[hpsdr] vista update

[Graham / KE9H]

Ken:
Well, in Windows XP, to load Ozy, you need .NET 2.0 SP1.  Is there an 
equivalent to
Service Pack 1 for Vista?
--- Graham

==

Ken wrote:
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> OK - so I installed .NET 1.1 in the new (Vista) machine and the DttSP 
> error message went away.
>
> But it still does not start up the Mercury
>
> What I did tonight was to init the OZY on the old computer then switch 
> to the new computer and PowerSDR works fine (8% CPU loading at 192 k !)
>
> So its the loader program that is not working.
>
> I double-checked that the file set in the Vista computer is the same 
> as the XP computer and that the device manager information about the 
> OZY loader is the same in both computers.
>
> here are the messages I typically get:
> ================================================================
> C:\Program Files\MercuryFiles\Release>load_firmwareV1.1 0xfffe 0x0007 
> ozyfw-sdr1
> k.hex
> finding busses...
> finding devices...
> usb_get_busses...
> An error occurred: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
>
> C:\Program Files\MercuryFiles\Release>sleep 3000
> Sleeping: 3000
>
> C:\Program Files\MercuryFiles\Release>upload_FPGAV1.1 0xfffe 0x0007 
> Ozy_Janus.r
> bf
> finding busses...
> finding devices...
> usb_get_busses...
> An error occurred: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
>
> ===============================================================
> PS - actually, sometimes the first part works, but the second one fails
>
> C:\Program Files\MercuryFiles\Release>load_firmwareV1.1 0xfffe 0x0007 
> ozyfw-sdr
> k.hex
> finding busses...
> finding devices...
> usb_get_busses...
> bus location: 0
> Checking for VID PID...
> Found VID PID: fffe 7
> Trying to open device...
> Device handle is: 9776424
> Resetting CPU...Reset ON...
> Result: True
> Opening intel hex file: ozyfw-sdr1k.hex
> Processed 740 lines...
> Result: True
> Taking CPU out of reset...
> Result: True
> Closing device...
> done...
>
> (followed by a failure of upload.....)
>
> is my computer too fast?
>
> Ken
>
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