SDRplay, SDR Console, running on a VM
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:30 pm
Hi All,
Here is my setup and experiences after messing around with the SDRplay for a couple of days. This is mostly based on the environment specifics not the actual receive performance of the SDRplay.
SDRplay (multiple rubber duck antennas)
NooElec RTL SDR USB Dongle (various wire antennas)
QNAP TS-453 Pro running QTS 4.2
VM is Windows 10 Home (4 vCores 2Ghz Celeron, 4GB Ram, 100GB Disk Space, single 1Gb Ethernet)
Verizon FIOS 25Mbs service
SDR Server 2.3 build 2242 (running on VM above)
SDR Console v2.3 build 2242 (running on Surface Pro 2 running Windows 10)
The set up mentioned above is what I'm hoping becomes the final configuration of the system. I have tried multiple other software such as HDSDR and SDR#.
I'll comment on the other software before moving on to the issues with the proposed set up. I couldn't get SD# to recognize the SDRplay (direct connected to the Surface Pro) at all. I think this has something to do with EXTIO and changes SDR# made to the way they connect to the SDR. I haven't dug into that yet since I plan to use SDR Console.
HDSDR worked perfectly with snappy performance. No issues found when it's directly connected to my Surface Pro using HDSDR.
In my proposed, server based set up I am experiencing low client side performance with the SDRplay/SDR Console Server setup. Before I move on to the specifics of the performance issue I should mention that using the RTL SDR Dongle with SDR Console Server works flawlessly. It runs for days streaming at roughly 500kbps. That being said, using the SDRplay as the RX in this set up, the performance is very laggy on the client. I'm not sure what the issue is other than the Mirics driver isn't completely happy being run an a VM or I need to make a settings adjustment somewhere that will increase performance. Running the SDRplay locally to the Surface Pro with SDR Console works as expected. Snappy performance and all the features worked as advertised.
I really want to figure out what causes the performance hit when running the SDRplay/SDR Console on a VM so that I can run a server for others to connect to.
Thanks,
Rob
KC8YNI
Here is my setup and experiences after messing around with the SDRplay for a couple of days. This is mostly based on the environment specifics not the actual receive performance of the SDRplay.
SDRplay (multiple rubber duck antennas)
NooElec RTL SDR USB Dongle (various wire antennas)
QNAP TS-453 Pro running QTS 4.2
VM is Windows 10 Home (4 vCores 2Ghz Celeron, 4GB Ram, 100GB Disk Space, single 1Gb Ethernet)
Verizon FIOS 25Mbs service
SDR Server 2.3 build 2242 (running on VM above)
SDR Console v2.3 build 2242 (running on Surface Pro 2 running Windows 10)
The set up mentioned above is what I'm hoping becomes the final configuration of the system. I have tried multiple other software such as HDSDR and SDR#.
I'll comment on the other software before moving on to the issues with the proposed set up. I couldn't get SD# to recognize the SDRplay (direct connected to the Surface Pro) at all. I think this has something to do with EXTIO and changes SDR# made to the way they connect to the SDR. I haven't dug into that yet since I plan to use SDR Console.
HDSDR worked perfectly with snappy performance. No issues found when it's directly connected to my Surface Pro using HDSDR.
In my proposed, server based set up I am experiencing low client side performance with the SDRplay/SDR Console Server setup. Before I move on to the specifics of the performance issue I should mention that using the RTL SDR Dongle with SDR Console Server works flawlessly. It runs for days streaming at roughly 500kbps. That being said, using the SDRplay as the RX in this set up, the performance is very laggy on the client. I'm not sure what the issue is other than the Mirics driver isn't completely happy being run an a VM or I need to make a settings adjustment somewhere that will increase performance. Running the SDRplay locally to the Surface Pro with SDR Console works as expected. Snappy performance and all the features worked as advertised.
I really want to figure out what causes the performance hit when running the SDRplay/SDR Console on a VM so that I can run a server for others to connect to.
Thanks,
Rob
KC8YNI