[hpsdr] New Metis and Hermes code.

[Ken N9VV]

Hi John,
you probably wrote over the first megabyte of the EEPROM that contains 
the "Bootloader" code (the .pof file). The upper megabyte of the EEPROM 
contains the FPGA firmware code (the .rbf file).
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It is very easy now to fix both problems if you take a little care.
Download the Bootloader *AND* the bootloader.pof file that goes with it.
Execute that code and see if it reaches the rig. If it does not, then 
you will need to back up one step and use a ByteBlaster deice (USB to P2 
on the Hermes board) to accomplish the bootloader operation.
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Second, download and install HPSDRProgrammer and the associated .rbf 
file that goes with it. Run the program and it will discover the Hermes 
board (with a bootloader properly installed) and then successfully load 
the upper 1MB of the EEPROM. Let the IP address DEFAULT TO WHATEVER DHCP 
address you have available from your router. I assume you have a DHCP 
server in your router(?).
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This is a video that I made for Hank K9LZJ may help you figure it out;
http://www.screencast.com/t/0itauOkDzd3
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This is the Hermes manual that Phil skillfully edited and created:
<URL: 
http://svn.tapr.org/repos_sdr_hpsdr/trunk/Hermes/Documentation/Hermes_User_Manual_V1.16.pdf
 >
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Here is the Bootloader manual that I tried to write:
http://www.n9vv.com/Images/Apache-Labs/ByteBlaster-Instructions.pdf
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Keep those questions coming. I am sure we can help you get back on
the air in just a few minutes.

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BK de Ken N9VV
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On 2/18/2013 12:52 PM, John wrote:
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>
> Hi Phil,
>
> I may have temporarily excommunicated myself from Hermes by improperly
> using the new programmer. What should I do to reprogram my Hermes with
> the new programmer (v 2.0.3.0)?  No jumpers have been changed on Hermes.
>
> I think the problem is just in my procedure and not the hardware.  I
> successfully upgraded the firmware once before with the earlier
> programmer. When I first tried today I was able to discover the device
> information (which I wrote down).  Then I tried to program the chip, but
> I realized I had not downloaded the firmware yet (Just the new OpenHPSR
> program), so I shut down the programmer and downloaded the new firmware
> to a directory on my PC.
>
> With everything back up, I tried again.  The program indicated it was
> erasing the chip, but couln't go farther.  I shut down the programmer
> and recycled the power to Hermes again and tried again, but it still
> didn't work.  I then tried the old version of OpenHPSDR and but it did
> not read the discovery type info from Hermes.  So I shut down OpenHPSDR.
>
> I then tried various combinations, but was unable to get Hermes to work.
>
> What does seem to me to work is that after about a minute the PC shows
> the Ethernet connection speed is 100.0 Mbps, so it perhaps the PC finds
> Hermes.
>
> Also, I'm not clear what address I should use to program the Hermes IP
> address.  There seem to be two, one for the Ethernet at the PC and one
> for Hermes itself.  I just want to start Hermes more quickly (so the PC
> won't have to spent so long finding it) and upgrade the firmware.
>
> Can you tell me how I should start over?
>
> 73,  John WoGN
>
>
> On 2/16/2013 9:50 PM, Phil Harman wrote:
>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>>
>> All,
>>
>> There is new Metis (V2.5) and Hermes (V2.3) code available at
>> www.openHPSDR.org  \Downloads.
>>
>> Both new versions remove the need to set a jumper in order to
>> set/reset an IP address.  The latest Hermes code increases the
>> sampling rate to 384ksps and also fixes a problem that some users
>> reported with occasional audio drop outs.  We are currently working on
>> increasing the sampling rate for Mercury.
>>
>> An announcement regarding the availability of PC software support for
>> the faster sampling rate will be made by the respective developers.
>>
>> We have also split the previous HPSDRProgrammer application into two
>> programs - HPSDRProgrammer V2.0 and HPSDRBootloader V2.0.
>>
>> This will simplify the uploading of new FPGA code to the hardware and
>> also setting an IP address. For most Hermes users HPSDRProgrammer V2
>> is the only program they will need to use.
>>
>> The second program, HPSDRBootloader V2.0,  provides the bootloader
>> recovery and JTAG programming of other HPSDR boards functions.  The
>> user interface has been modified to simplify the use of the software.
>>
>> Both these programs are available at www.openHPSDR.org  \Downloads.
>>
>> You can still use the previous version of HPSDRProgrammer to load the
>> latest versions of FPGA code but the new features (e.g. setting the IP
>> address) will not be available.
>>
>> New User Guides (Hermes V1.16 and Metis V1.4) that explain how to use
>> the new programmer software is available from  www.openHPSDR.org
>> \Documents.
>>
>> Thanks to Dave, KV0S, for developing the new programmer software and
>> the team of  FPGA code beta testers.
>>
>> 73 Phil....VK6APH
>
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