[hpsdr] Bootloader issues

[John Ackermann N8UR]

Hi Joe -- Yes, I have a couple of Blasters.  Does this still require loading the whole Quartus suite, or can you just use the generic programmer software?


> On Apr 19, 2015, at 9:17 PM, Joe Martin <k5so at k5so.com> wrote:
> 
> Okay, thanks.  Do you happen to have a USB Blaster cable to reload Metis flash memory directly using the Quartus II programmer utility?  
> 
> 73, Joe K5SO
> 
>> On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:10 PM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry I wasn't clear -- I have two NICs in the machine and have selected the one that is on the same ethernet segment as the Metis.  What I meant below was that I assumed "Local Area Connection" was equivalent to "Ethernet" in the message.  I am selecting the proper one.
>> 
>> 73,
>> John
>> 
>>> On 04/19/2015 02:14 PM, Joe Martin wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Apr 19, 2015, at 11:57 AM, Joe Martin wrote:
>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> Glenn,
>>> 
>>> No, they aren’t the same thing.  They are two different ethernet ports.
>>> You must be sure that your Metis is plugged into one or the other
>>> (either directly or via an ethernet switch) and select that ethernet
>>> port in the HPSDR Bootloader menu that shows the ethernet connections
>>> that are available on your PC.  If you choose the wrong one Metis can’t
>>> talk to the PC.  Try the other one, as a test, if you are unsure about
>>> which to use.
>>> 
>>> 73, Joe K5SO
> 

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