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• Author: Fabrice Creuzot

RadexReader

The RadexReader is an user-space driver for the RADEX RD1212 v1/v2 and the RADEX ONE Geiger counters. It allow to read and clear stored data via USB. Warning! This tool is completely unrelated with QuartaRad.

This tool was initially developed with RD1212 v2.48.

👁 RADEX RD1212
👁 RADEX ONE

Screenshots and Usage

👁 Screnshot 1
👁 Screnshot 2

• Read src/radexreader-cli.py for examples.
• Run the command radexreader available with DEB/RPM packages.
• Run the command .../radexreader-cli.py available with PYPI package.

Installation

It require libusb, pyusb and pyserial.

Installation for Debian, Devuan, Ubuntu, Trisquel, Linux Mint, MX Linux

• sudo apt install python3-radexreader radexreader

Installation for Fedora

• sudo dnf install python3-radexreader

Installation for openSUSE

• sudo zypper install python3-radexreader

Installation for Mageia

• sudo urpmi python3-radexreader

Installation for OpenMandriva

• sudo dnf install python-radexreader

Installation with Docker

• sudo docker run --rm --user root -it --privileged -v /dev:/dev python:3.13-alpine /bin/sh then: apk update ; apk add libusb ; python3 -m pip install radexreader

If the Radex ONE doesn't work, read this comment (modprobe & echo).

Installation with PIP or Manual installation

• Linux: sudo python3 -m pip install radexreader (+ libusb)
• Mac: sudo pip install radexreader (+ libusb)
• Windows: python -m pip install radexreader (+ libusb, put libusb-1.0.dll in system32)
• Manual: git clone or download archive (+ libusb)

Please note that you must authorise the usage of your device without root privileges. To do that, install python3-radexreader.udev in /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/60-python3-radexreader.rules or /lib/udev/rules.d/60-python3-radexreader.rules.

If you can't/won't, if the Radex ONE doesn't work, read this comment (modprobe & echo).

Alternative installation for Debian, Devuan, Ubuntu, Trisquel, Linux Mint, MX Linux

# PPA: https://launchpad.net/~luigifab/+archive/ubuntu/packages
# with Debian 12+/Bookworm+ you can use mantic+ instead of focal (https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/669008/364800)
# for Debian you can use focal for buster, jammy for bullseye, oracular or noble for bookworm, questing or plucky for trixie
# for Devuan you can use focal for beowulf, jammy for chimaera, oracular or noble for daedalus, questing or plucky for excalibur and ceres
# for Trisquel you can use focal for nabia, jammy for aramo
# for Linux Mint you can use focal for 20.x and 4/debbie, jammy for 21.x and 5/elsie, noble for 22.x and 6/faye, questing or plucky for 7/gigi
# for MX Linux you can use focal for 19.x, jammy for 21.x, oracular or noble for 23.x
# for Kali Linux you can use questing or plucky

sudoadd-apt-repositoryppa:luigifab/packages
sudoaptupdate
sudoaptinstallpython3-radexreaderradexreader
# or
sudoapt-keyadv--keyserverhkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80--recv-keysFFE5BD439356DF7D
echo"deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/luigifab/packages/ubuntu focal main"|sudotee-a/etc/apt/sources.list
sudoaptupdate
sudoaptinstallpython3-radexreaderradexreader
# or
sudowget-O/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/luigifab.gpghttps://www.luigifab.fr/apt.gpg
echo"deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/luigifab/packages/ubuntu focal main"|sudotee-a/etc/apt/sources.list
sudoaptupdate
sudoaptinstallpython3-radexreaderradexreader
# or
wget-qO-https://www.luigifab.fr/apt.gpg|sudogpg--dearmor-o/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/luigifab.gpg
echo"deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/luigifab/packages/ubuntu focal main"|sudotee-a/etc/apt/sources.list
sudoaptupdate
sudoaptinstallpython3-radexreaderradexreader

# sha256sum /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/luigifab.gpg
578c89a677048e38007462d543686b53587efba9f93814601169253c45ff9213
# apt-key list
/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/luigifab.gpg
pubrsa40962020-10-31[SC]
458B0C46D024FD8CB8BC99CDFFE5BD439356DF7D

Copyright

• Current version: 1.3.0 (08/08/2025)
• Compatibility: Python 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 3.7 / 3.8 / 3.9 / 3.10 / 3.11 / 3.12 / 3.13 / 3.14
• Links: luigifab.fr - github.com - pypi.org - ppa/dpa

This program is provided under the terms of the GNU GPLv2+ license.
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