Help please - SBS-3 & SDRSharp

[historyhunter]

I've downloaded SDRSharp from Airspy and extracted the files to a folder on my desktop. I have copied ftd2xx.dll and SDRSharp.kinetic.dll to the same folder.

The SDRSharp.exe config file  has been edited and this line added

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<add key="Kinetic" value="SDRSharp.kinetic.kineticIO,SDRSharp.kinetic" />

Full Config file is

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <section name="frontendPlugins" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler,System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
<section name="sharpPlugins" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler,System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
  </configSections>
  <frontendPlugins configSource="FrontEnds.xml" />
  <sharpPlugins configSource="Plugins.xml" />

  <appSettings file="">
    <clear />
    <add key="processPriority" value="256" />
    <add key="fftOffset" value="-40.0" />
    <add key="pllPhaseAdjM" value="0.0" />
    <add key="pllPhaseAdjB" value="-1.75" />
    <add key="deemphasisTime" value="50" />
    <add key="tuningLimit" value="0.45" />
    <add key="spectrumAnalyzer.snrGradient" value="FFFFFF,1E90FF,000091,000050" />
    <add key="spectrumAnalyzer.gradient" value="FFFFFF,ADD8E6,1E90FF,000050,000000" />
    <add key="spectrumAnalyzer.envelopeColor" value="FFFFFF" />
    <add key="spectrumAnalyzer.fillColor" value="1E90FF" />
    <add key="waterfall.useUtcTimeStamp" value="False" />
    <add key="waterfall.gradient" value="4A0000,750000,9F0000,C60000,FF0000,FE6D16,FFFF00,FFFFFF,1E90FF,000091,000050,000030,000020" />
    <add key="useAntiAliasedDisplay" value="true" />
    <add key="stepSizes" value="1 Hz,10 Hz,100 Hz,500 Hz,1 kHz,2.5 kHz,5 kHz,6.25 kHz,7.5 kHz,8.33 kHz,9 kHz,10 kHz,12.5 kHz,15 kHz,20 kHz,25 kHz,30 kHz,50 kHz,100 kHz,150 kHz,200 kHz,250 kHz,300 kHz,350 kHz,400 kHz,450 kHz,500 kHz,1 MHz" />
    <add key="funcubeFrequencyCorrection" value="-21.0" />
    <add key="softrockFrequencyMultiplier" value="4" />
    <add key="RTLBufferLength" value="16384" />
    <add key="minOutputSampleRate" value="32000" />
    <add key="minThreadedSampleRate" value="1000000" />
    <add key="airspy.vga" value="6" />
    <add key="airspy.mixerAgc" value="False" />
    <add key="airspy.mixer" value="6" />
    <add key="airspy.lnaAgc" value="False" />
    <add key="airspy.lna" value="1" />
    <add key="airspy.sampleRate" value="0" />
    <add key="airspy.decimation" value="0" />
    <add key="airspy.trackingFilterEnabled" value="True" />
    <add key="airspy.biasTeeEnabled" value="False" />
    <add key="airspy.spyVerterEnabled" value="True" />
    <add key="airspy.spyVerterPPM" value="0" />
    <add key="airspy.usePacking" value="False" />
    <add key="airspy.aliasFreeRatio" value="0.8" />
    <add key="airspy.debug" value="0" />
    <add key="airspyhf.debug" value="0" />
    <add key="rdsUseFEC" value="True" />
    <add key="timestampInterval" value="100" />
    <add key="SDRIQReadBlockCount" value="1" />
    <add key="zoomPosition" value="1" />
    <add key="displayBeforeFilter" value="True" />
    <add key="SDRIQOutFifoBlockCount" value="0" />
    <add key="Kinetic" value="SDRSharp.kinetic.kineticIO,SDRSharp.kinetic" />
    <add key="spyserver.host" value="127.0.0.1" />
    <add key="spyserver.port" value="5555" />
    <add key="spyserver.streamFormat" value="2" />
    <add key="spyserver.digitalGain" value="0" />
    <add key="spyserver.fullIQ" value="False" />
    <add key="dnr.af.enabled" value="False" />
    <add key="dnr.af.profile" value="0" />
    <add key="dnr.af.threshold" value="-80" />
    <add key="dnr.af.depth" value="15" />
    <add key="dnr.af.smoothing" value="200" />
    <add key="dnr.af.attack" value="20" />
    <add key="dnr.af.decay" value="30" />
    <add key="dnr.af.fft" value="5" />
    <add key="dnr.af.quality" value="90" />
    <add key="dnr.if.enabled" value="False" />
    <add key="dnr.if.profile" value="0" />
    <add key="dnr.if.boostSNR" value="False" />
    <add key="dnr.if.threshold" value="-80" />
    <add key="dnr.if.depth" value="15" />
    <add key="dnr.if.smoothing" value="200" />
    <add key="dnr.if.attack" value="20" />
    <add key="dnr.if.decay" value="30" />
    <add key="dnr.if.fft" value="5" />
    <add key="dnr.if.quality" value="90" />
    <add key="nb.bb.enabled" value="False" />
    <add key="nb.bb.threshold" value="5" />
    <add key="nb.bb.pulseWidth" value="50.0000007450581" />
    <add key="nb.bb.lookupWindow" value="10.0000001490116" />
    <add key="nb.demod.enabled" value="False" />
    <add key="nb.demod.threshold" value="5" />
    <add key="nb.demod.pulseWidth" value="50.0000007450581" />
    <add key="nb.demod.lookupWindow" value="10.0000001490116" />
    <add key="enableZoomFFTFilter" value="False" />
    <add key="enableZoomIF" value="False" />
    <add key="enableZoomMPX" value="False" />
    <add key="enableZoomAF" value="False" />
    <add key="spectrumAnalyzer.attack" value="0.2" />
    <add key="spectrumAnalyzer.decay" value="0.14" />
    <add key="waterfall.Attack" value="1" />
    <add key="waterfall.decay" value="0.86" />
    <add key="useTimeMarkers" value="False" />
    <add key="fftSpeed" value="40" />
    <add key="fftContrast" value="0" />
    <add key="fftWindowType" value="3" />
    <add key="spectrumStyle" value="3" />
    <add key="fftView" value="2" />
    <add key="fftResolution" value="6" />
    <add key="detectorType" value="2" />
    <add key="useAGC" value="True" />
    <add key="agcThreshold" value="-50" />
    <add key="agcDecay" value="500" />
    <add key="agcSlope" value="0" />
    <add key="agcHang" value="False" />
    <add key="frequencyShift" value="0" />
    <add key="frequencyShiftEnabled" value="False" />
    <add key="swapIQ" value="False" />
    <add key="correctIQ" value="False" />
    <add key="markPeaks" value="False" />
    <add key="fmStereo" value="False" />
    <add key="filterAudio" value="True" />
    <add key="unityGain" value="False" />
    <add key="latency" value="100" />
    <add key="sampleRate" value="48000 sample/sec" />
    <add key="audioGain" value="36" />
    <add key="AudioIsMuted" value="False" />
    <add key="windowState" value="0" />
    <add key="windowPosition" value="674,219" />
    <add key="windowSize" value="1048,799" />
    <add key="collapsiblePanelStates" value="1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0" />
    <add key="splitterPosition" value="324" />
    <add key="iqSource" value="10" />
    <add key="waveFile" value="" />
    <add key="centerFrequency" value="25000000" />
    <add key="vfo" value="25000000" />
    <add key="tuningStyle" value="0" />
    <add key="fftDisplayOffset" value="0" />
    <add key="fftDisplayRange" value="11" />
    <add key="inputDevice" value="[MME] Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input" />
    <add key="outputDevice" value="[MME] Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output" />
    <add key="spectrumWidth" value="196609" />
    <add key="lockCarrier" value="False" />
    <add key="useAntiFading" value="False" />
    <add key="menuPosition" value="0" />
    <add key="wfmState" value="48000,250,3,50,0,1000,1,18,0,1,0,0" />
    <add key="nfmState" value="8000,1000,3,50,1,1000,1,12,0,0,0,0" />
    <add key="amState" value="10000,1000,3,50,0,1000,1,4,0,1,0,0" />
    <add key="lsbState" value="2400,1000,3,50,0,1000,1,1,0,1,0,0" />
    <add key="usbState" value="2400,1000,3,50,0,1000,1,1,0,1,0,0" />
    <add key="dsbState" value="6000,1000,3,50,0,1000,1,1,0,1,0,0" />
    <add key="cwState" value="300,1000,3,50,0,1000,1,1,0,1,0,0" />
    <add key="rawState" value="10000,1000,3,50,0,1000,1,4,1,0,0,0" />
    <add key="topSplitter" value="200" />
    <add key="bottomSplitter" value="200" />
    <add key="leftSplitter" value="200" />
    <add key="rightSplitter" value="200" />
    <add key="menuIsHidden" value="False" />
    <add key="airspyhf.decimation" value="0" />
    <add key="plugin.bandPlan.enabled" value="True" />
    <add key="plugin.bandPlan.autoUpdateSettings" value="True" />
    <add key="plugin.bandPlan.position" value="1" />
  </appSettings>
</configuration>

On executing the program I have no errors,  in the drop down box I don't see an option to select the kinetics SBS-3. Could someone please help or advise if you've set it up on your own system. Many thanks in advance.

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[Anmer]

Have you read this:

http://www.kinetic.co.uk/DownloadFiles/Basestation_180/BaseStation-v180-Firmware-119.pdf

There's a detailed section:

Using SDR Sharp with the SBS-3

[historyhunter]

Hi Anmer. I've followed everything to the letter. My problem is that the Kinetic SDR radio isn't showing in the drop down list to select it. Could it be not recognizing the dll's?

I'm using Firmware version 119

Thank you.

[Anmer]

I haven't used SDRSharp myself so this is looking at the Kinetic instructions and your pasted code.

This is what Kinetic says:

Locate the <frontendPlugins> section and add a line for the Kinetic interface:
<add key="Kinetic" value="SDRSharp.kinetic.kineticIO,SDRSharp.kinetic" />
So that the section of the file looks something like:
<frontendPlugins>
<add key="SoftRock / Si570" value="SDRSharp.SoftRock.SoftRockIO,SDRSharp.SoftRock" />
<add key="FUNcube Dongle Pro" value="SDRSharp.FUNcube.FunCubeIO,SDRSharp.FUNcube" />
<add key="FUNcube Dongle Pro+"
value="SDRSharp.FUNcubeProPlus.FunCubeProPlusIO,SDRSharp.FUNcubeProPlus" />
<add key="Kinetic" value="SDRSharp.kinetic.kineticIO,SDRSharp.kinetic" />
</frontendPlugins>

Looking at the dropdown list in your screenshot, I don't see the other receiver types in the pasted code.

Have you edited the correct part of the SDRSharp.exe.config file?

[acarslogger]

Hi,

The Kinetic interface does not work with the latest version(s) of SDRSharp.

See http://www.kinetic.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16490&sid=028ff2d478f944222c013602dad07760#p139784 .

Regards
Stuart

[historyhunter]

Hi Stewart,  Many thanks re info about the latest version not working.  It's a pity I don't have a copy of the old version.   

[acarslogger]

Hi,

I might have a zip copy of the old version I'm using. I won't be able to check until I'm home at the weekend.

Regards
Stuart

[IanH]

The Kinetic post refers to v1378 working so perhaps this one (v1361) will work.

Most versions I have are much older than this but I downloaded this recently from somewhere (just in case)!

See if it works.

This was the source:

http://www.sdrplay.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=248

[historyhunter]

Many thank Stuart and Ian, now have software I can configure.  Cheers.