[hpsdr] FW: hpsdr] [FPGA_USB] Review/Comments FPGA_USB Board -April 5, 2006

Wed Apr 12 16:38:24 PDT 2006

Eric,

Is there more on the disk than at
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1
406&dDocName=en021940&part=DM163025. I've pulled all that down but not
looked at it too much. I think the MCHPFSUSB_Setup had the driver in it.
Anyway, send the disk to be covered.

I've just started reading the PIC-a-Star articles and was interested to
see that the DSPx board in my Antenna Analyst, which doesn't do much
when it's analyzing antennae, has been used in at least some
PIC-a-Stars, and that PIC devices are used in several places. There may
be limits on the total bandwidth allowed with the PIC USB interface -
it's only Full Speed 12Mb/s after all - but it might make a Kittyheart
board, a "cheap" version of an Atlas USB interface board that could
handle a 48Ksmpl/s Janus-like board and a K1EL WinKey keyer. It's
interesting to think about anyway. 

            Chris - AE6VK

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From: Eric Ellison [mailto:ecellison at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:00 PM
To: Christopher T. Day; 'High Performance Software Defined Radio
Discussion List'
Subject: RE: [hpsdr] FW: hpsdr] [FPGA_USB] Review/Comments FPGA_USB
Board -April 5, 2006

Chris

Sorry for the late reply. I have all the software for the Picdem board
and will have to get it for you, I forgot to ship the disk. I don't
think it is available on the website.

Hmmm....

Anything can "Ride the Atlas Rails!"

Methinks there are MANY more PIC programmers than FPGA programmers,
although hardware is in a different category entirely. The PIC 4550 has
USB 'built-in'. If one considers what Beppe and Wood Box Radio, as well
as Peter - G3XJP designing the Pic-A-Star did with a PIC what about the
HPSDR project add-in's! 

Just 'food for thought' with someone much more capable than me driving
the program. The project boards, and compiler were a no-strings offer.
You have no obligation to do anything with it! 

One of Phil_H's (and me and Steve - K5FR's) complaints was that we
couldn't compile for the 4550 with the FED complier, without errors,
generated by bugs in the compiler. Enough to make a grown man cry!
Especially when the weight Phil was carrying kept falling on his toes!

I still learned a lot over Phil's frustration, and at my age 'learning
something new' translates to FUN! I have a stack of 'spec sheets' in the
'reading room' (As well as QST's and now RadCom!)

Have fun!

Eric

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From: Christopher T. Day [mailto:CTDay at lbl.gov] 
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 10:42 PM
To: Eric Ellison; High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion
List
Subject: RE: [hpsdr] FW: hpsdr] [FPGA_USB] Review/Comments FPGA_USB
Board -April 5, 2006

Eric,

BTW, I've got the PIC USB board to blink its LEDs - the two of them in
alteration which seems to mean the driver connected ok. I've also
reached the part of the PIC Data Sheet about the USB module. Did you
have something in particular for a PIC USB Atlas-based board?

            Chris - AE6VK

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From: Eric Ellison [mailto:ecellison at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 7:23 PM
To: 'High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List'
Subject: [hpsdr] FW: hpsdr] [FPGA_USB] Review/Comments FPGA_USB Board
-April 5, 2006

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From: Eric Ellison [mailto:ecellison at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:53 PM
To: 'Ray Anderson'
Subject: RE: [hpsdr] hpsdr] [FPGA_USB] Review/Comments FPGA_USB Board -
April 5,2006

Ray

You grow tomaters out there in 6 land? Congrats! You have the only post
for today (so far!) on HPSDR!  

I won't tolerate NO posts to this forum every 24 hours... So Lurkers and
developers, and soon to be users. Tune in and Type... ANYTHING! 

Horst, you goin'to Friedrichshafen? (I'm still trying to talk my wife
N4RVU into it!) Have reservations! Eyeballs are the best!

Eric

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