[hpsdr] Updated Firmware Software.

[Steven Doyle]

Hi,

Yup I have similar problems, completely unusable infact sounds like 
Mercury's relay is about to go bang.

Still investigating.

73s
Steve
G1YLB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith" <n3ick at cox.net>
To: <hpsdr at openhpsdr.org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Updated Firmware Software.


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> Appear to have it working with good audio and all sampling frequencies are
> working. OZY is in the last slot on the Atlas (farthest from the power 
> plug)
> next is Penelope then Mercury. If I leave a slot open between OZY and the
> others the distortion reappears, I checked some CW signals when I do this
> and they are distorted on the Panadapter also. The preamp is working
> properly now also. Finished calibrating so far everything is looking good.
> If there is something we are not doing I missed it on the other times I've
> done these updates.
>
> All the JTAG jumpers are in place on the setup here.
>
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> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] On Behalf Of Keith
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 2:33 PM
> To: 'Jeff Cook'; hpsdr at openhpsdr.org
> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Updated Firmware Software.
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> 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-----
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> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Cook
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 2:03 PM
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> 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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