Re: [Flexradio] F5K & F3K & Android 3.1

2011-07-25 Thread John Melton
I developed an Android client for my HPSDR software (currently receive only). I have it running on both my Android phone and a 7" tablet. There is a (not very good) video of a very early version running on an HTC Magic phone and some more information on my blog at http://g0orx.blogspot.com/2010_0

Re: [Flexradio] iphone sdr

2009-10-22 Thread John Melton
I have been playing with the iPhone and HPSDR. I modified my ghpsdr linux software to listen on a TCP port where it accepts commands to set frequency and band. It sends spectrum data and the audio stream to the iPhone. You can see some early screen shots and video in my blog at http://javag

Re: [Flexradio] [hpsdr] Dayton SDR Forum so far

2009-03-27 Thread John Melton
After the great time I had last year I really wanted to get to Dayton again, but I have agreed to do a bike ride from Santader (Spain) to Bergerac (France) starting on May 13th. Maybe I can get to the TAPR meeting later in the year (I think I have enough BA frequent flyer miles to cover the tr

Re: [Flexradio] Upgrades and bug fixes to test

2009-03-18 Thread John Melton
Hi Bob, Linux version? Regards, John g0orx/n6lyt On 03/16/09 22:26, Bob McGwier wrote: In the test branch, which is being made ready for the roll out of the 3000, I convinced the "powers" to allow me to make some changes which have been fleshed out in one of my branches. SVN: 2797 in th

Re: [Flexradio] Go see what John G0ORX/N6LYT has been doing

2008-07-12 Thread John Melton
The GUI widgets should run on Windows as they are just pure Java, although I have not tried them as I currently do not have a windows machine. The DSP code (sdr-core) currently only runs on Linux and Max OS X in this environment. I will try to get a Windows machine to test some of this on. --

Re: [Flexradio] Time for an upgrade!

2008-07-10 Thread John Melton
Also, with the 'New Architecture', I can guarantee that multi-core processors will be well supported ;-) -- John g0orx/n6lyt Ken N9VV wrote: > I recommend that all multi-core enthusiasts use this free utility > from Ed in Chicago: http://www.geocities.com/edgemeal_software/ > It allows you to

Re: [Flexradio] alternatives to PowerSDR

2008-06-25 Thread John Melton
There is some initial code in repos_sdr_linux to control the F5K in trunk/hardware/flex5000 Regards, -- John g0orx/n6lyt Jim Lux wrote: > Quoting Brian Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Wed 25 Jun 2008 > 05:44:13 AM PDT: > >> On Jun 25, 2008, at 4:52 AM, Tim Ellison wrote: >> >>> Nope. Not fo

Re: [Flexradio] Linux driver(s) for Edirol FA-66 Soundcard

2008-04-28 Thread John Melton
Hi Chuck, I have an FA-66 running on Linux. I am running it using Jack configured to use freebob driver. What software are you trying to use? Regards, John g0orx/n6lyt -- John Melton Sun IT CTO Office UK Office: +44 1252 421708 (ext 21708) US Office: +1 650 568 4504 (ext 65504

Re: [Flexradio] iMac user thinking about purchasing SDR1000

2008-01-10 Thread John Melton
Hi Dan, several people have run PowerSDR using Parallels on the Mac (www.parallels.com). If you look at the mailing list archive you should be able to find some info on this. I have been working on a Java GUI that uses sdr-core (the DSP code) that runs native on the Mac and Linux. I have it

Re: [Flexradio] Java GUI for SDR-1000

2008-01-06 Thread John Melton
onnect alsa_pcm:capture_1 sdr-rx:il >> ProcessThread:jack_connect.stderr:JACK tmpdir identified as >> [/dev/shm] >> ProcessThread:jack_connect.stderr:ERROR sdr-rx:il not a valid >> port >> ProcessThread:jack_connect.stdout:engine sample rate: 96000 >> ProcessThread:jack_connect.stderr:E

[Flexradio] Java GUI for SDR-1000

2008-01-06 Thread John Melton
I have created a Subversion repository at http://java-sdr.dev.java.net with the source code for Java GUI for the SDR-1000. I have uploaded several documents for setting up a Fedora, Ubuntu and Mac OS X system (note this only runs on Intel Mac OS X currently), Netbeans and some very basic detail

Re: [Flexradio] Java console software.

2008-01-02 Thread John Melton
I can't miss the opportunity to point out that the Sun Java Development kit is also free as is their Netbeans IDE (java.sun.com). It will run on Solaris, Linux, Windows. Apple have their own port of the Java Development Kit for Mac OS X and as Netbeans is written in Java it will also run the

Re: [Flexradio] I am a programmer

2007-12-30 Thread John Melton
Jon, The current DSP code is written in C. On Windows it is a DLL but on Linux and Mac OS X it runs as a process called sdr-core. The interface to the Linux and Mac OS X DSP code is through fifos, which is basically an in memory file, also known in the Unix world as a named pipe. Each sdr-

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread John Melton
Since I added the combined display I hardly ever switch it other than to test the others are still working ;-) John Jeff Anderson wrote: > Very nice, John! > > I especially like your combined Panadapter/Waterfall display. Very > cool! I think I'll try adding this to my "slightly enhanced" SD

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread John Melton
To get an idea of the GUI for the SDR-1000 take a look at my new Blog at http://javaguifordttsp.blogspot.com/ Any similarities to PowerSDR are intentional ;-) I have put a couple of screen shots of it running on the Mac which includes the Activity Monitor to get an idea of the memory utilizatio

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread John Melton
s to be John's patient, ingenious and hard work. > > We're only now getting to the stage where we can take advantage generally of > what John made possible in a tangible form quite awhile ago. This will be > coming even clearer over the next few months. > > 73 >

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread John Melton
And the Java GUI is developed using NetBeans, a free Java IDE available for download with the Java Development Kit from java.sun.com. Regards John g0orx/n6lyt Frank Brickle wrote: > On Dec 26, 2007 7:34 PM, Ed Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What will be the development environment und

Re: [Flexradio] Mac Computers.

2007-12-21 Thread John Melton
I have been working on a GUI written in Java (that is nearly finished) for the SDR-1000 that runs on Linux and Mac OS X using DttSP and the hardware interface code for the SDR-1000. It works with both parallel and USB interfaces on Linux and the USB interface on the Mac. The ultimate goal is t

Re: [Flexradio] Mac?

2007-11-29 Thread John Melton
I am getting very close to having a Java GUI working with DttSP on the Mac (and Linux) using the USB dongle for the SDR-1000. Rx seems to be working OK, needs some more work to get TX finished. I have the RX working with both the built in sound card and an Edirol FA-66. If you are interested i

Re: [Flexradio] XML

2007-11-08 Thread John Melton
-- John Melton Sun IT CTO Office UK Office: +44 1252 421708 (ext 21708) US Office: +1 650 568 4504 (ext 65504) Mobile: +44 7714 708861 Robert McGwier wrote: > I see that Phil Covington did an XML description some time back. I am > pretty unhappy we didn't pick up on

Re: [Flexradio] MacOsX software in project ?

2007-09-27 Thread John Melton
Hi IƱigo, you should join the dttsp-linux yahoo group. The DttSP code for linux compiles and runs on OsX (at least the MacBook Pro that I have which is an Intel architecture). I am currently working on a GUI written in Java that runs on both Linux and OsX for the SDR-1000. Hopefully this can

Re: [Flexradio] more on CPU speeds, etc.

2007-08-23 Thread John Melton
I worked on the B5500 many years ago, and then went on to work on the B1700/B1800/B1900 series writing compilers for them! Anyone remember the KDF-9 one of the first, if not the first, stack machine designed to run Algol. Regards, John g0orx/n6lyt -- John Melton Sun IT CTO Office UK

Re: [Flexradio] Apple Computers

2007-08-15 Thread John Melton
I have DttSP and Jack running on a MacBook Pro currently using my Java GUI for the Softrock for receive at 48000 using the built in sound device. Once I get a USB/Parallel cable and a Edirol FA-66 I will be working on getting the SDR-1000 running on both Linux and Mac OSX. I have a Java GUI tha

Re: [Flexradio] [OT] anyone know what "softwaredefinedradiousa" is?

2007-07-19 Thread John Melton
looks to be setup by ka9rza ... -- John Melton Sun IT CTO Office UK Office: +44 1252 421708 (ext 21708) US Office: +1 650 568 4504 (ext 65504) Mobile: +44 7714 708861 Ken N9VV wrote: > I stumbled across this. Anyone have a clue? > http://softwaredefinedradiousa.pbwiki.com

Re: [Flexradio] One Shoe Will Not Fit All

2006-08-25 Thread John Melton
I have now implemented 2 (VERY) prototype GUIs running on Linux with DttSP2. http://microsat.homelinux.org/dttsp/gsdr http://microsat.homelinux.org/dttsp/gbeppe gsdr implements the look and feel of PowerSDR and gbeppe implements the look and feel of Beppe's design. In implementing both

[Flexradio] Prototype GTK implementation of GUI design by Beppe IK3VIG

2006-08-24 Thread John Melton
As part of a self learning project I have been playing with the GTK+ 2.0 toolkit using it to develop a GUI interface for the Linux DttSP code. I have spent some time trying to implement the GUI design that Beppe, IK3VIG, has proposed and now have something that I can share. It is still very mu

Re: [Flexradio] Linux - DttSP question: Commands to listen to AM radio?

2006-05-29 Thread John Melton
gt;sudo chown epalmer:epalmer parport0 >>> >>>so I could drive the parallel port from my user account. >>> >>>73, >>>Everett, KG6RYB >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR,

Re: [Flexradio] Linux - DttSP question: Commands to listen to AM radio?

2006-05-29 Thread John Melton
.biz/ >FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com > > -- -- John Melton Sun IT CTO Office: +44 1252 421708 (ext 21708) Mobile: +44 7714 708861 ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/l

Re: [Flexradio] Linux Wishes

2006-04-21 Thread John Melton
some support. -- John Melton Sun IT CTO Office: +44 1252 421708 (ext 21708) Mobile: +44 7714 708861 Dan Babcock wrote: > Hi Pete, > > I have used John's Java GUI for dttsp with my SoftRock v5.0 and a DDS-60 > VFO. IMHO, it is a very, very nice piece of software. &

Re: [Flexradio] Linux distros

2006-04-21 Thread John Melton
everted back to Fedora (Core 5) ;-) I have seen an anouncement that Java 1.5 is now available on BSD 5.4 and 6.0! Anyone tried to get DttSP running on BSD? Regards, John g0orx/n6lyt -- Looking forward to the new DttSP code for Linux/Windows -- -- John Melton Sun IT CTO Office: +44 1252

Re: [Flexradio] [dttsp-linux] "Tortoise" equivalent for Linux

2006-04-21 Thread John Melton
Robert McGwier wrote: > YES, this is a hint. Could this mean I will be having a busy few days ahead of me? Also the plain old command line svn works just fine as well ;-) John g0orx/n6lyt

Re: [Flexradio] Additional Meeting for SDR Linux User Group on Sunday April 23 at 1300Z

2006-04-20 Thread John Melton
Hi Stan, this is a common problem for a group that is distributed around the globe. No matter what time you pick someone is going to have an unsociable time. I really think the answer is to always have the meeting over a weekend and rotate the time for each meeting so that that it is not the sam

[Flexradio] Dayton?

2006-03-21 Thread John Melton
It looks like I will be in San Francisco for work during the week leading up to Dayton so I was thinking of flying back to the UK via Dayton and spending a couple of days there. Are there any plans for anyone getting together over lunch/dinner/drinks during Dayton? I think I saw that there w

Re: [Flexradio] comment on cost of development tools

2006-03-10 Thread John Melton
Jim Lux wrote: But I'd venture to say that the open source alternative would take, perhaps 10 hours (by the time you download it, compile it for your particular environment, and get it up and running), and at $18/hr (roughly the average wage of employed people in the US), so you've just about

[Flexradio] Java GUI update ...

2006-02-23 Thread John Melton
I have put an updated version of the Java GUI on my web site http://microsat.homelinux.org/dttsp that now has a memory Write and Read capability when using the DDS-60 interface. John g0orx/n6lyt

Re: [Flexradio] Win dttsp: main.c? winmain.c?

2006-02-22 Thread John Melton
main.c is for Linux, winmain.c is for windows. The Makefile is for Linux and the DttSP.vcproj is the equivalent for VC on windows. John Jim Lux wrote: Both main.c and winmain.c have many of the same routines. Which one is the one used in the windows PowerSDR? makefile compiles and links ma

Re: [Flexradio] On open source development

2006-02-21 Thread John Melton
is this still on tonight (tomorrow morning)? John g0orx/n6lyt -- John Melton SunIT CTO x21708 (+44 1252 421708) Robert McGwier wrote: > You can't stay awake until 2-3 (4?) AM and join us? Shame on you! > > My opinion is it would behoove us to accommodate those people wh

Re: [Flexradio] question about missing parameters in update.c

2006-02-21 Thread John Melton
The example command line application (cmdr) expects alpha strings for the parameters and runs it through a macro processor (m4) with the definitions in enums.m4. John g0orx/n6lyt -- John Melton SunIT CTO x21708 (+44 1252 421708) Jim Lux wrote: > Most of the action routines in update.c

Re: [Flexradio] snap_meter? snap_spectrum?

2006-02-21 Thread John Melton
is passed in. John g0orx/n6lyt -- John Melton SunIT CTO x21708 (+44 1252 421708) Jim Lux wrote: > Where are they defined? > How do they work? > > James Lux, P.E. > Spacecraft Radio Frequency Subsystems Group > Flight Communications Systems Section > Jet Propulsion Labo

Re: [Flexradio] [softrock40] FlexSDR Software documentation

2006-02-20 Thread John Melton
I don't think this is specific to using a wiki. The same would apply if I wrote up a document describing some functionality in Bob's code and published it on the web site and then he changes the code - which I am sure he will do ;-) John g0orx/n6lyt Jim Lux wrote On 02/20/06 15:11,: > At 03:37 A

Re: [Flexradio] [softrock40] FlexSDR Software documentation

2006-02-20 Thread John Melton
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Re: [Flexradio] Comments on API

2006-02-20 Thread John Melton
____ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com -- John Melton SunIT CTO x21708 (+44 1252 421708)

Re: [Flexradio] On open source development

2006-02-17 Thread John Melton
; hate to have John not participate or be so sleepy his participation > would include lots of snoring. > > Bob > > > > John Melton wrote: > >>Not an ideal time for us over here in Europe! >> >>John g0orx/n6lyt >> >> >> >>Eric

Re: [Flexradio] On open source development

2006-02-17 Thread John Melton
Not an ideal time for us over here in Europe! John g0orx/n6lyt Eric Ellison wrote: > Jim > > Thank you very much again. Excellent discussion. And YES it IS what you have > been saying. I guess I have been also, but in more words, not as well > spoken. Someone has got to 'herd us cats' (smile).

Re: [Flexradio] Howcum?

2006-02-14 Thread John Melton
Sounds like I should give up on the Java code ;-) John g0orx/n6lyt Frank Brickle wrote On 02/14/06 02:47,: > Quick answer: talent. Neither Bob nor I has even a quark of aptitude at > GUI programming. The legacy of growing up with punch cards and paper tape. > > Edson's console is *beautiful*. I

[Flexradio] PowerSDR DttSP v1.4.5 preview 10 Linux port

2006-01-07 Thread John Melton
I have a port of DttSP from PowerSDR v1.4.5 preview 10 to Linux running with FFTW3 on my Fedora Core 4 Linux box. There are some changes to the fifo interface so there is also a new version of my Java GUI to go with it. For details and downloading see http://microsat.homelinux.org/dttsp Curr

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Beta v1.4.5 Preview 3 is released

2005-11-02 Thread John Melton
sorry - sent before I added the attachment. John g0orx/n6lyt -- John Melton SunIT CTO x21708 (+44 1252 421708) John Melton wrote:Don't worry about my brother. > Hi Eric and all, what a great job you are doing with this software, thanks. I found a problem using Preview 3

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Beta v1.4.5 Preview 3 is released

2005-11-02 Thread John Melton
ticed that the installed desktop icon still says it it Preview 2. Regards, John g0orx/n6lyt -- John John Melton SunIT CTO x21708 (+44 1252 421708) Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote: PowerSDR Beta v1.4.5 Preview 3 is released. This is mainly a set of bug fixes for the reports on Preview 2