[hpsdr] Latest FPGA code

Bruce Beford bruce.beford at myfairpoint.net
Wed Nov 9 13:50:34 PST 2011


> For a system comprising Metis,  Excalibur and Penelope the current draw
> from the +5v rails with :
>
>     One Mercury board     = 1.53A
>     Two Mercury boards   = 2.4A
>     Three Mercury boards = 3.08A
>     Four  Mercury boards = 3.51A

Since the Atlas bus only has six slots, I assume the scenario with 4 Mercury
boards plus Excalibur, Metis and Penelope is theoretical, not measured? Or
was Excalibur connected "off-bus" via separate hard-wiring?

Thanks for all the hard work folks have been putting into these
possibilities!

Bruce Beford, N1RX



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