Last year I did some work on debugging the 1394 interface with the Flex 5000A. It was working and was from what testing I did fairly stable. Fairly stable means it did not do anything it should not have after I found a couple of minor tweaks. I did not test it thoroughly and have since reloaded that machine to try the later versions of Ubuntu. That said, I did not have enough information on the Flex / Firewire interface software on the other end to be able to do much else. Bob, Frank and I am sure others have been deep into that project.
Apologies for being a bit behind on email and being a bit late to comment. I ended up having to reload a mail server this past week. Dave KU4B On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 10:26 -0800, Jack Haverty wrote: > I use Debian, which I think is still the same genetic code as Ubuntu. > Debian has lots of 1394 software, for disks, video devices, etc. None > of my Linux machines have a 1394 card, but that's easy to fix. But if > "driver" means the code that connects dttsp to the kernel 1394 device > and knows the Flex language used on that device, it's quite possible > that hasn't been written. But I think the kernel drivers are there. > > I agree -- if anyone knows otherwise... > > 73, > /Jack > > On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 18:09 +0000, TheVillageHam wrote: > > Hi jack, > > > > As far as I was aware there are no firewire drivers for ubuntu/linux to > > communicate with the F3K/F5K products, > > this is what I was told in the Linux dttsp group, but if anyone knows > > otherwise ... ... .. . > > > > > > On 16/11/10 17:44, Jack Haverty wrote: > > > Is anyone using their Flex-xxxx hardware with any software other than > > > PowerSDR? > > > > > > There are other SDR programs, even some that run on Linux (e.g., see > > > http://code.google.com/p/sdr-shell/), but I don't know if anyone's been > > > using a Flex in that community, or if it's even possible. It's a > > > "homebrew" software kind of environment, not a product, but it might be > > > fun to experiment. > > > > > > 73, > > > /Jack > > > > > > On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 17:14 +0000, TheVillageHam wrote: > > > > > >> Now if only we could use our F3K/F5K's with Ubuntu ... I'd dump windoze > > >> at the drop of a hat! > > >> > > >> On 16/11/10 17:00, [email protected] wrote: > > >> > > >>> Message: 27 > > >>> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:03:32 -0600 > > >>> From: Robert McGwier<[email protected]> > > >>> To: FlexRadio<[email protected]> > > >>> Subject: [Flexradio] New hardware from Flex > > >>> Message-ID: > > >>> <[email protected]> > > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > >>> > > >>> Flex Radio has delivered to me the ultimate in wideband, A/D based > > >>> receiver > > >>> in a product called SERX (for Survey Engine Receiver). Initially > > >>> delivered > > >>> with the ability to stream 30 MHz of data via PCIe (4 lane) or power > > >>> spectra > > >>> and up to 16 channels of variable bandwidth digital downconverter > > >>> receivers, > > >>> at ORNL we are modifying the code to use polyphase filter bank design > > >>> done > > >>> by fred harris and I to do channelize the entire instantaneous > > >>> bandwidth (0 > > >>> MHz to well above 6 meters) into 11520 channels with the ability to > > >>> reassemble (perfect reconstruction) into larger bands. This is so > > >>> exciting. > > >>> The device driver works on latest versions of Fedora and Ubuntu, > > >>> WINDOWS > > >>> NEED NOT APPLY.;-) > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Bob McGwier > > >>> N4HY > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > >> http://www.flexradio.com/ > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
