RTL SDR¶
AIS-catcher
[-d serial number]
-gr
[setting value]
...
Gain and other settings specific to the RTL SDR can be set on the command line with the -gr switch. For example, the following command sets the tuner gain to +33.3 and switches the RTL AGC on:
AIS-catcher -gr tuner 33.3 rtlagc ON
Settings are not case-sensitive.
Specific Settings¶
| Key | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic Options | |||
| SAMPLE_RATE | integer | 1536K | Sampling rate in Hz (0-20,000,000) |
| BANDWIDTH | integer | off | Tuner bandwidth in Hz (0-1,000,000, 0=auto) |
| FREQOFFSET | integer | 0 | Frequency correction in PPM (-150 to +150) |
| FORMAT | string | CU8 | Data type for input source |
| Specific Options | |||
| TUNER | auto/float | auto | Tuner gain/AGC (0-50 dB or AUTO) |
| RTLAGC | boolean | true | Enable/disable RTL2832U AGC |
| BIASTEE | boolean | false | Enable/disable bias tee power |
| BUFFER_COUNT | integer | 24 | Number of FIFO buffers (1-100) |