About Nuand bladeRF
bladeRF USB 3.0 Superspeed Software Defined Radio Source Code
bladeRF USB 3.0 Superspeed Software Defined Radio Source Code
bladeRF USB 3.0 Superspeed Software Defined Radio Source Code
2025.10 (2025-10-06)
This release candidate consists of the following versions:
- FPGA bitstream v0.16.0
- FX3 firmware v2.6.0
- libbladeRF v2.6.0
- bladeRF-cli v1.10.0
- MATLAB & Simulink bindings v1.1.0
- Python bindings v1.4.0
API docs: https://www.nuand.com/bladeRF-doc/libbladeRF/
FX3 firmware: https://www.nuand.com/fx3_images/
FPGA bitstreams: https://www.nuand.com/fpga_images/
Ubuntu PPA: https://launchpad.net/~nuandllc/+archive/ubuntu/bladerf
Windows installer: https://www.nuand.com/win_installers/
Summary of changes in 2025.10
libbladeRF:
- Add SC16Q11 packed format support for improved bandwidth efficiency
- Add comprehensive gain calibration system with CSV import/export
- Add RX reordering and prime worker before RX enable
- Add oversample feature with configurable gain controls
- Improve GPIF buffer size support with larger 2048 sample buffers
- Add cross-platform threading support (removed libpthreadswin32 dependency)
- Add extensive test suite and regression testing framework
- Fix various sync TX/RX initialization and timing issues
FPGA:
- Add SC16Q11 packed format support to FIFO reader and writer
- Add larger GPIF buffer support for improved USB throughput
- Fix RX/TX DMA request prioritization and meta timestamp handling
- Add system and FX3 PLL clock control blocks
- Fix timing issues and improve signal integrity
Tools:
- Add bladeRF-power utility for RF power measurements with CLI interface
- Add bladeRF-fsk project as separate submodule
- Add bladeRF-update utility for firmware and FPGA updates
- Improve cross-platform Windows build support
- Add comprehensive hardware-in-the-loop testing framework
| Publisher | Nuand LLC |
|---|---|
| Author | Nuand |
| Version | 1.10.0 |
| Release date | 2025-11-20 |
| License | GPL-2.0 AND MIT AND LGPL-2.1 |
| Installer type | inno |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | Nuand.bladeRF |
| Admin rights | Required |
| Install scope | All users |
winget install --id=Nuand.bladeRF -ewinget upgrade --id=Nuand.bladeRF -ewinget uninstall --id=Nuand.bladeRF -e"bladeRF-win-installer-2025.10.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Nuand bladeRF adds this command to the command line: bladeRF-cli.
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Yes. Nuand bladeRF is free and open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 AND MIT AND LGPL-2.1 license.
The latest version is 1.10.0, released on Nov 20, 2025.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 8682d4a3a7e762f0a3f40e85ba8d0ea8c70e7d21537d58c71d5f6fd5262c3cfe.
Nuand bladeRF runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Run the offline installer with "bladeRF-win-installer-2025.10.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=Nuand.bladeRF -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Nuand bladeRF and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Nuand.bladeRF -e.