[hpsdr] Magister USB driver for Windows 7 x64

[John Melton]

Hi Isaac,

the attachment did not make it through the list server.

I suspect the failing I2C calls are to setup Janus. The original 
initozy11.bat has 2 sets of I2C calls, one set are to setup Penelope and 
the other set are to setup Janus.

Regards,

John g0orx/n6lyt

On 09/03/10 08:51, Isaac Weksler wrote:
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>
> Bill,
>
> I am now integrating Penelope. When I run the PowerSDR it shows that the
> right version of firmware is loaded (1.2). The initozy11.bat shows that
> loadFW and loadFPGA are successful. But the I2C calls are unsuccessful. See
> attached file. Why is that?
>
> I did not program the FPGA myself. I used it as is since the PowerSDR showed
> the right version. Should I program it nevertheless?
>
> I then have problems with controlling the Hercules PA. I wonder if that
> could that be the cause?
>
> 73
> Isaac 4Z1AO
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Tracey [mailto:bill at ewjt.com] 
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 8:17 AM
> To: 'Isaac Weksler'; 'Bill Tracey'
> Cc: hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org
> Subject: RE: [hpsdr] Magister USB driver for Windows 7 x64
>
> Isaac,
>
> I don't have an x64 system up so don't have direct experience in getting it
> to work.
>
> As to the jumpers on Magister - you want to place jumpers on SCL and 
> SDA to tie the I2C bus to the Atlas bus.   You also want to set MSEL0 
> to 1 and MSEL1 to 0 indicating PS mode programming.
>
> Next thing  is to  try is to run initozy11.bat from a command prompt and
> look at the output.  Specifically very interested to know if loadFW and
> loadFPGA at the start of the batch file succeed.  The 
> calls to writeI2C are for Janus and Penelope.    If loadFW and 
> loadFPGA succeed, then I suspect you've need to upgrade the firmware in the
> ROM on Mercury.  If this is a fresh Mercury board from TAPR that's never
> hard the firmware updated on it I'm sure you need to update the firmware.
> The USBBlaster code in SVN will do that - there's a readme in there that
> tells how to use it.  (I'd provide a link but can't seem to get to the SVN
> server at this moment).
>
> Let me know what the loadFW and LoadFPGA are doing - that will tell me if
> you're successfuly talking to the Magister board.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
>
>
> At 11:43 AM 8/1/2010, george byrkit wrote:
>   
>> Isaac,
>> Now you are beyond my skills (libusb0, winusb, KISS, C#), and into an 
>> area where Bill is infinitely better than I am!
>>
>> Maybe posting your current situation (if Bill doesn't respond) to the 
>> list will help, as there are likely others out there who can help.  It 
>> may be that you need a newer version of firmware on the Mercury or such 
>> before it will work...  The 'byteblaster' code in Bill's 
>> USBBlaster-Binaries directory on the SVN server would be required.  You 
>> should probably delete the libusb0.dll from there and let Windows 
>> provide the proper one that it installed.  You'll also need some 
>> Quartus software installed as well, I think, to make the
>>     
> USBBlaster-Binaries work.
>   
>> Vy 73,
>> George K9TRV
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Isaac Weksler [mailto:iweksler at bezeqint.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:57 PM
>> To: 'george byrkit'; 'Bill Tracey'
>> Subject: RE: [hpsdr] Magister USB driver for Windows 7 x64
>>
>> Hi, guys.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you, George, for replying so promptly.
>>
>>
>>
>> At the moment I have Magister in slot J2 and Mercury in slot J5. I have 
>> a Penelope board, but I thought that I first have the receiver working 
>> and then integrate the Penelope and the Hercules which I still have to 
>> complete assembling.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am not sure about the JTAG jumpers since I am not familiar with the 
>> boards. As far as I can see, the "Last JTAG" (JP7) in Mercury is not 
>> set. In Magister I can see 2 jumpers that may be related to the JTAG 
>> sequence: JP6 - set on the lower 2 pins (probably 2-3 (PS=0-FAS=1)) and 
>> JP7 - set on the upper 2 pins (probably 1-2 (AS=0-PS=1)). I am looking 
>> at the board with the Atlas connector down. Is this OK? I haven't found 
>> any instruction manual for the Magister. What about other jumpers? In 
>> Ozy manual it says 3 jumpers have to be set.
>>
>>
>>
>> I just noticed that on the Mercury board the revision is not indicated, 
>> it just says: Mercury DDC RX Rev A. And there is no S/N. Is this normal?
>>
>>
>>
>> Vy 73
>>
>> Isaac 4Z1AO
>>     
>
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