[hpsdr] Updated Firmware Software.

[John Koster]

Wondering out loud if this would have anything to do with the continuity 
of the JTAG chain?  

On Fri, 29 May 2009, Jeff Cook wrote:

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> Jeff Cook wrote:
> 
> Keith, there's something odd going on, you and I are having problems we 
> didn't have before whereas others are finding it the complete answer.  I 
> wonder if we are both making the same mistake, however, I have no idea 
> what it is.  With my boards mounted in a tight cluster I do get good 
> results on 192000 but in any other position none of the sample rates 
> produce usable results, and in any other position I do get a degree of 
> relay chatter, and a startling degree of relay chatter when attempting 
> level calibration.
> > Keith wrote:
> >> Jeff,
> >>   I copied your setup and see a big improvement but still not as good as
> >> before the updates, I cannot use 96 or 192khz sampling (distortion) 
> >> and I
> >> could before making the changes,  I hooked up the byteblaster and 
> >> verified
> >> the code is correct in the cards svn verified the PSDR software as being
> >> correct. I will keep looking also, funny thing is I started grouping the
> >> cards on the other end of atlas and saw/heard changes but not for the
> >> better. When you turn the preamp on does your relay chatter?
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org
> >> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Cook
> >> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 2:03 PM
> >> To: hpsdr at openhpsdr.org
> >> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Updated Firmware Software.
> >>
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> >> I'm having very similar problems to Keith's.  Installing updated 
> >> firmware/software went without a hitch but the results were unusable 
> >> with my boards in their usual positions in Atlas.  Not possible to do 
> >> the calibration routine due to severely distorted audio.  However if 
> >> I put Mercury, Penelope and Ozy in consecutive slots in that order 
> >> starting with Mercury next to the power socket it works, even with 
> >> the sample rate set at 192000, which I've not been able to use before.
> >>
> >> Will do some more testing and if anything significant shows up I will 
> >> report back.
> >>
> >> PS.   In case it's of any significance I should tell you that I'm 
> >> using v8 of Quartus.  The link in Phil's README.text leads to a page 
> >> unavailable notice. Starting at the homepage I could not find the 
> >> Quartus II Programmer Application (80 MB), I could only find two 
> >> freeware applications, one at 1 GB and the other at 800 MB.  This may 
> >> well be down to stupidity on my part I'm about as bright as a Toc H 
> >> lamp.
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John, W9DDD


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