[hpsdr] HPSDR(Mercury, Pannylane, adn Metiz) and PowerSDR version

Sat Oct 16 22:51:33 PDT 2021

> Hi All,
>
> The problem has been cleared. This is because of my HPSDR setting. I was
> really hasty.
> I mixed up Penelope and PennyLane. Now I reset the database and in the
> beginning I chose Penelope.
> General>HPSDR tab shows Penny[Lane], not Penelope. By seeing this without
> much attention, I mixed up the setting. Several years of not touching
> Mercury, Penelope and Metis put me in a chaos.
>
> Thank you again, all of them helping me! I would like to enjoy my first
> DDC/DUC rig again, watching the TAPR video of Phil, VK6APH, and other
> distinguished guys.
>
> 73,
> Tokio
> JA1CCA
>
>
> 2021年10月17日(日) 14:17 Tokio <endotokio at gmail.com>:
>
>> Dave,
>>
>> Thank you very much for your support.
>> I flashed Mercury too. The message is the same as Penelope. After all, I
>> use three boards with PowerSDRmrx 3.4.9. The mercury works. But Penelope's
>> Tune power is always uncontrollable. This problem would not be due to the
>> firmware. This board is TAPR Penelope. I think I have a Pennylane which
>> would not be working well, I remember. I'll try to find this one for the
>> test.
>>
>> 73,
>> Tokio
>> JA1CCA
>>
>> 2021年10月17日(日) 13:51 Dave Larsen <kv0s.dave at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Tokio
>>>
>>> This seems correct using my 3 year old memory.  Tomorrow will try my
>>> boards to compare.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave KV0S
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 11:43 PM Tokio <endotokio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dave,
>>>>
>>>> The Bootloader seems to work. But after loading, there is a message
>>>> "Erasing Flash...(takes several seconds)". No next message. The program may
>>>> be freezing...
>>>> Look at the picture, please.
>>>>
>>>> Tokio
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2021年10月17日(日) 13:35 Dave Larsen <kv0s.dave at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Tokio
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes you are following the process.  About 6 years ago I did this
>>>>> process many hundreds of times.  I have not needed to follow the process
>>>>> for about 3 years now. Out of hundreds of boards only a few were broken to
>>>>> the point of no recovery. The likelyhood is the process will work for you.
>>>>> Good luck.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave KV0S
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 11:27 PM Tokio <endotokio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In this case Bootloader should be used.
>>>>>> I will try again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73,
>>>>>> Tokio
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2021年10月17日(日) 13:20 Tokio <endotokio at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you very much for your email.
>>>>>>> According to the manual of Metis, I tried to flash Penelope with
>>>>>>> HPSDRProgrammer_V2_nopcap 2.
>>>>>>> I put a jumper on JP1 of Metis as well as JP7 of Penelope(Mercury is
>>>>>>> removed).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Programmer is complaining that two boards are found and
>>>>>>> requesting no J1.
>>>>>>> Please look at the attached picture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73,
>>>>>>> Tokio
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2021年10月17日(日) 11:56 Dave Larsen <kv0s.dave at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tokio
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The problem is that the  board set has a separate FPGA on each
>>>>>>>> board.  The Hermes has only one FPGA so the programming is simpler
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can use Programmer to program the metis board then use the
>>>>>>>> metis board as a jtag programmer to load the images into the mercury and
>>>>>>>> Penelope or Pennylane.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The manuals explain this process.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dave KV0S
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 9:41 PM Tokio <endotokio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Pete, Helmut, All,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I tried to flash my Penelope(TAPR) by HPSDRProgrammer_V2_nopcap
>>>>>>>>> 2.0. This software identifies Metis board with success.
>>>>>>>>> The question is whether I can flash Penelope through Metis. The
>>>>>>>>> Programmer is complaining the rbf file name is incorrect. I put the name "
>>>>>>>>> Penelope_v1.8.rbf"  I've just downloaded.
>>>>>>>>> Several years ago,  when I used to use Penelope, I updated the
>>>>>>>>> firmware by using Altera Development Software. But the installation
>>>>>>>>> required a lot of time. So I would like to use a more elegant way.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 73,
>>>>>>>>> Tokio
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2021年10月17日(日) 10:26 Tokio <endotokio at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Helmut,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your email.
>>>>>>>>>> Pennylane is uncontrollable in terms of Drive. Regardless of
>>>>>>>>>> Drive Level, the output of Pennylane is around 30dBm. I measured the power
>>>>>>>>>> at the output of penny, no post-amp for this measurement.
>>>>>>>>>> I would like to change the firmware of Penny.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 73,
>>>>>>>>>> Tokio
>>>>>>>>>> JA1CCA
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2021年10月17日(日) 0:58 Helmut Oeller <dc6ny at gmx.de>:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List
>>>>>>>>>>> *****
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Tokio,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> if I recall correctly 'drive control' is done by  varying  the
>>>>>>>>>>> DAC
>>>>>>>>>>> current. Hence I would suggest to check first the real Penny RF
>>>>>>>>>>> output
>>>>>>>>>>> power without any post-amplifier:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> PA settings 38 dB, drive power 100 percent, apply 'Tune button'
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> don't forget to select 'use drive power' in 'transmit/tune'
>>>>>>>>>>> window.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Output power should be around 500 mW @ 2 - 21 MHz, then power
>>>>>>>>>>> drops to
>>>>>>>>>>> 200 - 400 mW. The TX meter in PowerSDR shows slightly different
>>>>>>>>>>> values.
>>>>>>>>>>> If all is ok, you can test the 'drive power' variation and
>>>>>>>>>>> measure how
>>>>>>>>>>> far output followes the 'drive control'.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 73, Helmut, DC6NY
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> KV0S - Dave Larsen
>>>>>>>> Columbia, MO, USA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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