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

[David G. McGaw]

The drivers for all versions of Windows are here:

https://community.infineon.com/t5/Knowledge-Base-Articles/Drivers-for-EZ-USB-FX1-FX2LP-and-FX3-KBA94413/ta-p/248634

It took me several tries of (re)installing the driver and rebooting to 
get it to change from "Westbridge" and properly enumerate in Device 
Manager first as "Cypress FX3 USB BootLoader Device".  When you run 
SDR-Console 3.2 it then shows as "RX888mk2" or "Cypress FX3 USB 
StreamerExample Device".

My problem is on one computer (Win7 32b) I am getting no data, on 
another (Win10 64b) it shows in the spectrum but the audio is very garbled.

73,

David N1HAC

On 7/25/23 10:38 PM, Franco VENTURI via TangerineSDR wrote:
> Tom,
> for the RX888 to be functional under Windows you have to install the 
> Cypress USB driver for Windows - Simon Brown has detailed instructions 
> in this page: https://www.sdr-radio.com/rx-666 
> <https://www.sdr-radio.com/rx-666> 
> under the 'Drivers' section (his instructions refer to a similar and 
> older model, the RX-666, but they apply to the RX888 too).
> Franco K4VZ
>> On 07/25/2023 5:38 PM EDT Tom McDermott via TangerineSDR 
>> <tangerinesdr at lists.tapr.org> wrote:
>> 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
>>>         <https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuite/mailto:/home/tom/ka9q-radio/rx888d@.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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