[hpsdr] V 2.0 FW Installation (Was hermes Initial, etc.)

[Joe Giacobello, K2XX]

Thanks for all the info, folks.

I just did install FW v. 2.0 on my TAPR Hermes board.  After downloading 
the version 1.6 programmer for Windows, I discovered that I also had to 
download Wincap drivers and DLLs.  (That instruction is in the VK6APH 
manual and on the download page, but for some reason I kept missing the 
link)

When downloading the FW file, Hermes_V2.0.rbf 
</downloads/firmware/Hermes_V2.0.rbf> , I was a bit confused.  I used 
the Windows "save target as" command, but the save window kept referring 
to the file as a txt file and there was no other option.  I saved it as 
a txt file, but tried the command several more times, and it finally did 
show as an rbf file.  I have no idea why the option changed, and I can't 
reproduce it on the computer that I'm using now.

The installation went well although it took about 30 seconds for the 
Hermes to find its IP address.  I attempted the Discover command during 
that time and the installer crashed.  I restarted it and everything went 
fine from that point on.

I'm running PSDR now and thought I did see a brief freeze-up, but I'll 
continue to evaluate it for an extended period.

73, Joe
K2XX

On 11/30/2012 5:05 PM, hpsdr-request at lists.openhpsdr.org wrote:
> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:50:13 +0000
> From: John Sager<john at sager.me.uk>
> To:hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org
> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Hermes Initial results and TX Question
> Message-ID:<50B7E6A5.6010609 at sager.me.uk>
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>
> No, you don't need one of those. The HPSDRProgrammer program (Win or Linux)
> will do that. The code has within it the capability to replace itself
> in the EEPROM. The Hermes user guide explains the method.
>
> 73 John G8ONH