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2.5Mbps Matchport / Blackfin Configuration (Read 15646 times)
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2.5Mbps Matchport / Blackfin Configuration
04/29/08 at 7:42am
 
*** Instructions updated 10/17/08 ***
 
For users who have older SRV-1 Blackfin robots with Matchports running at 921kbps, here are instructions for updating firmware to run at 2500kbps.  If you have a newer SRV-1, you are already running at 2500kbps, so these instructions do not apply.  SRV-1 Blackfin Robots and SRV-1 Blackfin Cameras with WiFi shipped after 23 May 2008 have the 2.5Mbps firmware pre-installed on the Matchport and Blackfin.
 
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High speed Matchport firmware installation instructions:
 
1. Download and save new Matchport test firmware from http://www.surveyor.com/blackfin/matchport-6500GE.rom
 
2. Upload new Matchport firmware via tftp - see http://www.surveyor.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1202655400 if you're uncertain how
 
3.  Download and save new SRV-1 Blackfin test firmware - use srv1.ldr from http://www.surveyor.com/blackfin/srv-blackfin-100508.zip
 
4.  Upload the new srv1.ldr to the SRV-1 via XMODEM, and save to flash with zZ.
 
5.  now telnet to your Matchport on port 9999 to change its configuration.  If your IP address is 192.168.0.15, then  
 
"telnet 192.168.0.15 9999"
 
Press Enter for Setup Mode
 
Change Setup:
  0 Server
  1 Channel 1
  2 Channel 2
  3 E-mail
  4 WLAN
  5 Expert
  6 Security
  7 Defaults
  8 Exit without save
  9 Save and exit            Your choice ?  
 
 
First, select 5 Expert
for CPU performance, enter FF
for clk?, enter 81
change MTU Size from 1400 to 1024
skip the rest of the options
 
Next, select 1 Channel 1  
for Baudrate, enter -1
for divisor, enter 2
for flow control, enter 2
further down, for FlushMode, enter 80
for Pack Cntrl, enter C0
for InterCh Time, enter 3
skip the rest of the options
 
Finally, select 9 Save and exit
 
6.  Your Matchport should now be running at 2500k.  You may have to restart the telnet, nc, or net terminal connection to port 10001 after the change of baud rate, as the connection might have been broken.  Reset the SRV-1 Blackfin processor and verify that the SRV-1 is running properly at this higher baud rate - try SRV1Console or any other test program you might have.
 
7.  Special note - if you are compiling your own version of firmware, pay special attention to what baud rate has been set for UART0 in config.h.  
 
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Re: 2.5Mbps Matchport / Blackfin Configuration
Reply #1 - 05/31/08 at 11:05pm
 
Having some trouble with the 2.5Mbps upgrade.
 
Everything goes fine until Step 6.  
I can telnet in but I'm not allowed to enter "FF" for CPU performance under Expert - I just get beeped at. I can enter the numeric values just fine. I don't know if it's a Windows thing (I'm on XP and have tried various terminal apps).
 
Also, I can't connect to SRV1Console now (get the dreaded 'Wrote I' endlessly repeating). Is this because my Matchport firmware is 6.6.0.0 but the Blackfin is still the 921k version? Or is there something else causing that? If it's the firmware, can I get the previous Matchport version somewhere? Lantronix only has 6.6. I'd be happy to roll back to where I could play with the thing.
 
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Reply #2 - 05/31/08 at 11:48pm
 
Sounds like you didn't do Step 1 and Step 2 of installing the matchport-6500GE.rom firmware.  If you are still running 6600 firmware, you won't have support for 2.5Mbps.
 
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Reply #3 - 07/01/08 at 11:01pm
 
hello everyone, just a noob question:
 
regarding: "then take the final step of uploading srv1-c.ldr.2500k or srv1-lisp.ldr-2500k via XMODEM".
 
I learned how to telnet to the robot and adjust the changes, but the final step of uploading srv1-c.ldr.2500k or srv1-lisp.ldr-2500k doesn't ring a bell in my simple mind: I have no idea how to do that, and which file I should upload and where that file is.
 
So, here are my questions:
1. how do I upload files to the machine?
2. which of the two files should I upload? I have a recently bought blackfin with some issues...
 
But thanks to NickK1066 I learned a whole lot: http://www.surveyor.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1214866532
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Reply #4 - 07/01/08 at 11:58pm
 
Quote from Fledermaus on 07/01/08 at 11:01pm:
hello everyone, just a question:
1. how do I upload files to the machine?

 
You don't actually need to upload files now. The MatchPort and Blackfin are running at the 2.5Mbit (2500Kbit) rate Smiley
 
The old SRV-1/blackfin boards were pre-loaded with the old 912Kbit baud settings. The new boards are pre-loaded with the 2500Kbit baud settings as default.
 
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Reply #5 - 07/06/08 at 3:22am
 
Quote from admin on 04/29/08 at 7:42am:


9. Special note - if you are compiling your own version of firmware, pay special attention to what baud rate has been set for UART0 in config.h.


 
 
Oops. I now got a 900k firmware and a 2500k MatchPoint. Sad Is there a procedure so get the MatchPoint to 900k temporarily?
 
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Reply #6 - 07/06/08 at 5:54am
 
From the Matchport configuration menu (telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 9999),
 
Expert (5) - change CPU speed to High (2)
Channel 1 (1) - change baud rate to 921600
Save (9).
 
To get back to 2500k,
 
Expert (5) - change CPU speed to FF
Channel 1 (1) - change baud rate to -1
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Reply #7 - 10/26/08 at 6:50am
 
I have uploaded the .rom file via tftp.  When I try to upload the .ldr file via Absolute Telnet I get errors.
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Reply #8 - 10/26/08 at 8:12am
 
Are you trying to upgrade an SRV-1 that was running at 921kbps ?  If so,  
 
Quote:
First, select 5 Expert
for CPU performance, enter High
change MTU Size from 1400 to 1024
skip the rest of the options

Next, select 1 Channel 1  
for Baudrate, enter 921600
for flow control, enter 2
further down, for FlushMode, enter 80
for Pack Cntrl, enter C0
for InterCh Time, enter 3

 
After you complete the upload and write the new firmware image to flash via 'zZ', you need to reboot the Blackfin and change the Matchport speed to 2500k.
 
Quote:
First, select 5 Expert
for CPU performance, enter ff
for CPU clock, enter 81
skip the rest of the options

Next, select 1 Channel 1  
for Baudrate, enter -1
for Divisor, enter 2
for flow control, enter 2
further down, for FlushMode, enter 80

Select 9 to save settings

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