Jorge,

You might try it before, then delete, then after...

Hello All, I went through this Apache-Labs website searching for clues. Mainly trying to see if ANYONE had success with Hermes / ANAN-10/100 and Protocol2 / Thetis. I came across this series of posts where it appears Rob W1AEX claimed running Hermes_Protocol_2_v10.3 : "I also ran Pure Signal an...

Andy, Jorge, Arno, ALL, Tnx for the new video Andy. My testing shows very similar results with pre12 but more like 1 out of 10 PTTs and only after my ANAN-10 has warmed up. I am not feeding back that much power from my K19 SWR bridge modification so when I transmit with PS set to auto-attenuate my S...

Hey Andy and ALL, I should have described my setup more accurately. My ANAN-10 has been modified via K19 so that it doesn't ground and the signal from the SWR network same as the ANAN-200/7000 Tx signal is fed back for PS running 'barefoot'. Never-the-less, I am able to reproduce your problem with P...

So I have been playing with the 384K and greater sampling rates just because I can reproduce the
PS problem dropping out with 1/2 the peak.

EDIT!

I can also reproduce at 192K, just not so easily.

Working on it...

Tnx for your testing!

-Rick / N1GP

Hello Andy Arno and ALL, Tnx so much for the videos. I have watched them very closely to make sure I understand your settings and operation. You both have the same symptoms with the peaks going to 1/2. Seems maybe 1 out of 4 transmissions you lose the PS. Interesting that it is on a PTT transition. ...

Tnx guys for your testing a great feedback. pre9 works flawlessly on my ANAN-10. I can't make PS misbehave! This next test image I added a reset to the rx0 & rx1 fifos on a transition of PTT with the thought that rx0 & rx1 may get out of sync on PTT transitions. Purely experimental, but look...

This firmware image changes the DAC clock to 45 degrees of the ADC. The last image changed from 90 degrees to zero, and seemed to make a difference towards PS being more stable. Just getting some data points, tnx for trying and reporting back! https://www.dropbox.com/s/oxylrph2ggi4yks/Hermes_Protoco...

Hi Jorge, Tnx for giving it a try. Here's another one to try. This time I've changed the clock feeding the DAC. It's no longer 90 degrees out of phase with the ADC clock. Still working for me but I do notice that PS is locked in better: https://www.dropbox.com/s/082gk2ov37egglj/Hermes_Protocol_2_v10...

I've been experimenting with timings (mostly ethernet phy) trying to get PS more stable on all bands. This one is working pretty well from 160-6 mtrs on my ANAN-10. Please give it a try and report back when you have a chance: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ea2d62xlye4f1k/Hermes_Protocol_2_v10.8_pre6.rbf...

Hi Fabio, I have tried to reproduce this on my 7000DLE running Orion_MkII_Protocol_2_v2.0b.rbf and cannot. I put a switch on PTT-IN (as per your attached photo) and when I switch it on PTT works on all modes including CW. BUT, if the CW QSK is enabled it does not. Could that be the case for you? -Ri...

Hi Rob,

Tnx for the detailed report.

Is the Firmware 1.8 you report the same as the one available on the TAPR
github protocol2 area?

-Rick / N1GP

Hi Jorge,

Could you try this updated FW. It fixes the FW version and has some timing changes
for PS:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ssofoegz0qcov6/Hermes_Protocol_2_v10.8_pre5.rbf?dl=0

Tnx

-Rick / N1GP

Hi John,

Could you try this FW for the 7000/8000, it does address the xvtr issue. Let us know if it
works OK for you:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1sjmkl0ya7ybz ... b.rbf?dl=0

-Rick / N1GP

Hi Phil,

So happy to hear of such positive results!

Thank-you for the thorough testing and detail.

Martinique is on my bucket list, what a beautiful place!

73's -Rick / N1GP

@Phil FM5GB I'm trying to understand and address the issue YOU have. Then I will try and understand the others and address them. If I read your reply correctly something because of the change I did made things work for you better but not completely, yes, no? I have never used an XVTR on any of my AN...

The PA disable function wasn't implemented in the P2 Mk1 or Mk2 firmware.

I enabled it in this version for the Mk1 (200D), could you guys give it a try?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jvsxbn5coystadu/Orion_NP_v1.9_pre2.rbf?dl=0

Tnx, Rick / N1GP

BTW I just noticed you both said v1.8_pre2. Got it

Hey Guys, Back from getting in some Christmas cheer, (best to all of you folks BTW)! So John now that I actually tried it the way you guys are seeing it, RX set to ANT3 but TX is still on ANT1 (NO TX on both 2 & 3). I see that full power is sent to ANT3 when sending QSK CW. But if I instead just...

Hi Guys, I've gotta head out very shortly but I wanted to help out with this QSK xmitting on non-selected antenna outputs. With just a few short tests I have not been able to replicate the issue pn my 200D. WIll test more later. But I put together a test FW image for the 200D P2 that puts the Alex c...

@Gary NC3Z

Honestly I don't remember for sure. But I'm pretty sure it was just changing the
timing of the tx/rx data going through the ethernet PHY chip.

That setting alone makes or breaks timing for some radios.

Here's a link to the pre2:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/i1fony74jallw ... 2.rbf?dl=0

73's

-Rick / N1GP

Guys, Please try this out and report back, if you would. Working OK here on my Angelia: no Seq errors, solid PS, solid RX2, solid diversity. The major difference with this one is that it should hold its timing over a wider temperature range. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9upj7vx5ji3os49/Angelia_Protocol...

Hi Guys, This build has some thermal parameter changes in the Quartus (FW Compiler) timing area suggested by our resident Systems Guru Scott/WU2O. The idea is to tell Quartus to compile for a wider thermal range and hopefully work better on more or most 7000/8000's https://www.dropbox.com/s/ndahfr5z...

Hi Guys,

Could you try this new build, so far working well for me...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ndahfr5zgh1l252/Orion_MkII_Protocol_2_v2.0_pre1.rbf?dl=0

Tnx

-Rick / N1GP

Tnx for the detailed results of your tests guys. It feels like we're converging on something that works within a variety of hardware. I'm not sure why it seems harder to bring the Angelia in to a general consensus of working well with P2 like the Orions. There's always variables such as the fact it'...

I believe I found the issue causing the antenna switching not to work. Also I made some timing adjustments. If you can please try both of these and let me know which works better. EDIT: see further below... EDIT2: see further2 https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ln9a1gcs3kb2kl/Angelia_Protocol_2_v12.1_pre1_5...

Hey Folks, I've made a couple of Angelia (100D) FW images to try with various timing changes. Please give them a try and let me know here which if either work best for you. Best to load them with the Bootloader. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zin81513mjunfbn/Angelia_Protocol_2_v12.0_pre1_5270.rbf?dl=0 ht...

Tnx for the Wireshark capture Jeff. It gives me some valuable clues. Also tnx for the testing of various images for a potential fix. If anyone else would like to try this image (so far working for Jeff) for the Orion MkII Protocol 2 here's a link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/00m5b649t5cwwzn/Orion_MkII...

I can't repeat this behavior with my 7000 (non MKII).

Any chance someone who is seeing this frequently can get a wireshark capture
on the UDP data going between the SDR and HOST (all ports)?

Tnx,

-Rick / N1GP