[hpsdr] Metis - what am I doing wrong?!

Sat Mar 12 00:39:55 PST 2011

G'day,

try this on:

http://openhpsdr.org/downloads/programs/PowerSDR1.16-HPSDR-Windows-32.zip

73, Berndt

 
On 12/03/11 Chris Smith wrote:
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> 
> Hi Pete
> 
> Look, I must be missing something very simple, for which I apologise.
> 
> In the "standard" SVN repository (KD5TFD) I can only find a version of 
PowerSDR dated 2Feb2011b based on v1.10.4.
> 
> In the "alternate" repository (W5WC) I can only find v1.19.3. Neither of 
these work with Metis in my setup - I get the "is it connected" message.
> 
> So where do I find a version dated Feb 7 or later?
> 
> The two SVN URLs I'm using are those mentioned in the documentation:
> 
> 
svn.openhpsdr.org/svn/repos_sdr_hpsdr/trunk/W5WC/PowerSDR_HPSDR_1.19.3/bin/Release
> 
> 
svn.openhpsdr.org/svn/repos_sdr_windows/PowerSDR/branches/kd5tfd/PennyMerge/bin/Release
> 
> The latter refuses to give me anything other than the 2Feb2011b version.
> 
> I'm pretty certain Tortoise SVN is working because when I do an SVN Update 
occasionally there is some activity and some files are downloaded but NOT a 
newer version of PowerSDR itself.
> 
> So what am I missing?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 12 Mar 2011, at 00:25, n3evl wrote:
> 
> > ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> > 
> > 
> > If you're seeing the "not connected, is it powered on" message (which I 
experienced a couple of weeks back) you may have a version of PowerSDR that 
has the metis changes but isn't new enough to work properly.
> > 
> > Make sure you have the svn version that is from Feb 7, 2011 or later.  The 
one that is just a few days earlier doesn't work well with metis.
> > 
> > You can also try using KK - I did this and was relieved at the time to 
find out that the hardware was fine and the problem was obviously something to 
do with PowerSDR.  With KK in my case, I had to tell it which of my two NICs 
to use but it came up ok when that was done.
> > 
> > I sent the Wireshark output to KD5TFD and he suggested trying the newer 
PowerSDR which solved my problem.
> > 
> > Good luck.
> > 
> > 73, Pete, N3EVL
> > 
> > 
> > On 3/11/2011 7:07 AM, Chris Smith wrote:
> >> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> >> 
> >> Hmmm...
> >> 
> >> Having shaken off Montezuma, at least to the extent that I feel safe 
disappearing down the garden to my shack, I installed Metis and a new Netgear 
GS105 5 port gigabit switch. Installation is as per Figure 2 on page 5 of 
Metis user manual.
> >> 
> >> On power up of the hardware Metis appears to get an IP address from my 
DHCP server and the LEDs settle down to:
> >> 
> >> 14	Slow flash
> >> 15	Occasional/random flash
> >> 16	-
> >> 17	Occasional/random flash
> >> 22	-
> >> 12	-
> >> 11	ON
> >> 13	-
> >> 21	-
> >> 20	ON
> >> 19	-
> >> 18	-
> >> 23	2Hz flash (heart-beat?)
> >> 
> >> John's HPSDRProgrammer is able to discover Metis and shows me a MAC 
address and the IP address supplied by my DHCP server - IP is in the correct 
range.
> >> 
> >> So far so good. I ran PowerSDR (KD5TFD 2Feb2011b) and selected Connection 
Type Metis (Ethernet) in Setup and Apply but the Metis Address IP&  MAC 
addresses both remain steadfastly at all zeros.
> >> 
> >> I dismissed PowerSDR and cycled power on the hardware (later I even 
restarted WinXP) but on starting up PowerSDR again the Metis Address still 
shows all zeros and trying to Start PowerSDR gets me, after a several second 
delay, a message to the effect that HPSDR hardware was not detected and was it 
connected and powered on? PowerSDR also shows all the installed boards as 
having version zero installed.
> >> 
> >> Wondering if I needed Metis_V1.1 I successfully ran HPSDRProgrammer and 
installed V1.1 though I haven't been able to verify that that is what is 
loaded on Metis.
> >> 
> >> I've read and re-read the Metis user manual until I can almost recite it 
verbatim but can't see what I might be doing wrong.
> >> 
> >> It appears that although HPSDRProgrammer can see Metis PowerSDR can't.
> >> 
> >> Help - please!
> >> 
> >> Cheers&  73
> >> 
> >> Chris G4NUX
> >> 
> >> On 11 Mar 2011, at 08:05, Chris Smith wrote:
> >> 
> >>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> >>> 
> >>> Parcelforce were as good as their word and Metis arrived safely 
yesterday. Unfortunately I've been struck down with Montezuma's Revenge for 
the past couple of days so have be able to do nothing but look longingly at 
the unopened anti-static bag.  :-)
> >>> 
> >>> Cheers&  73
> >>> 
> >>> Chris G4NUX
> >>> 
> >>> On 10 Mar 2011, at 23:26, Paul Fletcher wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> >>>> 
> >>>> Mine is awaiting payment of duty so it's in the UK somewhere.
> >>>> 
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Doyle"<steve_doyle at o2.co.uk>
> >>>> To:<hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org>
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:24 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Metis
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Metis arrived safely today in Blighty.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> After installing it, I then used HPSDRProgrammer to update to the 
latest firmware(Metis  V1.1) and then proceeded to update the firmware on 
Mercury to v6.4(Diversity)&  Penelope to v1.3.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Everything worked first time :)
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Many thanks to everyone involved.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 73s
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Steve
> >>>>> G1YLB
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Smith
> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 1:21 PM
> >>>>> To: hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Metis
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Ah-ha!  I've just paid the import VAT on Metis and Parcelforce are 
promising delivery tomorrow (Thur 10th Mar).  Not bad - payment was taken 26th 
Feb so 12 days from payment to delivery.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Many thanks TAPR and everyone involved.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Cheers&  73
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Chris G4NUX
> 
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