Preparation
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Preparation
Purchase List
Before you can use the Web-888 SDR expansion board, there are a number of components that need to be prepared.
- Suitable antenna to receive signals, you can go to Antenna Selection Guide to choose the right antenna to purchase
- A 5V USB power supply with at least 2A current
- Class 10 Micro SD card with a capacity of 8GB or more to keep the system running smoothly
- Micro SD card reader for writing images to the SD card
- A network cable to connect Web-888 to the network. Super 5 double shielded cable is recommended to reduce the interference.
- Optional: A USB WIFI Dongle to use wifi network, or a USB uart to use CAT, or a USB hub if you plan to use both.
In addition, the following components are highly recommended, but not required
- GPS antenna for time acquisition and frequency calibration
- If you are in a lightning-prone area, consider using an 800J surge protector to protect the board from power surges
Write Image to SD Card
Go to github.com/Web-888-sdr/raspbian-builder/releases to download the latest Web-888 SDR system distribution.
Depending on the operating system, there are different ways of writing images to the SD card.
In the following tutorial, the image is called web-888-alpine.3.20-20240801.zip
.
Windows
- Go to next chapter and choose to install an SD card burning tool, here we use balenaEtcher as an example
- After installation, run balenaEtcher and import the file
web-888-alpine.3.20-20240801.zip
that will be flashed to the SD card - After selecting the target SD card, click Flash and wait for the image to finish
- Remove the SD card and insert it into the Web-888 SD card slot
macOS
The procedure for macOS is much the same as for Windows.
- Go to next chapter for the balenaEtcher download URL
- Once installed, run balenaEtcher and import the file
web-888-alpine.3.20-20240801.zip
that will be flashed to the SD card - After selecting the target SD card, click Flash and wait for the image to finish
- Remove the SD card and insert it into the Web-888 SD card slot
Linux
This method is suitable for Fedora Linux, Debian Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Arch Linux and other major Linux distributions.
- Go to next chapter for the balenaEtcher download URL
- Download the Appimage archive provided by balenaEtcher according to the system bit number you are using, extract the file ending with
.AppImage
and run it - Once balenaEtcher has started, import the file
web-888-alpine.3.20-20240801.zip
that will be flashed to the SD card - After selecting the target SD card, click Flash and wait for the image to finish
- Remove the SD card and insert it into the Web-888 SD card slot