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How to check the firmware version

Thomas Russell Murphy edited this page Apr 7, 2020 · 8 revisions

Prerequisites

Make sure that your Airspy is connected to a working USB port.

Windows

1 Download the latest AirSpy Host Tools https://github.com/airspy/host/releases/

2 Right click on the archive and select "Extract all".

3 Right click on the folder where you have extracted the archive while holding the shift key and select "open command window here".

4 Type "cd x64" and hit enter if you are on a 64 bit Operating System (Or "cd x86" if you are on a 32 bit OS).

5 Type "airspy_info" in the command window and hit enter.

Linux

1 Install the latest AirSpy Host Tools from https://github.com/airspy/host

2 Run "airspy_info".

MacOS

1 Install the airspy package from Homebrew or MacPorts.

2 Connect Airspy device to a USB port and run airspy_info.

Result from airspy_info command

The output from the airspy_info command should look something similar to this:

airspy_lib_version: 1.0.6

Found AirSpy board 1
Board ID Number: 0 (AIRSPY)
Firmware Version: AirSpy NOS v1.0.0-rc6-0-g035ff81 2015-07-14
Part ID Number: 0x6906002B 0x00000030
Serial Number: 0x0123456789ABCDEF
Supported sample rates:
        10.000000 MSPS
        2.500000 MSPS
Close board 1

There is a known issue on windows 8.1 and above where the information may be repeated multiple times, this is superficial.