Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 clicks during tuning - does USB control help?
Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 clicks during tuning - does USB control help?Hmm, you guys could be on to something. When I drag the panadapter the cpu usage does rocket up. I have a very old NVIDIA graphics card that chokes a bit on 3d stuff, and a measly 1.8 GHz clocked single AMD processor. I seem to remember this issue wasn't there with some of the original code, possibly that was before directx was implemented. I'll try turning off the panadapter when I get home. Is this good news? I won't need a new radio, just a $1,000-$3,000 new computer! Good excuse to tell my wife I need new CPU parts. 73, Wayne - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dudley Hurry ; Wayne Roth ; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: RE: [Flexradio] SDR1000 clicks during tuning - does USB control help? I agree Dudley, That could be also the problem. groeten Peter websitewww.pa0pvn.tk petervn-at-hetnet-nl pa0pvn-at-hetnet-nl pa0pvn-at-amsat-org only large files:pa0pvn-at-gmail-com There are 10 kind of people, those who can count to 1010 on their fingers, and those who count to 11. -- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] namens Dudley Hurry Verzonden: wo 9-1-2008 22:15 Aan: Wayne Roth; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Onderwerp: Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 clicks during tuning - does USB control help? Wayne, I just tried my 1K with SVN 1888, slid it all up and down on all bands and do not heard any popping, but I do notice a big jump in the CPU usage, from 9% to 40 to 45%, most likely due to the extra graphics needed to display. Sounds like an old fashion analog radio with a big knob. My CPU is 3.4 ghz hyper threaded, with NVida graphics card, on board LPT for control.Some of the on board graphics do not handle that much graphics very well, and have to rely on the CPU to make up the graphic difference or must share memory with main memory. You might verify this by turning the panadapter off and moving the frequency either with the mouse wheel or with the Griffin knob. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ At 12:02 PM 1/9/2008, Wayne Roth wrote: >I've had a SDR1000 for eons now and it's always bugged me that rapidly >changing frequency with the mouse wheel, mouse drag of pan adapter, or >Griffin PowerMate interjects noise as the frequency changes. You can't >really spin the dial on this radio like a hardware radio. I'm currently >using a parallel port connection and was wondering if the USB to parallel >port adapter reduces the noise clicks as the vfo changes? If the noise >clicks are 100% a function of the synthesizer changing, then I would suggest >not. If there's some noise from the long lines in the cable changing state >and coupling to the receiver, then there could be an improvement. Does >anyone have any experience with the noise and switching from parallel to >USB? > >I suppose I could walk out of my office and across the parking lot 200 feet >to the FlexRadio assembly warehouse and ask, but why expend my valuable >energy walking? > >Wayne >WA2N/5 >Austin, Tx > > >___ >FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 clicks during tuning - does USB control help?
Thanks Eric, that's roughly what I expected. I seem to remember that the clicks diminish with the noise blanker turned on, which led me to the concept of noise generated on the parallel port wiring as a potential cause. - Original Message - From: "Eric Wachsmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Wayne Roth'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 12:48 PM Subject: RE: [Flexradio] SDR1000 clicks during tuning - does USB control help? >I think the basic issue is the synchronization of retuning the hardware and > the software oscillator. I think if you stay within the 3kHz window when > Spur Reduction is turned on (where it will not retune the hardware), you > will notice it is fairly fluid. > > This is definitely an area where we have an opportunity to improve things. > > > Eric Wachsmann > FlexRadio Systems > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> radio.biz] On Behalf Of Wayne Roth >> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 12:02 PM >> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz >> Subject: [Flexradio] SDR1000 clicks during tuning - does USB control >> help? >> >> I've had a SDR1000 for eons now and it's always bugged me that rapidly >> changing frequency with the mouse wheel, mouse drag of pan adapter, or >> Griffin PowerMate interjects noise as the frequency changes. You can't >> really spin the dial on this radio like a hardware radio. I'm currently >> using a parallel port connection and was wondering if the USB to parallel >> port adapter reduces the noise clicks as the vfo changes? If the noise >> clicks are 100% a function of the synthesizer changing, then I would >> suggest >> not. If there's some noise from the long lines in the cable changing >> state >> and coupling to the receiver, then there could be an improvement. Does >> anyone have any experience with the noise and switching from parallel to >> USB? >> >> I suppose I could walk out of my office and across the parking lot 200 >> feet >> to the FlexRadio assembly warehouse and ask, but why expend my valuable >> energy walking? >> >> Wayne >> WA2N/5 >> Austin, Tx >> >> >> ___ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex- >> radio.com/ > > > > ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Option to remove dB display?
Now that we have great analog signal meter, I'd like the option to remove the dB signal level display above it as it's somewhat distracting. Is anyone else interested in having this option? Thanks, Wayne Roth wa2n/5 Austin -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061005/e6da7e12/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] Preview 14 significant CPU increase here too
About double or triple the utilization of release 12 as measured by task manager. Disabling panadapter reduces both versions significantly, but the same ratio increase applies. AMD 2200+, Nvidia 64mb graphics, XP pro sp2
[Flexradio] Power SDR 8 memory leak?
I just installed preview 8 and when I enable directx mode the memory usage starts climbing immediately. I just changed the display to the off position and got the following unhandled exception: See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ** Exception Text ** System.InvalidOperationException: The object is currently in use elsewhere. at System.Drawing.Image.Dispose(Boolean disposing) at System.Drawing.Image.Dispose() at PowerSDR.Display.DrawOffBackground(Bitmap& b, Int32 W, Int32 H) at PowerSDR.Display.DrawBackground() at PowerSDR.Display.set_CurrentDisplayMode(DisplayMode value) at PowerSDR.Console.comboDisplayMode_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WmReflectCommand(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ** Loaded Assemblies ** mscorlib Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll PowerSDR Assembly Version: 1.4.4.8 Win32 Version: 1.4.4.8 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/FlexRadio%20Systems/PowerSDR%20v1.4.5%20Beta%20Preview%208/PowerSDR.exe System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll System Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll System.Drawing Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll Accessibility Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/accessibility/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/accessibility.dll System.Data Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.data/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.data.dll System.Xml Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.xml/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.xml.dll ADODB Assembly Version: 7.0.3300.0 Win32 Version: 7.10.3077 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/adodb/7.0.3300.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/adodb.dll Interop.ADOX Assembly Version: 2.8.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.8.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/FlexRadio%20Systems/PowerSDR%20v1.4.5%20Beta%20Preview%208/Interop.ADOX.DLL CustomMarshalers Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0 Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573 CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/custommarshalers/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/custommarshalers.dll Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.3900 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/FlexRadio%20Systems/PowerSDR%20v1.4.5%20Beta%20Preview%208/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.DLL Microsoft.DirectX Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/FlexRadio%20Systems/PowerSDR%20v1.4.5%20Beta%20Preview%208/Microsoft.DirectX.DLL Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/FlexRadio%20Systems/PowerSDR%20v1.4.5%20Beta%20Preview%208/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput.DLL ** JIT Debugging ** To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this application or machine (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine rather than being handled by this dialog.
[Flexradio] Preview 5 band text import error?
Preview 5 appears to duplicate band text database entries, which causes PowerSDR to generate an error. Here is one example entry copied from the imported MDB band text table: BandText Low High Name Transmit 28.2 28.29 10M Beacons True 28.21 28.29 10M Beacons True The second entry doesn't show up in the original table. Wayne
[Flexradio] Preview 5 band text import error?
Preview 5 appears to duplicate band text database entries, which causes PowerSDR to generate an error. Here is one example entry copied from the imported MDB band text table: BandText Low High Name Transmit 28.2 28.29 10M Beacons True 28.21 28.29 10M Beacons True The second entry doesn't show up in the original table. Wayne
[Flexradio] Preview 5 band text import error?
Preview 5 appears to duplicate band text database entries, which causes PowerSDR to generate an error. Here is one example entry copied from the imported MDB band text table: BandText Low High Name Transmit 28.2 28.29 10M Beacons True 28.21 28.29 10M Beacons True The second entry doesn't show up in the original table. Wayne
[Flexradio] Ham Radio Deluxe - high CPU rate
HRD works well with the SDR-1000, but I have noticed that the SDR CPU utilization goes way up when HRD is "connected". SDR jumps from single digit / low teens to 40's and 50's with HRD. I'm running the 226 version of Phil's serial driver. I've tried telling HRD it's a Kenwood at a low baud rate, assuming the poll rate of HRD is causing the problem, but that doesn't help. Wayne -- Message: 6 Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:06:31 -0500 From: "Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New to the Reflector To: "'Dave Meitzen'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'Flex Radio'" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dave, Here's a short list of programs verified to work with the PowerSDR software using the virtual serial port: Ham Radio Deluxe DXLab Commander MixW N1MM Logger Win-EQF RCKLog ACLog DX4Win Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems
Re: [Flexradio] Spacebar for MOX option
Jose - It appears that the spacebar toggles whatever button you last pushed with a mouse click. So if you press MOX, then that's what the spacebar will now toggle. If you push RIT, then it's RIT. Wayne At 02:02 PM 10/9/2005, José Dumoulin wrote: Hi Wayne, I missed something. Here spacebar switches from Stanby to On, but not Mox. 73 - José Wayne Roth a écrit : Sorry - found that it's already there. Talk about great customer service! At 12:46 PM 10/9/2005, Wayne Roth wrote: Hello Folks - How about a keyboard option to toggle the transmitter in the next release? I was thinking a drop-down on the keyboard tab with a few selections would be helpful for those who are using a cheap computer mike. The space bar would be much easier to use than carefully positioning the mouse over the MOX button. Wayne / Wa2n ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] Spacebar for MOX option
Sorry - found that it's already there. Talk about great customer service! At 12:46 PM 10/9/2005, Wayne Roth wrote: Hello Folks - How about a keyboard option to toggle the transmitter in the next release? I was thinking a drop-down on the keyboard tab with a few selections would be helpful for those who are using a cheap computer mike. The space bar would be much easier to use than carefully positioning the mouse over the MOX button. Wayne / Wa2n
[Flexradio] Spacebar for MOX option
Hello Folks - How about a keyboard option to toggle the transmitter in the next release? I was thinking a drop-down on the keyboard tab with a few selections would be helpful for those who are using a cheap computer mike. The space bar would be much easier to use than carefully positioning the mouse over the MOX button. Wayne / Wa2n
[Flexradio] Bad SantaCruz card, Audigy 2ZS blowby, switching to Delta 66!
Gerald (& flex list members), Yes I think the echo source is a bad soundcard. After hours of debugging, there is obviously an on-board crosstalk problem from an output signal to mike input. If I decrease mike gain on the SantaCruz and speak much louder to compensate, the amplitude of the echo component drops. I switched to an Audigy 2ZS pro board, and the echo is gone, but the mixer isn't compatible with PowerSDR, and strangely enough, large signals outside the chosen filter on the opposite sideband of the USB/SSB demod are passing through to the speakers. Installing the May 2005 creative Audigy drivers caused numerous other problems (PC wouldn't even boot), so I've ordered a Delta 66 card (has SPDIF inputs which I use for other stuff) and will be using that instead. Thanks to all for the assistance of the DDS issue, and now the echo. What a great collection of intelligent folks! Wayne WA2N / 5 Austin - Original Message - From: "Gerald Youngblood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Wayne Roth'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 9:30 AM Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Tx echo with Santa Cruz / ASIO 1.8 Wayne, I think I recall seeing that on a bad Santa Cruz one time. I think we swapped it out and fixed it but that was several months ago. Also, do you have ECO-018 installed? You might have a ground loop on the microphone input. Try connecting the microphone directly to the sound card and see if it goes away. Gerald K5SDR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Roth Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 10:54 AM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Tx echo with Santa Cruz / ASIO 1.8 My new issue is that after installing the 100W PA and ECO's this weekend I'm getting an echo on transmit. It's not acoustic, and the period is dependant on the audio buffer size, 1024 is a shorter echo than 2048. I've gone into the Santa Cruz control panel and made sure that all he dsp effects are off. I suppose the driver could be ignoring the panel controls, but that seems unlikely. I've uninstalled ASIO and tried the windows directsound and MME, which still echoes (and has dropouts too). I do have a Audigy 2ZS pro installed, and have as of yet not tried that card. If you have any experience with the Santa Cruz and this issue, let me know. Thanks, Wayne ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
[Flexradio] Tx echo with Santa Cruz / ASIO 1.8
My new issue is that after installing the 100W PA and ECO's this weekend I'm getting an echo on transmit. It's not acoustic, and the period is dependant on the audio buffer size, 1024 is a shorter echo than 2048. I've gone into the Santa Cruz control panel and made sure that all he dsp effects are off. I suppose the driver could be ignoring the panel controls, but that seems unlikely. I've uninstalled ASIO and tried the windows directsound and MME, which still echoes (and has dropouts too). I do have a Audigy 2ZS pro installed, and have as of yet not tried that card. If you have any experience with the Santa Cruz and this issue, let me know. Thanks, Wayne
[Flexradio] Thanks, RX now stable
Thanks to all for your help regarding my receiver crapping out after a couple minutes of on-time. I opened the enclosure, and at that point it stopped dying. However, I did have a stick-on heat sink for the DDS, which I installed, and there have been no further problems with the DDS going out. Wayne
[Flexradio] Receiver dies 2 min after power-up, ideas?
My SDR-1000 (an older rev box with RFE, no PA or tuner, parallel port interface) receives fine for the first couple of minutes then goes deaf. Cycling the DC power restores the receiver for another couple minutes, then it dies again. Just before it craps out, the baseline as viewed on the spectral display raises from -130 to about -70 a couple times along with an increase in the white noise, then drops to -140. All frequencies appear to be dead. Restarting the software has no effect, so it's a hardware issue. I have yet to open the enclosure and get the scope out, just wondering if anyone has seen this, or has a suggestion on where to start looking. Best Regards, Wayne WA2N / 5 Austin Tx
