Hi Sunil,
>
> We are facing similar problems with configuring the LNA2 of AR9331 for
> diversity. Even though we try to set the RXCHAINMASK = 0x03, on checking
> the value, it keeps showing as 0x01.
chainmask is indeed 1 and its correct
(AR_SREV_9485(ah) || AR_SREV_9285(ah) || AR_SREV_9330(ah))
chip_chainmask = 1;
>
> We are currently using LSDK-9.2.0_U10.1020. It appears that some where the
> value may be hardcoded to 0x01 in this Release.
some internal build ?
>
> Can you suggest how to solve this.
>
> Regards,
> Sunil.
>
>
> On 7/7/12 3:44 PM, "Mohammed Shafi" <shafi.wirel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Mohammed Shafi <shafi.wirel...@gmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>> Hi Sven,
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 10:05 PM, Sven Eckelmann <s...@narfation.org>
>>>wrote:
>>>> On Friday 06 July 2012 17:13:42 Sven Eckelmann wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>>> > I just also observer the chain0 is "preferred" unless the RSSI is so
>>>>> > poor in it so chain1 is taken.
>>>>> > Please check if this work out for your case too.
>>>>>
>>>>> Removing the antenna on chain0 doesn't change the alt_rssi value for
>>>>>us. We
>>>>> only noticed that frames with alt_rssi != -128 have the value
>>>>>rx_ant_conf
>>>>> == 1 (LNA2) when only chain1 is attached and rx_ant_conf == 2 (LNA1)
>>>>>when
>>>>> both/chain0-only are attached. Still most of the packets had alt_rssi
>>>>>==
>>>>> -128 and we saw changes in curr_main_set and curr_alt_set (after lot
>>>>>of
>>>>> data was sent).
>>>>
>>>> Here are some logs. We added some debug printk before first check in
>>>> ath_ant_comb_scan ("if (main_rssi > 0 && alt_rssi > 0) {"). We can see
>>>>a
>>>> difference in the output after (a more or less long time) both
>>>>antennas were
>>>> unplugged. The output looks extreme different when at least one
>>>>antenna is
>>>> attached.
>>>
>>> thanks, i saw the logs. i could do some analysis with AR9485/AR9285.
>>> as you had said before
>>> alt_rssi is -128 when one antenna is unplugged, while having both out
>>> seems to bring some
>>> +tive value for alt_rssi.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> alt_ant_conf is calculated using
>>>> "alt_ant_conf = (rs->rs_rssi_ctl[2]) & ATH_ANT_RX_MASK;" and could be
>>>>wrong.
>>>> curr_alt_set and curr_main_set come from div_ant_conf queried using
>>>> ath9k_hw_antdiv_comb_conf_get.
>>>
>>> thanks i would check this out. As the algorithm itself is bit
>>> complex, i would just revisit
>>> and check it out. If i remember correctly Fast antenna diversity was
>>> working fine with AR9485.
>>
>>further i check with the CCK/DETECT and MC_GAIN_CTRL in ar9485, it seems
>>to be
>> ar9003_hw_ant_ctrl_apply CCK_DETECT 80be6788
>> ar9003_hw_ant_ctrl_apply MC_GAIN_CTRLL 13ef0200
>>will check it out whats the one bit difference in CCK_DETECT
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>> Sven
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> thanks,
>>> shafi
>>
>>
>>
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>>thanks,
>>shafi
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thanks,
shafi
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