NanoVNA Saver on the Raspberry Pi

Mike Richards — Thu, 13 May 2021 10:11:06 +0000

UPDATED 14-April 2023: The latest version of NanoVNA Saver requires PyQt6 which is not yet available for the Pi. I will update these instructions when it’s available.

NanoVNA Saver is an excellent package that provides a host of useful features for owners of the NanoVNA V1 and V2. When looking around the Internet for Pi installation instructions, I found several conflicting and out-of-date posts, so decided to develop my own. I thought it might be helpful if I post my solution here.

NanoVNA Saver works well on the Raspberry Pi models 3, 4 and 400, but installation requires a few simple steps as shown here. These instructions assume you’re using the latest Raspberry Pi OS.

Open a terminal session (Ctl-Atl-T) and enter the following commands sequentially.

cd ~

sudo apt install -y python3-pyqt5 python3-scipy

git clone https://github.com/NanoVNA-Saver/nanovna-saver

cd nanovna-saver

sudo chmod +r ~/nanovna-saver/nanovna-saver.py

You can now run NanoVNA Saver by entering: python3 nanovna-saver.py

To create a desktop link for NanoVNA Saver, use the following steps:

Create a new file called NanoVNA-Saver.desktop, add the following content and save it in the desktop folder.

[Desktop Entry]

Name=NanoVNA-Saver

Comment=Runs NanoVNA Saver from the nanovna-saver folder

Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/openbox.xpm

Exec=python3 /home/pi/nanovna-saver/nanovna-saver.py

Type=Application

Encoding=UTF-8

Terminal=false

Categories=None;

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NanoVNA Saver on the Raspberry Pi