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Re: Nanovna H4
#nanovna-h4
That sounds great. Should I put the short cable on for calibration since it will be on for all testing that I have planned?Sent from my Galaxy Tab? S2
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-------- Original message --------From: "John Gord via groups.io" <johngord@...> Date: 6/18/22 12:25 AM (GMT-06:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] Nanovna H4 #nanovna-h4 Mike,You can just leave the connector empty instead of using the "open" standard.? There is very little difference at 1500MHz and below.? (This assumes you are using the normally supplied standards which are SMA male.)--John GordOn Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 09:43 PM, Mike McKinney wrote:>> YeeHaw! I finally got that rascal updated and seems to be working right. Now> just have to wait for the open calibration cap to get here to calibrate and> test some antennas and coax.Sent from my Galaxy Tab? S2> -------- Original message --------From: Stan Dye <standye@...> Date:> 6/17/22? 10:47 PM? (GMT-06:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re:> [nanovna-users] Nanovna H4 #nanovna-h4 The likely cause of your current issue> is that when you upgrade from asubstantially earlier version of firmware,?> you need to "clear config", andthen power-cycle the nano.? Thus clears the> config variables that may beincompatible with the new firmware.? I think the> "clear config" command isunder the config/expert settings menu in that> firmware.There is a newer version of firmware,? which has not yet been added> to thefiles section of this group. It is at DiSlord's> github: down the page and> click.on the NanoVNA.H4.v1.2.00.dfu file todownload it.? It will also need> the clear configfollowed by re-doing thetouchscreen cal, etc.On Fri, Jun 17,> 2022, 7:52 PM Mike McKinney <theranger53@...> wrote:> Well, I updated> the firmware to the latest version I could find, and that> was a joke. This> thing is F;;;ed now. Can turn it on but I can¡¯t calibrate> the touch and> save it. I touch in the center of the screen and get the> start screen for> setting the Frequency. Can¡¯t open the menu with touch only> with the button> on top. Version 1.0.64 was the newest I could find. If> there is a newer one> could you point me to it. This is a DiSlord version> that I found through the> Absolute beginner PDF.>> Sent from Mail (> ) for> Windows>> *From:* HA3HZ> ( gyula@... )> *Sent:* Friday, June 17, 2022 3:12 AM> *To:*> [email protected]> *Subject:* Re: [nanovna-users] Nanovna H4> #nanovna-h4>> Mike,>> The error message means, as Hugen wrote, that you need> to update the> NanoVNA firmware because the software you were using did not> recognize the> command. So the firmware has not been updated for you, but the> software is> waiting for new commands.>> Updating the firmware will probably> resolve your issue.>> -->> Gyula HA3HZ ( )>>> >>>>
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Re: Nanovna H4
#nanovna-h4
Mike,
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You can just leave the connector empty instead of using the "open" standard. There is very little difference at 1500MHz and below. (This assumes you are using the normally supplied standards which are SMA male.) --John Gord On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 09:43 PM, Mike McKinney wrote:
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Re: Nanovna H4
#nanovna-h4
YeeHaw! I finally got that rascal updated and seems to be working right. Now just have to wait for the open calibration cap to get here to calibrate and test some antennas and coax.Sent from my Galaxy Tab? S2
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-------- Original message --------From: Stan Dye <standye@...> Date: 6/17/22 10:47 PM (GMT-06:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] Nanovna H4 #nanovna-h4 The likely cause of your current issue is that when you upgrade from asubstantially earlier version of firmware,? you need to "clear config", andthen power-cycle the nano.? Thus clears the config variables that may beincompatible with the new firmware.? I think the "clear config" command isunder the config/expert settings menu in that firmware.There is a newer version of firmware,? which has not yet been added to thefiles section of this group. It is at DiSlord's github: down the page and click.on the NanoVNA.H4.v1.2.00.dfu file todownload it.? It will also need the clear configfollowed by re-doing thetouchscreen cal, etc.On Fri, Jun 17, 2022, 7:52 PM Mike McKinney <theranger53@...> wrote:> Well, I updated the firmware to the latest version I could find, and that> was a joke. This thing is F;;;ed now. Can turn it on but I can¡¯t calibrate> the touch and save it. I touch in the center of the screen and get the> start screen for setting the Frequency. Can¡¯t open the menu with touch only> with the button on top. Version 1.0.64 was the newest I could find. If> there is a newer one could you point me to it. This is a DiSlord version> that I found through the Absolute beginner PDF.>> Sent from Mail ( ) for> Windows>> *From:* HA3HZ ( gyula@... )> *Sent:* Friday, June 17, 2022 3:12 AM> *To:* [email protected]> *Subject:* Re: [nanovna-users] Nanovna H4 #nanovna-h4>> Mike,>> The error message means, as Hugen wrote, that you need to update the> NanoVNA firmware because the software you were using did not recognize the> command. So the firmware has not been updated for you, but the software is> waiting for new commands.>> Updating the firmware will probably resolve your issue.>> -->> Gyula HA3HZ ( )>>> >>>
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Re: Where can I find the latest STM upgrade SW download for a NanoVNA-H4
Unfortunately some users have this problem, due to some driver conflict in
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windows. It has been discussed in several prior message threads - search for dfu driver to find them. It is possible that the driver really did install, which you can check by continuing with the next steps in the document which check the driver installation. If not, likely you can fix it by continuing through the document, installing dfuse-demo, which also installs the driver. Then there is a section with details on troubleshooting the driver installation which you can work through. I remember having to do a couple of these steps on my system. Make sure for your system that you install the driver with a 64 in the name (not x86). If that doesn't work, search the messages as I noted above. A few users have found that they needed to use a third party utility to clean the driver installation before the new installation would work. On Fri, Jun 17, 2022, 8:42 PM Fred Moore <n40cla@...> wrote:
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Re: Nanovna H4
#nanovna-h4
Mike,
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DiSlords latest release for the -H line is v1.2, found here. Download link: Should provide a better experience. Cheers, Chris. On Sat, 18 Jun 2022, 12:52 pm Mike McKinney, <theranger53@...> wrote:
Well, I updated the firmware to the latest version I could find, and that |
Re: Nanovna H4
#nanovna-h4
The likely cause of your current issue is that when you upgrade from a
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substantially earlier version of firmware, you need to "clear config", and then power-cycle the nano. Thus clears the config variables that may be incompatible with the new firmware. I think the "clear config" command is under the config/expert settings menu in that firmware. There is a newer version of firmware, which has not yet been added to the files section of this group. It is at DiSlord's github: Scroll down the page and click.on the NanoVNA.H4.v1.2.00.dfu file to download it. It will also need the clear configfollowed by re-doing the touchscreen cal, etc. On Fri, Jun 17, 2022, 7:52 PM Mike McKinney <theranger53@...> wrote:
Well, I updated the firmware to the latest version I could find, and that |
Re: Where can I find the latest STM upgrade SW download for a NanoVNA-H4
Good evening Stan,
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I have had a UID and PW to STM for several years now and tried all this STM updating the NanoVNA-H4 at least a couple of years ago. I ultimately had a friend upgrade my Nano using his process that I did not understand. So now I am trying to do it myself again. So I did the download from STM out of the book you recommended to me successfully and chose to install the W8 64bit driver and it failed right off the bat. This seems like this was my major stumbling block back in time. I literally spent a week attempting to do this and had people telling me to read the book. Well I did this time and I got the same message. First, let's just install the driver, not the DfuSE DEMO software. The driver can be downloaded from the STM32 microcontroller manufacturer's website: When you click on ''Get Software'' the site will ask your e-mail address to send you an email with a download link. Click on the link inside the received e-mail to download zip file to your computer. Save the file en.stsw-stm32102.zip in a separate folder and unzip it. The unzipped file contains four drivers as in the Figure 51. The zip file contains drivers for Windows 7 and Windows 8, 32 and 64-bit. Win 8 drivers are OK for Win 10. NanoVNA should not be connected to a PC yet! To begin the installation, double-click the appropriate file, 32 or 64-bit. If you are installing on Windows 10, select W8 (32bits or 64bits) file. My system is a W10 64 bit system and I got the message #1626 that the driver failed to install. Any suggestions? Fred - N4CLA On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 6:50 PM Stan Dye <standye@...> wrote:
I don't know the difference. Note that the STM software is meant for |
Re: Nanovna H4
#nanovna-h4
Well, I updated the firmware to the latest version I could find, and that was a joke. This thing is F;;;ed now. Can turn it on but I can¡¯t calibrate the touch and save it. I touch in the center of the screen and get the start screen for setting the Frequency. Can¡¯t open the menu with touch only with the button on top. Version 1.0.64 was the newest I could find. If there is a newer one could you point me to it. This is a DiSlord version that I found through the Absolute beginner PDF.
Sent from Mail ( ) for Windows *From:* HA3HZ ( gyula@... ) *Sent:* Friday, June 17, 2022 3:12 AM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* Re: [nanovna-users] Nanovna H4 #nanovna-h4 Mike, The error message means, as Hugen wrote, that you need to update the NanoVNA firmware because the software you were using did not recognize the command. So the firmware has not been updated for you, but the software is waiting for new commands. Updating the firmware will probably resolve your issue. -- Gyula HA3HZ ( ) |
Re: NanoVNA 4 version 1.0.? Only save at 800Hz
Hmmm... sorry, haven't seen this before. Looks like something hijacked
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your cal to be done at a cw freq of 800, rather than the range you wanted. I would just reset the cal and do it again. On Fri, Jun 17, 2022, 3:59 PM John Mount, W7OTD <jwmount@...> wrote:
Thank you Stan, I did not hit the CW frequency. It is a showing up on its |
Re: Where can I find the latest STM upgrade SW download for a NanoVNA-H4
FYI, for non Windows users, the ST Cube programmer works on the Nano as well, but requires .bin files (provided by Huygen).
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On June 17, 2022 5:49:42 PM CDT, Stan Dye <standye@...> wrote:
I don't know the difference. Note that the STM software is meant for --
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Re: Where can I find the latest STM upgrade SW download for a NanoVNA-H4
I don't know the difference. Note that the STM software is meant for
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programming / flashing the STM processor chips - so I expect that it is more full-featured for a programmer. The only thing we need it for is the driver and the firmware flashing - which is fully functional in the demo version. On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 2:59 PM Fred Moore <n40cla@...> wrote:
Thank you Stan. I will give all that info a good read. So what is the |
Re: Where can I find the latest STM upgrade SW download for a NanoVNA-H4
Thank you Stan. I will give all that info a good read. So what is the
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difference between the DEMO version and the latest version? Fred - N4CLA On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 4:48 PM Stan Dye <standye@...> wrote:
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Re: NanoVNA 4 version 1.0.? Only save at 800Hz
When you say you "set the stimulation to 7.025 - 7.3MHz for both CW and
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SSB", did you press the "CW Freq" menu item as part of this action? And did you 'save' the calibration to the slot? Typically when we say we are going to "verify a calibration", we just attach the 'open', 'short', and 'load' standards in turn, and look a the display to verify that they each show the correct values, which are a point a the far right of the Smith chart, a point at the far left, and a point in the center (respectively). On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 1:14 PM John Mount, W7OTD <jwmount@...> wrote:
NanoVNA 4 version 1.0.? |
Re: Where can I find the latest STM upgrade SW download for a NanoVNA-H4
Fred,
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If you follow *exactly *the instructions in the latest version of the "Absolute Beginner's Guide" (available in the files section here in this group), you will have the correct STM software and drivers installed, and be able to install the firmware updates. If you have upgraded to Windows 11, these instructions have not been well-tested that I am aware of, but likely will still work. Note that the Dfuse-demo software is not really a 'demo', it is released software intended to demonstrate capabilities of the STM processors. And yes, the website notes that it is replaced by newer software, but still has it there for download. I understand the newer software may also work, but the instructions for its use are not as clear (unless someone else here can clarify for you). Stan On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 1:21 PM <n4cla@...> wrote:
There have been many upgrade suggestions for the correct software to use |
Where can I find the latest STM upgrade SW download for a NanoVNA-H4
There have been many upgrade suggestions for the correct software to use when upgrading the NanoVNA-H4 and the instructions on how to use that code. I have not found anything that is supposed to be golden for the H4. It has all been see if this or that works. I would like to use the STM software. Is there a package there that is not a demo but the real thing and then I need the latest DFU file.
Thanks N4CLA - Fred |
NanoVNA 4 version 1.0.? Only save at 800Hz
John Mount, W7OTD
NanoVNA 4 version 1.0.?
I had all slots filled with band segments mainly SSB 5.3305 - 29.7MHz, 3.8 - 4MHz, 7.175 - 7.3MHz, etc. I decided to verify the calibration, I set the stimulation to 7.025 - 7.3MHz for both CW and SSB, then performed the calibration and the slot now shows cw 800Hz - 800Hz. What have I done wrong? Thank you, 73, John W7OTD |
Re: sd card - fail write
I've been using a 4GB one in my H4, about 10y old. A cheap Kingston. Works fine, no problems yet.
The issues with modern cards I gathered from different projects: 1. the new fast cards 8GB+ are much more power hungry, and need a good stable voltage and well made decoupling at Vcc against GND, a capacitor soldered close to its socket (like 10-22uF ceramic multilayer smd one for 25V) 2. some may not support SPI (I heaven't see any yet) 3. ALL sdcards have got so called "write latency", WL with modern cards is up to 250ms (!!) long. WL means the card does not respond as it provides its internal "house keeping" - like wear-leveling, etc. The WL is a random process, not predictable, and it is always there, usually 5-10ms long in average, but sometimes much longer, and quite frequent. Applications which needs to write a certain amount of data without be interrupted during the write needs a FIFO to overcome the sdcard's WL. 4. modern bigger and faster cards have more options for speed and type (ie voltage levels) of the interface - needs to be maintained within the code properly 5. Timeouts - some cards need more retries or longer timeouts when you requesting something out of them.. HTH |
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