[hpsdr] Call for HELP - New HPSDR-Setup / it works!!!

Sun Mar 22 10:03:42 PDT 2009

Hi All,

Let me add that I too did not want to discredit Gerd's products in any way!

I just wanted to make clear that the board came from a different source than
TAPR and might e.g. be shipped with a different (test-)firmware release as a
probable cause of Alexander's problems.

I have a board on order from Gerd myself and I have the fullest of
confidence that it will be of a high quality level of manufacturing and
testing and be a good working board!

Henry.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org 
> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org] On Behalf Of Alexander Geckeler
> Sent: zondag 22 maart 2009 17:21
> To: hpsdr at hpsdr.org
> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Call for HELP - New HPSDR-Setup / it works!!!
> 
> 
> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> 
> Dear HPSDR friends!
> 
> To make one point clear:
> The malfunction of my setup was NOT the fault of Gerd Loch 
> and the board 
> he produced - his Penny board works!
> 
> 
> 73, Alexander
> 
> Willi Reppel schrieb:
> > Hallo Alexander,
> >
> > Bei Lesern Deiner "Call for Help" Einlagen konnte der 
> Eindruck erweckt 
> > werden, dass etwas an Gerds Leiter-platten nicht in Ordnung ist. 
> > Deinem "Thank you all" sollte vielleicht ein "Sorry Gerd...." 
> > beigefügt werden. Habe ihn als Fachmann schätzen gelernt, der 
> > Lötfehler an meinen, von TAPR gelieferten Leiterplatten, ausfindig 
> > machte und reparierte.
> >
> > vy 73 es gl
> >
> > SM6OMH
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Geckeler" 
> > <alexander.geckeler at gmx.de>
> > To: <hpsdr at hpsdr.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Call for HELP - New HPSDR-Setup / it works!!!
> >
> >
> >> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> >>
> >> Good evening!
> >>
> >> I had time to update Mercury to firmware version 2.6.  and 
> I have to 
> >> say THANK YOU ALL - HPSDR RX-works well!!!!
> >>
> >> The current setup is:
> >> - Order of boards: Mercury (v2.6) J5, Penny (from Gerd 
> Loch) J3, Ozy J2
> >> - Mercury 122.88 Mhz clock source
> >> - Penny 10 Mhz clock source
> >> - Sampling Rate 192k
> >> - level calibration was successfull
> >> - PowerSDR version Jan 10th, 2009
> >>
> >> The audio is beautifull - it is nice to run this piece of 
> technology.
> >>
> >> The next step is to connect a proper mic and test TX...
> >>
> >> 73, Alexander
> >>
> >>
> >> -
> >> Henry Vredegoor schrieb:
> >>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion 
> List *****
> >>>
> >>> Joe,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks Joe for filling in on this.
> >>> I looked for something similar like the file you mentioned.
> >>> I suppose it's somewhere in the svn but couldn't find it.
> >>> Can you give pointer to this file?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Henry.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org 
> >>>> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org] On Behalf Of Joe 
> Martin K5SO
> >>>> Sent: zaterdag 21 maart 2009 0:41
> >>>> To: hpsdr at hpsdr.org
> >>>> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Call for HELP - New HPSDR-Setup / 
> nothing works
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion 
> List *****
> >>>>
> >>>> Penelope updates in an analogous way to Mercury (no ByteBlaster 
> >>>> cable is necessary if you use the ByteBlaster simulation code as 
> >>>> described  in the Read Me file describing how to update the 
> >>>> firmware in Mercury  and Penelope).  Simply execute the 
> >>>> Program-Penelope-EPCS4.bat file  instead of 
> >>>> Program-Mercury-EPCS16.bat file to update Penelope.   
> There's only 
> >>>> one choice in Program-Penelope-EPCS4.bat at the present  time, 
> >>>> version 1.1 (selection A when you run the .bat code) so it's  
> >>>> straightforward to do it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Make sure that Penny is in slot 6 (nearest the power connector) 
> >>>> and  Ozy is in slot 5 next to it when you do the firmware.  Also 
> >>>> ensure  that the "Last JTAG" jumper is installed on 
> Penny when you 
> >>>> do the  update.  I usually have only Ozy and the board being 
> >>>> updated on the  Atlas bus when updating.  It might also 
> work with 
> >>>> other boards on the  bus during the update but I've 
> never tried that.
> >>>>
> >>>> When you're done updating (you have to power off the 
> Atlas buss and 
> >>>> then power it back on for it run the newly updated firmware) you 
> >>>> can move Penny and Ozy (and Mercury) to any other slot 
> >>>> configuration you desire (that is stable on your system) 
> but make 
> >>>> sure the "Last JTAG" jumper is installed only on one 
> board, Mercury 
> >>>> or Penelope; it doesn't matter which one (Mercury or 
> Penny) has the 
> >>>> jumper on it but put it on only one of them when you have Ozy, 
> >>>> Mercury, and Penny all on the  Atlas bus simultaneously.
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope this info helps.
> >>>>
> >>>> 73, Joe K5SO
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mar 20, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Henry Vredegoor wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> If you get an indication of the firmware version, what is it?
> >>>>> Compare this with the latest version of the firmware for Penny 
> >>>>> and  if this
> >>>>> is not the latest, upgrade to the latest version and test again.
> >>>>> (I don't know if and how you can do this using Ozy like
> >>>> with upgrading
> >>>>
> >>>>> Mercury though, or if you have to have a physical 
> ByteBlaster or - 
> >>>>> clone)
> >>>>> Maybe someone else could fill in on this?
> >>>>>
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