Tutorials

= Guided Tutorials =

See the Guided Tutorials from the GNU Radio Community Development Working Group. These cover the basics of what GNU Radio is, interacting with the GNU Radio Companion, programming blocks, advanced programming concepts, hardware issues and exploration, and some details on dealing with digital demodulation.

0. Installing GNU Radio

1. Introduction

2. Working with GRC

3. Programming GNU Radio in Python

4. Programming GNU Radio in C++

5. Programming Topics

6. Using GNU Radio with Hardware

7. PSK Symbol Demodulation

= Beginner-level tutorials =

Note that even as a GNU Radio beginner, you'll be delving into the realm of software defined radio, which is a complex field.


 * Core concepts of GNU Radio applications - A must-read for everyone
 * WritePythonApplications - A tutorial on how to develop Python GNU Radio applications. Some DSP and programming background required.
 * QTGUI Tutorial - A tutorial on how to develop Python GNU Radio applications. Some DSP and programming background required.
 * Tom Rondeau's gr-tutorial - Some tutorials from the boss himself.
 * Simulations - A tutorial on how to use GNU Radio without hardware to verify performance and simulate RF conditions.

= Tutorials on developing with and for GNU Radio =

Writing GNU Radio code

 * Developing out-of-tree modules and writing blocks - This is the first tutorial you should entirely read and comprehend.
 * Tutorial on how to configure OOT packages to find and link against GNU Radio
 * Tagged streams for variable-length PDUs
 * Writing a Python Function for GRC

Advanced Development

 * How to debug your applications
 * How to use Octave or Matlab with GNU Radio
 * The GNU Radio Scheduler http://www.trondeau.com/blog/2013/9/15/explaining-the-gnu-radio-scheduler.html
 * VOLK Introduction
 * Remote GRC Operations
 * Working with ALSA and Pulse Audio (Audio sink/source under Linux)

Development tools

 * Git and GNU Radio - A starter on how to use Git for GNU Radio development
 * Using VIM for editing GNU Radio modules
 * Using Code::Blocks for editing GNU Radio modules
 * Building and source level debugging C++ OOT modules with eclipse

= Non-GNU Radio-specific tutorials hosted on this wiki =


 * All about decibels (dB)

The 3rd-party documentation lives on a separate page which can be found here.