Signal Chain Installation: 1. Install system dependencies: python-pip python-dev gfortran libpng-dev freetype* libblas-dev liblapack-dev libatlas-base-dev python-qt4 python-tk libssl-dev libhdf5-dev 2. Install digital_rf_hdf5 module (developed by Haystack Observatory) if you want to use USRP data 3. untar schainpy-x.x.x.tar.gz 4. cd schainpy-x.x.x 5. execute: [hostname]$ sudo pip install ./ 6. testing gui: [hostname]$ schainGUI (enter) If you want to use serialization and zerorpc you will need to install the next packages: 1. zerorpc [hostname]$ sudo port install zerorpc 2. cPickle, msgpack and msgpack_numpy [hostname]$ sudo port install cPickle msgpack mspack_numpy