[hpsdr] Bricked my Angelia: Help installing Bootloader using USB Blaster cable

[Les Keppie]

Hi All
I have experienced a similar situation regarding v4.1 whilst trying to  
revert to v4.0

After upgrading to v4.1 when it became available I only had it running for  
a short
period when I was experiencing distorted audio - checked all bands same  
result - decided to revert to v4.0 firmware
Using Programmer old file was reported as deleted but no perecntage values  
appeared when uploading the new file and the process never did complete

I then switched to the Bootloader and again tried load v4.0 firmware -  
same result as using the Programmer

This happened the day before I was due to go on 2 weeks holiday so just  
left everything as was

On returning I thought about it for a while and decided to try the  
Bootloader  and was able to
upgrade to v4.1 and no distorted audio problems - have been running it now  
for some 4 days without any problems

Just thought I would put this out for information

Regards
Les VK2DSG


On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 02:41:09 +1000, Larry J on Linux Mint 17 (Ubuntu  
14.04) Desktop <larry at foxgulch.com> wrote:

> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>
> Attempted to upgrade the firmware in my 100D using  
> HPSDRProgrammer_V2_nopcap 2.0.   Board was intially discovered but when  
> I attempted to write 4.1 rbf,  all operations stopped.   Now it won't  
> boot.  (J17 jumper on or off, doesn't help)
>
> So I hooked up my Canton Electronics "Altera USBBlaster Rev C) and fired  
> off the Altera Quartus Programmer v12 build 177 11/7/2012 which  
> responded after I clicked Start as follows:
>
> Info (209060): Started Programmer operation at Fri Aug 22 15:25:23 2014
> Info (209018): Device 1 silicon ID is 0x18
> Info (209044): Erasing ASP configuration device(s)
> Info (209024): Programming device 1
> Info (209018): Device 1 silicon ID is 0x18
> Info (209011): Successfully performed operation(s)
> Info (209061): Ended Programmer operation at Fri Aug 22 15:26:15 2014
>
> which looked OK but no boot!    Second from left front panel red led  
> glows constantly but dim.
>
> Somewhere I noticed (post by Franz Hegener) that I should   have  
> selected EPC 128?   My device (in the Quartus II 32 bit Programmer  
> window shows Device=EPCS16 as read from Quartus-II Programmer window and  
> also shown in the document "Quartus-II Programmer and Byteblaster"  by  
> N9VV and KCXG v2.3 dated 04/23/13.   Is this my error?
>
> Any ideas to try next??
>
> Thanks,
> Larry  W0AY
>
> Note for record:
> 1. Version 12 of the Quartus II Programmer matches the "Quartus-II  
> Programmer and Byteblaster" instructions (noted above)  but the current  
> version V12 does not.   Obtain V12 here:  
> https://www.altera.com/download/sw/dnl-sw-index.jsp#
>
> 2. Win7 refused to load the drivers provided by Altera in V14.   I used  
> the USB Blaster drivers by Altera dated 2/17/2009  version 2.4.16.0
>
>
>
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