R1CBU firmware 0.22.0

Georgy Dyuldin All Messages By This Member #5662 On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 01:55 AM, Jens wrote: If the updated version will be available I would like very much check it then next week . I have an update - Could you check TX power on FT8? 73
Janos Barabas #5663 Edited Hi, ? I would like to report back that FT8 power output level is now working fine as I see, thanks for the 0.23 update! I could also log 2 QSO-s with this version already, succesfully uploaded to ARRL logbook, ? 73, Janos ON4JBS
K8SAS All Messages By This Member #5664 Thanks for the .23 upload. Works GREAT! 73, Steve On Aug 21, 2024, at 6:13 AM, "Дюльдин Георгий via " <gmail.com@groups.io target=_blank>[email protected]> wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 01:55 AM, Jens wrote: If the updated version will be available I would like very much check it then next week . I have an update - Could you check TX power on FT8? 73
Jens/HB9JOI All Messages By This Member #5665 开云体育 NO !!! It works corrct ! ? 73 ,Jens ? +++ ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Richard (K3RWN) via groups.io Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 4:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? The current TGZ file will not update the radio.?? I still see .20 FW. I have tried several times with two different cards and it does not update. Rich On 8/17/2024 11:46 AM, Дюльдин Георгий wrote: On Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 04:13 PM, Jens wrote: just updated , but it is a big pitty : All is working BUT ABSOLUTLY NO RF-Power OUTPUT in FT8 . FT8 output is zero on all bands ... ? This might be due to different version of base board firmware or hardware. Could you check your BB firmware version? Also - I have one idea about how to fix it. I might create updated version next week and will be appreciated if you check it. ? ? And: CW decoder needs much more AF input level , the input level is to much low . I need some time to investigate and tuning. Will try to fix in the next version.
Jens/HB9JOI All Messages By This Member #5666 开云体育 ...try RUFUS . ? 73 ,Jens ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Richard (K3RWN) via groups.io Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 2:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? Balena Etcher is not creating the partitions on my SD card.?? Any hints on how to create the partitions? On 8/19/2024 6:45 AM, dg1smd@... wrote: Hi Georgyi, ? many thanks for your work. Here some preliminary comments: ? - putting the .tgz into the DATA partition of the SD card was easy with my old Linux netbook. - I like the new way to switch between the setup pages with the GEN/APP buttons. - The new icons for battery and external voltage are nice. - Updating time via an USB GPS module still works - The new way to set filter width is very cool! ? FT8 reception worked well, I did not test transmission yet - more time needed. ? A hint for all who have problems with the new firmware: the X6100 seems to be very finicky when booting from a microSD card. I had the X6100 freeze randomly and other weird problems until I systematically tested different cards. Even cards from well-known manufacturers gave problems. I could not pinpoint any root cause, such as speed, size or make/fake, I simply tested until I had a card that ran without issues. I remember having similar experiences with embedded systems and SD cards at work. ? Another tip: I use the SD card formatter from the SD Association, the manufacturer organisation for SD cards: ? ? This should remove all old partitions, even hidden ones, and gives Rufus or Balena Etcher a clean slate to work with. ? Again, thanks Oleg and Georgyi for your excellent work. ? Greetings, ? Rainer DG1SMD ? ? ? ? ? ?
Jens/HB9JOI All Messages By This Member #5667 开云体育 Ok , just now start try to test it ! Many thanks Georgy ! ? 73 + 76 , Jens / HB9JOI ? +++ ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Дюльдин Георгий Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 01:55 AM, Jens wrote: If the updated version will be available I would like very much check it then next week . I have an update - Could you check TX power on FT8? 73
Richard (K3RWN) All Messages By This Member #5668 开云体育 YES!!! It works.? My desktop computer was not showing a drive letter for the DATA partition.? So the file was not going where it needed to be. ? My laptop does show the proper drive letters/partitions and all is well. This issue was resolved in previous thread.?? Nothing to do with .22 or .23. Rich On 8/21/2024 16:59 PM, Jens wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text NO !!! It works corrct ! ? 73 ,Jens ? +++ ? From: Richard (K3RWN) via groups.io Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 4:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? The current TGZ file will not update the radio.?? I still see .20 FW. I have tried several times with two different cards and it does not update. Rich On 8/17/2024 11:46 AM, Дюльдин Георгий wrote: On Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 04:13 PM, Jens wrote: just updated , but it is a big pitty : All is working BUT ABSOLUTLY NO RF-Power OUTPUT in FT8 . FT8 output is zero on all bands ... ? This might be due to different version of base board firmware or hardware. Could you check your BB firmware version? Also - I have one idea about how to fix it. I might create updated version next week and will be appreciated if you check it. ? ? And: CW decoder needs much more AF input level , the input level is to much low . I need some time to investigate and tuning. Will try to fix in the next version.
Richard (K3RWN) All Messages By This Member #5669 开云体育 These are all resolved.?? Balena was making the partitions.?? The computer was not showing them. On 8/21/2024 17:01 PM, Jens wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text ...try RUFUS . ? 73 ,Jens ? ? From: Richard (K3RWN) via groups.io Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 2:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? Balena Etcher is not creating the partitions on my SD card.?? Any hints on how to create the partitions? On 8/19/2024 6:45 AM, dg1smd@... wrote: Hi Georgyi, ? many thanks for your work. Here some preliminary comments: ? - putting the .tgz into the DATA partition of the SD card was easy with my old Linux netbook. - I like the new way to switch between the setup pages with the GEN/APP buttons. - The new icons for battery and external voltage are nice. - Updating time via an USB GPS module still works - The new way to set filter width is very cool! ? FT8 reception worked well, I did not test transmission yet - more time needed. ? A hint for all who have problems with the new firmware: the X6100 seems to be very finicky when booting from a microSD card. I had the X6100 freeze randomly and other weird problems until I systematically tested different cards. Even cards from well-known manufacturers gave problems. I could not pinpoint any root cause, such as speed, size or make/fake, I simply tested until I had a card that ran without issues. I remember having similar experiences with embedded systems and SD cards at work. ? Another tip: I use the SD card formatter from the SD Association, the manufacturer organisation for SD cards: ? ? This should remove all old partitions, even hidden ones, and gives Rufus or Balena Etcher a clean slate to work with. ? Again, thanks Oleg and Georgyi for your excellent work. ? Greetings, ? Rainer DG1SMD ? ? ? ? ? ?
Jens/HB9JOI All Messages By This Member #5670 开云体育 The drive letters for both (Data & Boot) will only shown after You have removed and inserted the sd-card again , not earlier . ? 73 , Jens ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Richard (K3RWN) via groups.io Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 11:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? YES!!! It works.? My desktop computer was not showing a drive letter for the DATA partition.? So the file was not going where it needed to be.?? My laptop does show the proper drive letters/partitions and all is well. This issue was resolved in previous thread.?? Nothing to do with .22 or .23. Rich On 8/21/2024 16:59 PM, Jens wrote: NO !!! It works corrct ! ? 73 ,Jens ? +++ ? From: Richard (K3RWN) via groups.io Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 4:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? The current TGZ file will not update the radio.?? I still see .20 FW. I have tried several times with two different cards and it does not update. Rich On 8/17/2024 11:46 AM, Дюльдин Георгий wrote: On Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 04:13 PM, Jens wrote: just updated , but it is a big pitty : All is working BUT ABSOLUTLY NO RF-Power OUTPUT in FT8 . FT8 output is zero on all bands ... ? This might be due to different version of base board firmware or hardware. Could you check your BB firmware version? Also - I have one idea about how to fix it. I might create updated version next week and will be appreciated if you check it. ? ? And: CW decoder needs much more AF input level , the input level is to much low . I need some time to investigate and tuning. Will try to fix in the next version.
Richard (K3RWN) All Messages By This Member #5671 开云体育 Not on my PC.?? It does not show the Drive letters for the Partitions.?? I can see the DATA partition in the Disk Manager but I cannot assign it a letter. My laptop works fine so I am really not going to put anymore effort into the PC, except for replacing it very soon. Rich On 8/21/2024 17:21 PM, Jens wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text The drive letters for both (Data & Boot) will only shown after You have removed and inserted the sd-card again , not earlier . ? 73 , Jens ? ? From: Richard (K3RWN) via groups.io Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 11:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? YES!!! It works.? My desktop computer was not showing a drive letter for the DATA partition.? So the file was not going where it needed to be.?? My laptop does show the proper drive letters/partitions and all is well. This issue was resolved in previous thread.?? Nothing to do with .22 or .23. Rich On 8/21/2024 16:59 PM, Jens wrote: NO !!! It works corrct ! ? 73 ,Jens ? +++ ? From: Richard (K3RWN) via groups.io Sent: Monday, August 19, 2024 4:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? The current TGZ file will not update the radio.?? I still see .20 FW. I have tried several times with two different cards and it does not update. Rich On 8/17/2024 11:46 AM, Дюльдин Георгий wrote: On Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 04:13 PM, Jens wrote: just updated , but it is a big pitty : All is working BUT ABSOLUTLY NO RF-Power OUTPUT in FT8 . FT8 output is zero on all bands ... ? This might be due to different version of base board firmware or hardware. Could you check your BB firmware version? Also - I have one idea about how to fix it. I might create updated version next week and will be appreciated if you check it. ? ? And: CW decoder needs much more AF input level , the input level is to much low . I need some time to investigate and tuning. Will try to fix in the next version.
Jens/HB9JOI All Messages By This Member #5672 开云体育 Very good , Georgy ! So far in FT8 the output now is 5 watts with FW 0.23.0-rc0 . Many thanks for this ! ? Now , if You would please take a look about the bad sensitivity of the CW-decoder and could solve that also ... then all is perfect . ? Til tomorrow all others I will have tested too ... then I will report . ? Thanks , 73 +76 ! Jens / HB9JOI ? +++ ? ? ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Дюльдин Георгий Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 01:55 AM, Jens wrote: If the updated version will be available I would like very much check it then next week . I have an update - Could you check TX power on FT8? 73
Jens/HB9JOI All Messages By This Member #5673 开云体育 Latest for today : CW-decoder sensitivity good again with SNR setting 3 . ? Good night , 73 ... Jens / HB9JOI ? +++ ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Jens Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 11:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? Very good , Georgy ! So far in FT8 the output now is 5 watts with FW 0.23.0-rc0 . Many thanks for this ! ? Now , if You would please take a look about the bad sensitivity of the CW-decoder and could solve that also ... then all is perfect . ? Til tomorrow all others I will have tested too ... then I will report . ? Thanks , 73 +76 ! Jens / HB9JOI ? +++ ? ? ? ? From: Дюльдин Георгий Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 01:55 AM, Jens wrote: If the updated version will be available I would like very much check it then next week . I have an update - Could you check TX power on FT8? 73
Jens/HB9JOI All Messages By This Member #5675 开云体育 ? Hello Georgy , ? now in 0.23.0-rc0 all is for to be very satisfied ! I can not find faulth’s at all in this moment , many thanks for Your work and engagement !!! ? Also what You have changed – I had the same opinion before too...- the letters color in FT8 transmission-line now are in white color . (and not more in bad readable black on dark blue .) ? Have a nice day ... 73’s & 76 / Jens ,HB9JOI ? +++ ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: Дюльдин Георгий Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 01:55 AM, Jens wrote: If the updated version will be available I would like very much check it then next week . I have an update - Could you check TX power on FT8? 73
GW4DVB All Messages By This Member #5677 开云体育 Can someone please post a link to 0.23 ? 73 – GW4DVB ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jens Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 10:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? Very good , Georgy ! So far in FT8 the output now is 5 watts with FW 0.23.0-rc0 . Many thanks for this ! ? Now , if You would please take a look about the bad sensitivity of the CW-decoder and could solve that also ... then all is perfect . ? Til tomorrow all others I will have tested too ... then I will report . ? Thanks , 73 +76 ! Jens / HB9JOI ? +++ ? ? ? ? From: Дюльдин Георгий Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 01:55 AM, Jens wrote: If the updated version will be available I would like very much check it then next week . I have an update - Could you check TX power on FT8? 73
Janos Barabas #5678 Hi, for the link to 0.23, please find post #5662 earlier in this thread, ? 73, Janos ON4JBS
GW4DVB All Messages By This Member #5679 开云体育 In the time it took to type this reply you could have just as easily posted the link ! ? Here it is for anyone else who may be wanting it. ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Janos Barabas Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU firmware 0.22.0 ? Hi, for the link to 0.23, please find post #5662 earlier in this thread, ? 73, Janos ON4JBS
stan kiwi All Messages By This Member #5889 Hi Georgy, thanks for ALL Your Great Work ? I`ve noticed (using 0.23rc0) that changing bands in FT8/4 with upper arrow keys results in USB-D switching to USB. Clicking again buttons: APP - FT8/4 restores USB-D mode view on screen but still FT8/4 spectrum has black area on right side - around 300Hz wide I think. Found some remedium in 'memory' TABLE in 'params.db' file; edit all rows with name 'vfoa_mode': change 'val' from 2 to 3 (ie USB to USB-D I guess). Now all is OK - always solid USB-D and full waterfall from left to right edge. I mean of course rows with 'id' 1xx and 2xx ONLY - related to FT8/4. I wonder if such edition is safe. I`ve studied all 'params.db' tables, examining their values after changes made on different bands and think (maybe wrong?) I understand their relations. Also adjusted CB band freq ranges in 'bands' table to correspond my country regulations and added AM band (531-1602) with id=200 and type=1 to be able to easily switch to it for listening, what I frequently do. What do you think? I`m using sqlitebrowser on linux. ? By the way, I know 8x zoom in oem firmware is useless, presenting square pixels even in 4x zoom, but since you doubled spectrum resolution to 800 maybe it is time to give it a try? I must take on glassess when using 4x to tune DNF CW RTTY now - 8x zoom would be really helpfull, at least for me.
Georgy Dyuldin All Messages By This Member #5890 On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 07:44 PM, stan kiwi wrote: Found some remedium in 'memory' TABLE in 'params.db' file; edit all rows with name 'vfoa_mode': change 'val' from 2 to 3 (ie USB to USB-D I guess). Now all is OK - always solid USB-D and full waterfall from left to right edge. I mean of course rows with 'id' 1xx and 2xx ONLY - related to FT8/4. I wonder if such edition is safe. It's safe. I'm going to update these values in the next release. Right now switching to USB-D on FT8/4 implemented in a different manner, and not always works as expected. But FT8/4 should also works with usual USB, except that it mix generated signal with sound from the radio microphone. I`ve studied all 'params.db' tables, examining their values after changes made on different bands and think (maybe wrong?) I understand their relations. Also adjusted CB band freq ranges in 'bands' table to correspond my country regulations and added AM band (531-1602) with id=200 and type=1 to be able to easily switch to it for listening, what I frequently do. What do you think? I`m using sqlitebrowser on linux. Band editor was on Oleg's backlog. It's not a first priority for me right now, but it will do almost the same you done with sqlitebrowser. ? By the way, I know 8x zoom in oem firmware is useless, presenting square pixels even in 4x zoom, but since you doubled spectrum resolution to 800 maybe it is time to give it a try? I must take on glassess when using 4x to tune DNF CW RTTY now - 8x zoom would be really helpfull, at least for me. I'll take a look.
Oleg - R1CBU All Messages By This Member #5891 On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 07:44 PM, stan kiwi wrote: By the way, I know 8x zoom in oem firmware is useless, presenting square pixels even in 4x zoom, but since you doubled spectrum resolution to 800 maybe it is time to give it a try? I must take on glassess when using 4x to tune DNF CW RTTY now - 8x zoom would be really helpfull, at least for me. The data flow for the spectrum is not enough for a full and high-quality zoom even for x4. I used a trick for this to somehow implement it. But this spectrum is partially "invented". If you do x8, it will be even more "invented".
stan kiwi All Messages By This Member #5893 Oleg, what you said may be the clue to my previous observations. I still use 2 SD cards: your`s 0.20.1 and Georgy`s 0.23r0 - changing and comparing. I love all Georgy`s new features, especially FT8 TimeSync and waterfall preservation between switching vfo or band, but his spectrum and waterfall speed is visually slower (maybe 400 to 800 side effect?). Lowering Georgy`s `Spectrum Beta` from 70 to 40-30 makes speed similiar but not the same. Also noticed Georgy`s S meter always shows background +S1 comparing to yours.

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