[TangerineSDR] [EXTERNAL] RX888D - how to start ?

[Tom McDermott]

Thanks, Dave, Bob, Franco.

Using the syntax Dave specified above, radiod starts, brings up the RX888,
downloads it, and says that it has started streaming. VID=0x04B4 VID=0x00F3.
Now it's time to start learning monitor, et al....

PS: I tried SImon Brown's SDRConsole V3.2 on WIndows 10 on this same
computer but it is not able to discover the RX888 MkII plugged
into the same USB3 connector.. The SDR Console build number is sufficiently
current that the instructions say it should work.
Windows does not see my RX888 MKII enumerate at all.

-- Tom, N5EG

On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 1:47 PM Bob Stricklin via TangerineSDR <
tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> Regarding the rx888 devices that are not working…
>
> Reviewing the information in the EZ-USB FX3/FX3S boot options posted by
> Franco:
>
> Section 6.1 indicates the device only supports USB 2.0.
>
> Also the USB  descriptor may change depending on the boot option selected
> with the three jumper pads and masked firmware progression in the device.
>
> VID=0x04B4 and PID=0x00F3 is an example ID of I2C rolling over to USB boot.
>
> In ubuntu use “lsusb" to view the USB devices on your system.
>
> Note there are three logical states on the boot option select pads, 0, 1,
> and Z.  This is a trick used to provide more options on a small number of
> programming pins. The implementation of the Z obtain in the IC is important
> and may have an issue in the device. There are 9 possible states and they
> have listed 5 of the states. The others probably put the dice in test modes
> or un-documented operational modes.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 25, 2023, at 9:32 AM, Bill Engelke via TangerineSDR <
> tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org> wrote:
>
> Tom – Actually, my advice on this (from yesterday) very likely is
> obsolete; KA9Q has made major changes to the system, so I don’t know if the
> earlier guidance on how to build the system still works. Potentially,
> Franco’s info is better at this time…   -73- Bill
>
> *From:* TangerineSDR <tangerinesdr-bounces at lists.tapr.org> *On Behalf Of *Tom
> McDermott via TangerineSDR
> *Sent:* Monday, July 24, 2023 9:37 PM
> *To:* TAPR TangerineSDR Modular Software Defined Radio <
> tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org>
> *Cc:* Tom McDermott <tom.n5eg at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [TangerineSDR] [EXTERNAL] RX888D - how to start ?
>
> Hi Bill.  I do not know about edits to the makefile, are those documented
> somewhere?
> I ran make (and make install) on the makefile as distributed by git
> (unedited) and it completed without errors. It created
> rx888.o   but no file called rx888d.something
>
> -- Tom, N5EG
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 6:31 PM Bill Engelke via TangerineSDR <
> tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org> wrote:
>
> Tom – did  you edit the makefile and run a make? You have to compile
> rx888d – 73- Bill
>
> *From:* TangerineSDR <tangerinesdr-bounces at lists.tapr.org> *On Behalf Of *Tom
> McDermott via TangerineSDR
> *Sent:* Monday, July 24, 2023 6:40 PM
> *To:* hamsci at googlegroups.com; TAPR TangerineSDR Modular Software Defined
> Radio <tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org>
> *Cc:* Tom McDermott <tom.n5eg at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [TangerineSDR] RX888D - how to start ?
>
> The RX888D MKII has been received, installed ka9q-radio, created fft
> nwisdom, installed & started avahi.
>
> In trying to start rx888d as standalone, and as daemon, there seem to be
> missing some files.
>
> ./rx888d g5rv &   - fails no such file or directory
>
> The only things $find / -name 'rx88*'    found are:
>
> /home/tom/ka9q-radio/rx888d at .service
> /home/tom/ka9q-radio/rx888.h
> /home/tom/ka9q-radio/rx888.o
> /home/tom/ka9q-radio/rx888.c
> /home/tom/ka9q-radio/rx888d.conf
>
> Thus the command(s) to run rx888d fail.  Was an rx888d executable supposed
> to be generated?
>
> -- Tom, N5EG
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