[hpsdr] New Software and Firmware available

[dmb at lightstream.net]

Thank you Phil, Joe, and Doug!

I'm currently running:
Metis v2.5
Mercury v3.3
Penelope v1.7

... and they are working fine w/ PowerSDRmRX and cuSDR. However when I try
to update the Metis firmware using HPSDRProgrammer_V2 v2.0.3.2 to the new
version (leaving all cards in place exactly as they are when everything is
working), I get the following results:

reading file...
file read successfully
Erasing device ... (takes several seconds)
Error: erase timeout
Power cycle and try again

I then removed both Mercury and Penelope, leaving only Metis, but obtain
the same results.

FWIW, I had upgraded all three boards back in March without any problems
using the previous version of HPSDRProgrammer_V2

I can't seem to get beyond this point. Am I missing an important step (or
more)?

Thanks & 73,
Dale, WA8SRA


> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>
> All,
>
> The following new software is available:
>
> 1. HPSDRProgrammer V2.0.3.0 -  This fixes a problem with the programing of
> Angelia boards.   The latest code can be downloaded from
> www.openHPSDR.org under Downloads.  This latest version should be use by
> ALL
> openHPSDR and Apache Labs users.  Thanks to Dave, KV0S, for the software.
>
> 2. New FPGA code is available for  Mercury (V3.4),  Penelope/PennyLane
> (V1.8), Metis (V2.6) and Ozy/Magister(V2.5).  The latest code can be
> downloaded from
> www.openHPSDR.org under Downloads.   You must update ALL boards to the
> latest version before using with the latest version of PowerSDRmRX.
>
> For Ozy/Magister users you can either:
>
> 1.  Place Ozy_Janus_V2.5 in the directory where you have the latest
> PowerSDRmRX.  Then edit initozy11.bat to use this file  OR
> 2. Wait for Doug, W5WC, to announce a new version of PowerSDRmRX that has
> this edit made.
>
> The new versions of FPGA code allow Mercury to run at 384k samples per
> second with multiple receivers.   The changes involved using the i2c
> protocol for passing non-time-critical parameters that were previously
> passed via independent Atlas bus lines.  The new code  allows Atlas-based
> systems, in most cases, to perform at a level that is similar to the
> recent
> performance upgrades that have been made as part of the OpenHPSDR
> single-transceiver-boards, in as much as the Atlas-based hardware permits
> at
> least.
>
> We are indebted to Joe, K5SO, for taking on the challenge of adding this
> facility  and the many hours he spent developing theses great new versions
> of code.
>
> Thanks also to Doug, W5WC, for providing the support necessary in
> PowerSDRmRX  to allow us to use these new features.
>
> Feedback as per usual via the reflector.
>
> 73 Phil....VK6APH
>
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