[hpsdr] Ping!

[Robert McGwier]

This is all extremely well done by GnuRadio and their USRP which also 
uses FX2. That code is open source and the USRP uses the Cyclone. We 
seem to be aiming for the much more capable Cyclone II with its hardware 
multipliers, etc.

Bob



Christopher T. Day wrote:
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> Speaking of Lionheart…
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> Do we understand how we’re going to boot a newborn Lionheart [Richard 
> the, early post-Normal king, era of the precursors of the 
> Fitzwilliams, et al., sort of Irishy] that has no firmware in it at 
> all? Or where we get firmware and loaders to do it? So far, we all 
> seem to be depending on the design and code that comes with the 
> Xylo/Saxo, but wouldn’t we have to license that or something and be 
> certain that our hardware layout was compatible with it? Or do we roll 
> our own?
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> Looking through the specs for the FX2, I2C EEPROMs, Cyclones [I 
> presume that Cyclone II is similar, but will check] and Altera’s EPCS 
> chips and design notes, I’m getting an idea of how it could be done, 
> but I wonder if it’s all figured out somewhere I haven’t stumbled on 
> yet. Pointers appreciated.
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> Chris – AE6VK
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> P.S. – Maybe that’s too hard to think about after a few Guinesses; 
> then again maybe that’s the best possible time.
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> *From:* Eric Ellison [mailto:ecellison at comcast.net]
> *Sent:* Friday, March 17, 2006 7:57 PM
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> Folks
>
> Aw common folks it’s St. Paddys day! Someone say something (hic). 
> Weather is nice here about 62 deg F. Got my 5 tomato plants mulched 
> planted and staked today, since I left work 2 hours early. I have to 
> work tomorrow so took payback early, got a few hours of additional 
> light, which I’ll miss 2 morrow restarting servers. Bermudagrass is 
> just starting to green up under the weeds in my lawn, so fertilized 
> with Weed and Feed. It will probably frost next week sometime and I’ll 
> have to cover the tomato stakes and cages with a tarp and put a 
> droplight out there to keep them alive. I just got too much work out 
> there to sacrifice them! Skeeters are starting to show up and the 
> lizards are sunning in the afternoons on the deck. How’s the weather 
> where you are?
>
> (Smile)
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> Hey I noticed we got over 50 orders for the Atlas…. ON WITH THE LIONHEART!
>
> Eric – AA4SW – V31SR
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