RadexReader

The RadexReader is an user-space driver for the RADEX RD1212 v1/v2 and the RADEX ONE Geiger counters. It allow to read and clear stored data via USB. Warning! This tool is completely unrelated with QuartaRad.

This tool was initially developed with RD1212 v2.48.

Screenshots and Usage

Read src/radexreader.py for examples.
Run the command radexreader available with DEB/RPM packages.
Run the command .../radexreader.py available with PYPI package.

Installation

It require libusb, pyusb and pyserial.

Installation for Debian, Ubuntu, Trisquel, Linux Mint, MX Linux

sudo apt install python3-radexreader radexreader

Installation for Fedora

sudo dnf install python3-radexreader

Installation for openSUSE

sudo zypper install python3-radexreader

Installation for Mageia

sudo urpmi python3-radexreader

Installation with PIP

With Linux: sudo python3 -m pip install radexreader (+libusb)
With Mac: sudo pip install radexreader (+libusb)
With Windows: python -m pip install radexreader (+libusb, put libusb-1.0.dll in system32)

Installation with Docker

sudo docker run --rm --user root -it --privileged -v /dev:/dev python:3.x-alpine /bin/sh then: apk update ; apk add libusb ; python3 -m pip install radexreader

Alternative installation for Debian, Ubuntu, Trisquel, Linux Mint, MX Linux

# PPA: https://launchpad.net/~luigifab/+archive/ubuntu/packages
# with Debian 12+ you can use mantic+ instead of focal (https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/669008/364800)
# for Trisquel you can use focal for nabia, jammy for aramo
# for Linux Mint you can use focal for 20.x and 5, jammy for 21.x, noble for 22.x and 6
# for MX Linux you can use focal for 19.x and 21.x, noble for 23.x

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:luigifab/packages
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-radexreader radexreader
# or
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys FFE5BD439356DF7D
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/luigifab/packages/ubuntu focal main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-radexreader radexreader
# or
sudo wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/luigifab.gpg https://www.luigifab.fr/apt.gpg
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/luigifab/packages/ubuntu focal main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-radexreader radexreader

# sha256sum /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/luigifab.gpg
578c89a677048e38007462d543686b53587efba9f93814601169253c45ff9213
# apt-key list
/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/luigifab.gpg
pub   rsa4096 2020-10-31 [SC]
      458B 0C46 D024 FD8C B8BC  99CD FFE5 BD43 9356 DF7D

Copyright

Current version: 1.2.4 (02/02/2024)
Compatibility: Python 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 3.7 / 3.8 / 3.9 / 3.10 / 3.11 / 3.12
Links: luigifab.fr - github.com - PyPI
Arch Linux python-radexreader.zst
Debian python-radexreader.deb, radexreader.deb (ITP, RFS)
Fedora python-radexreader.rpm
openSUSE python-radexreader.rpm
Mageia python-radexreader.rpm
Ubuntu PPA

This program is provided under the terms of the GNU GPLv2+ license.
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