Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 131, Issue 5

2016-03-11 Thread Tim Ellison, W4TME 
Just to be very clear, running a FLEX-3000 at the 192 ksps sampling rate 
using the forked version of the PowerSDR software is not supportedby 
FlexRadio Systems.  Use at your own risk.


Tim Ellison, W4TME
Customer Experience Manager
FlexRadio Systems™
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Austin, TX 78728
Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223
Web: www.flexradio.com 
On 3/8/2016 1:15 PM, Jim Candela wrote:

The Flex 3000 hardware is capable of 192 KB sample rate, and the KE9NS software 
offers that option in the selection from revision OS onward added to 2.7.2 
software. I run my Flex 3000 at 192KB, and for the most part it works fine.The 
other part of this is the Firewire cable, the Firewire port, and the computer. 
I have heard that even with the Flex 5000, there are some situations where 192 
is problematic, and 96 is more stable.
I don't understand all the hurtles for a Firewire port to work, but perhaps 
look at the CPU utilization. If your CPU is running over 20% at 96 Kb sample 
rate, then perhaps it's best to just leave that setting alone. With my AMD 
FX-8350 4G 8 Core processor, power SDR runs at 2-4% CPU load.

In fairness to Flex though, those that "brick" a Flex using 3rd party software 
should not try to get free technical support from Flex to resolve the issue.
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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 14:31:47 -0500
From: "Tim Ellison, W4TME" 
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem with 3000 and PowerSDR
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The FLEX-3000 will not operate at 192 K sampling rate.  You cannot set
this from PowerSDR, so you must be using the Firewire control panel
which is not recommended.

Tim Ellison, W4TME
Customer Experience Manager
FlexRadio Systems?
4616 W Howard Ln, Suite 1-150
Austin, TX 78728
Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223
Web: www.flexradio.com 
On 3/6/2016 9:43 PM, Neil Gould wrote:

I  got the same alert about needing a firmware update.  Since my original
post I did a complete uninstall and manual clean up of all  PowerSDR files.
After reinstalling everything the radio works fine.  The issue, I think, is
that 19.2k buffer is not supported on the 3000 but the  KE5NS version
allowed me to select it.
Anyway back in business with both versions. Thanks for your reply and the
other replies.
NE5IL
On Mar 6, 2016 8:33 PM, "Paul - K6HR"  wrote:


Hello Neil,

What happens when you run the original PowerSDR?

Paul Delaney - K6HR
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Gould
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 11:49 AM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Problem with 3000 and PowerSDR

I have the Flex 3000. I downloaded the KE9NS latest release.
It started up just fine. I started going through the recommendations for
max
operation.
I changed the audio buffer to 192000 and PowerSDR crashed.
Now every time I start PowerSDR I get the notice that a firmware update is
required before opening.
This happens with the original PowerSDR 2.7.2 version too.
I have said 'Yes' many times but each time I get this notice.
I completely uninstalled PowerSDR and reinstalled a fresh copy.
It went through the initial calibration step but then the firmware
upgrade notice continues to come up when trying to start PowerSDR.
Anyone have any clue as to what happened or how to fix it? Is it
bricked?Thanks,NE5IL
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Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 131, Issue 5

2016-03-08 Thread Jim Candela 
The Flex 3000 hardware is capable of 192 KB sample rate, and the KE9NS software 
offers that option in the selection from revision OS onward added to 2.7.2 
software. I run my Flex 3000 at 192KB, and for the most part it works fine.The 
other part of this is the Firewire cable, the Firewire port, and the computer. 
I have heard that even with the Flex 5000, there are some situations where 192 
is problematic, and 96 is more stable.
I don't understand all the hurtles for a Firewire port to work, but perhaps 
look at the CPU utilization. If your CPU is running over 20% at 96 Kb sample 
rate, then perhaps it's best to just leave that setting alone. With my AMD 
FX-8350 4G 8 Core processor, power SDR runs at 2-4% CPU load.

In fairness to Flex though, those that "brick" a Flex using 3rd party software 
should not try to get free technical support from Flex to resolve the issue.
JimWd5JKO




 

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 14:31:47 -0500
From: "Tim Ellison, W4TME" 
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem with 3000 and PowerSDR
Message-ID: <56ddd723.1040...@flex-radio.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed

The FLEX-3000 will not operate at 192 K sampling rate.  You cannot set 
this from PowerSDR, so you must be using the Firewire control panel 
which is not recommended.

Tim Ellison, W4TME
Customer Experience Manager
FlexRadio Systems?
4616 W Howard Ln, Suite 1-150
Austin, TX 78728
Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223
Web: www.flexradio.com 
On 3/6/2016 9:43 PM, Neil Gould wrote:
> I  got the same alert about needing a firmware update.  Since my original
> post I did a complete uninstall and manual clean up of all  PowerSDR files.
> After reinstalling everything the radio works fine.  The issue, I think, is
> that 19.2k buffer is not supported on the 3000 but the  KE5NS version
> allowed me to select it.
> Anyway back in business with both versions. Thanks for your reply and the
> other replies.
> NE5IL
> On Mar 6, 2016 8:33 PM, "Paul - K6HR"  wrote:
>
>> Hello Neil,
>>
>> What happens when you run the original PowerSDR?
>>
>> Paul Delaney - K6HR
>> paul.hamra...@verizon.net
>> http://gw.k6hr.ampr.org:8080
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of
>> Neil
>> Gould
>> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 11:49 AM
>> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
>> Subject: [Flexradio] Problem with 3000 and PowerSDR
>>
>> I have the Flex 3000. I downloaded the KE9NS latest release.
>> It started up just fine. I started going through the recommendations for
>> max
>> operation.
>> I changed the audio buffer to 192000 and PowerSDR crashed.
>> Now every time I start PowerSDR I get the notice that a firmware update is
>> required before opening.
>> This happens with the original PowerSDR 2.7.2 version too.
>> I have said 'Yes' many times but each time I get this notice.
>> I completely uninstalled PowerSDR and reinstalled a fresh copy.
>> It went through the initial calibration step but then the firmware
>> upgrade notice continues to come up when trying to start PowerSDR.
>> Anyone have any clue as to what happened or how to fix it? Is it
>> bricked?Thanks,NE5IL
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