Re: Apologies if flogging a dead horse! CAL Correction?
Stan, thank-you for your input. As it happens, from the timing of your post I
was actually at the same time watching the W2AEW youtube video on calibration where he
demonstrated the Correction switch
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Gareth Evans
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#39620
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Re: Apologies if flogging a dead horse! CAL Correction?
Oh, and the 'correction' option in the menu is in -newer- nanovna firmware, so if your friends doesn't have it, he doesn't have the latest firmware.
So yes, this was a valid question to ask, since
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Stan Dye
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#39619
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Re: Apologies if flogging a dead horse! CAL Correction?
Gareth,
This option is simply a switch that turns the calibration on and off. When it is checked, it is on.
But the main status is at the left side of the display, along the center-left edge. If
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Stan Dye
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#39618
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Re: Apologies if flogging a dead horse! CAL Correction?
OK, thanks for that reference, but how do I know whether or not
the correction is being applied? Is there a status flag?
ie, after doing a calibration, do I leave the Correction option alone
or
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Gareth Evans
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#39617
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Re: Apologies if flogging a dead horse! CAL Correction?
Basically it toggles your calibration off and uses the base cal in the unit.
/g/nanovna-users/topic/53015012?20,2,0,0
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PT
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#39616
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Re: S-Parameter Plotter
Larry, what a wonderful message. I don't think this is the place to chat so I'll send you an email.
Brian
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Brian Beezley
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#39615
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Re: S-Parameter Plotter
Off Topic...
Brian,
I have fond memories of your Antenna modeling program - from back in the day.. I would load parameters and let the computer run all night. I didn't have a co-processor nor could
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Larry Macionski
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#39614
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Apologies if flogging a dead horse! CAL Correction?
I've only just found and joined this group and am using a donated VNA
for the first time. So I apologise if I am repeating a topic that is hidden
deep within the history of this group.
In the CAL
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Gareth Evans
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#39613
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Re: nano vna h black screen
Thank you, Thank you… that did the trick. Your help and patience is much appreciated, I learned something today, now if i can just remember it. This technologically challenged old F er really
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VA4BG
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#39612
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Re: nano vna h black screen
You must use only the upgrade/verify portion of dfusedemo. If you first used the upload function, you overwrote your firmware file with the content of the nanovna, trashing it before you used it for
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Stan Dye
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#39611
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Re: nano vna h black screen
Thankyou for your help and especially your patience.. I didn’t realize i needed the H4, but same result.
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VA4BG
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#39610
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Re: nano vna h black screen
Please use the firmware for -H4.
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Hugen
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#39609
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Re: nano vna h black screen
So.. i got the driver installed, showed up as “stm device in dfu mode”, stm cube programmer did not recognize the bna but the dfuse demo program did, the “upload action” part of the programer
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VA4BG
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#39608
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Re: nano vna h black screen
The version is typically part of the model number on the sticker on the case. The PCB is the same for the MS and SI - only the chip vendor changes.
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Tim Dawson
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#39607
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Re: nano vna h black screen
Thank you, will get back to this later this evening, it did come in a case, if the version is not on there i will check the chip. Will let you know how it goes
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VA4BG
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#39606
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Re: nano vna h black screen
From your photo it appears you have a NanoVNA-H4, (the 4 is for the 4" screen) hardware version 4.3, or perhaps a good clone. Did it come in a case, or was it just the card and screen? Most
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Stan Dye
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#39605
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Re: S-Parameter Plotter
Don Brant sent me an .s2p file to help test my plotter. It's for an amplifier with several feet of cabling. When I looked at the phase response, I knew I had found a new poster child for the virtues
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Brian Beezley
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#39604
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Re: nano vna h black screen
Device manager just tells me best driver is already installed but all i get is stm bootloader showing up in USB devices
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VA4BG
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#39603
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Re: nano vna h black screen
Thanks for the reply, nowhere on the board do i see any reference to ms,si or zk, where should i be looking? Also have installed dfuse demo but running cannot get the correct driver. Looked in the
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VA4BG
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#39602
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Re: nano vna h black screen
What firmware are you trying to use?
If you are using Hugen79's firmware then pay close attention to the image you downloaded. I ran into a black screen after upgrade as well caused by me mistakingly
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juancb@...
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#39601
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