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The following install guide details the steps from a fresh Ubuntu 2022.04 install to a fully running GNU Radio + USRP B200, HackRF , AirSpy and RTL-SDR frequency hopping spread spectrum setup needed to capture smart meter data. '''This video shows the overall process but using a prior version of GNURadio. Instructions below are the latest.'''
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'''For other Linux distributions please see:''' [[Gr-smart meters Setup on other distros]] '''For Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) please see:''' [[Gr-smart meters on WSL]] ==Install Ubuntu 2022.04==There is nothing special about Ubuntu, it was chosen because it works well across different computers and has a familiar interface. Likely these instructions can be used as a rough guide for what is needed with other distro's. See also [[Gr-smart meters Setup on other distros]]
For now, this step is to install a base version of Ubuntu 20.04, mine was a minimal install. After finishing your install ensure you update everything.
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sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
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Also install the following
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sudo apt install libsndfile1-dev cmake
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===Install dependencies===The block at the top is standard from the GNU Radio install guide. The two additional below are vim so For flavors other than Ubuntu or depending on your window environment you get nice colors in your editor and liborc which is needed for the additional GNU Radio blocks that will be installed.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo apt install git cmake g++ libboost-all-dev libgmp-dev swig python3-numpy python3-mako python3-sphinx python3-lxml doxygen libfftw3-dev libsdl1.2-dev libgsl-dev libqwt-qt5-dev libqt5opengl5-dev python3-pyqt5 liblog4cpp5-dev libzmq3-dev python3-yaml python3-click python3-click-plugins python3-zmq python3-scipy python3-gi python3-gi-cairo gobject-introspection gir1.2-gtk-3.0 xterm</syntaxhighlight><code>sudo apt install liborc-0.4-dev vim</code> ==Install GNU Radio 3.8==This guide and the blocks used here are all dependent on GNU Radio 3.8. As 3.9 has been released for a while more blocks and packages are getting support so this guide may be updated in the future to support 3.9.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo add-apt-repository ppaneed:gnuradio/gnuradio-releases-3.8sudo apt updatesudo apt install gnuradio</syntaxhighlight> ==For USRP B200 Support==This is specific to the USRP B200 software defined radio, if you are using another SDR this will not be necessary. ===Install necessary packages===<code>sudo apt install libuhd-dev libuhd3.15.0 uhd-host</code> ===Download firmware needed for different USRP devices===If this doesn't work your files may have been installed in /usr/local/lib instead of /usr/lib <code>sudo /usr/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py</code> ===Configure USB and test USRP B200===
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==For AirSpy SDR Hardware Support==
===Install necessary packagesAll support is now native in GNURadio 3.10.===<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo apt install libairspy0 libairspy-dev</syntaxhighlight>
==Install Frequency Hopping Utilities==
#[https://github.com/sandialabs/gr-pdu_utils PDU Utilities]
#[https://github.com/sandialabs/gr-timing_utils Timing Utilities]
#[https://github.com/sandialabs/gr-sandia_utils Sandia Utilities]
#[https://github.com/sandialabs/gr-fhss_utils FHSS Utilities]
===Create a folder to organize them===
git clone https://github.com/sandialabs/gr-pdu_utils.git
cd gr-pdu_utils/
git checkout maint-3.810
mkdir build
cd build
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===Install FHSS Sandia Utilities===
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git clone https://github.com/sandialabs/gr-fhss_utilssandia_utils.gitcd gr-fhss_utilssandia_utils/git checkout maint-3.810
mkdir build
cd build/
git clone https://github.com/sandialabs/gr-timing_utils.git
cd gr-timing_utils/
git checkout maint-3.810
mkdir build
cd build
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===Install Sandia FHSS Utilities===
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git clone https://github.com/sandialabs/gr-sandia_utilsfhss_utils.gitcd gr-sandia_utilsfhss_utils/git checkout maint-3.810
mkdir build
cd build/
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Close all open terminal windows and then open a new one.
==Setup gr-smart_meters==
This contains the GridStream block that will be used to decode Landis+Gyr Smart Meter data along with pre-configured flowgraphs for USRP B200, HackRF and RTL-SDR and a script to decode GPS data transmitted in some cases.
===Install gr-smart_meters===
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git clone https://github.com/BitBangingBytes/gr-smart_meters.git
cd gr-smart_meters/
git checkout maint-3.10
mkdir build
cd build/
sudo ldconfig
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===Install python packages needed for Google Maps and Google Earth===
If pip isn't installed: <pre> sudo apt install python3-pip </pre>
Then:
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pip install gmplot simplekml
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===Start GNU Radio from a terminal window===
<code>gnuradio-companion</code>
===Open flowgraph for your SDR===
In GNU Radio open a flowgraph and navigate to the gr-smart_meters/flowgraph examples folder. If you have installed everything above you should be able to run it and see smart meter data!
==Determining your power providers CRC==
CRC check is set to false in the sample flowgraphs so you will see data but can't be sure there aren't any errors. Every power provider is assigned a unique CRC so neighboring smart meter systems do not interfere with each other. To determine this you need to capture at least 4 good packets and use reveng to reverse the CRC.
The init value is what you enter into the GridStream block, you can now enable the CRC and know you have correct data!
{{#widget:CRCprefix}}