[Orion] Diff between 1.372 and 1.373b5

Duane A Calvin ac5aa at juno.com
Tue Aug 29 23:25:56 EDT 2006


Thanks, Alan!

        73,  Duane

 
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:58:53 -0500 Alan Sewell <alan.n5na at gmail.com>
writes:
> Version 1.373b1
> - Added additional checks for Curtis keyer control to MENUs. Was 
> only 
> called on power-up.
> - Add WAIT_FOR_DSP_COMPLETE to mainRF routine. Toby P was reporting 
> 
> noise bursts.
> - Added call to agc_change in serial AGC routine.
> 
> Version 1.373b2
> - Removed call to update xtal filter drivers inside the PBT_BW 
> routine. 
> This is now handled in the interrupt
>  routine. Having it in two placed was causing a conflict when 
> writing to 
> the interface chips.
> - Added main_dsp_squelch variable to handle MOX for the main 
> receiver. 
> Was inadvertantly using the sub receivers
>  squelch value for the mains MOX unmute value. This caused a SQL 
> problem 
> when the main receiver was in CW mode anytime.
> 
> Version 1.373b3
> - Corrected problem in AGC system: Occasional noise burst when BW 
> encoder or the RF gain knob moved.
>  
> Version 1.373b4
> - Eliminated passing of AGC info to DSP. This was causing Out Of 
> Band 
> distortion when used.
> 
> 01/18/05 Version 1.373b5
> - Modified serial control of SubRx AGC. Was not updating sub 
> receiver as 
> it should.
> 
> 
> Duane A Calvin wrote:
> > Does anyone have the errata files for what changed between 1.372 
> and
> > 1.373b5?   A couple of us here in central Texas are moving back to 
> the
> > 1.3xx levels until TT gets the 2.x FW fixed for the Orion I's due 
> to the
> > superior noise reduction, AGC adjustability, etc., etc.  We'll 
> live with
> > the sweep/BW interaction problems.  But in order to choose between 
> the
> > two levels mentioned, it would help to know what the fixes were 
> (and even
> > what broke on later 1.373b5 level, if any of that has been 
> summarized).  
> >
> >         73,  Duane  (for me and K5LN)
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> > Austin, Texas
> >
> > http://www.ac5aa.com
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