2018-12-28

Next Generation Beacons

DDS S/W - Multimode - Version 3.0.0

Overview VCO-PLL DDS GPS reference Distribution amplifiers Service management Sequence PI4 Software

DDS software

The S/W is made with the free Atmel Studio version 7.0.1931.

To use the Next Generation Beacons DDS software you must program the ATmega128A with the Multimode.hex file via the 6 pin ICSP on the DDS unit.

Download the latest release.

Copyright

The OZ7IGY Beacon Next Generation Beacons platform implementation Multimode.c/h, management.c/h, common.c/h, morse.c/h, pi4.c/h, jt4.c, jt65.c/h, reedsolomon.c/h, wspr.c/h, opera.c/h, fsk441.c/h, jt6m.c/h, iscat.c/h, jt9_t10.c/h, msk144.c/h, ft8.c/h and qra64.c/h Poul-Erik Hansen, OZ1CKG and Bo Hansen, OZ2M

ISCAT, FSK441, FT8, JT4, JT6M, JT65, JT9, MSK144, QRA64 and WSPR
Implementation by Joseph H. Taylor Jr., K1JT and Steven J. Franke, K9AN (FT8)

PI4
Documentation by Bo Hansen, OZ2M

JT4 and WSPR
Documentation by Andy Talbot, G4JNT

JT65
Visual C++.net by Rick Wakatori, 7L1RLL
Reed-Solomon code by Phil Karn, KA9Q

Opera
Implementation by Jose Alberto Nieto Ros, EA5HVK
Documentation by Guido ten Dolle, PE1NNZ

T10
Documentation by Joseph H. Taylor Jr., K1JT (JT9) and Igor Chernikov, UA3DJY

Multimode is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Multimode is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details: www.gnu.org/licenses

Quick guide

Here is a quick guide that will get you started. It is assumed you know how to program an Atmel microcontroller in your preferred program and how to use a simple terminal program.

The DDS unit is now setup and will use a 1 minute sequence sending PI4 + CW + carrier at the selected frequency using CW frequency shift keying, receive the GPS NMEA $GPRMC frames at 9600 Baud and 1200 ms between 1 PPS and GPS data string interpreted. If using the exact parameters from the examples above the beacon will send "OZ7IGY" in PI4 and CW at 144,471 MHz and the resulting USB dial, on most radios, will be 144 470 200 for both the MGM, CW and carrier parts.

If you need to fine tune or alter one of the many parameters please see the configuration possibilities in the configuration examples and the EEPROM map section.

Features

Fully embedded symbol encoding of CW, Northern California DX Foundation/International Beacon Project, PI4, Synchronized Beacon Project, JT4, WSPR, JT65, Opera, FSK441, JT6M, ISCAT, JT9, MSK144, FT8, T10 and QRA64 mixed modes of call, square/locator, optional message and power. The submodes can also be set.

Frequency and time

The frequency input resolution of the carrier, CW FSK and fundamental MGM-tone is 1 Hz width a maximum resolution of 4 µHz in the DDS. If multiplying the output frequency it is necessary to set a divider ratio and frequency offset in the S/W so the frequency math will be correct. The divider/multiplier can be from 1 to 255 and the frequency offset can be from 0 mHz to 999 mHz.

The maximum calculated frequency deviation from ideal is less than 4 µHz for all modes. The MGM tones can either be relative to a user input frequency or automatically set relative to the CW carrier frequency at a base band frequency of 800 Hz.

The symbol timing is made with a resolution of 125 ns. The maximum deviation from ideal is 51,3 ns or 22,6 PPM (FSK441). The maximum accumulated timing error is 11,1 µs or 48,5 PPM (JT4).

GPS

The frequency and time is locked to the Global Positioning System (GPS). The GPS must only output the selected GPS data frame. In case the GPS data frame is missing completely, e.g. due to a broken connection to the DDS unit, the transmission sequence will consist of CW and a fixed length carrier only. The Baud rate setting must match the serial speed of the GPS receiver used. Most GPS receivers output at either 4800 Baud or 9600 Baud. The S/W is designed to use the following data frames with an update rate of 1 second for time synchronization:

Initially no valid GPS signal has been received thus time sensitive transmissions like MGM and frequency multiplexed do not take place. When a valid GPS signal is received time sensitive transmissions are executed. If the GPS signal is invalid, but has previously been valid, the time sensitive transmissions continue until a limit, 1 to 255 sequence cycles, has been reached. If the limit is set to 0 there is no limit and the time sensitive part of the sequence remains to be transmitted. Depending on the quality of the time base in the GPS receiver and the duration of a sequence the limit has to be set accordingly. Some GPS receivers are able to be within one second even if the GPS signal has been lost for one hour.

During the period where the GPS signal is invalid, but has been valid, and the limit has not yet been reached the beacon can do one of two different things:

In GPS receivers there is an inevitable delay between the 1 pulse per second (1 PPS) and the corresponding data frame being received and interpreted at least due to the serial speed. By default this delay is set to 1200 ms and can be set with a resolution of 10 ms and can be from 0 s to 2,55 s.

CW keying

The signal pause style controls if the beacon transmit CW in on off-keying (OOK or A1A) or frequency shift keying (FSK or F1A). All signal pauses, even non CW, are keyed this way. The CW keying speed can be controlled for each mode. To set the keying speed the duration of a dot must be calculated first.

The CW band ID can be used to identify the beacon and band typically relevant in a beacon cluster where more bands are activated. Users may find it difficult to identify if they copy the beacon on the right band. The CW band ID is a CW character that is transmitted as the last part of the CW message. What character to used is entirely up to the beacon manager.

MGM messages

Most of the MGMs have two messages, 0 and 1. Only the MS modes, i.e. FSK441, ISCAT, JT6M and MSK144 have only one message. Which message to send is controlled by the message number for each MGM. If the message number is set to 2 the beacon alternates between message 0 and message 1.

The messages for each MGM is clear text, e.g. OZ7IGY, and can be set byte for byte or using the relevant MMI commands. The clear text is automatically converted to symbols.

The force MGM message 1 on J12-7 overrides the message selection and always transmit message number 1.

Beacon modes

The beacon mode controls the transmitted mode and sequence.

Beacon mode Description Multiplexed Sequence duration
Dec Hex  Time Freq
0 0 Setup mode (default mode)     -
1 1 Carrier     1 s
10 A CW call and carrier     30 s
11 B CW call, locator and carrier     30 s
12 C CW call, locator and carrier     1 min
13 D CW call, locator, message and carrier     1 min
14 E CW call and carrier     1 min
15 F CW call, message and carrier     30 s
16 10 CW call, message and carrier     1 min
17 11 CW call, locator and 20 s carrier loop (no GPS needed)     >30 s
18 12 CW + four dashes - International Beacon Project     3 min
20 14 PI4, CW call, locator and carrier     1 min
21 15 PI4, CW call, locator and carrier - Syncronized Beacon Project (SBP) over five time intervals. The SBP frequencies are not subject to the frequency offsets and divider ratios used in frequency calculations. PI4 message 1 is used on the SBP frequency X   1 min/5 min
22 16 PI4, CW call, locator and carrier - Syncronized Beacon Project (SBP) and normal frequency over five time intervals and two frequencies sets. The frequencies are not subject to the frequency offsets and divider ratios used in frequency calculations. PI4 message 0 is used on the normal frequency and PI4 message 1 is used on the SBP frequency X X 1 min/5 min
30 1E JT4, CW call and locator     1 min
31 1F JT4 even minute CW call and locator and carrier odd minute     2 min
32 20 JT4, CW call and locator and carrier even minute start xx:00, CW call and locator and carrier odd minute 01:30     2 min
40 28 WSPR, CW call     2 min
41 29 WSPR - time multiplexed over eight intervals (fixed frequency) X   2 min to 16 min
42 2A WSPR - time and frequency multiplexed over 15 intervals. The frequencies are not subject to the frequency offsets and divider ratios used in frequency calculations X X 2 min to 30 min
50 32 JT65 and carrier     1 min
51 33 JT65 even minute CW call and locator and carrier odd minute     2 min
52 34 JT65x2, CW call, locator and carrier     1 min
53 35 JT65, CW call and locator     1 min
54 36 JT65, CW call and locator and carrier even minute start xx:01, CW call and locator and carrier odd minute 01:30     2 min
60 3C Opera, CW call and locator     Varies
70 46 FSK441 30 s, CW call, locator and carrier     1 min
80 50 JT6M 30 s, CW call, locator and carrier     1 min
90 5A ISCAT 30 s, CW call, locator and carrier     1 min
100 64 JT9, CW call, locator and carrier     Varies
101 65 JT9 even minute CW call and locator and carrier odd minute     Varies
110 6E MSK144, CW call, locator and carrier     1 min
120 78 FT8, CW call, locator and carrier     1 min
130 82 T10, CW call, locator and carrier     1 min/2 min
131 83 T10 even minute CW call and locator and carrier odd minute     2 min
140 8C QRA64, CW call and locator     1 min
141 8D QRA64 even minute CW call and locator and carrier odd minute     2 min
142 8E QRA64, CW call and locator and carrier even minute start xx:01, CW call and locator and carrier odd minute 01:30     2 min

A test carrier can also be set, turned on and off.

If a different sequence is wanted it is easy to copy one of the existing ones and modify it to the specific purpose.

For QRA64 the symbols have to be entered instead of the messages. Use QRA64Code.exe by Joe, K1JT to generate the symbols then use BeaconManager, 1.2.0 or later, to load them.

Power level

The power level. Currently only used in the WSPR protocol and must end with a 0, 3 or 7, e.g. 30 dBm, 43 dBm.

Setting default parameters

It is possible to set most of the default parameters in one go by evoking the wr defaults MMI command. This saves time and minimizes setup errors.

Auxiliary control connector - J12

On the auxiliary control connector, J12, next to the MCU the below signals are available for external control and display.

J12-pin Port F-pin Functionality Direction Active
1 0 Power level bit 0, e.g. 0#: IBP 100 W, 01: IBP 10 W, 10: IBP 1 W and 11: IBP 100 mW Output High
3 1 Power level bit 1, e.g. #0: IBP 100 W, 01: IBP 10 W, 10: IBP 1 W and 11: IBP 100 mW Output High
5 2 "Kill switch". Stops the transmission sequence after completing current sequence and waits for release. Kill switch idle mode controls if it is active high (connect pull-down resistor) or low (internally pulled up) Input High/Low
7 3 Force MGM message 1 when starting the sequence, e.g. for service message (internally pulled-up) Input Low
9 4 GPS valid. Checked during carrier/idle period only. Connect to green LED via 390 Ω Output High
11 5 TX "modulation". During the MGM part it flashes at half symbol rate. Flashes in sync with CW and on when carrier. Connect to red LED via 390 Ω Output High
13 6 PA on signal. Can be used to control if the PA should be switched off during idle periods e.g. in time multiplexed modes like IBP, SBP and WSPR intervals and hopping Output Low
15 7 On-off keying. Can be used to key external amplifier stage for improved on-off keying isolation and key click Output Low

All the even pin numbers on J12 are connected to ground.

SW1 DIP switch/auxiliary connector

The upper four bits are used in frequency multiplexed beacon modes.

SW1-pin Port F-pin Functionality Direction Active
1 0 Override bit 0 Input (internally pulled-up) High
2 1 Override bit 1 Input (internally pulled-up) High
3 2 Override bit 2 Input (internally pulled-up) High
4 3 Override bit 3 Input (internally pulled-up) High
5 4 Frequency index bit 0 Output High
6 5 Frequency index bit 1 Output High
7 6 Frequency index bit 2 Output High
8 7 Frequency index bit 3 Output High

In beacon mode 0x16/22 (SBP and normal time and frequency multiplexing) the normal frequency is identified as 1 and the SBP is identified as 2.

In beacon mode 0x2A/42 (WSPR frequency multiplexing) the higher four bits identifies the transmission index ranging from 1 to 15 and if the time fails the bits are all zero (0000). The DIP switch is a manual override of the automatic selection of transmission index. When all are set to zero (0000) the beacon is in automatic mode transmission index mode.

Programming

Programming the ATmega128A takes place via the 6 pin ICSP connector just next to the MCU. Pin 1 is the pin closest to the center of the DDS PCB.

Use a 6 pin Atmel ICSP compatible programmer, e.g. the original Atmel AVRISP mkII or one of the many cheaper clones available, e.g. USBasp and eXtreme Burner.

Fuses programming

Program the ATmega128A fuses as show below. This operation only has to be performed the first time you program the specific ATmega128A.

Fuse Next Generation Beacons
M103C [ ]
WDTON [ ]
OCDEN [X]
JTAGEN [ ]
SPIEN [X]
EESAVE [X]
BOOTSZ 512W_FE00
BOOTRST [ ]
CKOPT [ ]
BODLEVEL 2V7
BODEN [ ]
SUT_CKSEL EXTHIFXTALRES_16KCK_64MSEXTENDED
EXTENDED 0xFF (valid)
HIGH 0x57 (valid)
LOW 0xFF (valid)

Example of fuses programming using Atmel Studio (Menu | Tools | Device Programming | Fuses).

.hex file programming

Program the Multimode.hex file into the flash memory using your preferred programming software. Below is an example of .hex file programming using Atmel Studio (Menu | Tools | Device Programming | Memories). Please note that if the ATmega128A has been used for another program than Multimode it is recommended to perform a complete Device | Erase Chip before programming the Multimode software and configuring it.

In case you mess up the settings really bad you may choose to program the Multimode_Rescue_EEPROM.hex file to the EEPROM. It will bring back the settings to default, call sign to OZ7IGY, locator to JO55WM and set the frequency to 50,399 MHz. You may also simply use the Device | Erase Chip feature and start from scratch.

Configuration - Man machine interface

The man machine interface is BeaconManager or a simple terminal program, e.g. Termite (Windows) or CuteCom (Linux), connected to the USB port at 9600 Baud 8N1. Transmitted text must only have <LF> appended. If you experience problems with connecting to the DDS unit it is most likely related to the FTDI FT232R drivers. If so please consult the FTDI Installation Guides.

Using BeaconManager.

Using Termite.

The DDS unit identifies itself with the DDS> prompt. All input to the DDS unit must be in lower case. All output from the DDS is in upper case except variable names. All addresses (0 to FFF) and byte values (0 to FF) are in hex. Hex values must not have the 0x-prefix. All frequency inputs are in Hz.

Each parameter byte can be found in the DDS unit EEPROM map. Each EEPROM byte can be read or written byte by byte or a number of commands can be evoked. E.g. to change the beacon mode write

wr eep 0 BEACONMODE

where BEACONMODE is the relevant hex byte from the beacon mode table, and press enter.

To omit e.g. a locator from a CW message set the first byte of the locator in the EEPROM to 0.

Read commands

Command Description
rd eep ADDRESS [COUNT] Read the EEPROM value at ADDRESS and with an optional COUNT parameter if wanting to read more than one byte, e.g. rd eep 2e. Max COUNT is 16
rd eep *16 Read the EEPROM values, at all addresses, and print 16 bytes per line
rd act Read the active beacon mode variables. Some lines are only printed if applicable for the relevant beacon mode.
ACTIVE PARAMETERS
================= hex/dec
BeaconMode      : 14 / 20             The beacon mode is PI4 (20-29)
SignalPauseStyle: 01 / 1              The signal pause style is frequency shift keying (1), OOK (0)
SetupCarrier    : 01 / 1              The setup carrier mode: 0: disabled, 1: Enabled at CW/carrier frequency
KillSwitchIdle  : 01 / 1              The kill switch idle mode: 0: idle is low, 1: idle is high
FREQFrequency   : 50471000            The CW carrier frequency in Hz (decimal)
FSKFrequency    : 50470750            The CW FSK frequency IF used in Hz (decimal)
MGMFrequency    : 0                   The lowest MGM frequency in Hz, if 0 then auto frequency relative to FREQFrequency (decimal)
FreqDivider     : 01 / 1              The frequency divider for all internally calculated MGM frequencies
CW/FSK/MGMoffset: 0/0/0               The carrier, FSK and MGM frequency offsets in mHz for all multiplied/divided frequencies
GPSBaud         : 33 / 51             The GPS data Baud rate MCU value
GPS1PPSNMEA     : 78 / 120            The 1 PPS to GPS data string delay in 10 ms resolution, thus 120 x 10 = 1200 ms
GPSSignalLoss   : 00 / 0              The GPS signal lost or invalid value, 0: Do nothing, 1: Carrier
GPSStatusLimit  : 1E / 30             The number of sequence cycles before doing something about it, 0: Disabled
GPSDataFormat   : 00 / 0              The GPS data string format, 0: NMEA $GPRMC, 1: NMEA $GPGGA, 2: Motorola @@Ea
GPSEcho         : 00 / 0              The GPS echo parameter, 0: Disabled, 1: Enabled
CWDotDuration   : 64 / 100            The CW dot duration in ms
CWCall          : OZ7IGY              The CW call sign
CWLocator       : JO55WM              The CW locator
CWMsg           :                     The optional CW message
CWBandID        :                     The CW BandID
PowerLevel      : 2B / 43             The power level
SBPFrequency    : 50007000            The SBP frequency in Hz (decimal)
IntervalMask    : 01 / 1              The transmission interval mask. Binary 00000001 where intervals are numbered 76543210
SBPCall         : OZ7IGY/S            The SBP CW call sign
HOPPING DATA
------------
Intervals       : 0F / 15             The number of intervals in the time and frequency multiplexed sequence
00: 1 137500                          A transmission that is included in the sequence
01: 1 475700
02: 1 1838100
03: 0 3594100                         A transmission that is skipped yet time slot is still in the sequence
04: 1 5288700
05: 1 7040100
06: 0 10140200
07: 0 14097100
08: 1 18106100
09: 1 21096100
10: 1 24926100
11: 1 28126100
12: 1 50390000
13: 1 43239000
14: 1 29639000                        Super Nyquist mode 296 MHz is also imaged on 1296 MHz
DDS cur.  (hex) : 7F / 127            The DDS DAC current (the heights eight bits of the total ten bits)
MGMSubMode (hex): 28 / 40             The MGM submode
MGMMsgNo        : 00 / 0              The MGM message number
MGMMsg0         : OZ7IGY              The first MGM message
FT83BitsMsg0    : 00 / 0              The first FT8 three bits (FT8 only)
MGMMsg1         : OZ7IGY/S            The second MGM message
FT83BitsMsg1    : 00 / 0              The second FT8 three bits (FT8 only)
The lines below are only printed if the Multimode S/W is recompiled with the #define RdActFull enabled in the common.h file. They are typically only useful during S/W development and testing.
MGMSymbols      : 146                 The number of symbols
MGMMsgRepeats   : 1                   The number of times the message is repeated per cycle
SYMBOLS
-------
000: 02 02                            The values for symbol 0 for message 0 and 1
001: 02 02
...
144: 03 01
145: 03 03                            The values for symbol N for message 0 and 1
MIN: 00 00                            The lowest symbol values for message 0 and 1
MAX: 03 03                            The highest symbol values for message 0 and 1
FTW CARRIERS (HEX)
------------------
00: 0C E6 F0 F1 6F 44                 The FTW for symbol value 0
01: 0C E6 F4 E0 11 4D
02: 0C E6 F8 CE B3 57
03: 0C E6 FC BD 55 60                 The FTW for the highest symbol value number
65: 00 00 00 00 00 00                 The FTW for the off carrier (always 0)
66: 0C E6 EE B7 02 61                 The FTW for the FSK carrier
67: 0C E6 F2 E8 C0 49                 The FTW for the CW carrier
68: 00 00 00 00 00 00                 The FTW for the test carrier

The Frequency Tuning Word (FTW) can be converted into a frequency by using the following formula:

Frequency [Hz] = (FTW byte0 * 1610 + FTW byte1 * 168 + FTW byte2 * 166 + FTW byte3 * 164 + FTW byte4 * 162 + FTW byte5) *109 / 248

e.g. FTW 67: Frequency [Hz] = (0C * 1610 + E6 * 168 + F2 * 166 + E8 * 164 + C0 * 162 + 49) *109 / 248

Frequency [Hz] = (12 * 1099511627776 + 230 * 4294967296 + 242 * 16777216  + 232 * 65636 + 192 * 256 + 73) *109 / 248

Frequency [Hz] = 50 399 000,000002 Hz = 50,399 MHz

Write commands

Command Description
wr eep ADDRESS VALUE Write a byte VALUE to the EEPROM at ADDRESS both address and value are in hex without leading 0x, e.g. wr eep 0 1e
wr call CALLSIGN Write the CALLSIGN to the EEPROM, max length is 15 characters, e.g. wr call oz7igy
wr loc LOCATOR Write the LOCATOR to the EEPROM, max length is six characters, e.g. wr loc jo55wm
wr msg MESSAGE Write the MESSAGE optional message to the EEPROM, max length is six characters, e.g. wr msg aur
wr bandid CHARACTER Write the CHARACTER bandID to the EEPROM, max length one character, e.g. wr bandid a
wr freq FREQUENCY Write the carrier FREQUENCY in Hz to EEPROM, min is 0 Hz and max is 433 MHz, e.g. wr freq 144471000 (base 10)
wr fsk FREQUENCY Write the CW FSK FREQUENCY in Hz to EEPROM, min is 0 Hz and max is 433 MHz, e.g. wr fsk 144470750 (base 10)
wr hop INDEX MODE FREQUENCY Write the MODE, 0: skip, 1: transmit, and FREQUENCY in Hz for WSPR frequency hopping INDEX (base 10)
wr mgm FREQUENCY Write the lowest MGM carrier FREQUENCY in Hz to EEPROM, min is 0 for auto MGM frequency relative to the CW/carrier frequency, otherwise 1 Hz and max is 433 MHz e.g. wr mgm 144471000 (base 10)
wr multi DIVIDER CAROFFSET FSKOFFSET MGMOFFSET Write the DIVIDER, CAROFFSET, FSKOFFSET and MGMOFFSET in mHz to EEPROM, divider min is 1 and max is 255 and offsets are 0 mHz to 999 mHz e.g. wr multi 32 500 700 0
The MGMOFFSET is not used in case of automatic calculation of the MGM frequencies relative to the carrier frequency, i.e. when the MGM frequency is 0 (base 10)
wr fsk441 msg 0 MESSAGE Write the FSK441 MESSAGE 0 to EEPROM. Max eight characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr fsk msg 0 oz7igy
wr ft8 msg # MESSAGE Write the FT8 MESSAGE 0 or 1 to EEPROM. Max 13 characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr ft8 msg 0 oz7igy_jo55wm. The three additional bits have to be set using the wr eep ADDRESS VALUE command
wr iscat msg 0 MESSAGE Write the ISCAT MESSAGE 0 to EEPROM. Max eight characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr iscat msg 0 oz7igy
wr jt4 msg # MESSAGE Write the JT4 MESSAGE 0 or 1 to EEPROM. Max 13 characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr jt4 msg 0 oz7igy_jo55wm
wr jt6m msg 0 MESSAGE Write the JT6M MESSAGE 0 to EEPROM. Max eight characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr jt6m msg 0 oz7igy
wr jt65 msg # MESSAGE Write the JT65 MESSAGE 0 or 1 to EEPROM. Max 13 characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr jt65 msg 0 oz7igy_jo55wm
wr jt9 msg # MESSAGE Write the JT9 MESSAGE 0 or 1 to EEPROM. Max 13 characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr jt9 msg 0 oz7igy_jo55wm
wr msk144 msg 0 MESSAGE Write the MSK144 MESSAGE 0 to EEPROM. Max eight characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr msk144 msg 0 oz7igy
wr opera msg # MESSAGE Write the Opera MESSAGE 0 or 1 to EEPROM. Max six characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr opera msg 0 oz7igy
wr pi4 msg # MESSAGE Write the PI4 MESSAGE 0 or 1 to EEPROM. Max eight characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr pi4 msg 0 oz7igy
wr t10 msg # MESSAGE Write the T10 MESSAGE 0 or 1 to EEPROM. Max 13 characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr t10 msg 0 oz7igy_jo55wm
wr wspr msg # MESSAGE Write the WSPR MESSAGE 0 or 1 to EEPROM. Max six characters and replace space " " with an underscore "_", e.g. wr wspr msg 0 oz7igy
wr defaults Write the following default parameters to the EEPROM in one go:
  • Beacon mode
    • 20 → PI4 + CW + carrier
  • Signal pause style
    • Style is frequency shift (FSK)
  • Kill switch idle
    • Kill switch is idle high
  • Carrier in setup mode
    • Carrier is on when entering setup mode
  • Frequency multiplier/divider
    • Divider is set to 1, i.e. no subsequent multiplication
    • Carrier frequency offset is set to 0 mHz
    • FSK frequency offset is set to 0 mHz
    • MGM frequency offset is set to 0 mHz
  • MGM
    • Frequency is set to 0 → Auto frequency relative to the CW carrier frequency at 800 Hz
    • Frequency divider is set to 1 → No subsequent multiplication
  • Intermediate frequency steps
    • Intermediate frequency steps is set to 0 → No intermediate frequency steps used
  • Power level
    • 20 W → 43 dBm (currently only used in WSPR mode)
  • GPS
    • Baud rate is 9600 Baud → 51
      (See ATmega128A datasheet table 20-11, 9600 Baud at 8 MHz clock, UX2=0)
    • 1 PPS to corresponding NMEA interpreted delay is 120 = 1200 ms
    • Signal lost/invalid is 0
    • Signal loss/invalid limit is 30
    • NMEA $GPRMC data frame
    • Echo disabled
  • CW
    • Dot duration 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • No CWMsg
    • No BandID
  • FSK441
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Tone0 is set to -125 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • FT8
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Message number is 0
    • The three bits for both messages are set to 0
    • The message type for both messages are set to 0 (free text)
    • Tone0 is set to +200 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • IBP
    • Start minute is 00
    • Start second is 00
  • ISCAT
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Submode K=1 → ISCAT-B
    • Tone0 is set to -200 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • JT4
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Submode is K=72 → JT4G
    • Message number is 0
    • Tone0 is set to +200 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • JT6M
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Tone0 is set to -125 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • JT65
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Submode is 0x02, JT65 and K=2 → JT65B
    • Message number is 0
    • Tone0 is set to +200 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • JT9
    • CW dot duration is 50 ms → 120 LPM/24 WPM
    • Submode is 0 → JT9A
    • Message number is 0
    • Tone0 is set to +200 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • MSK144
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Message duration is 30 s
    • Tone0 is set to +200 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • Opera
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Submode is K=5 → Op05
    • Message number is 0
    • Tone0 is set to +700 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • PI4
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Message number is 0
    • Normal/SBP interval mask 0x01 → 0 0 0 0 1, i.e. the first interval
    • Tone0 is set to -117,1875 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • QRA64
    • CW dot duration is 100 ms → 60 LPM/12 WPM
    • Submode is 0x02, QRA64 and K=2 → QRA64B
    • Message number is 0
    • Tone0 is set to +200 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • T10
    • CW dot duration is 50 ms → 120 LPM/24 WPM
    • Message number is 0
    • Tone0 is set to +200 Hz relative to the carrier frequency
  • WSPR
    • CW dot duration is 50 ms → 120 LPM/24 WPM
    • Message number is 0
    • Interval mask 0x01 → 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1, i.e. the first interval
    • Number of frequency hopping intervals is 1
    • Tone0 is set to +700 Hz relative to the carrier frequency

Other commands

Command Description
setup To enter setup mode
exit To leave setup mode
carr freq FREQUENCY Send a carrier at FREQUENCY, e.g. carr freq 50399000 will send a carrier at 50,399 MHz. Alternatively the FREQUENCY is a FTW carrier number, i.e. 0 to the maximum FTW number and from 65 to 68
carr on Turns the test carrier on
carr off Turns the test carrier off

Information

Response Description
DDS> The DDS prompt
DDS SETUP> The DDS setup prompt
INVALID DATA The call sign, locator or message command is invalid
INVALID FREQUENCY The frequency command is invalid
INVALID MGM DATA The MGM data command is invalid
NEXT GENERATION BEACONS - DSS S/W V. #.#.# MCU power up welcome message
OK Command accepted
PROCESSING Processing changes performed during setup. Happens after an "exit" command if any changes were made
READY - DDS S/W V. #.#.# In setup mode now and the S/W version number
RUNNING Response when the S/W is back in a normal transmission cycle
UNKNOWN COMMAND The MMI command could not be identified
WAIT Setup mode is called but waiting for transmission cycle to complete

When the GPS echo is enabled, typically for troubleshooting the GPS, all received GPS data is echoed one-to-one on the USB port, e.g. the $GPRMC frame. Furthermore, are the control variables also printed on the USB port just before the carrier begins, for sequences that include a carrier, or just before the transmission cycle begins for sequences without carrier.

Control variable Description
Status The GPS status
  • 0: Valid GPS not yet acquired or limit exceeded
  • 1: Valid GPS
  • 2: Valid GPS lost but the number of sequences are still below the limit
Limit The non valid GPS limit value (static)
Count The number of sequence cycles that a valid time sync has failed and/or GPS signal is invalid. Max value is 255
Result The minute value from the GPS data, 0-59. If Result is -1 then time is deemed as unreliable

The GPS echo is enabled by evoking the wr eep 23 1 command and disabled by the wr eep 23 0 command. Please note that enabling the GPS echo delays the beacon time stamp with about 50 ms.

Configuration examples

In the below examples the beacon call sign is OZ7IGY and the locator is JO55WM.

The enter the setup mode write setup at the DDS> prompt. To exit the setup mode write exit at the DDS SETUP> prompt.

All commands are followed by pressing the enter key. The sequence of commands executed in the setup mode is not important.

To view the changes write rd act at the DDS SETUP> prompt.

Normal beacon

In this example the sequence is PI4 + CW + carrier at 144,471 MHz.

The change beacon mode from PI4 + CW + carrier to e.g. JT65 + CW + carrier + CW + carrier only the following commands are different:

Microwave beacon with multiplier

In this example the sequence is PI4 + CW + carrier at 10368,930 MHz and the DDS is followed by a x 32 multiplier chain, i.e. the DDS carrier frequency is 324,0290625 MHz.

"Super Nyquist beacon"

In this example the sequence is PI4 + CW + carrier at 1296,930 MHz using the Super Nyquist second image.

Synchronized beacon project (SBP)

In the Synchronized Beacon Project the beacon only transmit in one of the five one minute long time slots. Which frequency and time slot to use should be obtained from the SBP Network Coordinator.

In this example the SBP time slot is 2, i.e. transmitting in the minutes beginning with 2, 7, 12, 17 ..., and the frequency is 50,007 MHz.

Synchronized beacon project (SBP) and "normal" beacon

In the Synchronized Beacon Project the beacon only transmit in one of the five one minute long time slots. Which frequency and time slot to use should be obtained from the SBP Network Coordinator. In the remainder of the time slots the beacon transmits on its normal allocated frequency.

In this example the SBP time slot is 3, i.e. transmitting in the minutes beginning with 3, 8, 13, 18 ..., and the SBP frequency is 50,005 MHz. The normal frequency for the beacon is 50,471 MHz.

Normal part

SBP part

WSPR hopping transmitter

In this example the DDS unit is used as a WSPR hopping transmitter on five different frequencies of which one is suspended.

GPS configuration

In this example the GPS serial speed is 9600 Baud, the NMEA frame is $GPRMC and the 1 PPS to real time delay is 1300 ms.

EEPROM map

Via the EEPROM map you can get access to the individual bytes used for configuring the DDS unit. You can use this to fine tune the various parameters.

General

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0000 0000 Value Beacon mode. See beacon mode table  
0001 0001 Value Signal pause style on-off keying or FSK. 0: OOK, 1: FSK. Default is 1 = FSK  
0002 0002 Value Frequency for DDS clock byte 0 (variable not implemented)  
0003 0003 Value Frequency for DDS clock byte 1  
0004 0004 Value Frequency for DDS clock byte 2  
0005 0005 Value Frequency for DDS clock byte 3  
0006 0006 Value Frequency for CW FSK byte 0 wr fsk FREQUENCY
0007 0007 Value Frequency for CW FSK byte 1  
0008 0008 Value Frequency for CW FSK byte 2  
0009 0009 Value Frequency for CW FSK byte 3  
0010 000A Value Frequency for CW carrier byte 0 wr freq FREQUENCY
0011 000B Value Frequency for CW carrier byte 1  
0012 000C Value Frequency for CW carrier byte 2  
0013 000D Value Frequency for CW carrier byte 3  
0014 000E Value Frequency for MGM carrier 0 byte 0 wr mgm FREQUENCY
0015 000F Value Frequency for MGM carrier 0 byte 1  
0016 0010 Value Frequency for MGM carrier 0 byte 2  
0017 0011 Value Frequency for MGM carrier 0 byte 3  
0018 0012 Value Frequency divider used if output it multiplied externally. Default is 1, i.e. no dividing wr multi DIVIDER CWOFFSET FSKOFFSET MGMOFFSET
0019 0013 Value CW/carrier frequency offset in mHz, if output it multiplied externally, byte 0. Default is 0, i.e. no offset  
0020 0014 Value CW/carrier frequency offset in mHz, if output it multiplied externally, byte 1. Default is 0, i.e. no offset  
0021 0015 Value FSK frequency offset in mHz, if output it multiplied externally, byte 0. Default is 0, i.e. no offset  
0022 0016 Value FSK frequency offset in mHz, if output it multiplied externally, byte 1. Default is 0, i.e. no offset  
0023 0017 Value MGM frequency offset in mHz, if output it multiplied externally, byte 0. Default is 0, i.e. no offset  
0024 0018 Value MGM frequency offset in mHz, if output it multiplied externally, byte 1. Default is 0, i.e. no offset  
0025 0019 Value Transmit a carrier when entering the setup mode. Default is 1, i.e. transmit carrier  
0026 001A Value Kill switch idle mode. Default is 1, i.e. idle is high  
0027 001B Value Number of intermediate frequency steps used when changing frequency. Default is 0, i.e. no intermediate steps  

GPS

EEPROM address Type Description
Dec Hex
0030 001E Value GPS serial speed (See ATmega128A datasheet table 20-11, 9600 Baud at 8 MHz clock, UX2=0). Default is 51/0x33 for 9600 Baud. 103/0x67 for 4800 Baud
0031 001F Value 1 PPS to corresponding data frame interpreted delay. The delay can be from 0 s to 2,55 s with a resolution of 10 ms. Default is 120/0x78 equal to 1200 ms
0032 0020 Value GPS is present and invalid but has previously been present and valid:
  • 0: No difference in carrier signaling (default)
  • 1: Send "carrier" with 50% duty cycle

Used in combination with the sequence cycles limit at address 33/0x21.

0033 0021 Value Number, 1 to 255, of sequence cycles before omitting the MGM part of the sequence. If set to 0 then the MGM is always sent, if applicable, even if the GPS signal is lost or invalid. Default is 30
0034 0022 Value The GPS time data frame used:
0035 0023 Value Controls if the GPS data received is echoed to the management port but only when the DDS unit searches for the time. Also prints out the value of the GPSStatus, GPSStatusLimit, GPSStatusCount and Result variables.
  • 0: Echo disabled (default)
  • 1: Echo enabled

This parameter can be used for GPS debugging but delays the sequence by about 50 ms.

Power

EEPROM address Type Description
Dec Hex
0040 0028 Value Power level EIRP in dBm. Currently only used in WSPR. Therefore the dBm value must end with either 0, 3 or 7. Otherwise decoding in WSPR will be wrong

DDS

EEPROM address Type Description
Dec Hex
0060 003C Value The DDS DAC current level. Sets the output power and affects the harmonics and spurious levels. Default is 0x7F similar to the value in the AD9912 datasheet. Sets the heighest eight bits of the total ten bits. The lowest two bits are always set to 11

CW

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0100 0064 Value CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0101 0065 ASCII value CW call sign byte 0 wr call CALLSIGN
0102 0066 ASCII value CW call sign byte 1  
0103 0067 ASCII value CW call sign byte 2  
0104 0068 ASCII value CW call sign byte 3  
0105 0069 ASCII value CW call sign byte 4  
0106 006A ASCII value CW call sign byte 5  
0107 006B ASCII value CW call sign byte 6  
0108 006C ASCII value CW call sign byte 7  
0109 006D ASCII value CW call sign byte 8  
0110 006E ASCII value CW call sign byte 9  
0111 006F ASCII value CW call sign byte 10  
0112 0070 ASCII value CW call sign byte 11  
0113 0071 ASCII value CW call sign byte 12  
0114 0072 ASCII value CW call sign byte 13  
0115 0073 ASCII value CW call sign byte 14  
0116 0074 Value CW call sign byte 15. Always 0  
0117 0075 ASCII value CW locator byte 0 wr loc LOCATOR
0118 0076 ASCII value CW locator byte 1  
0119 0077 ASCII value CW locator byte 2  
0120 0078 ASCII value CW locator byte 3  
0121 0079 ASCII value CW locator byte 4  
0122 007A ASCII value CW locator byte 5  
0123 007B ASCII value CW locator byte 6. Always 0  
0124 007C ASCII value CW message byte 0 wr msg MESSAGE
0125 007D ASCII value CW message byte 1  
0126 007E ASCII value CW message byte 2  
0127 007F ASCII value CW message byte 3  
0128 0080 ASCII value CW message byte 4  
0129 0081 ASCII value CW message byte 5  
0130 0082 Value CW message byte 6. Always 0  
0131 0083 ASCII value CW BandID byte 0 wr bandid CHARACTER
0132 0084 Value CW BandID byte 1. Always 0  

The CW keying style is managed in the signal pause style parameter found at address 1/0x01. For more details see the General section.

To calculate the CW dot durations use one of the following formulas:

CW speed in words per minute

Dot duration = 1200/speed

e.g. for 12 WPM: Dot duration = 1200/12 = 100 ms

Speed = 1200/dot duration

e.g. for 100 ms: Speed = 1200/100 = 12 WPM

CW speed in letters per minute

Dot duration = 6000/speed

e.g. for 60 LPM: Dot duration = 6000/60 = 100 ms

Speed = 6000/dot duration

e.g. for 100 ms: Speed = 6000/100 = 60 LPM

FSK441

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0400 0190 Value FSK441 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0401 0191 Value FSK441 submode (reserved)  
0402 0192 Value FSK441 message number (reserved)  
0403 0193 ASCII value FSK441 message 0 byte 0 wr fsk441 msg 0 MESSAGE
0404 0194 ASCII value FSK441 message 0 byte 1  
0405 0195 ASCII value FSK441 message 0 byte 2  
0406 0196 ASCII value FSK441 message 0 byte 3  
0407 0197 ASCII value FSK441 message 0 byte 4  
0408 0198 ASCII value FSK441 message 0 byte 5  
0409 0199 ASCII value FSK441 message 0 byte 6  
0410 019A ASCII value FSK441 message 0 byte 7  
0411 019B Value FSK441 message 0 byte 8. Always 0  

FT8

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0650 028A Value FT8 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0651 028B Value FT8 sub mode (reserved)  
0652 028C Value FT8 message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0653 028D ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 0/digit 0 and 1 wr ft8 msg 0 MESSAGE
0654 028E ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 1/digit 2 and 3  
0655 028F ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 2/digit 4 and 5  
0656 0290 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 3/digit 6 and 7  
0657 0291 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 4/digit 8 and 9  
0658 0292 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 5/digit 10 and 11  
0659 0293 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 6/digit 12 and 13  
0660 0294 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 7/digit 14 and 15  
0661 0295 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 0 byte 8/digit 16 and 17  
0662 0296 ASCII FT8 message 0 byte 9  
0663 0297 ASCII FT8 message 0 byte 10  
0664 0298 ASCII FT8 message 0 byte 11  
0665 0299 ASCII FT8 message 0 byte 12  
0666 029A ASCII FT8 message 0 byte 13. Always 0  
0667 029B Value FT8 message 0 three bits, ØØØØØxxx  
0668 029C Value FT8 message 0 message type. 0 = free text, 1 = telemetry. Default is 0  
0669 029D ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 0/digit 0 and 1 wr ft8 msg 1 MESSAGE
0670 029E ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 1/digit 2 and 3  
0671 029F ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 2/digit 4 and 5  
0672 02A0 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 3/digit 6 and 7  
0673 02A1 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 4/digit 8 and 9  
0674 02A2 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 5/digit 10 and 11  
0675 02A3 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 6/digit 12 and 13  
0676 02A4 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 7/digit 14 and 15  
0677 02A5 ASCII/hex value FT8 message 1 byte 8/digit 16 and 17  
0678 02A6 ASCII FT8 message 1 byte 9  
0679 02A7 ASCII FT8 message 1 byte 10  
0680 02A8 ASCII FT8 message 1 byte 11  
0681 02A9 ASCII FT8 message 1 byte 12  
0682 02AA ASCII FT8 message 1 byte 13. Always 0  
0683 02AB Value FT8 message 1 three bits, ØØØØØxxx  
0684 02AC Value FT8 message 1 message type. 0 = free text, 1 = telemetry. Default is 0  

ASCII/hex value means ASCII for free text message and hex data for telemetry message.

Telemetry messages must be entered using the wr eep ADDR VALUE command, e.g. wr eep 28d 12 to enter 0x12 as the first two hex values for message 0. Each message byte stores two telemetry digits.

IBP

EEPROM address Type Description
Dec Hex
0140 008C Value IBP start time minute
0141 008D Value IBP start time second

ISCAT

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0500 01F4 Value ISCAT mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0501 01F5 Value ISCAT submode A = 0, B = 1. Default is 1  
0502 01F6 Value ISCAT message number (reserved)  
0503 01F7 ASCII value ISCAT message 0 byte 0 wr iscat msg 0 MESSAGE
0504 01F8 ASCII value ISCAT message 0 byte 1  
0505 01F9 ASCII value ISCAT message 0 byte 2  
0506 01FA ASCII value ISCAT message 0 byte 3  
0507 01FB ASCII value ISCAT message 0 byte 4  
0508 01FC ASCII value ISCAT message 0 byte 5  
0509 01FD ASCII value ISCAT message 0 byte 6  
0510 01FE ASCII value ISCAT message 0 byte 7  
0511 01FF Value ISCAT message 0 byte 8. Always 0  

JT4

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex 
0200 00C8 Value JT4 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0201 00C9 Value JT4 sub mode. Default (K value) is 72/0x48 = JT4G  
0202 00CA Value JT4 message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0203 00CB ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 0 wr jt4 msg 0 MESSAGE
0204 00CC ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 1  
0205 00CD ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 2  
0206 00CE ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 3  
0207 00CF ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 4  
0208 00D0 ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 5  
0209 00D1 ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 6  
0210 00D2 ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 7  
0211 00D3 ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 8  
0212 00D4 ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 9  
0213 00D5 ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 10  
0214 00D6 ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 11  
0215 00D7 ASCII value JT4 message 0 byte 12  
0216 00D8 Value JT4 message 0 byte 13. Always 0  
0217 00D9 ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 0 wr jt4 msg 1 MESSAGE
0218 00DA ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 1  
0219 00DB ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 2  
0220 00DC ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 3  
0221 00DD ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 4  
0222 00DE ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 5  
0223 00DF ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 6  
0224 00E0 ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 7  
0225 00E1 ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 8  
0226 00E2 ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 9  
0227 00E3 ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 10  
0228 00E4 ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 11  
0229 00E5 ASCII value JT4 message 1 byte 12  
0230 00E6 Value JT4 message 1 byte 13. Always 0  

JT6M

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0450 01C2 Value JT6M mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0451 01C3 Value JT6M submode (reserved)  
0452 01C4 Value JT6M message number (reserved)  
0453 01C5 ASCII value JT6M message 0 byte 0 wr jt6m msg 0 MESSAGE
0454 01C6 ASCII value JT6M message 0 byte 1  
0455 01C7 ASCII value JT6M message 0 byte 2  
0456 01C8 ASCII value JT6M message 0 byte 3  
0457 01C9 ASCII value JT6M message 0 byte 4  
0458 01CA ASCII value JT6M message 0 byte 5  
0459 01CB ASCII value JT6M message 0 byte 6  
0460 01CC ASCII value JT6M message 0 byte 7  
0461 01CD Value JT6M message 0 byte 8. Always 0  

JT65

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0300 012C Value JT65 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0301 012D Value JT65 sub mode. Bits 7-4 = submode, "none" = 0, 2 = 1. Bits 3-0 = mode, A = 0, B = 2, C = 4. Default is 0x12 = JT65B2  
0302 012E Value JT65 message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0303 012F ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 0 wr jt65 msg 0 MESSAGE
0304 0130 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 1  
0305 0131 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 2  
0306 0132 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 3  
0307 0133 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 4  
0308 0134 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 5  
0309 0135 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 6  
0310 0136 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 7  
0311 0137 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 8  
0312 0138 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 9  
0313 0139 ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 10  
0314 013A ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 11  
0315 013B ASCII value JT65 message 0 byte 12  
0316 013C Value JT65 message 0 byte 13. Always 0  
0317 013D ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 0 wr jt65 msg 1 MESSAGE
0318 013E ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 1  
0319 013F ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 2  
0320 0140 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 3  
0321 0141 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 4  
0322 0142 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 5  
0323 0143 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 6  
0324 0144 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 7  
0325 0145 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 8  
0326 0146 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 9  
0327 0147 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 10  
0328 0148 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 11  
0329 0149 ASCII value JT65 message 1 byte 12  
0330 014A Value JT65 message 1 byte 13. Always 0  

JT9

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0550 0226 Value JT9 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 50/0x32  
0551 0227 Value

JT9 submode:

  • 0/0x00 = JT9A (default)
  • 1/0x01 = JT9B
  • 2/0x02 = JT9C
  • 3/0x03 = JT9D
  • 4/0x04 = JT9E
  • 5/0x05 = JT9E fast, 30 s JT9E
  • 6/0x06 = JT9F
  • 7/0x07 = JT9F fast, 30 s JT9F
  • 8/0x08 = JT9G
  • 9/0x09 = JT9G fast, 30 s JT9G
  • 10/0x0A = JT9H
  • 11/0x0B = JT9H fast, 30 s JT9H
  
0552 0228 Value JT9 message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0553 0229 ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 0 wr jt9 msg 0 MESSAGE
0554 022A ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 1  
0555 022B ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 2  
0556 022C ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 3  
0557 022D ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 4  
0558 022E ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 5  
0559 022F ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 6  
0560 0230 ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 7  
0561 0231 ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 8  
0562 0232 ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 9  
0563 0233 ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 10  
0564 0234 ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 11  
0565 0235 ASCII value JT9 message 0 byte 12  
0566 0236 Value JT9 message 0 byte 13. Always 0  
0567 0237 ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 0 wr jt9 msg 1 MESSAGE
0568 0238 ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 1  
0569 0239 ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 2  
0570 023A ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 3  
0571 023B ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 4  
0572 023C ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 5  
0573 023D ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 6  
0574 023E ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 7  
0575 023F ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 8  
0576 0240 ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 9  
0577 0241 ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 10  
0578 0242 ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 11  
0579 0243 ASCII value JT9 message 1 byte 12  
0580 0244 Value JT9 message 1 byte 13. Always 0  

MSK144

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0600 0258 Value MSK144 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0601 0259 Value MSK144 submode, i.e. duration in seconds. Default is 30/0x1E  
0602 025A Value MSK144 message number (reserved) wr msk144 msg 0 MESSAGE
0603 025B Value MSK144 message 0 byte 0  
0604 025C Value MSK144 message 0 byte 1  
0605 025D Value MSK144 message 0 byte 2  
0606 025E Value MSK144 message 0 byte 3  
0607 025F Value MSK144 message 0 byte 4  
0608 0260 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 5  
0609 0261 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 6  
0610 0262 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 7  
0611 0263 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 8  
0612 0264 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 9  
0613 0265 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 10  
0614 0266 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 11  
0615 0267 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 12  
0616 0268 Value MSK144 message 0 byte 13. Always 0  

Opera

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0350 015E Value Opera mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0351 015F Value Opera submode, e.g. if Op2 then set submode to 2. Exception is Op05 where submode is 5  
0352 0160 Value Opera message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0353 0161 ASCII value Opera message 0 byte 0 wr opera msg 0 MESSAGE
0354 0162 ASCII value Opera message 0 byte 1  
0355 0163 ASCII value Opera message 0 byte 2  
0356 0164 ASCII value Opera message 0 byte 3  
0357 0165 ASCII value Opera message 0 byte 4  
0358 0166 ASCII value Opera message 0 byte 5  
0359 0167 Value Opera message 0 byte 6. Always 0  
0360 0168 ASCII value Opera message 1 byte 0 wr opera msg 1 MESSAGE
0361 0169 ASCII value Opera message 1 byte 1  
0362 016A ASCII value Opera message 1 byte 2  
0363 016B ASCII value Opera message 1 byte 3  
0364 016C ASCII value Opera message 1 byte 4  
0365 016D ASCII value Opera message 1 byte 5  
0366 016E Value Opera message 1 byte 6. Always 0  

PI4

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0150 0096 Value PI4 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0151 0097 Value PI4 submode (K value). Default is 40/0x28 = PI4(-40)  
0152 0098 Value PI4 message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0153 0099 ASCII value PI4 message 0 byte 0 wr pi4 msg 0 MESSAGE
0154 009A ASCII value PI4 message 0 byte 1  
0155 009B ASCII value PI4 message 0 byte 2  
0156 009C ASCII value PI4 message 0 byte 3  
0157 009D ASCII value PI4 message 0 byte 4  
0158 009E ASCII value PI4 message 0 byte 5  
0159 009F ASCII value PI4 message 0 byte 6  
0160 00A0 ASCII value PI4 message 0 byte 7  
0161 00A1 Value PI4 message 0 byte 8. Always 0  
0162 00A2 ASCII value PI4 message 1 byte 0 wr pi4 msg 1 MESSAGE
0163 00A3 ASCII value PI4 message 1 byte 1  
0164 00A4 ASCII value PI4 message 1 byte 2  
0165 00A5 ASCII value PI4 message 1 byte 3  
0166 00A6 ASCII value PI4 message 1 byte 4  
0167 00A7 ASCII value PI4 message 1 byte 5  
0168 00A8 ASCII value PI4 message 1 byte 6  
0169 00A9 ASCII value PI4 message 1 byte 7  
0170 00AA Value PI4 message 1 byte 8. Always 0  

Syncronized Beacon Project - SBP

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0180 00B4 Value Interval mask holding the five intervals in the lower five bits, e.g. 0x15 = 1 0 1 0 1. In beacon mode 21/0x15 (SBP) 0: skip and 1: transmit. In beacon mode 22/0x15 (Normal + SBP) 0: Normal and 1: SPB. Default is 0x01 = 0 0 0 0 1  
0181 00B5 Value SBP frequency byte 0 wr sbpfreq FREQUENCY
0182 00B6 Value SBP frequency byte 1  
0183 00B7 Value SBP frequency byte 2  
0184 00B8 Value SBP frequency byte 3  
0185 00B9 ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 0 wr sbpcall CALLSIGN
0186 00BA ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 1  
0187 00BB ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 2  
0188 00BC ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 3  
0189 00BD ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 4  
0190 00BE ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 5  
0191 00BF ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 6  
0192 00C0 ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 7  
0193 00C1 ASCII value SBP CW call sign byte 8. Always 0  

T10

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0700 02BC Value T10 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 50/0x32  
0701 02BD Value

T10 submode (reserved)

  
0702 02BE Value T10 message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0703 02BF ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 0 wr t10 msg 0 MESSAGE
0704 02C0 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 1  
0705 02C1 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 2  
0706 02C2 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 3  
0707 02C3 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 4  
0708 02C4 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 5  
0709 02C5 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 6  
0710 02C6 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 7  
0711 02C7 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 8  
0712 02C8 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 9  
0713 02C9 ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 10  
0714 02CA ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 11  
0715 02CB ASCII value T10 message 0 byte 12  
0716 02CC Value T10 message 0 byte 13. Always 0  
0717 02CD ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 0 wr t10 msg 1 MESSAGE
0718 02CE ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 1  
0719 02CF ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 2  
0720 02D0 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 3  
0721 02D1 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 4  
0722 02D2 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 5  
0723 02D3 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 6  
0724 02D4 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 7  
0725 02D5 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 8  
0726 02D6 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 9  
0727 02D7 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 10  
0728 02D8 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 11  
0729 02D9 ASCII value T10 message 1 byte 12  
0730 02DA Value T10 message 1 byte 13. Always 0  

WSPR

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0250 00FA Value WSPR mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 50/0x32  
0251 00FB Value WSPR submode (K value). Default is 2 = WSPR  
0252 00FC Value WSPR message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0253 00FD ASCII value WSPR message 0 byte 0 (message is call sign part only) wr wspr msg 0 MESSAGE
0254 00FE ASCII value WSPR message 0 byte 1  
0255 00FF ASCII value WSPR message 0 byte 2  
0256 0100 ASCII value WSPR message 0 byte 3  
0257 0101 ASCII value WSPR message 0 byte 4  
0258 0102 ASCII value WSPR message 0 byte 5  
0259 0103 Value WSPR message 0 byte 6. Always 0  
0260 0104 ASCII value WSPR message 1 byte 0 (message is call sign part only) wr wspr msg 1 MESSAGE
0261 0105 ASCII value WSPR message 1 byte 1  
0262 0106 ASCII value WSPR message 1 byte 2  
0263 0107 ASCII value WSPR message 1 byte 3  
0264 0108 ASCII value WSPR message 1 byte 4  
0265 0109 ASCII value WSPR message 1 byte 5  
0266 010A Value WSPR message 1 byte 6. Always 0  
0267 010B Value One byte, i.e. eight bits, holding the eight transmission intervals, e.g. 0x55 = 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 where 0: skip, 1: transmit  

Time and frequency multiplexing

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
2000 07D0 Value Number of intervals, 0 to 15, used in the time and frequency multiplexing beacon mode 42/0x2A  
2001 07D1 Value Mode00 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 0 MODE FREQUENCY
2002 07D2 Value Frequency00 byte 0  
2003 07D3 Value Frequency00 byte 1  
2004 07D4 Value Frequency00 byte 2  
2005 07D5 Value Frequency00 byte 4  
2006 07D6 Value Mode01 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 1 MODE FREQUENCY
2007 07D7 Value Frequency0 byte 0  
2008 07D8 Value Frequency0 byte 1  
2009 07D9 Value Frequency0 byte 2  
2020 07DA Value Frequency0 byte 4  
2011 07DB Value Mode02 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 2 MODE FREQUENCY
2012 07DC Value Frequency02 byte 0  
2013 07DD Value Frequency02 byte 1  
2014 07DE Value Frequency02 byte 2  
2015 07DF Value Frequency02 byte 4  
2016 07E0 Value Mode03 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 3 MODE FREQUENCY
2017 07E1 Value Frequency03 byte 0  
2018 07E2 Value Frequency03 byte 1  
2019 07E3 Value Frequency03 byte 2  
2020 07E4 Value Frequency03 byte 4  
2021 07E5 Value Mode04 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 4 MODE FREQUENCY
2022 07E6 Value Frequency04 byte 0  
2023 07E7 Value Frequency04 byte 1  
2024 07E8 Value Frequency04 byte 2  
2025 07E9 Value Frequency04 byte 4  
2026 07EA Value Mode05 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 5 MODE FREQUENCY
2027 07EB Value Frequency05 byte 0  
2028 07EC Value Frequency05 byte 1  
2029 07ED Value Frequency05 byte 2  
2030 07EE Value Frequency05 byte 4  
2031 07EF Value Mode06 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 6 MODE FREQUENCY
2032 07F0 Value Frequency06 byte 0  
2033 07F1 Value Frequency06 byte 1  
2034 07F2 Value Frequency06 byte 2  
2035 07F3 Value Frequency06 byte 4  
2036 07F4 Value Mode07 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 7 MODE FREQUENCY
2037 07F5 Value Frequency07 byte 0  
2038 07F6 Value Frequency07 byte 1  
2039 07F7 Value Frequency07 byte 2  
2040 07F8 Value Frequency07 byte 4  
2041 07F9 Value Mode08 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 8 MODE FREQUENCY
2042 07FA Value Frequency08 byte 0  
2043 07FB Value Frequency08 byte 1  
2044 07FC Value Frequency08 byte 2  
2045 07FD Value Frequency08 byte 4  
2046 07FE Value Mode09 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 9 MODE FREQUENCY
2047 07FF Value Frequency09 byte 0  
2048 0800 Value Frequency09 byte 1  
2049 0801 Value Frequency09 byte 2  
2050 0802 Value Frequency09 byte 4  
2051 0803 Value Mode10 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 10 MODE FREQUENCY
2052 0804 Value Frequency10 byte 0  
2053 0805 Value Frequency10 byte 1  
2054 0806 Value Frequency10 byte 2  
2055 0807 Value Frequency10 byte 4  
2056 0808 Value Mode11 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 11 MODE FREQUENCY
2057 0809 Value Frequency11 byte 0  
2058 080A Value Frequency11 byte 1  
2059 080B Value Frequency11 byte 2  
2060 080C Value Frequency1 byte 4  
2061 080D Value Mode12 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 12 MODE FREQUENCY
2062 080E Value Frequency12 byte 0  
2063 080F Value Frequency12 byte 1  
2064 0810 Value Frequency12 byte 2  
2065 0811 Value Frequency12 byte 4  
2066 0812 Value Mode13 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 13 MODE FREQUENCY
2067 0813 Value Frequency13 byte 0  
2068 0814 Value Frequency13 byte 1  
2069 0815 Value Frequency13 byte 2  
2070 0816 Value Frequency13 byte 4  
2071 0817 Value Mode14 where 0: skip but wait 2 min, 1: transmit wr hop 14 MODE FREQUENCY
2072 0818 Value Frequency14 byte 0  
2073 0819 Value Frequency14 byte 1  
2074 081A Value Frequency14 byte 2  
2075 081B Value Frequency14 byte 4  

QRA64

EEPROM address Type Description MMI command
Dec Hex
0750 02EE Value QRA64 mixed mode CW dot duration in ms. Default is 100/0x64  
0751 02EF Value QRA64 submode (K value). Default is 2 = QRA64B  
0752 02F0 Value QRA64 message number. Message selector 0, 1 or 2 = alternating. Default is 0  
0753 02F1 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 0  
0754 02F2 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 1  
0755 02F3 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 2  
0756 02F4 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 3  
0757 02F5 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 4  
0758 02F6 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 5  
0759 02F7 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 6  
0760 02F8 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 7  
0761 02F9 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 8  
0762 02FA Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 9  
0763 02FB Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 10  
0764 02FC Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 11  
0765 02FD Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 12  
0766 02FE Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 13  
0767 02FF Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 14  
0768 0300 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 15  
...   Value ...  
0836 0344 Value QRA64 message 0 symbol 83  
0837 0345 Value QRA64 message 1 symbol 0  
...   Value ...  
0920 0398 Value QRA64 message 1 symbol 83  

 

Revision history

Version Description
3.0.0

2018-12-28

New

  • FT8 77 bits mode, see the EEPROM map for important details. The FT8 75 bits mode has been removed
  • MSK144 77 bits mode, see the EEPROM map for important details. The MSK144 72 bits mode has been removed
  • Possibility to use intermediate frequency steps when changing frequency. This can reduce the key clicks. The parameter controlled is at EEPROM address 27/0x12. Default is no intermediate step
  • Delay when writing defaults to the EEPROM to allow the EEPROM to finish writing

Changes

  • Default tuning offset, i.e. when the MGM frequency is zero (0), set to
    • +200 Hz for the FT8, JT4, JT65, JT9, MSK144, T10 and QRA modes. So when tuning into the carrier at 800 Hz the MGM tone0 will be at 1 kHz
    • -200 Hz for the ISCAT mode. So when tuning into the carrier at 800 Hz the ISCAT tone0 will be at 600 Hz
    • -125 Hz for the FSK144 and JT6M modes. So when tuning into the carrier at 800 Hz the MGM tone0 will be at 675 Hz

Upgrading

  • Reset to defaults and reload configuration
2.3.0

2018-04-13

New

  • Kill switch idle can be changed. Default is idle high, i.e. connect to ground to kill the transmission.

Upgrading from 1.9.0

  • If the MGM frequency is not set to zero (0), i.e. automatic calculation of the MGM frequencies relative to carrier frequency, set the MGM frequency offset to 0 or other relevant offset value. Failing to do so will result in an erroneous MGM frequency offset up to 255 Hz. To set the carrier, FSK and MGM offset frequencies to zero execute the wr multi 1 0 0 0 command

Upgrading from 1.8.x

  • Execute the wr eep 3c 7f command to set the DDS DAC current to the datasheet default value. Failing to do so will cause increased harmonics and spurs level
2.2.1

2018-01-16

Bug

  • Some sequences did not revert to CW + carrier only if the GPS data was missing. Bug introduced in v. 2.0.0 from 2017-03-30.

Upgrading from 1.9.0

  • If the MGM frequency is not set to zero (0), i.e. automatic calculation of the MGM frequencies relative to carrier frequency, set the MGM frequency offset to 0 or other relevant offset value. Failing to do so will result in an erroneous MGM frequency offset up to 255 Hz. To set the carrier, FSK and MGM offset frequencies to zero execute the wr multi 1 0 0 0 command

Upgrading from 1.8.x

  • Execute the wr eep 3c 7f command to set the DDS DAC current to the datasheet default value. Failing to do so will cause increased harmonics and spurs level
2.2.0

2017-08-05

New

  • FT8 mixed mode sequence
    • Beacon mode 120/0x78 added
  • T10 mixed mode sequences
    • Beacon mode 130/0x78 added
    • Beacon mode 131/0x79 added

Changes

  • The QRA64 beacon modes have been changed from 120/0x78, 121/0x79 and 122/0x7A to 140/0x8C, 141/0x8D and 142/0x8E respectively

Upgrading from 1.9.0

  • If the MGM frequency is not set to zero (0), i.e. automatic calculation of the MGM frequencies relative to carrier frequency, set the MGM frequency offset to 0 or other relevant offset value. Failing to do so will result in an erroneous MGM frequency offset up to 255 Hz. To set the carrier, FSK and MGM offset frequencies to zero execute the wr multi 1 0 0 0 command

Upgrading from 1.8.x

  • Execute the wr eep 3c 7f command to set the DDS DAC current to the datasheet default value. Failing to do so will cause increased harmonics and spurs level
2.1.1

2017-05-25

Bugs

  • Beacon mode 21/0x15 and 42/0x2A "rouge carrier" outside interval(s)
  • Default GPS 1 PPS delay compensation now properly set to 1200 ms

Upgrading from 1.9.0

  • If the MGM frequency is not set to zero (0), i.e. automatic calculation of the MGM frequencies relative to carrier frequency, set the MGM frequency offset to 0 or other relevant offset value. Failing to do so will result in an erroneous MGM frequency offset up to 255 Hz. To set the carrier, FSK and MGM offset frequencies to zero execute the wr multi 1 0 0 0 command

Upgrading from 1.8.x

  • Execute the wr eep 3c 7f command to set the DDS DAC current to the datasheet default value. Failing to do so will cause increased harmonics and spurs level
2.1.0

2017-04-29

New

  • MSK144 mixed mode sequence
    • Beacon mode 110/0x6E added
  • QRA64 mixed mode sequences. Symbols must be entered instead of the message
    • Beacon mode 120/0x78 added
    • Beacon mode 121/0x79 added
    • Beacon mode 122/0x7A added

Upgrading from 1.9.0

  • If the MGM frequency is not set to zero (0), i.e. automatic calculation of the MGM frequencies relative to carrier frequency, set the MGM frequency offset to 0 or other relevant offset value. Failing to do so will result in an erroneous MGM frequency offset up to 255 Hz. To set the carrier, FSK and MGM offset frequencies to zero execute the wr multi 1 0 0 0 command

Upgrading from 1.8.x

  • Execute the wr eep 3c 7f command to set the DDS DAC current to the datasheet default value. Failing to do so will cause increased harmonics and spurs level
2.0.0

2017-03-30

New

  • Beacon mode 21/0x15 added Syncronized Beacon Project (SBP), time multiplexed over five intervals on a single frequency
  • Beacon mode 22/0x16 added Syncronized Beacon Project (SBP), time multiplexed over five intervals and two frequencies
  • Beacon mode 41/0x29 added WSPR time multiplexed over eight intervals on a single frequency
  • Beacon mode 42/0x2A added WSPR time multiplexed over 15 intervals and 15 frequencies frequencies
  • Handling of decimal seconds in the NMEA data frames
  • GPS time data frame NMEA $GPGGA
  • Two mHz frequency offset parameters e.g. in case of subsequent multiplication so that the MGM frequencies are spot on

Changes

  • The carrier automatically being transmitted when entering the setup mode is now optional. The control variable is located on 25/0x19. Default value is carrier is transmitted
  • The GPS time data frame Motorola Oncore @@Ea has been renumbered from 1 to 2
  • The GPS 1 PPS to NMEA delay is 1200 ms in the defaults
  • The rd eep *1 has been removed
  • The four upper bits of the SW1 DIP switch is now used in beacon modes 22/0x16 and 42/0x2A to identify the frequency index
  • The listing from the rd act command has been changed showing the changes immediately, most values are now shown in both hex and decimal, new parameters are listed and symbols and FTW carriers have been removed as they are only relevant for development purposes
  • Harmonized all the JT4 offsets when using automatic calculation of the JT4 tones, i.e. when the MGM frequency was set to 0
  • Updated the JT9A to JT9H incl. fast modes to reflect recent WSJT releases
  • WSPR start time changed from second 0 to second 1 according to WSPR specification 2.0
  • WSPR-15 removed as it no longer exists in recent WSJT/WSPR programs

Bugs

  • Opera, FSK441, ISCAT and JT6M sequence durations messed up. Bug introduced in version 1.9.0
  • Calls that did not match the requirements set by Opera or WSPR could cause the program to lock and a reset of the EEPROM was needed

Upgrading from 1.9.0

  • If the MGM frequency is not set to zero (0), i.e. automatic calculation of the MGM frequencies relative to carrier frequency, set the MGM frequency offset to 0 or other relevant offset value. Failing to do so will result in an erroneous MGM frequency offset up to 255 Hz. To set the carrier, FSK and MGM offset frequencies to zero execute the wr multi 1 0 0 0 command

Upgrading from 1.8.x

  • Execute the wr eep 3c 7f command to set the DDS DAC current to the datasheet default value. Failing to do so will cause increased harmonics and spurs level
1.9.0

2017-02-21

New

  • Beacon mode 32/0x20 added JT4, CW, carrier, CW and carrier
  • Beacon mode 54/0x36 added JT65, CW, carrier, CW and carrier
  • The DDS DAC current can be controlled at EEPROM address 60/0x3C. The default value is 0x7F which is identical to the datasheet
  • "Kill switch" stops the current sequence after first completion. Kill is enabled when setting J12-5 low
  • Force MGM message 1 when setting pin J12-7 low when starting next sequence

Changes

  • The wr defaults command now sets JT65B and not JT65B2
  • Less waiting time before entering the setup mode for most sequences
  • The power control bits on pins J12-1, J12-3, J12-5, and J12-7, are now combined and encoded on pins J12-1 and J12-3

Bugs

  • Similar but incorrect wr call, loc or msg commands were incorrectly interpreted were correct

Upgrading from 1.8.x

  • Execute the wr eep 3c 7f command to set the DDS DAC current to the datasheet default value. Failing to do so will cause increased harmonics and spurs level
1.8.1

2015-05-14

Bugs

  • If the power supply rise to slowly the AD9912 DDS can lock up as if it is clocked with a wrong frequency. A reset has been implemented
1.8.0

2015-05-03

New

  • Beacon mode 17/0x11 added that does not use GPS time but has a fixed carrier length of 20 s
  • Possibility to enable/disable echoing the received GPS data and sequence control variables to the USB port

Changes

  • The default value for the GPS Active to Void timeout has been changed from 255 to 30

Bugs

  • If the GPS data was present but invalid for more than 255 sequence loops the carrier part of the sequence was lost
  • CW OOK on J12-7 and TX modulation on J12-9 did not follow first dit/dash of CW

Upgrading from 1.7.0

  • Execute the wr eep 21 1e command to send MGM for 30 loops, or other value, even if the GPS data is invalid but has been valid
  • Execute the wr eep 23 0 command to disable the GPS data echoing and sequence control variables to the USB port
1.7.0

2015-01-20

New

  • Two mHz frequency offset parameters e.g. in case of subsequent multiplication so that carrier and FSK frequencies are spot on
  • The carr freq frequency command has been extended so the "frequency" can also be one of the FTW numbers from the FTW carriers array

Changes

  • EEPROM address for the power value changed from 20/0x14 to 40/0x28

Upgrading from 1.6.0

  • Execute the wr defaults command and set power again and CW message if needed
1.6.0

2014-06-24

New

  • GPS valid signal accessible on J12-9 active high
  • TX "modulation" accessible on J12-11 active high
  • On-off keying accessible on J12-13 active low

Changes

  • PA on signal on J12-9 changed to J12-15
  • Minor optimizations

Upgrading from 1.5.0

  • If IBP mode change PA on signal connection from J12-9 to J12-13
1.5.0

2014-01-22

New

  • Motorola Oncore GPS command @@Ea for time synchronization
  • GPS settings added to active parameters output

Changes

  • General memory optimization

Bugs

  • Serial test printout removed

Upgrading from 1.4.0

  • Set the GPS time data frame used: 0: NMEA $GPRMC, 1: Motorola @@Ea. EEPROM address 0x22
1.4.0

2013-05-12

New

  • JT65: New beacon mode without carrier, 53/0x35
1.3.1

2013-04-30

Changes

  • GPS: More robust handling of NMEA frames
1.3.0

2013-03-30

Changes

  • wr defaults command: Default mode is PI4 and at 800 Hz "equal offset"

Bugs

  • ISCAT: Messages shorter than six characters did not use the full encoded frame
1.2.0

2013-02-03

 New
  • Automatic calculation of the lowest MGM frequency relative to the CW carrier so that tuning to all MGMs are identical and CW carrier generates an 800 Hz tone in the receiver
  • Frequencies: A divider/multiplier ratio can be set incase external frequency multiplication takes place. The divider does not affect the static frequencies (CW carrier, CW FSK and MGM tone 0)
  • WSPR: WSPR-15 and WSPR-2 (new name for the original WSPR)
  • GPS: A limit for the maximum number of sequence cycles with GPS signal loss or invalid can be set after which the MGM part of a sequence is omitted irrespectively of GPS signal previously being valid

Changes

  • Opera: Submode values no longer multiplied with 10. Just use normal value e.g. 2 for Op2. Exception is Op05 where submode must be set to 5
  • wr defaults command: Default mode is JT65B2 and at 800 Hz "equal offset"

Bugs

  • MMI command: wr fsk441 msg 0 command did not work

Upgrading

  • Set frequency divider to 1 or other relevant value, EEPROM address 0x12
  • Set GPS signal loss and invalid limit to 255 or other relevant value, EEPROM address 0x21
1.1.0

2013-01-05

 New
  • JT9 mixed mode sequence
    • Beacon mode 100/0x64 added

Changes

  • PI4: Time and frequencies changed according to changes to the specification
  • FSK441, ISCAT and JT6M: MGM part of sequences changed so they last 30 s instead for 24,5 s
  • Memory: General optimization of memory usage (invisible to the user)

Bugs

  • JT6M: Odd length messages did not work properly in the WSJT decoder
1.0.0

2012-10-28

 First release

 

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