Thanks, I first ran the RX level calibration which passed for all bands - then ran image calibration which fails. Did this with a clean DB except making sure that sample rate and buffers matching firewire driver and dummy load on short coax to RX1 with RX2 on RX1-tap. Dudley has sent me the EEPROM.exe that will let me upload my backup EEPROM data however when I try to run that routine (with firmware 1.3.0.8 and 7171 firewire I get an error from EEPROM.exe: Error Accessing RAdio - I know the firewire comm is good as I can fire up 1.18.6 and it connects to the radio and I can see the pan adapter etc. Thinking maybe EEPROM.exe is not compat with win7 maybe? I verified that the radio was flashed to 1.3.0.8 by chcking the PowerSDR setup hardware config tab which confirms the radio firmware rev.
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Gerald Youngblood <[email protected]>wrote: > Larry, > > That looks like your receiver level calibration is off. Try running > Receiver Level calibration. > > Gerald > > > Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR > President and CEO > FlexRadio Systems(TM) > 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 > Austin, TX 78729 > Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 > Email: [email protected] > Web: www.flex-radio.com > > Tune In Excitement (TM) > > PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems > > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Larry da Ponte <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Link to two screen shots showing RX1 and RX2 both in and out of band - >> shows >> antenna selection dialog. This is done without an antenna connected >> (nothing in any antenna port) >> >> http://n7bcp.daponte.net/download/images/inband.JPG >> >> <http://n7bcp.daponte.net/download/images/inband.JPG> >> http://n7bcp.daponte.net/download/images/outband.JPG >> >> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Larry da Ponte <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > Another interesting observation - if I slide the pan between in-band and >> > out-of-band red line marker I see the RX1 level on the pan drop to >> -120ish >> > on out-of-band and jump back up to -40db when I'm in-band, all while on >> the >> > dummy load (pre-amp is off on both out and in band). Also, RX2 seems to >> be >> > fine and levels are in the -120db in or out of band on RX2 and image >> > calibration works fine on RX2 - if that is an indication of where my >> trouble >> > may be. >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:31 AM, Larry da Ponte <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> >> I've followed this procedure to the letter this morning and I see the >> >> EEPROM data get read and written to the PowerSDR database - the Image >> >> calibration routine fails on all bands still and the rx level in the >> pan is >> >> still at -40db (running PowerSDR 1.18.6 and 1.3.0.8 firmware). I'm >> hoping >> >> that I can reload the old image data from the backup back into the >> EEPROM in >> >> the radio - i suppose if the calibration routine was working it would >> have >> >> updated the EEPROM data in the radio and resolved my issue so - maybe >> there >> >> is something wrong with the hardware causing the image calibration to >> fail? >> >> Thanks for your support this weekend. >> >> >> >> -Larry >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 6:58 AM, Tim Ellison <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Larry, >> >>> >> >>> To recover from this as quickly as possible, you will need to do this. >> >>> >> >>> *Download* and install firmware 1.3.0.8 on the FLEX-5000 (there is no >> >>> need to change the Firewire driver if you download the latest 1.x >> firmware) >> >>> Load and run PowerSDR v1.18.6 using a clean DB and antennas >> disconnected >> >>> or on dummy loads. >> >>> Run the RX image calibration >> >>> Re-install firmware 2.0.2.2 >> >>> Run PowerSDR v2.x (it will reload the EEPROM data into the database) >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -Tim >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------ >> >>> *From:* Larry da Ponte [mailto:[email protected]] >> >>> *Sent:* Saturday, June 26, 2010 4:33 AM >> >>> *To:* Dudley Hurry >> >>> *Cc:* Tim Ellison; [email protected] >> >>> *Subject:* Re: [FlexEdge] F5K image routine fails >> >>> >> >>> Ok - well I've done this a few times before - have reset the database >> and >> >>> have ANT1 into the dummy load and RX2 on RX1 tap. I'm back on 2.0 >> beta >> >>> (unified installer) with firmware 2.0.2.2 and same issue. I notice >> that RX2 >> >>> passes level and image calibration and also I note that RX2 (rx1 tap) >> and >> >>> into dummy load the pan adapter level is down around -120db (I think >> is >> >>> normal) - RX1 is up at -40 db on all bands so what does RX1 at -40db >> with >> >>> dummy load (3 foot coax and yes, I tried different coax) mean? Dudley >> - I >> >>> still have the EEPROM backup - how would I restore it? >> >>> >> >>> The only thing I can think of is that when I switched to my F3K and >> then >> >>> back to my F5K and ran the calibration test I may have corrupted >> something. >> >>> I found my backup of the EEPROM however to restore it back to the >> radio it >> >>> seems I need a special tool: >> >>> >> >>> *Restoring an EEPROM Backup File* >> >>> Restoring an EEPROM backup file is done with a special version of the >> >>> EEPROM Reader tool. You must contact FlexRadio Support to get the >> write >> >>> enabled EEPROM Management tool along with the instructions on how to >> >>> recover your EEPROM data from the backup file. >> >>> >> >>> Would be cool if we could use the F5K (today) for field day. Thanks. >> >>> >> >>> 73s >> >>> Larry >> >>> N7BCP >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Dudley Hurry <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Tim's right, to run the image you need to have all antennas removed, >> >>>> and a fresh database may correct the issue... >> >>>> One thing that you need to protect, that is the Backup folder in the >> >>>> install directory, this is the backup to the EEPROM data that was >> first >> >>>> read from the radio. You may need it if you can't get the Image >> Test to >> >>>> run successfully., so don't completely remove the install directory. >> >>>> >> >>>> 73, >> >>>> Dudley >> >>>> >> >>>> WA5QPZ >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Tim Ellison wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> Are you using a clean default database with the antennas >> disconnected? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> -Tim >> >>>>> >> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >> >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> >>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry da Ponte >> >>>>> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 7:25 PM >> >>>>> To: [email protected] >> >>>>> Subject: [FlexEdge] F5K image routine fails >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Flex 5K with RX2 running 2.0 beta and latest firewire on Windows 7 >> 32 >> >>>>> bit. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Thought I would double check the F5K prior to tomorrows field day - >> its >> >>>>> been running the beta 2.0 with no issues. I noticed this afternoon >> that >> >>>>> there were some strange images on the pan so I decided to do an RX >> image and >> >>>>> level calibration. The level calibration passed but the image >> calibration >> >>>>> failed. >> >>>>> Rebooted and reset radio but same issue. I decided to revert the >> >>>>> radio firmware to the current production version and also revert the >> >>>>> firewire and Powersdr also to production versions (downloaded all >> from flex >> >>>>> home page). >> >>>>> Now, running the image calibration still fails. Have unstained >> >>>>> (rebooted), and reinstalled a few times with no joy. Suggestions? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> TRX/IO dialog error when running image calibration is: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> RX Image - 80m : Failed >> >>>>> (-3402823000000000000000000000.0, -3402823000000000000000000000.0) >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Same for other bands >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> >> >>> 73's >> >>> N7BCP >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> 73's >> >> N7BCP >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > 73's >> > N7BCP >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 73's >> N7BCP >> _______________________________________________ >> Flexedge mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz >> This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. 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