hackrf/
Other hackrf programs:
hackrf_cpldjtag(1), hackrf_debug(1), hackrf_info(1), hackrf_spi-
flash(1), hackrf_transfer(1)
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Maitland Bottoms for the Debian project
(but may be used by others).
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2013 A. Maitland Bottoms <>
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER-
CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
Public License for more details.
HACKRF 2013.07.1 hackrf_info(1)
hackrf_operacake
Control of operacake board via hackrf
root@kali:~# hackrf_operacake -h
Usage:
-h, --help: this help
-d, --device <n>: specify a particular device by serial number
-o, --address <n>: specify a particular Opera Cake by address [default: 0]
-m, --mode <mode>: specify switching mode [options: manual, frequency, time]
-a <port>: set port connected to port A0
-b <port>: set port connected to port B0
-f <port:min:max>: automatically assign <port> for range <min:max> in MHz. This argument can be repeated to specify a list of ports.
-t <port:dwell>: in time mode, dwell on <port> for <dwell> samples. Specify only <port> to use the default dwell time (with -w). This argument can be repeated to specify a list of ports.
-w <n>: set default dwell time in samples for time mode
-l, --list: list available Opera Cake boards
-g, --gpio_test: test GPIO functionality of an Opera Cake
hackrf_spiflash
Program Flash
root@kali:~# hackrf_spiflash -h
Usage:
-h, --help: this help
-a, --address <n>: starting address (default: 0)
-l, --length <n>: number of bytes to read (default: 1048576)
-r, --read <filename>: Read data into file.
-w, --write <filename>: Write data from file.
-i, --no-check: Skip check for firmware compatibility with target device.
-d, --device <serialnumber>: Serial number of device, if multiple devices
-s, --status: Read SPI flash status registers before other operations.
-c, --clear: Clear SPI flash status registers before other operations.
-R, --reset: Reset HackRF after other operations.
-v, --verbose: Verbose output.
hackrf_sweep
Control frequency sweep of hackrf
root@kali:~# hackrf_sweep --help
hackrf_sweep: invalid option -- '-'
Usage:
[-h] # this help
[-d serial_number] # Serial number of desired HackRF
[-a amp_enable] # RX RF amplifier 1=Enable, 0=Disable
[-f freq_min:freq_max] # minimum and maximum frequencies in MHz
[-p antenna_enable] # Antenna port power, 1=Enable, 0=Disable
[-l gain_db] # RX LNA (IF) gain, 0-40dB, 8dB steps
[-g gain_db] # RX VGA (baseband) gain, 0-62dB, 2dB steps
[-w bin_width] # FFT bin width (frequency resolution) in Hz, 2445-5000000
[-1] # one shot mode
[-N num_sweeps] # Number of sweeps to perform
[-B] # binary output
[-I] # binary inverse FFT output
-r filename # output file
Output fields:
date, time, hz_low, hz_high, hz_bin_width, num_samples, dB, dB, . . .
hackrf_transfer
File based transmit and receive sdr
root@kali:~# hackrf_transfer -h
Usage:
-h # this help
[-d serial_number] # Serial number of desired HackRF.
-r <filename> # Receive data into file (use '-' for stdout).
-t <filename> # Transmit data from file (use '-' for stdin).
-w # Receive data into file with WAV header and automatic name.
# This is for SDR# compatibility and may not work with other software.
[-f freq_hz] # Frequency in Hz [1MHz to 6000MHz supported, 0MHz to 7250MHz forceable].
[-i if_freq_hz] # Intermediate Frequency (IF) in Hz [2170MHz to 2740MHz supported, 2000MHz to 3000MHz forceable].
[-o lo_freq_hz] # Front-end Local Oscillator (LO) frequency in Hz [84MHz to 5400MHz].
[-m image_reject] # Image rejection filter selection, 0=bypass, 1=low pass, 2=high pass.
[-a amp_enable] # RX/TX RF amplifier 1=Enable, 0=Disable.
[-p antenna_enable] # Antenna port power, 1=Enable, 0=Disable.
[-l gain_db] # RX LNA (IF) gain, 0-40dB, 8dB steps
[-g gain_db] # RX VGA (baseband) gain, 0-62dB, 2dB steps
[-x gain_db] # TX VGA (IF) gain, 0-47dB, 1dB steps
[-s sample_rate_hz] # Sample rate in Hz (2-20MHz supported, default 10MHz).
[-F force] # Force use of parameters outside supported ranges.
[-n num_samples] # Number of samples to transfer (default is unlimited).
[-S buf_size] # Enable receive streaming with buffer size buf_size.
[-B] # Print buffer statistics during transfer
[-c amplitude] # CW signal source mode, amplitude 0-127 (DC value to DAC).
[-R] # Repeat TX mode (default is off)
[-b baseband_filter_bw_hz] # Set baseband filter bandwidth in Hz.
Possible values: 1.75/2.5/3.5/5/5.5/6/7/8/9/10/12/14/15/20/24/28MHz, default <= 0.75 * sample_rate_hz.
[-C ppm] # Set Internal crystal clock error in ppm.
[-H] # Synchronize RX/TX to external trigger input.
hackrf-doc
HackRF is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive and transmit between 30 MHz and 6 GHz. HackRF has a 20 MHz bandwidth. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
This package contains generated documentation.
Installed size:5.98 MBHow to install:sudo apt install hackrf-doc
Dependencies:
fonts-font-awesome
fonts-lato
fonts-roboto-slab
libjs-jquery
libjs-underscore
sphinx
libhackrf-dev
HackRF is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive and transmit between 30 MHz and 6 GHz. HackRF has a 20 MHz bandwidth. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
This package contains development files.
Installed size:147 KBHow to install:sudo apt install libhackrf-dev
Dependencies:
libhackrf0
libhackrf0
HackRF is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive and transmit between 30 MHz and 6 GHz. HackRF has a 20 MHz bandwidth. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
This package contains the shared library.
Installed size:68 KBHow to install:sudo apt install libhackrf0
