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NEW: Firmware Archive Created in Files Section

 

Folks,
I have just uploaded 40+ versions of NanoVNA DFU files dating from May 5th through to yesterday.
All the files are publicly available either here or from various user's Google Drives or archives.
They are sorted according to who created them.
The approximate build date is in the filename.

Some of these releases have BUGS - newer ones most likely have bug-fixes and newer functions.
Read the forum posts by the authors of these releases for more info.

NO support will be provided by me (as the uploader) - please contact the folks that created the software.
They are testing, recovery and any other use you can think of.

NOTE: If you created any of these DFU files and would like me to remove them, please contact me through a PRIVATE message.

Thanks,
Larry
Re: Deal on ebay

 

Trygve, I have made my notes into a "Tips for New Users" write up. You may find it helpful. I have attached it.

Nano VNA Tips for new Users.docx
Nano VNA Tips for new Users.docx

Re: New Firmware Archive in Files section

 

On your desktop browser, the files link is in the left column.
On a mobile device, click the 3 horiz bars at the bottom of the MSG to see what would normally be to the left.

73. Larry
Re: New Firmware Archive in Files section

 

I just realized that I named it 'New firmware...' when I meant it's a new archive of old firmware. I'll fix the meaning.

As for new firmware, anyone can add to the files area...even you.
There is nothing stopping another person from creating another firmware archive folder starting from today, going forward. ....
Re: Deal on ebay

 

Ok. Good luck with your vna.
A

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019, 22:29 hwalker, <herbwalker2476@...> wrote:

Trygve,
Pretty much all tools are solutions in search of a problem. At some point
all of us need to pull out a voltmeter to check battery voltages or the
continuity of a fuse. However; you can go an entire lifetime without ever
running across the need for an oscilloscope or VNA. Some of us who are
Ham's never get pass just using the nanoVNA as a bargain antenna VSWR
analyzer.
Re: Deal on ebay

 

Trygve,
Pretty much all tools are solutions in search of a problem. At some point all of us need to pull out a voltmeter to check battery voltages or the continuity of a fuse. However; you can go an entire lifetime without ever running across the need for an oscilloscope or VNA. Some of us who are Ham's never get pass just using the nanoVNA as a bargain antenna VSWR analyzer.
Re: New user

 

Hi David
Yes, maybe. But I'd like to have the choice of selecting different subject
areas o look at rather than be completely ignorant of anything I had
blocked.
Regards
A

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019, 22:24 David Webb, <kb1pvh@...> wrote:

Alan,

You can mute whatever threads you don't want to receive emails about.

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9

On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 5:22 PM Alan Lloyd <alanthebass37@...> wrote:

Greetings to all of you nano vna users. I have been following the chit
chat
here for the past few days since I ordered my nano.
My device is due tomorrow.
As I evaluate it, I shall, if appropriate, add any useful comments to
this
forum.
Btw, I think this forum should be split as we are all getting far too
many
emails, in some of which we may not be interested.
Can the controller split the site into different subject areas: like,
batteries, firmware, software, scam suppliers, genuine suppliers, other
versions of the vna, vna saver etc? Thanks
A
Re: New user

 

Hi Alan Lloyd,

use Email Delivery option in Subscription tab.

73's, Diego - I8TIF
Re: New user

 

Alan,

You can mute whatever threads you don't want to receive emails about.

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9

On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 5:22 PM Alan Lloyd <alanthebass37@...> wrote:

Greetings to all of you nano vna users. I have been following the chit chat
here for the past few days since I ordered my nano.
My device is due tomorrow.
As I evaluate it, I shall, if appropriate, add any useful comments to this
forum.
Btw, I think this forum should be split as we are all getting far too many
emails, in some of which we may not be interested.
Can the controller split the site into different subject areas: like,
batteries, firmware, software, scam suppliers, genuine suppliers, other
versions of the vna, vna saver etc? Thanks
A
New user

 

Greetings to all of you nano vna users. I have been following the chit chat
here for the past few days since I ordered my nano.
My device is due tomorrow.
As I evaluate it, I shall, if appropriate, add any useful comments to this
forum.
Btw, I think this forum should be split as we are all getting far too many
emails, in some of which we may not be interested.
Can the controller split the site into different subject areas: like,
batteries, firmware, software, scam suppliers, genuine suppliers, other
versions of the vna, vna saver etc? Thanks
A
Re: NanoVNA V2 - I vote for a larger instrument...

Dr. David Kirkby from Kirkby Microwave Ltd
 

On Sun, 29 Sep 2019 at 22:20, Burt K6OQK <biwa@...> wrote:

Once again, I vote for a larger version. As I
said earlier, I would like one to be tablet size
and with Type-N connectors. I suspect that I'd
probably be willing to pay a fair price for a
larger, more robust instrument. I typically use
my RF test equipment of this type in the field,
rarely if ever up a tower, often at the tower
base, not so much on the bench. I want something
I can easily see and use a touch screen that
works with real fingers, not fingers I have to
first stick in a pencil sharpener.
The user base does seem to be split into two.

1) Those like you and I that want to use the instrument outside and want a
large screen to make it more usable.

2) Those that want to use it as a lab instrument, and so don't care too
much for the screen size, as they will use a PC.


The idea of using the nanoVNA in conjunction with
a phone for a larger screen or a tablet for a
tablet size screen does not appeal to me.

Same here.

For me,
a VNA is a tool, not a project - making an
antenna work properly is the project.
Yes, me too. But for those that want to use it in a lab, things are quite
different.


Burt, K6OQK
Dave G8WRB
Re: Deal on ebay

 

Ok. As long as you know that vector network analysis involves fairly
advanced electronics and mathematics. Good idea to to grips with your scope
first
A

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019, 22:00 Trygve Sjothun, <triggertech@...> wrote:

I guess I bought one with the same thinking in mind as when I was about 5
years old and saw kids in the adjacent secondary school making basic
circuits with bulbs and switches in the yard. I never even considered the
fact that one day I would be able to have a decent test meter, a scope
(which I only have basic knowledge of) AND a VNA. It is a new tool for me
and I think that using one after having learned how to use it properly will
help me along the way learning more about radio. I am in my mid 50's now
and am still trying to gain knowledge.
--

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 21:49, Alan Lloyd <alanthebass37@...> wrote:

Hmm. So why buy one if you don't know what it is or what it does?
A


On Mon, 30 Sep 2019, 21:24 Trygve Sjothun, <triggertech@...>
wrote:

I bit. It might work out and if the guy/gal does start a legit business
then more power to them. I already have one but it did not come all
cased
up like in some video I saw on YouTube and the LEDs are green. I really
need to know what I can do with what I have. Does anyone have the
skinny
on
a total newb/lid's resource for learning how to use the device or can
point
me in the right direction? It is amazing to have it but I am really
sort
of
lost when trying to use it and how. It really is a 'teach a man to
fish'
situation. 73, Tryg

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 21:07, mike watts via Groups.Io <wy6k=
[email protected]> wrote:

What a great idea for the budding entrepreneur, errr scammer! A
twisted
sort of crowdfunding...
Mike WY6K


"... somewhere in the distance, there's a tower and a light,
broadcastin'
the resistance, through the rain and through the night..."

On Monday, September 30, 2019, 2:23:54 PM CDT, Reginald Beardsley
via
Groups.Io <pulaskite@...> wrote:

I just ordered one also. I bet we don't get them, but get some 10
cent
trinket instead and an eventual refund.

After I ordered it, I saw the "delivery by Dec 6". That gives the
seller free use of our money for 2-3 months. I got a counterfeit
Kennedy
half dollar as a souvenir the last time I bit on a "deal". The way
the
system works a merchant in China can setup an ebay account, collect a
bunch
of money from a "too good to be true" deal, buy merchandise and start
a
legitimate business on ebay under another account with money
borrowed
via
scam.

I just hope I don't get another gold plated counterfeit coin. I need
the
silver plated one too. That will give me the pair for the magic
trick
;-)

Have Fun!
Reg
Re: Deal on ebay

Trygve Sjothun
 

I guess I bought one with the same thinking in mind as when I was about 5
years old and saw kids in the adjacent secondary school making basic
circuits with bulbs and switches in the yard. I never even considered the
fact that one day I would be able to have a decent test meter, a scope
(which I only have basic knowledge of) AND a VNA. It is a new tool for me
and I think that using one after having learned how to use it properly will
help me along the way learning more about radio. I am in my mid 50's now
and am still trying to gain knowledge.
--

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 21:49, Alan Lloyd <alanthebass37@...> wrote:

Hmm. So why buy one if you don't know what it is or what it does?
A


On Mon, 30 Sep 2019, 21:24 Trygve Sjothun, <triggertech@...> wrote:

I bit. It might work out and if the guy/gal does start a legit business
then more power to them. I already have one but it did not come all cased
up like in some video I saw on YouTube and the LEDs are green. I really
need to know what I can do with what I have. Does anyone have the skinny
on
a total newb/lid's resource for learning how to use the device or can
point
me in the right direction? It is amazing to have it but I am really sort
of
lost when trying to use it and how. It really is a 'teach a man to fish'
situation. 73, Tryg

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 21:07, mike watts via Groups.Io <wy6k=
[email protected]> wrote:

What a great idea for the budding entrepreneur, errr scammer! A
twisted
sort of crowdfunding...
Mike WY6K


"... somewhere in the distance, there's a tower and a light,
broadcastin'
the resistance, through the rain and through the night..."

On Monday, September 30, 2019, 2:23:54 PM CDT, Reginald Beardsley
via
Groups.Io <pulaskite@...> wrote:

I just ordered one also. I bet we don't get them, but get some 10
cent
trinket instead and an eventual refund.

After I ordered it, I saw the "delivery by Dec 6". That gives the
seller free use of our money for 2-3 months. I got a counterfeit
Kennedy
half dollar as a souvenir the last time I bit on a "deal". The way the
system works a merchant in China can setup an ebay account, collect a
bunch
of money from a "too good to be true" deal, buy merchandise and start
a
legitimate business on ebay under another account with money borrowed
via
scam.

I just hope I don't get another gold plated counterfeit coin. I need
the
silver plated one too. That will give me the pair for the magic trick
;-)

Have Fun!
Reg
Re: Deal on ebay

 

Hmm. So why buy one if you don't know what it is or what it does?
A

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019, 21:24 Trygve Sjothun, <triggertech@...> wrote:

I bit. It might work out and if the guy/gal does start a legit business
then more power to them. I already have one but it did not come all cased
up like in some video I saw on YouTube and the LEDs are green. I really
need to know what I can do with what I have. Does anyone have the skinny on
a total newb/lid's resource for learning how to use the device or can point
me in the right direction? It is amazing to have it but I am really sort of
lost when trying to use it and how. It really is a 'teach a man to fish'
situation. 73, Tryg

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 21:07, mike watts via Groups.Io <wy6k=
[email protected]> wrote:

What a great idea for the budding entrepreneur, errr scammer! A twisted
sort of crowdfunding...
Mike WY6K


"... somewhere in the distance, there's a tower and a light, broadcastin'
the resistance, through the rain and through the night..."

On Monday, September 30, 2019, 2:23:54 PM CDT, Reginald Beardsley via
Groups.Io <pulaskite@...> wrote:

I just ordered one also. I bet we don't get them, but get some 10 cent
trinket instead and an eventual refund.

After I ordered it, I saw the "delivery by Dec 6". That gives the
seller free use of our money for 2-3 months. I got a counterfeit Kennedy
half dollar as a souvenir the last time I bit on a "deal". The way the
system works a merchant in China can setup an ebay account, collect a
bunch
of money from a "too good to be true" deal, buy merchandise and start a
legitimate business on ebay under another account with money borrowed
via
scam.

I just hope I don't get another gold plated counterfeit coin. I need the
silver plated one too. That will give me the pair for the magic trick
;-)

Have Fun!
Reg
Re: NanoVNA does not want to start -solved

DMR
 
Edited

Mystic..... I put together a test board on the ip5306. It works for a long time at a current above 45mA. Do not forget that using ip5306, the charge current will be at the level of 1.2 amperes, taking into account the current loss in the usb cable, this will lead to an early bloating of the battery and its failure.
There is a suspicion of a partial breakdown of the smd capacitor.
Assemble a test, separate board using your ip5303, and other components in its bundle.
I¡¯ll clarify, I indicated the current consumption between ip5303 and nano (~ 90-110mA).

Keep us informed, well, very interesting ;))
Re: New Firmware Archive in Files section

 
Edited

Thanks for that.... So much easier than searching all over the place. Will you be adding future FWs?

Paul
Re: New Firmware Archive in Files section

 

Larry, I'm new and so it's probably my fault but I couldn't find the folder
you're referring to in the files section.

Roy
WA0YMH

On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 1:22 PM Larry Rothman <ac293@...> wrote:

Folks,
I have just uploaded 20+ versions of NanoVNA DFU files dating from May 5th
through to yesterday.
All the files are publicly available either here or from various user's
Google Drives or archives.
They are sorted according to who created them.

Some of these releases have BUGS - newer ones most likely have bug-fixes
and newer functions.
Read the forum posts by the authors of these releases for more info.

NO support will be provided by me (as the uploader) - please contact the
folks that created the software.

NOTE: If you created any of these DFU files and would like me to remove
them, please contact me through a PRIVATE message.

Thanks,
Larry
Re: Deal on ebay

 

:-)) :-))


Roy
WA0YMH

On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 2:23 PM Reginald Beardsley via Groups.Io <pulaskite=
[email protected]> wrote:

I just ordered one also. I bet we don't get them, but get some 10 cent
trinket instead and an eventual refund.

After I ordered it, I saw the "delivery by Dec 6". That gives the
seller free use of our money for 2-3 months. I got a counterfeit Kennedy
half dollar as a souvenir the last time I bit on a "deal". The way the
system works a merchant in China can setup an ebay account, collect a bunch
of money from a "too good to be true" deal, buy merchandise and start a
legitimate business on ebay under another account with money borrowed via
scam.

I just hope I don't get another gold plated counterfeit coin. I need the
silver plated one too. That will give me the pair for the magic trick ;-)

Have Fun!
Reg
Re: Deal on ebay

Trygve Sjothun
 

I bit. It might work out and if the guy/gal does start a legit business
then more power to them. I already have one but it did not come all cased
up like in some video I saw on YouTube and the LEDs are green. I really
need to know what I can do with what I have. Does anyone have the skinny on
a total newb/lid's resource for learning how to use the device or can point
me in the right direction? It is amazing to have it but I am really sort of
lost when trying to use it and how. It really is a 'teach a man to fish'
situation. 73, Tryg

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 21:07, mike watts via Groups.Io <wy6k=
[email protected]> wrote:

What a great idea for the budding entrepreneur, errr scammer! A twisted
sort of crowdfunding...
Mike WY6K


"... somewhere in the distance, there's a tower and a light, broadcastin'
the resistance, through the rain and through the night..."

On Monday, September 30, 2019, 2:23:54 PM CDT, Reginald Beardsley via
Groups.Io <pulaskite@...> wrote:

I just ordered one also. I bet we don't get them, but get some 10 cent
trinket instead and an eventual refund.

After I ordered it, I saw the "delivery by Dec 6". That gives the
seller free use of our money for 2-3 months. I got a counterfeit Kennedy
half dollar as a souvenir the last time I bit on a "deal". The way the
system works a merchant in China can setup an ebay account, collect a bunch
of money from a "too good to be true" deal, buy merchandise and start a
legitimate business on ebay under another account with money borrowed via
scam.

I just hope I don't get another gold plated counterfeit coin. I need the
silver plated one too. That will give me the pair for the magic trick ;-)

Have Fun!
Reg
Re: Installed recent firmware - was this a big mistake?

 

'Baud' rate?? - yer showing your age..... ;-)
In any case, when it comes to PCs and USB interfaces, they normally run at the fastest available speed as a default.
That means typically 115Kb/s.

You can force slower speeds by going into the devices window, selecting the device and changing its parameters there.

Hope that helps.
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