[hpsdr] Mercury Receiver Board

[Phil Harman]

Hi Noel,

Yes, the work that is currently going on for multiple Mercury boards is
using KISS Konsole
<http://openhpsdr.org/wiki/index.php?title=KISS_Konsole>
under Windows.

The LPU is the linear power supply I mentioned.

Phil...


>
> Hi Phil,
> Yes, looks like a good addition to the line-up.
> I guess I should join the TAPR group as well. There are a few
> benefits there as well as getting the items a bit cheaper.
> Can we run both mercury modules under the Windows platform?
> Also is the LPU module the way to go with the 12volt input, or is this the
> linear power supply you are referring to?
> Regards Noel Welstead.
>
>> Hi Noel,
>>
>> You can purchase the boards from TAPR  (www.tapr.org).
>>
>> You can run the boards from a PC power supply,  you just need to be sure
>> you have a good one that does not inject noise from the switching into
>> the
>> receiver signals.
>>
>> An alternative is the linear power supply that TAPR sells which also
>> plugs
>> directly into the ATX connector on the Atlas bus. In which case you
>> trade
>> noise <> heat.
>>
>> Note that the Atlas bus is supplied as a kit whilst the other boards are
>> available already assembled.
>>
>> There is also a  board (Excalibur) that enables an external 10MHz
>> reference to be injected into the Atlas bus for use by the various
>> boards.
>>
>> 73's Phil...VK6APH
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi Phil,
>>> That's very encouraging. I have just received (today) a rubidium time
>>> standard (10 mhz) for this project. Where is the best place to source
>>> these boards (fully assembled) as I will get things underway ASAP.
>>> I noticed a picture on the Winrad web site that shows what appears to
>>> be
>>> a
>>> PC
>>> power supply hooked up to the Atlas backplane (without LPU), so is the
>>> system
>>> able to be powered in this way? link(
>>> http://www.sdrham.com/winrad/index.html )
>>> Sorry for all the questions but once I get underway I hope to be able
>>> to
>>> feed
>>> info back to group and become a resource.
>>> Thanks again.
>>> regards Noel Welstead.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Noel,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, it is possible to have multiple Mercury boards on the one Atlas
>>>> bus.
>>>>
>>>> One of our members has two boards currently working. He has modified
>>>> the
>>>> PC KISS Konsole software so that each receiver can operate
>>>> independently.
>>>>
>>>> Both receivers are phase locked to a common 10MHz reference and also
>>>> time
>>>> referenced so that samples from each Mercury board start at the same
>>>> time
>>>> instance.
>>>>
>>>> Still early days and we can expect a more detailed progress report
>>>> shortly.
>>>>
>>>> You can expect that some assembly (or C/C++/C#) will be required.
>>>>
>>>> 73's Phil..VK6APH
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi List,
>>>>> I am new to this group and am interested in setting up a receiver
>>>>> system
>>>>> using
>>>>> the Atlas, Mercury,Magister and LPU units.
>>>>> My questions are -
>>>>> Is it possible to have two mercury boards installed in the Atlas
>>>>> backplane.
>>>>> Can the software see the two receivers as separate entities? and
>>>>> display
>>>>> the spectrum from each receiver?
>>>>> I would like to build two of these systems in this configuration to
>>>>> work
>>>>> on a radio
>>>>> telescope project I am working on.
>>>>> Thanks very much, your help would be appreciated.
>>>>> Noel C. Welstead
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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