1. Welcome to the OsmocomBB project
    1. Directory
    2. Mailing List/IRC Chat
    3. Software
      1. Host programs (running on the PC)
        1. General Purpose
        2. Advanced / special purpose tools
      2. Target programs (running on the phone baseband chip)
    4. Supported Phone hardware
      1. Accessories
    5. Random bits and pieces
    6. References
      1. Related projects
      2. Recommended reading

Welcome to the OsmocomBB project

OsmocomBB is an Free Software / Open Source GSM Baseband software implementation.

It intends to completely replace the need for a proprietary GSM baseband software, such as

  • drivers for the GSM analog and digital baseband (integrated and external) peripherals
  • the GSM phone-side protocol stack, from layer 1 up to layer 3

In short: By using OsmocomBB on a compatible phone, you are able to make and receive phone calls, send and receive SMS, etc. based on Free Software only.

Over the past 12 months, we've been making very good progress. Most of the hardware drivers have been written, and a relatively complete layer1, layer2 and layer3 exist.

No work has yet been done on any sort of UI on the phone. The only user interface is a telnet-based command line.

To get started, checkout the PreliminaryRequirements and then GettingStarted

Directory

OsmocomBB RSSI monitor firmware

OsmocomBB team member Andreas Eversberg has been working on a new RSSI monitor firmware application within OsmocomBB.

Using this firmware, it is possible to monitor the RSSI of individual ARFCNs or even the entire spectrum.

ARFCN view Spectrum view

Depending on the hardwa ...

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First Osmocom GMR code release

As some of the readers may already know, a couple of Osmocom developers have been working on a new sub-project:  OsmocomGMR.

The primary goal of this project is to provide a reusable and clean implementation of the various layers of GMR-1.

What is GMR-1 ? Well, it stands for "GEO Mobile Radio" and it's a set of spec ...

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osmocom.org via IPv6

All osmocom servers / services are now IPv6 enabled.

This means we have AAAA as well as the A records in DNS for our hostnames like bb.osmocom.org, git.osmocom.org and others.

If you experience any problems connecting to our servers, please contact  laforge@gnumonks.org with a detailed problem description.

New commit log mailing list for all osmocom.org git repositories

We haven't had a functioning commit log mailinglist since mid-2009, when the revision control system of openbsc was converted from svn to git.

Especially today, with the large number of separate git repositories on  http://cgit.osmocom.org/, it is very easy to loose track of what other developers are doing.

The new mailing list 'osmocom-commi ...

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  • Posted: 2011-03-25 13:56 (Updated: 2011-03-25 13:59)
  • Author: laforge
  • Categories: git
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Problems with our git repositories

We're sorry to report that there are some problems with our git repositories at the moment, resulting in 'early EOF / index-pack failed' messages when users are attempting to clone one of our repositories.

The problem has been thoroughly analyzed, but even after many hours of analysis, no solution has been found yet. Your best chance is to keep ...

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This is the project page about our experiments (so far) only with phones based on the Ti Calypso/Iota/Rita GSM baseband chipset. The main target is the MotorolaC123. For more supported phones, check below.

We originally intended to build an inexpensive GSM experimentation board built with/around that chipset, but right now are pursuing a slightly alternative course by using cheap off-the-shelf feature phones and write custom software for it.

Mailing List/IRC Chat

We offer Mailing Lists and hang out on IRC.

Software

Documentation about software developed by this project.

OsmocomBB source code is kept in the git repository at  git://git.osmocom.org/osmocom-bb.git, which you can browse best from  http://cgit.osmocom.org/

Host programs (running on the PC)

General Purpose

  • osmocon -- A tool for Compal phones; to load code into RAM and execute it
  • mobile -- An application implementing a regular GSM mobile phone (and more)
  • WiresharkIntegration -- How to use OsmocomBB with wireshark protocol analyzer
  • libosmocore -- A library with utility functions

Advanced / special purpose tools

  • osmoload -- A tool for flashing and examining phones
  • calypso_pll -- A tool to calculate Calypso DPLL multiplier+divider
  • rita_pll -- A tool to calculate the Rita PLL multiplier/divider
  • layer23 -- An implementation of GSM Layer2 and upwards.

Target programs (running on the phone baseband chip)

  • firmware -- The current staging/testing code base for our own software on the Calypso. From it we build a number of apps:
    • hello_world.bin -- An actual 'hello world' application for LCD and serial port
    • layer1.bin -- The actual Layer1 software as it is to be used with layer23
    • loader.bin -- Our flash loader, dumper and second stage bootloader
    • compal_dsp_dump.bin -- A program to dump the ROM of the DSP inside the Calypso
    • rssi.bin -- Receive signal strength monitor with spectrum display

Supported Phone hardware

Information specific to certain Calypso based phones that we support

  • Designed by Openmoko, manufactured by FIC
    • Neo 1973 (GTA01)
    • OpenMoko - Neo Freerunner (GTA02)

Accessories

You will need a Hardware/SerialCable to connect the phone to a PC

Random bits and pieces

References

Related projects

Recommended reading

For a complete list of local wiki pages, see TitleIndex.