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

Sat Mar 12 08:11:41 PST 2011

Chris,

I'm trying to remember how I updated my version!  I have quite a few 
folders on my PC for Flex and HPSDR!  I'll dig into it later today (and 
maybe even clean up my mess) and see what I have.  The version of 
PowerSDR I'm currently running successfully with Metis claimss to be:

1.19.3.3. base svn 3444  (W5WC 2/7/11).

You might want to try the latest version from the HPSDR website - I 
would imagine that one is also up to date.

Pete

On 3/12/2011 3:29 AM, 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:
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>> 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:
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>>> 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:
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>>>> 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:
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>>>>> 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 *****
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>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> 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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