---
name: "bladerf-tool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-bladerf"
version: "0.2024.05-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bladerf-tool"
---

# bladerf-tool(1)

a Python command-line tool for bladeRF devices

## NAME

bladerf-tool: - a Python command-line tool for bladeRF devices

## DESCRIPTION

The bladerf-tool utility is used to flash firmware files, load FPGA bitstreams, and perform other tasks on the nuand bladeRF software-defined radio system.

For more information on obtaining or building firmware files and FPGA bitstreams, please visit http://nuand.com/.

## USAGE

bladerf-tool \[-h\] \[--device DEVICE\]

- info, probe, flash\_fw, recover\_fw, load\_fpga,

  flash\_fpga, erase\_fpga, rx, tx, version

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--device** DEVICE, **-d** DEVICE

  device identifier

### subcommands:

-

  info, probe, flash\_fw, recover\_fw, load\_fpga, flash\_fpga, erase\_fpga, rx, tx,version

- info

  get device info

- probe

  probe for devices

- flash\_fw

  flash firmware

- recover\_fw

  recover firmware

- load\_fpga

  load fpga

- flash\_fpga

  flash fpga

- erase\_fpga

  erase fpga

- rx

  receive samples

- tx

  transmit samples

- version

  print version info

## SEE ALSO

[bladeRF-cli(1)](/bladeRF-cli/1.md), [bladeRF-fsk(1)](/bladeRF-fsk/1.md), [bladeRF-install-firmware(1)](/bladeRF-install-firmware/1.md)