Adding Dudley who is helping me on another thread. BTW, thanks guys for the support :)
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Larry da Ponte <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. It is >>> used for posting topics related to SDR software development and >>> experimentalist who are using alpha and beta versions of the software. >>> >> >> > > > -- > > 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. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using alpha and beta versions of the software.
