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Beginning Tutorials

This introductory guide is intended for new users and will walk you through installing GNU Radio and creating your first couple of flowgraphs using GNU Radio Companion. Please start here if you are new to GNU Radio.

Introducing GNU Radio

1. What is GNU Radio?
   
2. Installing GNU Radio
   
3. Creating Your First Flowgraph
   

Flowgraph Tutorials

1. Variables in Flowgraphs
   
2. Updating Variables in Real time
   
3. Signal Data Types
   

Advanced Tutorials

The following guides will describe advanced topics in GNU Radio such as creating your own signal processing block and digital modulations using GNU Radio.

Creating Custom Blocks

1. Understanding a Flowgraph's Python Code
   
2. Writing your own block (using Embedded Python Block)
   
3. Out of Tree Modules
   
4. Writing blocks in c++
   
5. Writing the XML file for a block (for 3.7) or Writing the YAML file for a block (for 3.8+)
   
6. Using GNU Radio With Hardware
   

Modulation and Demodulation

1. Narrowband FM
   
2. Single Sideband (SSB)
   
3. BPSK Demodulation
   
4. QPSK Modulation and Demodulation
   
5. Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
   
6. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
   
7. Packet Communications
   

Metadata

1. Stream Tags
   
2. Polymorphic Types (PMTs)
   
3. Message Passing
   
4. Understanding ZMQ Blocks
   

Porting Blocks and Flowgraphs

1. Porting Existing Flowgraphs to a Newer Version
   
2. Porting Existing OOTs from 3.7 to 3.8
   
3. Porting Existing OOTs from 3.8 to 3.9
   

DSP Background

The following pages describe background information on digital signal processing.

1. A Brief Introduction to GNU Radio, SDR, and DSP
   
2. Understanding Sample Rate
   

Developer Resources

1. Volk- what it does, why it rocks, how to write new kernels
   
2. Working with ALSA and Pulse Audio
   
3. Using Visual Studio Code for Source level debugging of C++ OOTs
   
4. Using Eclipse for Building and Source level debugging C++ OOTs
   
5. Using Code::Blocks IDE for GNU Radio Development
   
6. Git and GNU Radio
   
7. How to use Octave or Matlab with GNU Radio
   
8. GNU Radio Scheduler
   
9. Using Custom Buffers for Hardware Accelerated Blocks
   
10. Remote Control and Automation of Flowgraphs with XMLRPC