[hpsdr] Mercury Startup Help

Wed Dec 31 17:37:34 PST 2008

Dan

Thanks and Happy New Year! Your post is in the true spirit of HPSDR and
'spreading the load'. 

It has been about 3 years now and MUCH has been accomplished in hardware to
make this happen. We are entering the 'firmware and software' stage of the
project! This is the 'S' year in the HP"S"DR project!

Exciting stuff!

Thanks everyone for the continued enjoyment of amateur radio!

Happy 2009!

Eric - AA4SW

From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org]
On Behalf Of Daniel Quigley
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:42 PM
To: HPSDR Reflector
Subject: [hpsdr] Mercury Startup Help

I've coalesced some of the recent posts into a (sort of) one stop shop
startup for Mercury.  It needs review, but I hope this is helpful to folks
just starting out.

73's
Dan

=============
USBIO Driver:
=============
Before connecting OZY to the PC install the USBIO driver from this URL to
the flex radio site. You will need to have administrator rights on your
Windows system for this install to complete. During install make sure you
check the box that allows this driver to be used by everyone, not just the
current user. Once the install has completed reboot your PC even if the
driver install does not prompt you to restart. 

http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=50

By default the installation program will install this driver on your system
in this directory: 
C:\Program Files\FlexRadio Systems\USBIO Driver

(Note: HPSDR requires that your PC has USB 2.0 ports. USB 1.x ports will not
work.) 

=========
Software:
=========
To use Mercury, you will need the latest release software from the
"PennyMerge" branch of the PowerSDR open-source development tree. The
repository is managed by Subversion, which is a popular colaborative
software/firmware development tool for open-source projects. To access this
software you will need to install and use a Subversion (SVN) client. There
are several out there, but I like to use TortoiseSVN on Windows XP which can
be downloaded here:

http://tortoisesvn.net/

Once TortoiseSVN is installed, follow these steps:

1: Create this directory structure
C:\HPSDR\PennyMerge

2: Navigate to HPSDR
Click Start and select Run...
Type: C:\HPSDR then [Enter]
You should see a PennyMerge directory in the window that opens.

3: Download the latest software
Right click on the PennyMerge directory
Select SVN Checkout...
Type the following into the "URL of repository" field:
svn://206.216.146.154/svn/repos_sdr_windows/PowerSDR/branches/kd5tfd/PennyMe
rge/bin/Release
Click OK
At this point, TortoiseSVN should begin downloading the most current
released version of the PowerSDR client for HPSDR. Once it completes go to
step 4. 

(Note: To update to subsequent releases, you can right click the PennyMerge
directory and select SVN Update...)

4: Create a PowerSDR desktop shortcut
Double-click on the PennyMerge directory and locate the PowerSDR application
file (PowerSDR.exe)
Right-click on PowerSDR.exe then drag and drop it to your desktop
Select "Create Shortcuts Here"
Right-click on the new desktop shortcut and select Properties...
At the very end of the text in Target: field add --ignore-pp-ptt
The entire Target: field should then read:
C:\HPSDR\PennyMerge\PowerSDR.exe --ignore-pp-ptt

(Note: This shortcut is used to start PowerSDR)

=======================
Board Installation:
=======================
The current versions of the HPSDR firmware requires some attention to the
order you install the HPSDR board set on the Atlas buss. There are several
arrangements that are reported to be successful, however, this order is one
of the most common:
Atlas slot 1 is next to the power connector, slot 6 is farthest away:
Slot 2: Mercury
Slot 4: Penelope (if used, open Jumper J8 on Mercury, this disables
Mercury's 10Mhz clock)
Slot 5: Ozy

(Note: the team is working on a fix for this dependancy)

====================
USB Device Detection
====================
1: Connect your power supply to Atlas - Poor supply voltages will cause
problems - so be sure your supply is capable of supplying the right current
and voltage during operation. Troubleshooting that is beyond the scope here.
2: Connect Ozy to a USB 2.0 port on your PC or USB 2.0 hub. 
3: Power up the Atlas - at this point Windows should detect there is a new
USB device and pop-up the standard install windows. Note: you may need to
manually direct Windows to the C:\Program Files\FlexRadio Systems\USBIO
Driver directory to install the correct driver. 
4: You should see a USB device named "OZY Host Assisted Firmware Load"
listed in your USB devices.

(Note: If there is a problem at this point, it needs to be resolved before
moving on. There have been posts that eventually required corrections to
power supplys, USB cables and hubs to resolve problems.)

======================
PowerSDR Configuration
======================
The latest PennyMerge PowerSDR release features a Wizard to configure HPSDR
systems. To access that, just double-click on the shortcut you created and
select Setup from the main menu once PowerSDR runs.
1: Select the General / Hardware Config Tab. 
2: Click the Wizard... button
3: Click Next
3: Select HPSDR radio button
4: Click Next
5: Select the hardware you have installed on Atlas (Alex is the filter board
set not yet generally available)
6: Click Finish
7: Select the HPSDR tab (next to Hardware Config)
8: Select the correct 10MHz Clock Source for your system. (e.g. Mercury or
Penelope if that board is installed)
9: Make sure Mercury is set as the 122.88 MHz Clock Source
10: Click Apply if you changed anything.
11: Select the Audio tab in the PowerSDR Setup window and confirm that the
Sample Rate is 192000. (note: in later releases it will be possible to
select a lower sample rate).
12: Click Apply if necessary - then close the Setup window.

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Startup 
=======
At this point you should be ready to start up the system. Click "Start" in
PowerSDR and you should be good to go.

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