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Hi Everyone.

It looks like my efforts may have caused some unnecessary issues. It is my own fault for not keeping better track of maintaining two repositories for the Toolbox application (32bit and 64bit).

I corrected the missing voice recorder app in the toolbox (Thank you Nelu), changed the update functionality, and updated it to v2.6. I also corrected some errors in the PDF as well (Thank you Gyula).





For those who have issues after an upgrade, please try this command from terminal.?

cd $HOME && cd sBITX-toolbox && git stash && git pull && chmod +x *.sh && ./upgrade.sh

**?This will reboot your sBitx to load the hardware changes required by RTC**



My apologies,
JJ

On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 03:33 AM, HA3HZ wrote:

On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 09:53 AM, <Yo8rc@...> wrote:

That's what I did but after installing v2.4 64-bit ToolBox I don't have a voice keyer anymore!

let's wait for JJ's answer.
Only those who do not work do not make mistakes.
The Keyboard link doesn't seem to work either.
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Gyula HA3HZ

Hi Everyone.

It looks like my efforts may have caused some unnecessary issues. It is my own fault for not keeping better track of maintaining two repositories for the Toolbox application (32bit and 64bit).

I corrected the missing voice recorder app in the toolbox (Thank you Nelu), changed the update functionality, and updated it to v2.6. I also corrected some errors in the PDF as well (Thank you Gyula).





For those who have issues after an upgrade, please try this command from terminal.?

cd $HOME && cd sBITX-toolbox && git stash && git pull && chmod +x *.sh && ./upgrade.sh

** This will reboot your sBitx to load the hardware changes required by RTC**



My apologies,
JJ

?

On his recent stop in Northern Virginia Farhan was gracious enough to give me one of the sbitx hats to use in my homebrew rig.? I replaced the homebuilt digital board that I have been using with the hat and it is working great.?

Here is .

If you are thinking of home brewing an sBitx like SDR the Hat is the perfect starting place.

73,
Dean
KK4DAS

This did not work for me. However I did have success following @HA3HZ info to uninstall and perform a fresh install of 2.6. So all is good.

@Gene
Hi Gene, I printed a set of for myself and they work well.? You may find a local makers club that will print them for you. If not, I can do it for you.?

Howard AC1MN

Hi Paolo,
Your TFT display issue is not exactly clear.? The I/O levels of the display need to match the I/O levels from your ATMEGA328.? You can run the ATMEGA328 at 5V or also at 3.3V.
I assume you are running a 5V ATMEGA with no level shifters like what is done on the HF Sigs uBITX v6.
In this case, you need to run the display's board VCC at 5V and bypass the 3.3V regulator by placing a short/jumper at J1.
With overvoltage on the IC, it functions at 5V I/O levels.? (That comes at the cost of higher power consumption, more heat and shortened lifetime due to higher voltage and temperature.)
(the other case where you bypass the regulator is when you wire VCC to 3.3V for 3.3V operation, i.e. your system doesn't have a 5V source)

VCC	J1	I/O
3.3	short	3.3
5	short	5
5	open	3.3

The display board you have appears to be the correct one.
If you tried the display board configured in a 3.3V configuration with 5 V I/O levels on the ATMEGA, you _may_ have broken the touch sense IC.? But a 'not working' touch screen could also be a calibration issue.? Run the touch screen calibration.

I'm running 3.3V I/O levels on my v6.
/g/BITX20/message/101562

links from my? voltage conversion notes.

Regards,
Gary

All

I am correcting the issue. Please standby.?


Thanks.
JJ

In the meantime, I realized that the On-screen Keyboard (matchbox kbd) does not work for me. Neither is Onboard.desktop. I haven't figured out why not yet.
In the SBITX-Toolbox64 apps folder, sb_vk (Voice Keyer) can be started from the folder, sb_ts (Time Syncron) does not work.
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Gyula HA3HZ

On Sat, Jun 8, 2024 at 09:53 AM, <Yo8rc@...> wrote:

That's what I did but after installing v2.4 64-bit ToolBox I don't have a voice keyer anymore!

let's wait for JJ's answer.
Only those who do not work do not make mistakes.
The Keyboard link doesn't seem to work either.
?
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Gyula HA3HZ

That's what I did but after installing v2.4 64-bit ToolBox I don't have a voice keyer anymore!

Ioan,
do what i did:
since Update didn't install 2.4, I uninstalled the old one first:
Type: /home/pi/sBITX-toolbox/uninstaller.sh?? and wait for the script to complete

Then I installed v2.4 64-bit ToolBox according to page 3 of sBITX Toolbox Guide v2.3_64.pdf:
1. Open the terminal application on your sBitx
2. click on Terminal icon
3. Type: cd $HOME
4. Type: git clone https://github.com/drexjj/sBITX-toolbox64.git
5. Type: cd sBITX-toolbox64
6. Type: chmod +x *.sh
7. Type:./installer.sh

Your screen should look like this when complete.

8. Wait for the installation to complete then close the terminal.

Glad everything went well.
That is all.
(in some places the 32-bit link is included in the pdf, this needs to be corrected.)
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Gyula HA3HZ

It didn't work for me, I uninstalled and reinstalled the app but my voice keyer disappeared

Hi Joe.

I corrected this in /g/BITX20/message/111687? I apologize for the error in v2.3. The upgrade function should now be working in 2.4 but you have to take additional steps as described in the post. Please see if this works for you and report back in that thread.



Thanks,
JJ

On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 07:27 PM, Hank Beisheim wrote:

The request was for info for the discord server that was mentioned in #111436. I was assuming it might be a new sbitx oreinted one.
Thanks to those that replied with links to JJ's file.
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Hank W6IR

Sorry Hank. I don't have a discord server for the sBitx stuff. Jon and I collaborate on discord messenger for development purposes.


-JJ

@Everyone,

sBITX ToolBox for the 64bit version has been updated to v2.4 which now includes a new app called?Time Keeper

Time Keeper is a utility that syncs the real-time clock (RTC) module inside your sBitx transceiver to the system clock or
accurate time source. Useful for off-network communications and data modes.



Other changes include..

• Corrected log exporter utility to add a leading 0 where necessary on the adif export.
• Added web folder backup to EZData backup utility.

Note if you are updating from a previous version to v2.4
If you already have the Toolbox for 64 bit installed, then you must follow the steps on the README page ?

Here is an excerpt from the page.

"If you encounter problems upgrading to v2.4, then please run this command from terminal."

cd $HOME/sBITX-toolbox && git reset && chmod +x *.sh && ./installer.sh

"Now run sBitx Toolbox and use the Update --> Check For Updates function again."




Visit??to see instructions and download a new copy. The user guide is here??





Enjoy and 73,
JJ W9JES

I need someone to print me a set of feet that will allow the radio to tilt back or a stand anything but the stock feet

The request was for info for the discord server that was mentioned in #111436. I was assuming it might be a new sbitx oreinted one.
Thanks to those that replied with links to JJ's file.
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Hank W6IR

John, that sure does and I appreciate the information you have provided. I made the changes to the HYCAS input as you suggested. I was thinking that the tuned circuit does not need to be there following the crystal filter as you mentioned.
The autotransformer is a good suggestion too.
Thanks very much for the help
73
Barry

Barry,
I've done similar circuits, interfacing a crystal filter to a JFET amp, but not the Daylight specifically. My suggestion was based on that experience plus looking at the Daylight schematic. As-is, the crystal filter is terminated by 1k in parallel with a JFET gate (also in parallel with the SA602 output but you're not changing that). So if you substitute the HYCAS with 1k and a JFET, you keep the filter termination unchanged.

I don't think it's necessary to add a tuned circuit/matching network for the HYCAS input since the bandwidth is already set by the crystal filter. Such a network would step up the voltage at the HYCAS input, giving more gain, but it's going to give you plenty of gain anyway.

For the HYCAS output, the T1 transformer's 12 to 5 ratio steps the 50 ohm output up to 288 ohms at the Q6 collector. That's in parallel with with 2k (R15) plus whatever for the AGC detector diodes. Since the detector input is 1k so you could rewind T1 for 12 to 22 turns. That's a lot of turns on a T37 core so I'd make it an autotransformer, 22 turns tapped at 12, with a blocking cap going to the detector.

Hope that helps!
John

For some strange reason the updater in 2.3 is not working for me. Any suggestions? Is there a command line script i could use?


Joe N7QPP