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Re: The Daylight Radio

 

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Dear group,

I printed out the .stl file that was on the website but it was different that the one shown in the pictures.?
The .stl file that was on the website doesn't have the bolt down base on it.?? So that makes it very difficult
to install on the PC board.? Does anyone have the .stl files for the one with the base?

here is what the one I printed look like:

base

Take care and have fun.

73 Dave WA5DJJ
SUPER GRABBER


-- 
73 Dave WA5DJJ
SUPER GRABBER 
WEBSITE: 
EMAIL: dhassall@...


Re: sBitx running FT8

 

Hi Ashhar,

I think you never sleep.? I appreciate your dedication to the project but man, you've got to rest.

This is from the github from the JS8Call site:?

My guess is you already have this.

Cheers, Scott


Re: Initial Testing #sBitx

Anthony Good
 

LOL.? You're right.? I should probably get out of the habit of doing a sudo bash first thing when I bring up a terminal....


On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 12:16 PM AI4AI <iamai4ai@...> wrote:

..and, maybe again? ;)

should probably start with a 'sudo'; i.e.:? sudo chown pi:pi /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini

(and type in the user's (pi) password if prompted)

...even though the file is in the user's directory (and the user has full permissions there), they lack sufficient privilege to alter the file ownership away from root


On 8/7/22 10:24, Anthony Good wrote:
Well, I screwed that up. ?:-D ? ?I meant:

chown pi:pi /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


On Aug 7, 2022, at 10:21, Anthony Good via <anthony.good@...> wrote:

Hi Ashhar,

I figured out the user_settings.ini file issue; the file was owned by root.? Thanks!

For future reference for others, do a:

chown root:root /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


Unrelated question: I'm thinking of doing some pull requests for contributing some functionality for your consideration.? I have in mind customization settings for the user interface (colors, etc.).? Also thinking of a customization for the frequencies on the waterfall.? Would you like to have customization settings appended to user_settings.ini, or perhaps elsewhere?? I can see this file growing very large.

73
Goody
K3NG

On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 7:59 PM Ashhar Farhan <farhanbox@...> wrote:
Goody,
It looks like there are a lot of space characters being generated by the attached keyboard. Can you remove the keyboard and check?
You might want to delete user_settings.ini, git pull again to get a fresh user_settings.ini. just before you do that, email me your user_settings.ini file.
I am implementing a telnet server to accept all the commands and return the output text seen on the console window. Coming soon...
The minimize button should ideally show the rpi icon, to "return to raspberry pi". Let me figure it out.
I will check about the cwdelay at my end and report?back.
Do send me your user_settings.ini. check if the file permissions are normal (read/write enabled for user pi).?
- f
On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 2:33 AM Anthony Good <anthony.good@...> wrote:
Greetings,

A few initial observations:

1) Several times I¡¯ve gotten the rig into a weird state where CW sending from the keyboard just cycles in and out of transmit and receive, and the only way to get out of the cycling is exiting the app.? Attempts to transmit with the key put the rig in TX, but no RF out.? I¡¯ve haven¡¯t attempted QSOs yet, I just have a 40 meter antenna connected? with the power down to 1 watt.? Once the rig gets into this weird state, the only way I can get it out of it is sometimes by switching bands, but usually I have to do a full OS shutdown and power reset.? I¡¯m still gathering data points.

2) I noticed my sbitx doesn¡¯t write to the data/user_settings.ini file.? No big deal right now, I edit it with vi.

3) I was seeing a lot of errors with a Dell keyboard connected up.? Often the rig would display a send a U instead of a V.? I connected up an Apple keyboard and I¡¯m not noticing the errors.

4) CW T/R time is quite long.? I see a cw_delay=1000 setting.? I attempted to change this to 500, but the problem above (#1) is getting in the way of me testing this.

5) The OFF button might better be labeled EXIT, and CLOSE is more like a ¡°minimize¡± button (perhaps a down arrow, like what is used in the Pi GUI would be more appropriate?? (Perhaps have it that button label can be customized in user_settings.ini?)

6) I¡¯m definitely getting the Wi-Fi noise into the audio.? I¡¯ve turned off Wi-Fi and I¡¯m using wired Ethernet for now, with no noise issues.

7) Any way to send sbitx \ commands to the app via the operating system (i.e. command line)?

8) It appears \ commands are case sensitive.? Perhaps accepting CAPS for commands might avoid user issues?

9) Any chance for a wide AM detector?? Maybe this is some code I could develop once I get my bearings¡­.

Overall, I¡¯m really excited about this rig.? Lots of potential.

73
Goody
K3NG








Re: Initial Testing #sBitx

 

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..and, maybe again? ;)

should probably start with a 'sudo'; i.e.:? sudo chown pi:pi /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini

(and type in the user's (pi) password if prompted)

...even though the file is in the user's directory (and the user has full permissions there), they lack sufficient privilege to alter the file ownership away from root


On 8/7/22 10:24, Anthony Good wrote:

Well, I screwed that up. ?:-D ? ?I meant:

chown pi:pi /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


On Aug 7, 2022, at 10:21, Anthony Good via <anthony.good@...> wrote:

Hi Ashhar,

I figured out the user_settings.ini file issue; the file was owned by root. ?Thanks!

For future reference for others, do a:

chown root:root /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


Unrelated question: I'm thinking of doing some pull requests for contributing some functionality for your consideration.? I have in mind customization settings for the user interface (colors, etc.). ?Also thinking of a customization for the frequencies on the waterfall. ?Would you like to have customization settings appended to user_settings.ini, or perhaps elsewhere? ?I can see this file growing very large.

73
Goody
K3NG

On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 7:59 PM Ashhar Farhan <farhanbox@...> wrote:
Goody,
It looks like there are a lot of space characters being generated by the attached keyboard. Can you remove the keyboard and check?
You might want to delete user_settings.ini, git pull again to get a fresh user_settings.ini. just before you do that, email me your user_settings.ini file.
I am implementing a telnet server to accept all the commands and return the output text seen on the console window. Coming soon...
The minimize button should ideally show the rpi icon, to "return to raspberry pi". Let me figure it out.
I will check about the cwdelay at my end and report?back.
Do send me your user_settings.ini. check if the file permissions are normal (read/write enabled for user pi).?
- f
On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 2:33 AM Anthony Good <anthony.good@...> wrote:
Greetings,

A few initial observations:

1) Several times I¡¯ve gotten the rig into a weird state where CW sending from the keyboard just cycles in and out of transmit and receive, and the only way to get out of the cycling is exiting the app.? Attempts to transmit with the key put the rig in TX, but no RF out.? I¡¯ve haven¡¯t attempted QSOs yet, I just have a 40 meter antenna connected? with the power down to 1 watt.? Once the rig gets into this weird state, the only way I can get it out of it is sometimes by switching bands, but usually I have to do a full OS shutdown and power reset.? I¡¯m still gathering data points.

2) I noticed my sbitx doesn¡¯t write to the data/user_settings.ini file.? No big deal right now, I edit it with vi.

3) I was seeing a lot of errors with a Dell keyboard connected up.? Often the rig would display a send a U instead of a V.? I connected up an Apple keyboard and I¡¯m not noticing the errors.

4) CW T/R time is quite long.? I see a cw_delay=1000 setting.? I attempted to change this to 500, but the problem above (#1) is getting in the way of me testing this.

5) The OFF button might better be labeled EXIT, and CLOSE is more like a ¡°minimize¡± button (perhaps a down arrow, like what is used in the Pi GUI would be more appropriate?? (Perhaps have it that button label can be customized in user_settings.ini?)

6) I¡¯m definitely getting the Wi-Fi noise into the audio.? I¡¯ve turned off Wi-Fi and I¡¯m using wired Ethernet for now, with no noise issues.

7) Any way to send sbitx \ commands to the app via the operating system (i.e. command line)?

8) It appears \ commands are case sensitive.? Perhaps accepting CAPS for commands might avoid user issues?

9) Any chance for a wide AM detector?? Maybe this is some code I could develop once I get my bearings¡­.

Overall, I¡¯m really excited about this rig.? Lots of potential.

73
Goody
K3NG








Re: sBitx handy #sBitx

 

I will do it later tonight.


On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 8:33 PM Anthony Good <anthony.good@...> wrote:
The wiki in GitHub might be a good place for tips like this, if Ashhar wanted to activate the wiki...

On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 10:58 AM Bob Benedict, KD8CGH <rkayakr@...> wrote:
I found the display way too bright. You can reduce it by the command:
sudo sh -c "echo nnn > /sys/class/backlight/rpi_backlight/brightness"
where nnn is a number from 1 to 255. I set mine down to 80, which is much better for my eyes and reduced power draw from 1.2 A to .9 A.

Please consider adding other handy tips to this thread.
--
? 73
??? Bob? KD8CGH


Re: Postman came with a box from hfsignals

 

By some odd?coincidence, I started receiving DHL Phishing emails right after I ordered.? I haven't received any other confirmation, either, but after getting all of these fake tracking alerts, I emailed HFsignals and was told my order would ship in a couple of days.? Still waiting, but I have no time to devote to it at the moment anyway.

--
Neil Goldstein


Re: sBitx handy #sBitx

Anthony Good
 

The wiki in GitHub might be a good place for tips like this, if Ashhar wanted to activate the wiki...


On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 10:58 AM Bob Benedict, KD8CGH <rkayakr@...> wrote:
I found the display way too bright. You can reduce it by the command:
sudo sh -c "echo nnn > /sys/class/backlight/rpi_backlight/brightness"
where nnn is a number from 1 to 255. I set mine down to 80, which is much better for my eyes and reduced power draw from 1.2 A to .9 A.

Please consider adding other handy tips to this thread.
--
? 73
??? Bob? KD8CGH


sBitx handy #sBitx

 

I found the display way too bright. You can reduce it by the command:
sudo sh -c "echo nnn > /sys/class/backlight/rpi_backlight/brightness"
where nnn is a number from 1 to 255. I set mine down to 80, which is much better for my eyes and reduced power draw from 1.2 A to .9 A.

Please consider adding other handy tips to this thread.
--
? 73
??? Bob? KD8CGH


Re: Sbitx group

 

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The groups.I'm bitx20 group has over 7,000 members, and the group currently covers several different HFSIGNALS products/designs. If a second groups.io were created I'd join it (I have an sBitx on order), so the qty of mail I'd receive from both groups wouldn't change.

The current members of bitx20 likely fall into one of three groups:
A) No interest in sBitx at all
B) Mild interest in sBitx (potential future customer or just curious)
C) Own/have on order an sBitx

I suspect group A's desire to ignore threads related to sBitx could be managed by list members getting in the habit of including hashtags in the subject if radio-specific posts, be it #bitx20, #bitx40, #ubitx, or #sbutx. It will never be perfect, but if many/most do this individual list members can trim the number of emails they see.

I suspect hfsignals is really only interested in having all comms in one group.

Just a thought,

Ken, N2VIP

On Aug 7, 2022, at 08:18, Bill <groups191227@...> wrote:

?

If cost is a concern, reliable mailing lists can be had for $3.40/month for 1000 users from mailmanlists.net.? I've used them for years and found them very reliable and responsive.? Doesn't have all the bells and whistles of groups.io, but then they mostly aren't used anyway.


?- Bill? N3AJ


Re: Initial Testing #sBitx

 

I was wondering what the earlier mail about chown root:root would do!
I think that we can read the ui layout from another text file, lets say called layout.ini.
Each section of the file layouts out one control.?
Upon loading, it can relocate and resize the layout. All the stuff like fonts and colours are in tables that can be re-read.
It will be fun to have this. One could have differenr layouts for different modes.
- f

On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 7:54 PM Anthony Good <anthony.good@...> wrote:
Well, I screwed that up. ?:-D ? ?I meant:

chown pi:pi /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


On Aug 7, 2022, at 10:21, Anthony Good via <anthony.good@...> wrote:

Hi Ashhar,

I figured out the user_settings.ini file issue; the file was owned by root.? Thanks!

For future reference for others, do a:

chown root:root /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


Unrelated question: I'm thinking of doing some pull requests for contributing some functionality for your consideration.? I have in mind customization settings for the user interface (colors, etc.).? Also thinking of a customization for the frequencies on the waterfall.? Would you like to have customization settings appended to user_settings.ini, or perhaps elsewhere?? I can see this file growing very large.

73
Goody
K3NG

On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 7:59 PM Ashhar Farhan <farhanbox@...> wrote:
Goody,
It looks like there are a lot of space characters being generated by the attached keyboard. Can you remove the keyboard and check?
You might want to delete user_settings.ini, git pull again to get a fresh user_settings.ini. just before you do that, email me your user_settings.ini file.
I am implementing a telnet server to accept all the commands and return the output text seen on the console window. Coming soon...
The minimize button should ideally show the rpi icon, to "return to raspberry pi". Let me figure it out.
I will check about the cwdelay at my end and report?back.
Do send me your user_settings.ini. check if the file permissions are normal (read/write enabled for user pi).?
- f
On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 2:33 AM Anthony Good <anthony.good@...> wrote:
Greetings,

A few initial observations:

1) Several times I¡¯ve gotten the rig into a weird state where CW sending from the keyboard just cycles in and out of transmit and receive, and the only way to get out of the cycling is exiting the app.? Attempts to transmit with the key put the rig in TX, but no RF out.? I¡¯ve haven¡¯t attempted QSOs yet, I just have a 40 meter antenna connected? with the power down to 1 watt.? Once the rig gets into this weird state, the only way I can get it out of it is sometimes by switching bands, but usually I have to do a full OS shutdown and power reset.? I¡¯m still gathering data points.

2) I noticed my sbitx doesn¡¯t write to the data/user_settings.ini file.? No big deal right now, I edit it with vi.

3) I was seeing a lot of errors with a Dell keyboard connected up.? Often the rig would display a send a U instead of a V.? I connected up an Apple keyboard and I¡¯m not noticing the errors.

4) CW T/R time is quite long.? I see a cw_delay=1000 setting.? I attempted to change this to 500, but the problem above (#1) is getting in the way of me testing this.

5) The OFF button might better be labeled EXIT, and CLOSE is more like a ¡°minimize¡± button (perhaps a down arrow, like what is used in the Pi GUI would be more appropriate?? (Perhaps have it that button label can be customized in user_settings.ini?)

6) I¡¯m definitely getting the Wi-Fi noise into the audio.? I¡¯ve turned off Wi-Fi and I¡¯m using wired Ethernet for now, with no noise issues.

7) Any way to send sbitx \ commands to the app via the operating system (i.e. command line)?

8) It appears \ commands are case sensitive.? Perhaps accepting CAPS for commands might avoid user issues?

9) Any chance for a wide AM detector?? Maybe this is some code I could develop once I get my bearings¡­.

Overall, I¡¯m really excited about this rig.? Lots of potential.

73
Goody
K3NG








Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB #sBitx

 

Here it is:
vfo_a_freq=7065000
vfo_b_freq=7065000
callsign=KD8CGH
grid=EN91he
cw_delay=1000
data_delay=700
cw_input_method=0
current_macro=
sidetone=25
contest_serial=0
sent_exchange=
r1:freq=7065000
r1:volume=80
r1:mode=CW
r1:low=0
r1:high=3000
r1:agc=OFF
r1:gain=82
tx_power=10
tx_gain=100
#split=OFF
tx_compress=0
#rit=OFF
#tx_wpm=5
#rx_pitch=700
#tx=
#rx=
#record=OFF
#step=1KHz
#vfo=A
#span=10KHz
spectrum=7000 KHz
#status=7000 KHz
waterfall=7000 KHz
#console=console box
#log_ed=
#text_in=
#close=
#off=
#10m=
#12m=
#15m=
#17m=
#20m=
#30m=
#40m=
?
[80m]
power=20
freq0=3541000
mode0=2
freq1=3574000
mode1=0
freq2=3600000
mode2=2
freq3=3700000
mode3=1
?
[40m]
power=10
freq0=7050000
mode0=3
freq1=7040000
mode1=2
freq2=7074000
mode2=0
freq3=7150000
mode3=1
?
[30m]
power=30
freq0=10100000
mode0=2
freq1=10100000
mode1=2
freq2=10136000
mode2=0
freq3=10150000
mode3=0
?
[20m]
power=6
freq0=14152000
mode0=3
freq1=14040000
mode1=2
freq2=14074000
mode2=0
freq3=14200000
mode3=0
?
[17m]
power=6
freq0=18068000
mode0=2
freq1=18100000
mode1=2
freq2=18110000
mode2=0
freq3=18160000
mode3=0
?
[15m]
power=6
freq0=21074000
mode0=0
freq1=21040000
mode1=2
freq2=21074000
mode2=0
freq3=21250000
mode3=0
?
[12m]
power=10
freq0=24890000
mode0=2
freq1=24910000
mode1=2
freq2=24950000
mode2=0
freq3=24990000
mode3=0
?
[10m]
power=6
freq0=28079000
mode0=3
freq1=28040000
mode1=2
freq2=28074000
mode2=0
freq3=28250000
mode3=0


--
? 73
??? Bob? KD8CGH


Re: Initial Testing #sBitx

Anthony Good
 

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Well, I screwed that up. ?:-D ? ?I meant:

chown pi:pi /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


On Aug 7, 2022, at 10:21, Anthony Good via <anthony.good@...> wrote:

Hi Ashhar,

I figured out the user_settings.ini file issue; the file was owned by root. ?Thanks!

For future reference for others, do a:

chown root:root /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


Unrelated question: I'm thinking of doing some pull requests for contributing some functionality for your consideration.? I have in mind customization settings for the user interface (colors, etc.). ?Also thinking of a customization for the frequencies on the waterfall. ?Would you like to have customization settings appended to user_settings.ini, or perhaps elsewhere? ?I can see this file growing very large.

73
Goody
K3NG

On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 7:59 PM Ashhar Farhan <farhanbox@...> wrote:
Goody,
It looks like there are a lot of space characters being generated by the attached keyboard. Can you remove the keyboard and check?
You might want to delete user_settings.ini, git pull again to get a fresh user_settings.ini. just before you do that, email me your user_settings.ini file.
I am implementing a telnet server to accept all the commands and return the output text seen on the console window. Coming soon...
The minimize button should ideally show the rpi icon, to "return to raspberry pi". Let me figure it out.
I will check about the cwdelay at my end and report?back.
Do send me your user_settings.ini. check if the file permissions are normal (read/write enabled for user pi).?
- f
On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 2:33 AM Anthony Good <anthony.good@...> wrote:
Greetings,

A few initial observations:

1) Several times I¡¯ve gotten the rig into a weird state where CW sending from the keyboard just cycles in and out of transmit and receive, and the only way to get out of the cycling is exiting the app.? Attempts to transmit with the key put the rig in TX, but no RF out.? I¡¯ve haven¡¯t attempted QSOs yet, I just have a 40 meter antenna connected? with the power down to 1 watt.? Once the rig gets into this weird state, the only way I can get it out of it is sometimes by switching bands, but usually I have to do a full OS shutdown and power reset.? I¡¯m still gathering data points.

2) I noticed my sbitx doesn¡¯t write to the data/user_settings.ini file.? No big deal right now, I edit it with vi.

3) I was seeing a lot of errors with a Dell keyboard connected up.? Often the rig would display a send a U instead of a V.? I connected up an Apple keyboard and I¡¯m not noticing the errors.

4) CW T/R time is quite long.? I see a cw_delay=1000 setting.? I attempted to change this to 500, but the problem above (#1) is getting in the way of me testing this.

5) The OFF button might better be labeled EXIT, and CLOSE is more like a ¡°minimize¡± button (perhaps a down arrow, like what is used in the Pi GUI would be more appropriate?? (Perhaps have it that button label can be customized in user_settings.ini?)

6) I¡¯m definitely getting the Wi-Fi noise into the audio.? I¡¯ve turned off Wi-Fi and I¡¯m using wired Ethernet for now, with no noise issues.

7) Any way to send sbitx \ commands to the app via the operating system (i.e. command line)?

8) It appears \ commands are case sensitive.? Perhaps accepting CAPS for commands might avoid user issues?

9) Any chance for a wide AM detector?? Maybe this is some code I could develop once I get my bearings¡­.

Overall, I¡¯m really excited about this rig.? Lots of potential.

73
Goody
K3NG








Re: Initial Testing #sBitx

Anthony Good
 

¿ªÔÆÌåÓý

Hi Ashhar,

I figured out the user_settings.ini file issue; the file was owned by root. ?Thanks!

For future reference for others, do a:

chown root:root /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini


Unrelated question: I'm thinking of doing some pull requests for contributing some functionality for your consideration.? I have in mind customization settings for the user interface (colors, etc.). ?Also thinking of a customization for the frequencies on the waterfall. ?Would you like to have customization settings appended to user_settings.ini, or perhaps elsewhere? ?I can see this file growing very large.

73
Goody
K3NG


On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 7:59 PM Ashhar Farhan <farhanbox@...> wrote:
Goody,
It looks like there are a lot of space characters being generated by the attached keyboard. Can you remove the keyboard and check?
You might want to delete user_settings.ini, git pull again to get a fresh user_settings.ini. just before you do that, email me your user_settings.ini file.
I am implementing a telnet server to accept all the commands and return the output text seen on the console window. Coming soon...
The minimize button should ideally show the rpi icon, to "return to raspberry pi". Let me figure it out.
I will check about the cwdelay at my end and report?back.
Do send me your user_settings.ini. check if the file permissions are normal (read/write enabled for user pi).?
- f
On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 2:33 AM Anthony Good <anthony.good@...> wrote:
Greetings,

A few initial observations:

1) Several times I¡¯ve gotten the rig into a weird state where CW sending from the keyboard just cycles in and out of transmit and receive, and the only way to get out of the cycling is exiting the app.? Attempts to transmit with the key put the rig in TX, but no RF out.? I¡¯ve haven¡¯t attempted QSOs yet, I just have a 40 meter antenna connected? with the power down to 1 watt.? Once the rig gets into this weird state, the only way I can get it out of it is sometimes by switching bands, but usually I have to do a full OS shutdown and power reset.? I¡¯m still gathering data points.

2) I noticed my sbitx doesn¡¯t write to the data/user_settings.ini file.? No big deal right now, I edit it with vi.

3) I was seeing a lot of errors with a Dell keyboard connected up.? Often the rig would display a send a U instead of a V.? I connected up an Apple keyboard and I¡¯m not noticing the errors.

4) CW T/R time is quite long.? I see a cw_delay=1000 setting.? I attempted to change this to 500, but the problem above (#1) is getting in the way of me testing this.

5) The OFF button might better be labeled EXIT, and CLOSE is more like a ¡°minimize¡± button (perhaps a down arrow, like what is used in the Pi GUI would be more appropriate?? (Perhaps have it that button label can be customized in user_settings.ini?)

6) I¡¯m definitely getting the Wi-Fi noise into the audio.? I¡¯ve turned off Wi-Fi and I¡¯m using wired Ethernet for now, with no noise issues.

7) Any way to send sbitx \ commands to the app via the operating system (i.e. command line)?

8) It appears \ commands are case sensitive.? Perhaps accepting CAPS for commands might avoid user issues?

9) Any chance for a wide AM detector?? Maybe this is some code I could develop once I get my bearings¡­.

Overall, I¡¯m really excited about this rig.? Lots of potential.

73
Goody
K3NG







Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB #sBitx

 

Bob,
I should have mentioned that the fullkit needs no adjustments at all. I will update the assemy manual presently.
Let me check your user_settings.ini.
- f

On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 6:49 PM Bob Benedict, KD8CGH <rkayakr@...> wrote:
Yes -? read and followed the assembly manual. Set both POTs full counterclockwise and RV2 midway.
With the DRIVE_BIAS POT all the way counterclockwise the current increase was .210 mA, so I left it there.
The first 3/4 turn of the PA_BIAS_POT had no effect and the adjustment to hit 200 mA was very sensitive in the remaining space.

--
? 73
??? Bob? KD8CGH


Re: Adding I2C Encoders #sBitx

 

Peter,
The I2C took away months of my life. It turned out that wm8731 is very finicky with I2C. So, I left the original I2C with the WM8731 (the audio codec) and instead, but banged a second line to be used with the Si5351 on the main board.
The routines to be called are in the si5351v2.c file. This also explains why it is suffixed with v2, the earlier version tried using the system I2C bus.
- f

On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 5:58 PM Peter McCracken <peter.mccracken@...> wrote:

I plan to tap into the SDA/SCL connection on the digital board in order to wire up 2 x Duppa i2c encoders, I assume this shouldn't cause any issues for the codec or the 5351 ? I also noted you seem to be using bit bang for the i2c comms.


Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB #sBitx

 

Yes -? read and followed the assembly manual. Set both POTs full counterclockwise and RV2 midway.
With the DRIVE_BIAS POT all the way counterclockwise the current increase was .210 mA, so I left it there.
The first 3/4 turn of the PA_BIAS_POT had no effect and the adjustment to hit 200 mA was very sensitive in the remaining space.

--
? 73
??? Bob? KD8CGH


Re: Sbitx group

 

If cost is a concern, reliable mailing lists can be had for $3.40/month for 1000 users from mailmanlists.net.? I've used them for years and found them very reliable and responsive.? Doesn't have all the bells and whistles of groups.io, but then they mostly aren't used anyway.


?- Bill? N3AJ


Re: #sbitx audio control on tap #sBitx

 

Oh, silly me, you are talking about driving a pin from the RPI when TX is active (I think).? Right?


Re: sBitx antenna-first warning

 

As a weekend hacker, there is no way to describe all the ways I've threatened my uBITX finals.? There seems to be as many boneheaded missteps on the normally short road to an antenna as there are stars seen by the James Web Telescope



Giving the remarkable sBITX even a small ability to self-protect from knuckleheads like me (and I am not alone, hahah), seems like giving the sBITX a fighting chance to deal with some number approximating infinity of "opps."

Don The Oops Prone
km4udx

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Adding I2C Encoders #sBitx

 


I plan to tap into the SDA/SCL connection on the digital board in order to wire up 2 x Duppa i2c encoders, I assume this shouldn't cause any issues for the codec or the 5351 ? I also noted you seem to be using bit bang for the i2c comms.