Installation

In order to install the system, you just have to flash a precompiled firmware.

Get the firmware

Download the HNAP4PlutoSDR firmware from here.

Install the firmware

Connect one Adalm Pluto to your PC and copy the image to the Pluto's mass storage device. Eject the Pluto and wait until the flashing process is completed (LED1 stops blinking).

Initial system configuration

Now, connect to the Pluto via SSH to initially configure the system. This will set some variables in the permanent memory of the Pluto, so you only have to do this once. The variables will even persist if you flash the firmware again.

CPU Setup

At first, we have to activate the second core of the ARM CPU. We also isolate core #1 so that no applications will be executed there. The core is dedicated for buffer transfers and some signal processing in our application:

fw_setenv maxcpus 2 isolcpus=1

IP Address

Next, specify which IP address this Pluto will use within the HNAP Network. You can define any IP address as long as the IP addresses you assign to other Plutos are within one subnet:

fw_setenv hnap_tap_ip 192.168.123.1

Connect multiple Plutos to a single computer

If you you want to connect both Plutos to the same Host PC for testing, make sure that they use different IP addresses on the Ethernet via USB interface. See here for more info. We suggest that you configure your first Pluto with the IP addresses 192.168.2.1 (pluto) 192.168.2.10 (host PC) and the second with IP address 192.168.3.1 (pluto) and 192.168.3.10 (host PC)

Callsign

Set this station's callsign. It will be broadcasted via LLDP:

fw_setenv hnap_callsign <YOUR-CALLSIGN>

Client or Basestation?

If this Pluto will act as a basestation, set this variable to enable autostart of the basestation. If it is going to be a client, just skip this.

fw_setenv hnap_bs_autostart 1

That's it. Now reboot the Adalm Pluto. Then do the same steps for your second Pluto.

Now you are ready to run a first test of the system!