RMI code now in svn

The version in the svn repository is now quite useful and at this time the version number is 106.

The RMI based code can be checked out using the command (without the quotes):

"svn checkout https://java-sdr.dev.java.net/svn/java-sdr/branches/Radio --username guest"

This will create a directory called Radio which contains the source code as a NetBeans (6.1) project.

Java 6 is required to run the software.

You do not have to install NetBeans to simply run the software. It is only required if you want to modify the source code.

To run the software there are 3 main scripts in the Radio directory:

1. start_base will create the fifos (if not already created), start jackd, start sdr-core and then make the jack connections. Depending on your soundcard this will need changing. Note that there is also a start_base_64 which runs the sdr-core compiled for 64 bit Linux. The 32 bit version is starting jackd for an FA-66. The 64 bit version is starting jackd for a Delta 44. Currently only UNSUPPORTED (i.e. motherboard sound card), Edirol FA-66 and M-Audio Delta 44 cards are supported. This does not mean that other cards will not work, it just means the calibration will not be correct.
2. start_radio will start up all the java code that implements the radio. You will need the host name of the server machine to be resolvable to it's IP address on the network if you want to run the remote GUI. The simplest way to do this is to add an entry to the /etc/hosts file. If you do not then the IP address that gets resolved for the RMI will be the localhost 127.0.0.1 which will not be the correct address for the remote clients to use.
   
3. start_remote will start the java GUI code running on a remote system. It requires you to be running the java code on the server machine. The script will need changing to specify the IP address for the RMI registry.
   

This software includes compiled versions of sdr-core for 32 bit linux and 64 bit linux (in Radio/bin/linux). It assumes you have installed jack on your machine.

The Java GUI code should run on any platform supporting Java 6. I have tried it running on a Mac and Linux. I have not tried it on any Microsoft OS as I don't have a system wth their software installed.