You might want to try this: https://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Configuration/Is-it-possible-to-convert-bin-file-to-bit-file-or-mcs-file/td-p/870351 but YMMV.
-Robin On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:04 AM Joe Martin <k...@k5so.com> wrote: > Very good, Marcus. I would greatly appreciate it. > > If we can get our hands on the “usrp_n210_r2_fpga.bit” from anywhere we > could load it and install an ancient UHD version that has the associated > .bin files for rev2 and run with that setup to have at least a minimal > amount of utility from the N210, albeit not all the niceties and > functionality of a modern UHD version. > > Thanks Jason, Marcus, and Robin for the information. Much appreciated. > At least we know now what we need for this N210 and what to expect from it > in terms of performance if we ever find the .bit file too. > > Best regards to all, > > Joe > > On May 8, 2019, at 11:30 AM, Marcus D. Leech via USRP-users < > usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> wrote: > > On 05/08/2019 01:24 PM, Robin Coxe wrote: > > Hi Joe and Jason. So, I took a walk down Memory Lane and discovered that > the N210 was first released by Ettus Research in November 2010, which was > about 6 months after we were acquired by National Instruments. > It is a true statement that v2 of the hardware is quite geriatric and no > longer supported in modern versions of UHD. However, all hope is not lost. > > There *is* support for N200/N210 in the oldest version of UHD that is > still downloadable on files.ettus.com, UHD v.3.8.0.0. The FPGA images > are in this zip file: > > http://files.ettus.com/binaries/images/uhd-images_003.008.000-18-g6647f8cc.zip > > We unfortunately don't have a v2 in the office to confirm that it still > works, but you might want to take a look. > > -Robin > > I'm going to go through some old disk drives on mine from "back in the > day", and see if I have the r2 .bit files. > > That can't happen until the weekend, however... > > > > > > On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 10:02 AM Marcus D. Leech via USRP-users < > usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> wrote: > >> On 05/08/2019 12:56 PM, Joe Martin via USRP-users wrote: >> >> Wow, okay; that’s disheartening. Thanks much for the info, Jason. Nope, >> the Rev3 bit file doesn’t work; tried it. I’ll see if the support email >> adr can be of use. >> >> Joe >> >> There was a hardware change, as I recall, between Rev2 and Rev3 involving >> the inputs to the ADCs. >> >> >> On May 8, 2019, at 10:44 AM, Jason Matusiak < >> ja...@gardettoengineering.com> wrote: >> >> Joe, I think you might be SOL. If you take a look at this thread from me >> last year, I had no luck: >> http://lists.ettus.com/pipermail/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com/2018-April/056223.html >> >> >> Also, when I pinged Ettus directly, here is some info I got back from >> them (from two different emails in the thread): >> "we've been having some trouble tracking down Rev2 bitfiles, because no >> one here was around when that was built. If you're trying to unbrick >> them, Rev3 bitfiles might be OK, but I'm not completely sure. >> >> supp...@ettus.com might know more by know. >> really sorry, but those Rev2s are just so old. And all the people from >> that era seem to be gone. Sorry, can't help you with those Rev2s." >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* USRP-users <usrp-users-boun...@lists.ettus.com> on behalf of Joe >> Martin via USRP-users <usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11:55 AM >> *To:* Joe Martin via USRP-users >> *Subject:* [USRP-users] Bringing an elderly N210 to life by loading >> current firmware/fpga images >> >> I am trying to bring an elderly N210 r2.0 with unknown history to life by >> loading current UHD firmware and fpga images from a 1Gigabit ethernet >> connection on an AMD 2950X, 3.4GHz, 2TB SSD PC running Ubuntu 18.04 with >> UHD 3.14.0.HEAD-0-gd20a7ae2 software but having difficulty. >> >> Following instructions in “USRP Hardware Driver and USRP Manual: USRP2 >> and N2x0 Series”: >> >> My initial action was to load the “usrp_n210_r4_fpga.bit" file into the >> N210 xc3sd3400a FPGA using a Xilinx Platform Cable USB II JTAG programming >> cable from a Win7 PC running Xilinx ISE iMPACT, which reported “Program >> Succeeded” for the action. Ethernet LEDs on the N210 are variously lighted >> showing activity on the connection port. >> >> With the N210 connected to the Linux PC 1Gbps ethernet port, issuing the >> following commands result in the responses shown in the screenshot image >> below: >> >> <Screenshot from 2019-05-08 08-46-52.png> >> >> My (naive!) interpretation of the above responses is that the FPGA may >> not actually have been programmed with the *.bit code even though iMPACT >> reported success in programming. Can someone assist me in understanding >> whether my interpretation is correct or not and, most importantly, suggest >> what I might try next to bring this N210 to life? >> >> The “Please run:” suggestion results in the “Received invalid reply 32 >> from device” error. It seems no matter what I try the “Received invalid >> reply 32 from device” RuntimeError is reported back when I try to load any >> new firmware/FPGA images. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Joe >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> USRP-users mailing >> listUSRP-users@lists.ettus.comhttp://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> USRP-users mailing list >> USRP-users@lists.ettus.com >> http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com >> > > _______________________________________________ > USRP-users mailing list > USRP-users@lists.ettus.com > http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com > > >
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