Add a database with SDR hardware and working parameters

python/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ endif()
 GR_PYTHON_INSTALL(
     FILES
     __init__.py
+    hw_settings.py
     satnogs_upsat_transmitter.py
     DESTINATION ${GR_PYTHON_DIR}/satnogs
 )

python/__init__.py

@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ description here (python/__init__.py).
 
 # import swig generated symbols into the satnogs namespace
 try:
-	# this might fail if the module is python-only
-	from satnogs_swig import *
-	from satnogs_upsat_transmitter import *
+    # this might fail if the module is python-only
+    from satnogs_swig import *
+    from hw_settings import *
+    from satnogs_upsat_transmitter import *
 except ImportError:
-	pass
+    pass
 
 # import any pure python here
 #

python/hw_settings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#! /usr/bin/python
+#
+# gr-satnogs: SatNOGS GNU Radio Out-Of-Tree Module
+#
+#  Copyright (C) 2016, Libre Space Foundation <http://librespacefoundation.org/>
+#
+#  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+#
+
+#===============================================================================
+# Bellow we provide some good and working settings for a large variety of
+# different SDR hardware. Feel free, to provide additional hardware
+# configurations
+#===============================================================================
+hw_tx_settings = {'usrpb200' : {'rf_gain' : 60.0, 'samp_rate' : 2e6},
+                  'usrp2' : {'rf_gain' : 20.0, 'samp_rate' : 2e6},
+                  'hackrf' : {'rf_gain' : 20.0, 'if_gain' : 8.0,
+                              'bb_gain' : 5.0, 'samp_rate' : 2e6} }
+
+hw_rx_settings = {'usrpb200' : {'rf_gain' : 20.0, 'if_gain' : 0.0,
+                                'bb_gain' : 0.0, 'samp_rate' : 2e6},
+                  'usrp2' : {'rf_gain' : 20.0, 'if_gain' : 0.0,
+                             'bb_gain' : 0.0, 'samp_rate' : 2e6},
+                  'airspy' : {'rf_gain' : 20.0, 'if_gain' : 0.0,
+                              'bb_gain' : 0.0, 'samp_rate' : 2.5e6},
+                  'hackrf' : {'rf_gain' : 20.0, 'if_gain' : 8.0,
+                              'bb_gain' : 5.0, 'samp_rate' : 2e6} }