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Board Addressing

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================ Board Addressing

Each Opera Cake has a numeric address set by optional jumpers installed on header P1. The default address (without jumpers) is 0. The --list or -l option can be used to list the address(es) of one or more Opera Cakes installed on a HackRF One:

.. code-block:: sh

hackrf_operacake -l

The address may be set to any number from 0 to 7 by installing jumpers across the A0, A1, and/or A2 pins of header P1.

.. list-table:: :header-rows: 1 :widths: 1 1 1 1

    • Address
    • A2 Jumper
    • A1 Jumper
    • A0 Jumper
    • 0
    • No
    • No
    • No
    • 1
    • No
    • No
    • Yes
    • 2
    • No
    • Yes
    • No
    • 3
    • No
    • Yes
    • Yes
    • 4
    • Yes
    • No
    • No
    • 5
    • Yes
    • No
    • Yes
    • 6
    • Yes
    • Yes
    • No
    • 7
    • Yes
    • Yes
    • Yes

When configuring an Opera Cake, the address may be specified with the --address or -o option:

.. code-block:: sh

hackrf_operacake -o 1 -a A1 -b B2

If the address is unspecified, 0 is assumed. It is only necessary to specify the address if the address has been changed with the addition of jumpers, typically required only if multiple Opera Cakes are stacked onto a single HackRF One.