The primary firmware source code for USB HackRF devices is hackrf_usb. Most of
the other directories contain firmware source code for test and development.
The common directory contains source code shared by multiple HackRF firmware
projects. The cpld directory contains HDL source for the CPLD.
The firmware is set up for compilation with the GCC toolchain available here:
https://developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm/downloads
Required dependency:
https://github.com/mossmann/libopencm3
If you are using git, the preferred way to install libopencm3 is to use the
submodule:
$ cd ..
$ git submodule init
$ git submodule update
To build and install a standard firmware image for HackRF One:
$ cd hackrf_usb
$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make
$ hackrf_spiflash -w hackrf_usb.bin
If you have a HackRF Pro, add -DBOARD=PRALINE to the cmake command.
If you have a Jawbreaker, add -DBOARD=JAWBREAKER to the cmake command.
If you have a rad1o, use -DBOARD=RAD1O instead.
If you get the "`arm-none-eabi-gcc` is not a full path and was not found in the PATH"
error during `cmake ..`, install the
[ARM GNU toolchain](https://developer.arm.com/Tools%20and%20Software/GNU%20Toolchain).
This toolchain is pre-packaged on many platforms and distributions, e.g. on Debian/Ubuntu
you can run `sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-none-eabi` to install it.
If you get the "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'yaml'" error during `make`,
run `pip install pyyaml` to install the Python yaml pip package.
It is possible to use a USB Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) method to load
firmware into RAM. This is normally only required to recover a device that has
had faulty firmware loaded, but it can also be useful for firmware developers.
For loading firmware into RAM with DFU you will need:
http://dfu-util.sourceforge.net/
To start up HackRF One or HackRF Pro in DFU mode, hold down the DFU button
while powering it on or while pressing and releasing the RESET button. Release
the DFU button after the 3V3 LED illuminates.
A .dfu file is built by default when building firmware. Alternatively you can
use a known good .dfu file from a release package. Load the firmware into RAM
with:
$ dfu-util --device 1fc9:000c --alt 0 --download hackrf_usb.dfu
