[hpsdr] HPSDR - FPGA updating

Sun Nov 8 06:07:19 PST 2009

Chris,

You do not have to programm both devices. All the devices in the JTAG chain
must be seen, but if you want to programm only one, you just load the file
and check the program/configure checkbox for this one, all others devices
will be in "Bypass" mode.

73, Roland F8CHK

-----Message d'origine-----
De : hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org
[mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] De la part de Chris Smith
Envoyé : dimanche 8 novembre 2009 13:24
À : phil at pharman.org
Cc : HPSDR Reflector
Objet : Re: [hpsdr] HPSDR - FPGA updating

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Phil

Thanks for the response. As you can see from the subsequent exchange  
I've now managed to put Roland's method into practise. It means that  
Penny & Mercury can be updated in situ in Pandora. The only drawback,  
if it can be so described, is that BOTH devices have to be programmed  
each time. I don't know if there is a limit on the number of times  
each device can be erased and reprogrammed. I imagine if there is a  
limit it is is so large that it is unlikely to affect our usage.

As Roland's method is so useful maybe someone with documentation  
skills should write it up as a step-by-step procedure?

I assume that those users who also have Janus plugged into Atlas can  
extend this method to include Janus?

Cheers & 73

Chris
G4NUX

PS Apologies to those who like to adhere to "netiquette" but I cannot  
agree that pre-quoting previous text is the right way to go. I want  
the latest response at the top of the exchange and not have to scroll  
down several pages to find the answer. I know that is going to upset  
some people. However, someone coming to the thread late can still  
catch up by starting at the "end" and working forward. That may  
inconvenience the late-comer but makes life for those involved in the  
thread soooo much easier. My three-pennyworth.

On 8 Nov 2009, at 00:05, Phil Harman wrote:

>> Roland/Phil
>>
>> Is the JTAG bus section of the Atlas bus bi-directional? Reason for
>> asking is that, using the excellent back-plate for Pandora, Ozy is
>> last on the bus with Penny/Mercury preceding. If I put the "Last  
>> JTAG"
>> jumper on the board nearest the power connector (sorry, I'm working
>> from memory without the rig in front of me) will Roland's method  
>> still
>> work?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Chris
>> G4NUX
>>
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Not its not - you have to have the boards in consecutive slots and Ozy
> farthest from the power connector.
>
> BTW, Excalibur has JTAG pass thought so you can add it anywhere in the
> JTAG chain and program the other boards as before.
>
> 73's Phil...VK6APH
>
>
>> On 7 Nov 2009, at 12:23, roland etienne wrote:
>>
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>>>
>>> Some precisons:
>>>
>>> Instead of running the Altera Quartus IDE to access to the
>>> programmer, you
>>> can run a stand-alone version (the last is 9.1, a 122 MB file...).
>>>
>>> And of course, you can update only one of the device (Mercury or
>>> Penelope),
>>> so the best way to do it is:
>>> Auto-detect, and then select the device that you want to update, and
>>> change
>>> the file to load the correct .jic file, don't forgot to check the
>>> programm/configure checkbox for the device concerned, and then
>>> start, and
>>> wait..
>>>
>>> Hope that helps,
>>>
>>> 73, Roland F8CHK
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Message d'origine-----
>>> De : hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org
>>> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] De la part de roland
>>> etienne
>>> Envoyé : samedi 7 novembre 2009 12:19
>>> À : phil at pharman.org; hpsdr at openhpsdr.org
>>> Objet : Re: [hpsdr] HPSDR - FPGA updating
>>>
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>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> The process to update the Flash EEPROM on the Mercury and Penelope
>>> boards
>>> without having to move the boards, as we did before, is really
>>> simple using
>>> the programmer interface within Quartus.
>>>
>>> After loading the soft witch make Ozy appears as a usb-blaster, you
>>> run
>>> Quartus, in Tools you run Programmer, you choose USB-Blaster as
>>> hardware
>>> programming tool.
>>>
>>> To test the JTAG chain, you can run the auto-detect function, witch
>>> should
>>> show you the EP2C8 and the EP3C25 if everything is correct (last
>>> JTAG strap
>>> in good position, in my case the order of the boards is Ozy,
>>> Penelope, and
>>> Mercury in last position).
>>>
>>> After the auto-detect, delete the two devices, and add file, first
>>> the one
>>> for Penelope, and then the one for Mercury. These files are the
>>> *.jic files.
>>> Check the program checkbox for the EPCS4 and the EPCS16.
>>>
>>> Then start to program, and wait...
>>>
>>> Now that the boards are in Pandora, this process is painless!!
>>>
>>> Best 73,
>>> Roland F8CHK
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Message d'origine-----
>>> De : hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org
>>> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] De la part de Phil Harman
>>> Envoyé : jeudi 30 juillet 2009 05:58
>>> À : hpsdr at openhpsdr.org
>>> Objet : [hpsdr] HPSDR – FPGA updating
>>>
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>>>
>>> HPSDR – FPGA updating
>>>
>>> The process we currently use to update the flash EEPROM on the
>>> Mercury and
>>> Penelope boards was only ever intended to be an interim solution
>>> until we
>>> had a more convenient way of  doing it.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, the volunteer who was going to undertake the project
>>> was
>>> unable to continue and the project has languished for a while.
>>>
>>> Basically what we do at the moment is to load some code into the FX2
>>> on
>>> Ozy that makes it look like and Altera  USB Blaster.  We then use
>>> standard
>>> Altera command line programs in a batch file to load the new data to
>>> the
>>> HPSDR board.
>>>
>>> This requires the target board to be in the next Atlas slot to the  
>>> Ozy
>>> board.
>>>
>>> What is needed is a way to identify the position of each board on
>>> the JTAG
>>> chain and send the new code to the appropriate board.  That way the
>>> boards
>>> can be left in situ when we need to update their code.
>>>
>>> The Altera  tools seem to allow you to identify what devices are in
>>> the
>>> JTAG chain but that is a far as I have got.
>>>
>>> Is there perhaps a volunteer who would like to tackle this project?
>>>
>>> 73’s Phil
.VK6APH
>>>
>>>
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