Re: X6100 release of v1.17, adding support for wfview
You do know that the WF in WFView stands for WiFI.
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Re: ALC 100 and NO TX output (AFT5M31N) LDMOS
Hi Real,
I am so happy you have fixed the radio!?
I also have flashed the new Xeigu fw 1.1.7 from the cqxeigu website but it has not fixed my problem, and so I will await the arrival of my new final transistor before continuation.?
I have downgraded and then re-upgraded the FW versions.?
I notice on careful testing that the TX current of the radio is momentarily higher also, and then drops quickly. (like chirping). The voltage on the gate of the output FET is similar in behaviour.
Once I replace the final I will update this thread. Hopefully it helps some people.
If your radio lives on or does not please let me know Amigo!
73
Scot
M0RWV?
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Re: X6100 release of v1.17, adding support for wfview
USB CAT is not running in Firmware 1.1.7
No Cat Controll over USB-C enabled.
It looks like a Developer Firmware for WFView and not ready for Customers.
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On Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 09:13 AM, Frank Fertitta AA5IT wrote:
The thing about having fewer birdies is interesting. I think that Oleg is writing the GUI only. Unless Xeigu's GUI computer is generating birdies that the radio is picking up, processing and including them in the data stream being sent to the GUI computer, there should be no difference in the two versions of GUI, I would think.
Well this is pure speculation, but often displays can be a source of noise, so perhaps Oleg is doing something like running the display at a different refresh rate ??? Cheers Michael VE3WMB?
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Re: ALC 100 and NO TX output (AFT5M31N) LDMOS
Hi Scot
my x6100 had the problem of alc 100 and no power output while plugged in CAT control and in FT8 mode, I believe the cat control crashed my radio,
I took the measurement of the AFT5M31N with my multimeter, it seems to me to be good, I replaced the AFT5M31N and my tests were always negative (alc100 no power). I said to myself I will wait for a new version of the firmware.
I must have been lucky with firmware 1.1.7 now the radio transmits very well, I'm afraid to use the CAT to crash my radio again!
I did nothing special
I flashed several firmware version
I replaced the AFT5M31N
and I flashed version 1.1.7 which luckily solved the problem.
Thank
Real
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Re: X6100 release of v1.17, adding support for wfview
Works here with wfview.
Notes: Make sure the IP address is using the correct subnet and in wfview setup use the IP address in the host name field.
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Re: X6100 release of v1.17, adding support for wfview
Hello, Well working upon the fact that developers and manufacturers document everything and they are honest with their customers????? 73 On 10 Aug 2023, at 16:59, M0PWX <M0PWX@...> wrote:
So are there any fixes included in the firmware? (none listed in readme.txt)
If not no reason to download unless you want wfserver?
Peter
M0PWX
M0PWX Grabber Page (qsl.net)
the link above should take you to english version.
Tim
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Re: X6100 release of v1.17, adding support for wfview
So are there any fixes included in the firmware? (none listed in readme.txt)
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If not no reason to download unless you want wfserver?
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Peter
M0PWX
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https://www.cqxiegu.com/productinfo/790911.html
the link above should take you to english version.?
Tim
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Well, I guess that explains why I couldn't find them in the menus.
(Edited to add "find.")
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Re: ALC 100 and NO TX output (AFT5M31N) LDMOS
Hi Real,?
OK.. so you replaced the ?AFT5M31N final also before flashing yes?
I have flashed the new 1.1.7 Firmware but this was not a fix yet. I wonder if you did anything particular in your sequence??
Thanks
Scot
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The thing about having fewer birdies is interesting. I think that Oleg is writing the GUI only. Unless Xeigu's GUI computer is generating birdies that the radio is picking up, processing and including them in the data stream being sent to the GUI computer, there should be no difference in the two versions of GUI, I would think.
I wonder if it's possible that Xeigu is doing something in their software that generates noise via some component on the GUI computer side, like some chip or transistor or FET that's being abused that's trashing the radio?
I'm pretty sure we as programmers don't have access to the radio software at all.?
Interesting stuff...
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Re: Power - Voltage too high ?
Thank you for your insight on this issue¡.
Cheers,
Paul Ve3htf
In the x6100 the supply voltage is NOT reduced before going to the finals and so the previous comments are both true and untrue. 12V into the radio = 12V onto the final FET. That is why it needs 12V external for 10W... I personally think hacking the firmware to make it look like 10W on the battery is a stupid stupid idea that will result in tears. The CPU and circuits do indeed drop the battery (or external input) voltage to the required levels for the various circuits, 3,6, 5v,8v etc BUT the RF OUPUT FET is directly coupled to the battery/or external voltage. The output FET used in the x6100 is the sane as the one in the ICOM 705 and is rated to 30W and excess of 40 Volts, with a. working case temperature of 150 oCelcius so the 5-10w we throw at it is well within design range. The cooling for the FET may however leave something to be desired.
Running 10W on ANY passive cooled radio will result in a warm case..
By far the worst offender and the one thing that manufacturer says is DO NOT CHARGE AND TX .. the charger will then have to dissipate the 3-4amps you are drawing and it is not cooled. This is pretty obvious pretty quickly.
I read so many assumptions and statements about case cooling. That cooling the case won't cool the battery, or won't cool the finals... the finals are buried in the middle of the radio! ?
All heat removed from the case/body/finals is REMOVED and WILL contribute to cooling the finals. That is physics not assumptions. What is not clear is how much passive cooling is needed for a lunatic to think that he can drive it at 10W FT8 duty for 12 hours.?
The radio also sports a LDMOS MCP temperature sensor in the output stages. There is a lot of extremely good features in this radio...
Worth remembering .... the output RF stage is a LINEAR AMP.. There is a minimum current draw due to biasing and the class of amplification employed.
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I think with R1CBU I hear fewer birdies but I see more fake signals on the waterfall.?
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The comment on less birdies is really interesting.? I'll try the r1cbu firmware and report back
I don't think that you are crazy. I have been thinking the same thing since I started using the R1CBU firmware. To my ear the receive audio sounds much better with the rig running Oleg's firmware, especially on CW.?
I hear a lot less birdies tuning across the band too. I also really like the "cleaner" interface that Oleg has implemented. I am a big believer in "less being more". There are still some "anomalies" on the waterfall with the R1CBU firmware but I generally don't hear anything when I tune past them.??
Michael VE3WMB
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Re: X6100 release of v1.17, adding support for wfview
https://www.cqxiegu.com/productinfo/790911.html
the link above should take you to english version.?
Tim
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Re: ALC 100 and NO TX output (AFT5M31N) LDMOS
Hello Scott
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good news from my side
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after flashing the new firmware version (1.1.7) my radio is still alive.
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I haven't tested the FT8 mode yet, I'm afraid! HIHI
73?
Real
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Re: ALC 100 and NO TX output (AFT5M31N) LDMOS
I am not fully sure Real.
My radio has the capacitor you have indicated.?
It may be a parallel cap that is used when they cannot source a value??
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Re: Power - Voltage too high ?
In the x6100 the supply voltage is NOT reduced before going to the finals and so the previous comments are both true and untrue. 12V into the radio = 12V onto the final FET. That is why it needs 12V external for 10W... I personally think hacking the firmware to make it look like 10W on the battery is a stupid stupid idea that will result in tears. The CPU and circuits do indeed drop the battery (or external input) voltage to the required levels for the various circuits, 3,6, 5v,8v etc BUT the RF OUPUT FET is directly coupled to the battery/or external voltage. The output FET used in the x6100 is the sane as the one in the ICOM 705 and is rated to 30W and excess of 40 Volts, with a. working case temperature of 150 oCelcius so the 5-10w we throw at it is well within design range. The cooling for the FET may however leave something to be desired.
Running 10W on ANY passive cooled radio will result in a warm case..
By far the worst offender and the one thing that manufacturer says is DO NOT CHARGE AND TX .. the charger will then have to dissipate the 3-4amps you are drawing and it is not cooled. This is pretty obvious pretty quickly.
I read so many assumptions and statements about case cooling. That cooling the case won't cool the battery, or won't cool the finals... the finals are buried in the middle of the radio! ?
All heat removed from the case/body/finals is REMOVED and WILL contribute to cooling the finals. That is physics not assumptions. What is not clear is how much passive cooling is needed for a lunatic to think that he can drive it at 10W FT8 duty for 12 hours.?
The radio also sports a LDMOS MCP temperature sensor in the output stages. There is a lot of extremely good features in this radio...
Worth remembering .... the output RF stage is a LINEAR AMP.. There is a minimum current draw due to biasing and the class of amplification employed.
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Re: X6100 release of v1.17, adding support for wfview
Ron,
On the page that opens, on the top menu, all the way to the right end of the menu, if you highlight that item, you will have the option to select English for the page and all other pages from that one.
However, when I tried to download the zip file, Google or Firefox won't allow it.
(It's actually Chinese.)
Jerry
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On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 05:51 PM, Ron Wright wrote:
Sorry, dont read Japanese.
73, ron, n9ee
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