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Latest Version 19 December 2007 - Ver 1.00 Build 216 -
G8JCFSDR (Build 205) Full Install, Mirror
See bottom of page for older releases
If you are having problems with installing or running G8JCFSDR you can try manually installing the software by following the steps on that page - with any comments - also take a look at the Problems ? section on the Shaft Encoder page. Problems under Vista, see VISTA Issues
Build 216
Installation : Download and Unzip Build 216 into the same directory where you have installed Build 205. Then rename G8JCFSDR.EXE to G8JCFSDR_205.EXE and then rename G8JCFSDR_216.EXE to G8JCFSDR.EXE
1) Keypad for direct frequency entry — both onscreen and real keyboard work. To enter frequencies using the new keypad feature:
a) click the SET button just under the main 7 Seg display and the keypad will pop up.
b) click on the digit button using the mouse to enter a frequency or type in the frequency using the PC’s keyboard. You can enter a frequency in several ways:i) Enter the frequency in MHz and press the MHz button or type the letter M (case insensitive), eg if you enter 10M then the frequency >will be set to 10 MHz. For example, if you enter 10.125M then the frequency will be set to 10.125 MHz.
ii) Enter the frequency in kHz and press the kHz button or type the letter K (case insensitive), e.g. if you enter 5050K then the frequency will be set to 5050 kHz, e.g. if you enter 5050.010K then the frequency will be set to 5.050010 MHz.
iii) Enter the frequency in Hz and press the Hz button or type the letter H (case insensitive).c) To dismiss or close the keypad, either click on the RED X in the >top right hand side, or press the ESC key on the keyboard – you can also click the SET button when the keypad is onscreen and that will dismiss it as well.
d) To clear a frequency click on the C button or type C on the >keyboard — a backspace will be added in the next release
e) To position the keypad, press and hold down the left mouse button the blue strip at the top of the keypad window and move the keypad to where you want it. You can also move the keypad window using the same technique over a bare area of the keypad window.
2) Drag 'n Tune now more fully implemented - still more to do!
Right mouse click will tune the s/w NCO, whereas left click will tune the h/w VFO. Also see the + - buttons at top Right Hand of scope display.
3) NTI DRB32 now supported via Parallel Cable as well as USBADP (be sure to press DEFAULT button on Config Tab under Parallel I/F)
4) Improved SAM mode for non-IQ down-converters (whistle has been removed).
5) Changed the Hamlib code from using the VFO_CURRENT to using VFO_A, this may help with the DWT, but it may also stop working with other rigs like the DRT1 - I haven't got my DRT1 to hand right now, so if someone has a DRT1 I would really appreciate a report if the DRT1 in Hamlib mode is still working — and if anyone has a Coding Technologies:DWT, then Peter would also really appreciate a report of success or not.
6) More settings persisted between runs
7) Improved the Experimental NR, around 12% seems to work best, click "DYN", and Click "Music".
Build 205
1) Full install - no need to install build 147
first
2) OS Restriction removed, so it should install on VISTA, but
see VISTA Issues for VISTA specific
workarounds
3) Bit-bang mode over FTDI FT232 chips has been made much
faster, this is most noticeable when using the NTI DRB30, the DRTI and the
Elektor 3/04
4) Elektor 3/04 over FTDI US232C converter now works !
5) B/W display on the Spectrum Analyser now shows the correct
width - Default Colour changed to Gray
6) There is a dead patch on Long Wave between 175~188KHz in
build 198, in this build, you should be able to tune in 1KHz steps right across
LW band
7) Have added the other inputs on the Elektor IQ/SDR, Aux1,
Aux2, Aux3
8) The extended panel for Elektor IQ/SDR support is only
visible when Elektor IQ/SDR is selected, for all other rxs this panel is hidden
and the G8JCFSDR display is re-sized accordingly
9) When the RX is off, U can adjust the scope display
controls, eg Hz/Div and adjust the spectrum display - useful for examining
signals in depth
10) New Quick Start Guide with Soundcard IQ checking
instructions
11) HamLib DLLS now available as an install program
Other small fixes here and there.
Build 198
1) ELEKTOR May 2007 USB SDR Support added -
Run ELEKTOR s/w first, and Upload InitCal.bin.
2) Full Speed USB Support for serially controlled RXs like the
DRT1, ELEKTOR DRM - FTDI
UC23R - select UC232 in Config. Uses Async Bit-Bang mode, so full speed
unlike usual USB<->RS232 converters - Highly recommended and very good
value - great for notebooks
Build 191
1) NTI DRB USB ADP support added
Build 190
1) HAMLib Support added - Download HamLib DLL Pack
Build 187
1) Fixed problems for IQ Xtal controlled downconverters such as FunkAmateur SDR, and Soft Rock - these had got broken by Build 168
Build 186
1) Supports the NTI DRB30
2) Supports IQ receivers using CY27EE16 I2C over serial port for IQ VFO - /4
only, 100KHz~30MHz, 1KHz steps see http://www.b-kainka.de/iqrx.htm
& http://www.b-kainka.de/iqrx3.htm
3) Supports IQ receivers using AD9851 for IQ VFO with /2 or /4 option
4) Supports IQ receivers using AD9951 for IQ VFO with /2 or /4 option (partially
tested) 4) Timing in the parallel & serial i/f has been been corrected
5) Synchronous AM, SAM, demodulator for single ended downconverters, eg DRT1,
Elektor DRM, NTI DRB30
6) Support for AD9835+CY27EE16 combo for IQ rx - see http://www.elexs.de/iq5.htm
7) Error handling improved
8) Ability added to configure which bits on the parallel i/f can be used for
IOUPD/SCLCK/SDATA
9) Re-instated ability to select Com ports under Serial I/F tab in Config 10)
Changed SMeter so that it only sees signals within selected bandwidth
IQ Support - (Build 168)
Full support for IQ down-converters, eg Soft Rock, Funk Amateur,
& ELEXS AD9835+CY27EE16 combo. Also support for an AD9850 LO followed
by the classic 74AC74 divide by 4 arrangement.
Select Model number in Config from drop down list. "IQ, Crystal
Controlled" is a generic model covering all Xtal controlled IQ
downconverters. Set the Xtal frequency.
Build 168 only provides 24KHz of spectrum display at a time. To tune/view the
'upper part', click on "IQ Upper" checkbox
New/Fixes - (Build 147)
1) Change any colours
on the SDR - See Controls TAB in configuration
2) Mirror the Notch filter, ie see
what the notch filter is cutting out
3) Start of IQ downconverter support -
see Config - General Tab, Select IQ Xtal Rx
4) Fixed incorrect detection of iSPL
5) Lots of small stuff all over the
place
Changes/New:- (Build 126)
1) Asymmetrical IF
Filter/Passband Tuning - AM/BC only - Thanks Wolfgang - v. good for eliminating
Broadcast AM adjacent-channel interference
2) Notch Filter display shows Notch
width - Thanks Wolfgang
3) Notch filtering at AF or IF
frequencies - use Pre-Demod to see IF notching in action, use AF-Out to see AF
notching in action
4) Shift + Scrollwheel gives large
changes - hold down SHIFT and then scroll the mousewheel
5) Ctrl + Scrollwheel gives very fine
adjustments - hold CTRL and then scroll the mousewheel
6) SMeter display shouldn't flicker
anymore - double buffering implemented
7) Smoothing of spectrum display now
user controllable 1~24 sampling periods
8) More persistence between
executions, ie the SDR remembers and restores more settings
9) Non-English language support
improved - most things now in KHz or Hz
10) Chn2 of Spectrum Display now shows IF Input
before filtering when showing Pre Demod signal - Chn1 shows actual filtered
signal
11) AGC settings stored with each preset
12) Improved error handling - should eliminate the
iSPL "N<=0" error
13) Lots of detailed fixes - Thanks Friedrich
14) AutoDDSRefresh feature - Thanks Kjell/Michel -
user selectable option to ENABLE periodic re-initialisation, 1~1.5secs, of DDS
chip - Do NOT enable if using simple/low-cost USB/RS232 converters, can cause
SDR to stall
15) Multiple Soundcard support - SDR remembers
soundcard selection between executions - supports IF input on one soundcard,
with AF output on different soundcard
16) DRM mode now outputs DRM signal at 12KHz after
IF Filtering and Notch Filtering if you want to use Virtual Audio Cable, VAC, to
feed SDR output into DREAM input
17) Starting G8jcfsdr_drt1.exe with a command line
parameter of "trace" generates startup logging file in
c:\g8jcfsdr_drt1.log, ie g8jcfsdr_drt1.exe trace
18) User settings for each filter selection, ie
you can change the default filter cutoffs for each pre-defined filter setting
19) User settings for each AGC selection, ie you
can change the default Attack & Decay times for each pre-defined AGC setting
20) S/W version now displayed - Thanks Friedrich -
see Power frame
21) Tuning by scrollwheel over 'scope mechanism -
Thanks Michel - Enable feature in CONFIG - then scrollwheel will tune SDR when
mouse is over 'scope. Height up the 'scope determines increment. 10Hz at bottom,
1000Hz at top, 500Hz in the middle etc.
Tips:-
a) Press CTRL when over a preset to
toggle the preset detailed display
b) Right mouse click over scrollable
labels to reset the control to its default value
c) Tune the SDR by left-clicking on a
signal over the Spectrum display - tunes to the nearest KHz
d) Single left mouse click over a
digit on the Tuned Frequency display locks the tune rate to that digit - double
click gives free-tuning mode
e) Single left mouse click over the
Virtual Tuning Dial cycles through shaft encoder tuning rates
f) Shift+Left Click on a preset
stores the SDR's current values to that preset - also try Right Click over the
preset
Build 63, Build 42, Build 30, G8JCFSDR_DRT1 (Build 87), G8JCFSDR (Build 89) Alpha Release - Elektor DRM & DRT1 , Update G8JCFSDR Build 89 to Build 113 (Download UnZip & Copy .exe), G8JCFSDR(Build126), G8JCF_Build147, G8JCFSDR_Build168, G8JCFSDR_Build186, G8JCFSDR_Build187, G8JCFSDR_BUILD190, G8JCFSDR_Build191, G8JCFSDR_Build198, HAMLibDLLS.ZIP