---
name: "usrp2_card_burner"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libuhd"
version: "4.9.0.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/usrp2_card_burner"
---

# usrp2\_card\_burner(1)

USRP N-Series FPGA/Firmware Burner

## NAME

usrp2\_card\_burner - USRP N-Series FPGA/Firmware Burner

## DESCRIPTION

Burn USRP2 firmware and FPGA images onto an SD card plugged into the host machine.

## SYNOPSIS

**usrp2\_card\_burner \[OPTIONS\]**

## OPTIONS

- Raw device path:

  \--addr=*"Address"* (default: 192.168.10.2)

- This help information:

  \--help

- Firmware Filepath:

  \--fw=*"filepath"*

- FPGA Filepath:

  \--fpga=*"filepath"*

- List all USRP devices without burning

  \--list

- Override safety check

  \--force

## EXAMPLES

### Standard burning procedure

usrp2\_card\_burner --dev=/dev/sdd1 --fw=usrp2\_fw.bin --fpga=usrp2\_fpga.bin

## SEE ALSO

*UHD documentation:* **http://files.ettus.com/manual/**

*GR-UHD documentation:* **http://gnuradio.org/doc/doxygen/page\_uhd.html**

*Other UHD programs:*

*[uhd\_images\_downloader(1)](/uhd_images_downloader/1.md) [usrp\_n2xx\_simple\_net\_burner(1)](/usrp_n2xx_simple_net_burner/1.md) [usrp\_x3xx\_fpga\_burner(1)](/usrp_x3xx_fpga_burner/1.md)*

## AUTHOR

*This manual page was written by Nicholas Corgan* *for the Debian project (but may be used by others).*

## COPYRIGHT

*Copyright (c) 2012-2022 Ettus Research, A National Instruments Brand*

*This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify* *it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by* *the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or* *(at your option) any later version.*

*This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,* *but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of* *MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the* *GNU General Public License for more details.*