These are libraries for using USRP with Winrad and Skimmer Server. It is based on GNU Radio drivers for USRP. Their source code was been adapted for compiling by Visual C++ 2005.

The installation must be done manually - I did not expect such number of candidates that would outweigh my laziness to create the installation program ;-) It is therefore necessary to perform these steps:

1. Unpack file UsrpDrv.zip [31 kB] into separated directory. This is standard libusb drivers with inf file for USRP. Then connect USRP to PC and power up it. Window appears to add a new device. Select the manual search for drivers and enter the path to directory with it. The new device will be named "USRP filter".
2. Unpack file UsrpFw.zip [2.0 MB] to the root directory of disk, on whitch is installed Winrad and Skimmer. Typically you will create the directories C:\usrp\rev2 a C:\usrp\rev4. This directories contains firmware for different revisions of USB2 interface chip, the Cypress FX2, and FPGA.
3. Run vcredist_x86.exe [2.6 MB] with right version of C runtime libraries.
4. For using USRP with Winrad, you must copy file ExtIO_USRP.dll [64 kB] into Winrad directory. Typically c:\Program Files\Winrad. Then you can start Winrad and in menu "Show options/Select input" select "USRP". For first start window reappears to add a new device again. Instal it like in point 1.
5. For using USRP with Skimmer server you must install Intel Integrated Primitives library. Unpack file IPP51.zip [23 MB] into separated directory and run setup.exe in it. Then unpack and copy file CWS_USRP.dll into Skimmer server directory.
   • cws_usrp_v1.0 [56 kB] for Skimmer server version 1.0
   • cws_usrp_v1.1 [56 kB] for Skimmer server version 1.1
   Typically c:\Program Files\Afreet\SkimSrv. Then you can start Skimmer server and select USRP device from combo on tab "Skimmer". For first start window reappears to add a new device again. Instal it like in point 1.

Enjoy It !

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According to expectations specified above. If one of these operating systems will fit well to a notebook it is the first achievement. Next need is to have installed codec for GSM 6.10. There is a dialog window when displaying this codec properties containing a maximal sampling for real-time compression. It should show you at least 22050 Hz mono. That means leastways Pentium on 200 MHz in general. Again, there is a natural necessity to have some sound card.

Any opinions, comments and experiences are welcome! Please, contact on author in order to keep developing the Recorder. Thank you.