Installing Zadig USB driver for RTL_dongle on windows 7

Installing Zadig USB driver for RTL_dongle on windows 7

SDR dongles is available at http://www.giga.co.za/ocart/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=52

Download the Zadig USB driver file from http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/

If you don't have 7zip unzip program also download it from http://www.7-zip.org/

Here is where I install the 7Zip program

Here is where I use the 7zip program to unzip Zadig file that I have downloaded.

Unzip die the zadig_v2.0.1.160 (1).7z file and you should be left with the following file Zadig.exe

Plugin your RTL USB dongle.

I then Ran the Zadig.exe program

Select the Option menu and then all Devices.

Then select the Buil-in Interface (interface 0) and then replace driver or install driver

You will the get a warning  select the Install driver software anyway.

You should see a dialog box saying the driver was installed successfully,

Then unplug the USB RTL dongle wait for 5 seconds and reconnect the dongle.

Download the ExtIO_RTL.dll and copy it to the sdrSharp directory. ( I think the new SDRSharp version comes with the DLL) https://github.com/josemariaaraujo/ExtIO_RTL/raw/master/Release/ExtIO_RTL.dll

If you haven't installed the sdrSharp program before follow my instructions here http://zr6aic.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-to-install-sdr-sdrsharp-on-windows.html in how to do that.

If you have installed the SDRSharp software before then just select the RTL-SDR/USB in the option menu and you then  select start.
if all went well the SDR# should work now. ;-) "Have fun"

Here is the video of the SDR# connecting to RTL_TCP on Raspberry Pi.

How to install SDR# SDRsharp on Windows

How to install SDR# SDRsharp on Windows

 

Please note you need the Zadig driver for the RTL dongle to work.

Goto this url to download the SDRSharp application by selecting the

SDR Software Package  http://airspy.com/download/ 

If you want to install the the RTL USB Zadig driver here is the link http://rtlsdr.org/softwarewindows

I also have added a google drive link with driver and SDR# software https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5zipGz4ccuASC1Cd0RQMGx6Qm8

Please note you will need internet access when installing the SDR# software as it install the dependency files itself.

Select the SDR# RTLSDR Plugin to download.

Browse the directory where you have downloaded the sdrsharp-x86.zip file and unzip the file.

Unzip the file SDR-install.zip

You should have new directory next to the sdrsharp-x86.zip file called sdrsharp-x86.

Browse inside the directory sdrsharp-x86 and tun the bat file install-rtlsdr.bat
(see screenshot below)

Black DOS console. (you need internet connection during this bat instillation as more files get download during this procedure)

Install.bat console installing application

The console will close when its complete.

There should be a new directory called sdrsharp.

If you use the latest SDRSarp the procedure is a bit different see screenshot below.
Run the Install-rtlsdr.bat to install the drivers.

Goto this directory and run the application called SDRSharp.exe (double clicking on it)

goto sdrsahap directory and run SDRSharp.exe

The SDRSharp application should be started.

Depending on how you connect to the RTL dongle you should select the correct option in the "Other sound card" pull down menu next to the play button.

There should be two options.

1)RTL-SDR/USB (This option is if you have the USB driver installed and the rtl dongle is connected directly on to PC or laptop port) zadig usb driver http://rtlsdr.org/softwarewindows

2)RTL-SDR/TCP (This option is when you want to connect to a remote RTL_TCP server and you then need to enter the server IP and Port) default is the same server 127.0.0.1:1234

If all went well you can now hit the Play button and you should here sound.

Mite have to set the volume in you sound mixer properties.