# Software Defined Radio (SDR)

Software defined radios.

```{warning}
This Instrument category is new and is currently available only in the Unstable package.
```

## Instrument and Abstract Driver

```{eval-rst}
.. autosummary::
   :toctree: generated
   :nosignatures:

   ~instro.unstable.sdr.InstroSDR
   ~instro.unstable.sdr.SDRDriverBase
```

## Vendor Drivers

No vendor drivers ship yet. See [Custom Driver Development](/library/custom-instruments.md#software-defined-radio-sdr) to write one.

## Types & Configuration

```{eval-rst}
.. autosummary::
   :toctree: generated
   :nosignatures:

   ~instro.unstable.sdr.sdr.IQCapture
   ~instro.unstable.sdr.types.Direction
```

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Errors raised by these methods are documented in [Exceptions](../library/exceptions.md).