Okay, thanks, that’s what I thought but that isn’t useful for me until I find a UHD version that can communicate with it. I’ve been trying to build older UHD versions from 003_007_002_rc1 forward but all so far fail to build due to compiler errors. Am up to 003_008_005_rc1 now, moving forward until I can successfully build one to try. Are there any old pre-built versions I could simply try without having to build each one myself?
Joe > On May 8, 2019, at 2:31 PM, Nick Foster <bistrom...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, code loaded over JTAG is gone at next boot. I can't think of an easy way > to figure out what image is loaded other than asking UHD to query it for FPGA > compat number. > > On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 1:04 PM Joe Martin <k...@k5so.com > <mailto:k...@k5so.com>> wrote: > I guess the proper way to ask is “Is there a way to determine what fpga .bin > file is in the N210?”, since the .bit file that I loaded into the fpga is > volatile code that disappears upon power cycling to be reloaded from an > EEPROM or something, yes? > > Joe > >> On May 8, 2019, at 1:55 PM, Joe Martin via USRP-users >> <usrp-users@lists.ettus.com <mailto:usrp-users@lists.ettus.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi Nick, >> >> Thanks for the comments. Is there a way to determine what bit file is >> currently in the N210? If so, how please? >> >> Joe >> >>> On May 8, 2019, at 1:33 PM, Nick Foster <bistrom...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:bistrom...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I see you got there already! If you're still having trouble, I'll see what >>> I can dig up over here. >>> >>> On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 12:31 PM Nick Foster <bistrom...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:bistrom...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> You might be best off reverting to a UHD old enough to support the bitfile >>> currently loaded on your N210. You could then bootstrap your N210 by using >>> the old UHD to load a newer FPGA image. >>> >>> Otherwise, it's fairly simple to convert the binfiles (which still exist -- >>> usrp_n210_r2_fpga.bin) to bitfiles. You can take the header from >>> usrp_n210_r3_fpga.bit and just stick it onto the front of >>> usrp_n210_r2_fpga.bin, and call the output usrp_n210_r2_fpga.bit. The >>> header is everything up until FF FF FF FF AA 99 55 66. >>> >>> Lastly, the source is all there, so building using ISE should still be >>> possible. >>> >>> Nick >>> >>> On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 9:57 AM Joe Martin via USRP-users >>> <usrp-users@lists.ettus.com <mailto:usrp-users@lists.ettus.com>> 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 >>> >>>> On May 8, 2019, at 10:44 AM, Jason Matusiak <ja...@gardettoengineering.com >>>> <mailto: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 >>>> >>>> <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 <mailto: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 >>>> <mailto:usrp-users-boun...@lists.ettus.com>> on behalf of Joe Martin via >>>> USRP-users <usrp-users@lists.ettus.com <mailto: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 list >>> USRP-users@lists.ettus.com <mailto:USRP-users@lists.ettus.com> >>> http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/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 <mailto:USRP-users@lists.ettus.com> >> http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com >> <http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com> >
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