[hpsdr] Call for HELP - New HPSDR-Setup / nothing works

Fri Mar 20 02:56:59 PDT 2009

Hi Phil,

I have no idea. I didn't change anything. So think it has the code that 
TAPR has implemented.
I ordered my Mercury in January 2009.

Alexander

Phil Harman schrieb:
> Hi Alexander,
>
> What version of FPGA code are you running in Mercury?  The problem you 
> describe was present in the early release of code but was fixed a few 
> versions ago.
>
> 73's Phil...VK6APH
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Geckeler" 
> <alexander.geckeler at gmx.de>
> To: <hpsdr at hpsdr.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Call for HELP - New HPSDR-Setup / nothing works
>
>
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>
> Hello Kirk,
>
> Ozy and Mercury are working perfectly at 192k until I add Penny!
> I think it hast sometihng to do with Penny...
>
> Alexander
>
>
>
> Kirk Weedman schrieb:
>> One suggestion (not a fix) - keep your sampling rate at 48KHz until it
>> starts working so as to eliminate any USB/PowerSDR/OS speed issues.
>> Also remove Penny until you get Ozy & Mercury running
>>
>> Alexander Geckeler wrote:
>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Graham and all other HPSDR friends!
>>>
>>> Primilary I will thank all of you who gave me feedback and thought
>>> impulses to experiment with the hardware setup of my HPSDR.
>>> To start: My setup with Ozy, Mercury and Penelope (Production by Gerd
>>> Lorch) ist still not working.
>>> This evening I had the time to test several setups – overall I made 7
>>> different which I will list below to give you an overview.
>>> It would be great to get your thougths and help to find a way to run
>>> my setup...
>>>
>>> General setup:
>>> - PC: MacBookPro, 2.4. Ghz, 2 GB RAM
>>> - OS: Win XP Home, SPII
>>> - PowerSDR: Version January 10 2009, V 1.10.4+BaseSVN2025
>>> - Mercury: TAPR production (Ordered December 2008) – factory firmware
>>> - Ozy: TAPR production
>>> - Penny: Gerd Loch production (Feb 2009) – factory firmware
>>>
>>> Setup 1:
>>> - Order of boards: Ozy J2, Penny J3, Mercury J5
>>> - Sampling rate: 192k = Panorama showed few amplitudes, sometimes
>>> indication of ADC overload
>>> - Sampling rate changed to 96k = „normal“ frequency spectrum visible
>>> - In both cases no audio, just clicking noises
>>> - After closing PowerSDR I heard still clicking noises
>>>
>>>
>>> Setup 2:
>>> - Removing Penny
>>> - Order of boards: Ozy J2, Mercury J5
>>> - Sampling Rate 192k
>>> - Result: Perfect audio, no ADC overload
>>>
>>>
>>> Setup 3:
>>> - Order of boards: Penny J1, Ozy J2, Mercury J5
>>> - Sampling rate: 192k
>>> - Result: Increased clicking noises, ADC overload indication,
>>> panorama showed a few amplitues
>>> - Changed sampling rate to 96k = panoram view showed „normal“
>>> frequency spectrum, no audio
>>>
>>>
>>> Setup 4:
>>> - Order of boards: Penny J1, Ozy J2, Mercury J5
>>> - 10Mhz clock active at Mercury
>>> - Sampling rate 192k = hang-up of PowerSDR
>>> - Lowering sampling rate to 96k = no audio just clicking noises
>>>
>>>
>>> Setup 5:
>>> - Order of boards: Ozy J2, Penny J3, Mercury J5
>>> - 10Mhz clock active at Mercury
>>> - Sampling rate 96k
>>> - Result: After running PowerSDR audio for 3 seconds
>>>
>>>
>>> Setup 6:
>>> - Order of boards: Ozy J2, Penny J4, Mercury J5
>>> - Sampling rate 96k
>>> - Result: After running PowerSDR audio for 5 seconds, even frequency
>>> change in panorma is possible
>>>
>>>
>>> Setup 7:
>>> - Order of boards: Ozy J2, Penny J4, Mercury J5
>>> - 10Mhz clock active at Mercury
>>> - Sampling rate 96k
>>> - Result: After running PowerSDR audio for 2 seconds
>>> -
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m looking forward to your feedback.
>>>
>>> 73, Alexander
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Graham / KE9H schrieb:
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alexander:
>>>>
>>>> What is different about this new setup, compared to before?
>>>> Did you just change the order of the boards, or did you change
>>>> something else?
>>>> Or is this the first time that you are running this system?
>>>>
>>>> What versions of software are you running in the boards?
>>>> The original factory loads, or have you updated them?
>>>>
>>>> If you take Penelope off the bus, and just run Mercury and Ozy,
>>>> can you get any sound out of the Mercury card?
>>>>
>>>> --- Graham / KE9H
>>>>
>>>> ==
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alexander Geckeler wrote:
>>>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello together,
>>>>>
>>>>> maybe my last mail disappeared re. my HPSDR problem.
>>>>> I'm a bit desperate...
>>>>> Today I tried to start my new HPSDR setup (Mercury, Penny, Ozy) -
>>>>> but unfort. I didn't get any audio out of Mercury!
>>>>>
>>>>> Here a small overview what I did in detail:
>>>>>
>>>>> - I extended my older setup (it worked fine) which consisted of
>>>>> Mercury and Ozy with Penelope. I placed Mercury in slot 5, Penny in
>>>>> Slot 3 and Ozy in Slot 2. I removed JP8 on Mercury and swiched the
>>>>> 10 MHz clock within PowerSDR to Penny.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Then I ran a level calibration with my Elecraft XG-2 (the earlier
>>>>> setup ran without calibration) at -73Dbm / 50uV.
>>>>>
>>>>> - After this I connected the headphones to Mercury
>>>>>
>>>>> - But I heard no sound out of the headphones - only, in large
>>>>> periodes some scratches/klick sounds.
>>>>> - From time to time PowerSDR (Januar 10th Version -
>>>>> V1.10.4+BaseSVN2025) also indicated an ADC overload
>>>>>
>>>>> What I'm doing wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>> It would be great to get your feedback.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Alexander
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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