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Despite AD revising the PCB to cure the earth problems, I am still becoming quite an expert in bringing Plutos back to life. | Despite AD revising the PCB to cure the earth problems, I am still becoming quite an expert in bringing Plutos back to life. | ||
| − | + | Below is the short sequence I follow and I thought may be useful for others at some point. Please follow each step carefully right to the end and your Pluto should live again. | |
| + | ===DFU mode=== | ||
If your Pluto is not recognised over USB (not bing bong windows noise) and just LED1 glows dimly - press the reset button (pin hole next to the USB port) and whilst holding it in, plug the pluto in to the USB port of your PC. | If your Pluto is not recognised over USB (not bing bong windows noise) and just LED1 glows dimly - press the reset button (pin hole next to the USB port) and whilst holding it in, plug the pluto in to the USB port of your PC. | ||
Let go of the reset button and it should now be recognised by the PC and active LED glow brightly - it is now in DFU mode. | Let go of the reset button and it should now be recognised by the PC and active LED glow brightly - it is now in DFU mode. | ||
| − | + | ===Firmware=== | |
| − | + | Download the latest AD firmware https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/plutosdr-fw/releases/download/v0.33/plutosdr-fw-v0.33.zip | |
| − | + | Unzip the file and save it into a local directory. | |
| − | Open up a command line (type cmd on the windows search bar) and navigate | + | Download "update.bat" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/analogdevicesinc/plutosdr_scripts/master/UPDATE.BAT and save in to the same directory. |
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| + | Open up a command line (type cmd on the windows search bar) and navigate into the directory where you saved the files. | ||
Type | Type | ||
| − | + | Select all | |
| − | update.bat pluto.dfu | + | update.bat pluto.dfu |
and things will happen on the screen for about 30 seconds | and things will happen on the screen for about 30 seconds | ||
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When finished type | When finished type | ||
| − | + | update.bat uboot-env.dfu | |
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| − | update.bat uboot-env.dfu | ||
and more things will happen on the screen for about 2 seconds. | and more things will happen on the screen for about 2 seconds. | ||
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Unplug the Pluto from the USB port, wait 5 secs and replug - it should be alive again! | Unplug the Pluto from the USB port, wait 5 secs and replug - it should be alive again! | ||
| − | Frequency extension | + | ===Frequency extension - the easy way=== |
| − | Now you need to do the frequency extension - the easy way is to run the | + | Now you need to do the frequency extension - the easy way is to run the marvelous spectrum analyser / tracking generator SATSAGEN program. This will do the frequency extension and dual-core mod for you when first started with your "new Pluto". |
| − | Download it from here - you'll be glad | + | Download it from here - you'll be glad you did! https://www.albfer.com/satsagen-download-page/#content |
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| + | ===Frequency extension - the hard way=== | ||
If you want to do it manually - log in to 192.168.2.1 via SSH (user root, p/w analog) | If you want to do it manually - log in to 192.168.2.1 via SSH (user root, p/w analog) | ||
| − | Type the following to check your unit is not extended | + | Type the following to check your unit is not extended - note type the lines not starting with the # (lines with # are what the Pluto returns). |
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| − | + | fw_printenv attr_name | |
| + | ## Error: "attr_name" not defined | ||
| + | fw_printenv attr_val | ||
| + | ## Error: "attr_val" not defined | ||
| − | + | fw_setenv attr_name compatible | |
| + | # fw_setenv attr_val ad9364 | ||
| − | + | If you have a REV D PCB and / or firmware revision v0.32 '''YOU MUST ADD AN ADDITIONAL COMMAND''' I have found I need to log in and do this even after using SATSAGEN | |
| + | fw_setenv compatible ad9364 | ||
reboot | reboot | ||
| − | DATV firmware | + | ===DATV firmware=== |
| − | Finally, if you want to use it with Portsdown, you need to change the Firmware to F5OEO "only for the Brave" - (no other version works, so don't even try it!). | + | Finally, if you want to use it with Portsdown, you need to change the Firmware to F5OEO "only for the Brave" - '''(no other version works, so don't even try it!).''' |
Download the firmware from the BATC wiki https://wiki.batc.org.uk/File:FIRM2101RC.zip - unzip and save the Pluto.frm (note you can not tell the difference between file versions) so save it somewhere special! | Download the firmware from the BATC wiki https://wiki.batc.org.uk/File:FIRM2101RC.zip - unzip and save the Pluto.frm (note you can not tell the difference between file versions) so save it somewhere special! | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 18 April 2022
Rebuilding a Pluto
Despite AD revising the PCB to cure the earth problems, I am still becoming quite an expert in bringing Plutos back to life.
Below is the short sequence I follow and I thought may be useful for others at some point. Please follow each step carefully right to the end and your Pluto should live again.
DFU mode
If your Pluto is not recognised over USB (not bing bong windows noise) and just LED1 glows dimly - press the reset button (pin hole next to the USB port) and whilst holding it in, plug the pluto in to the USB port of your PC.
Let go of the reset button and it should now be recognised by the PC and active LED glow brightly - it is now in DFU mode.
Firmware
Download the latest AD firmware https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/plutosdr-fw/releases/download/v0.33/plutosdr-fw-v0.33.zip
Unzip the file and save it into a local directory.
Download "update.bat" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/analogdevicesinc/plutosdr_scripts/master/UPDATE.BAT and save in to the same directory.
Open up a command line (type cmd on the windows search bar) and navigate into the directory where you saved the files.
Type
Select all
update.bat pluto.dfu
and things will happen on the screen for about 30 seconds
When finished type
update.bat uboot-env.dfu
and more things will happen on the screen for about 2 seconds.
Unplug the Pluto from the USB port, wait 5 secs and replug - it should be alive again!
Frequency extension - the easy way
Now you need to do the frequency extension - the easy way is to run the marvelous spectrum analyser / tracking generator SATSAGEN program. This will do the frequency extension and dual-core mod for you when first started with your "new Pluto".
Download it from here - you'll be glad you did! https://www.albfer.com/satsagen-download-page/#content
Frequency extension - the hard way
If you want to do it manually - log in to 192.168.2.1 via SSH (user root, p/w analog)
Type the following to check your unit is not extended - note type the lines not starting with the # (lines with # are what the Pluto returns).
fw_printenv attr_name ## Error: "attr_name" not defined fw_printenv attr_val ## Error: "attr_val" not defined
fw_setenv attr_name compatible # fw_setenv attr_val ad9364
If you have a REV D PCB and / or firmware revision v0.32 YOU MUST ADD AN ADDITIONAL COMMAND I have found I need to log in and do this even after using SATSAGEN
fw_setenv compatible ad9364 reboot
DATV firmware
Finally, if you want to use it with Portsdown, you need to change the Firmware to F5OEO "only for the Brave" - (no other version works, so don't even try it!).
Download the firmware from the BATC wiki https://wiki.batc.org.uk/File:FIRM2101RC.zip - unzip and save the Pluto.frm (note you can not tell the difference between file versions) so save it somewhere special!
Plugin the Pluto which will open a window listing the files on the Pluto drive. Copy the Pluto.frm file in to the window.
Right click on the Pluto USB drive letter in the Windows listing on the lefthand side of the screen and select eject - DO NOT unplug the Pluto. The Pluto LED will flash quickly for about 2 minutes, after which it will reboot and open the window listing files on the Pluto drive.
Double click on info.html and it will show the F5OEO dashboard - and that's it done, until the next time!!