[hpsdr] Mercury Receiver Board

[John Melton]

Hi Noel,

in case you have any interest in Linux, my ghpsdr3 Linux software
supports multiple Mercury receivers on one board as well as multiple
Mercury cards.

Regards,

John g0orx/n6lyt


On Tue, 2010-07-27 at 15:49 +1000, Noel Welstead wrote:
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> 
> Thanks Phil,
> I think I have got it now.
> Ok, now to get under way by joining TAPR and ordering the bits I need.
> The KISS console is perfect for me :)
> Thanks again Phil, I will keep you posted as to progress on my end.
> Kind regards,
> Noel Welstead
> 
> 
> > 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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