[hpsdr] Bootloader issues

[John Ackermann N8UR]

Slight correction... actually there is a "J1".  It's the Atlas backplane 
connector, and I don't think I'm supposed to jumper it. :-)

On 04/19/2015 01:24 PM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
> Hi Joe --
>
> Thanks for the detailed checklist.  Answers below (taking into account
> your two clarifications in other messages).
>
> But let me ask one stupid question:  Where is this "J1" that the
> Bootloader keeps talking about? There is nothing on my boards labelled
> "J1".  There is a "JP1" just to the left of the FPGA (next to JP2).
> That's what I've been jumpering.  Is that the correct one?
>
> I'm almost concluding that my boards don't have the bootloader code,
> which would be strange since they are both from the TAPR production run,
> and one of them just came out of its sealed bag yesterday.
>
> 73,
> John
>
>
> On 04/19/2015 10:34 AM, Joe Martin wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> Just to be clear about your setup/procedure, deal with Mercury first
>> and check that all of these can be answered by “Yes”, please:
>>
>> 1) do have the “Last JTAG” jumper installed on your Mercury target board?
>
> Yes.
>
>> 2) do you have JP1 installed on Metis?
>
> Yes.
>
>> 3) do you have only Metis and the Mercury board on the Atlas bus?
>
> Yes.
>
>> 4) do you have the Metis and Mercury board adjacent to each other on
>> the Atlas bus?
>
> Yes.
>
>> 5) do you have the Mercury board located between Metis and the power
>> connector on the Altas board?
>
> Yes.
>
>> 6) did you power cycle the Atlas bus before running HPSDR Programmer?
>
> Yes.
>
>> 7) when you run HPSDR Programmer do you see “Ethernet1" or “Ethernet2”
>> in the “Interface:” window in the “Computer Interface” section of the
>> display?
>
> I get "Local Area Network 1" or "Local Area Network 2" -- assume that's
> the same thing.  It shows the local machine MAC and IP address.
>
>> 8) when you “Interogate” the target board do you see “TAPR - Mercury -
>> 00x020F30” next to the “Interogate” label, under the “Use board as a
>> JTAG Programmer” section of the display?
>
> No.  When I either "Test Bootloader" or "Interrogate"  I get an instant
> message in the bottom of the window telling me that J1 needs to be
> installed.  This message appears almost at the same instant I click the
> button.  If I look at the status window, it says "Reading MAC Address"
> then "Error: Timeout reading MAC address!"
>
> John
>
>>
>> If you cannot answer “Yes” to all, which are yes and which are no,
>> please?
>>
>> If one step in the update procedure fails to execute normally, exit
>> HPSDR Bootloader and start fresh; i.e., don’t simply re-click the
>> buttons on the HPSDR Bootloader display, power cycle Atlas and start
>> HPSDR Bootloader up fresh to try again.
>>
>> 73, Joe K5SO
>>
>>
>> On Apr 19, 2015, at 7:39 AM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
>>
>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>>>
>>> Well, no joy.  I checked and winpcap is installed on the system, so
>>> that's not the issue.
>>>
>>

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