[hpsdr] Bootloader issues

[Joe Martin]

You need only download the Quartus II programmer to do what you need, not the full Quartus II development package (unless you want the whole thing).  

73, Joe K5SO

On Apr 19, 2015, at 7:41 PM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:

> 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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