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FLEX-5000 & FLEX-3000 EEPROM / Firewire Diagnostic Tool
FLEX-5000 & FLEX-3000 EEPROM / Firewire Diagnostic Tool
FLEX-5000 & FLEX-3000 EEPROM / Firewire Diagnostic Tool
FLEX-5000 & FLEX-3000
EEPROM
/
Firewire
Diagnostic Tool
System Dependencies
Minimum
PowerSDR
Version:
N/A
Applicable Hardware:
FLEX-5000 & FLEX-3000
Content provided by:
FlexRadio Systems Engineering
The Windows executable available for download below is a diagnostic tool that can be used to verify that your FLEX-5000 / FLEX-3000
Firewire
device driver is loaded properly and you computer is properly communicating with the FLEX-5000/3000
transceiver
. There are two procedures documented here
Reading
EEPROM
Data From the FLEX-5000 or FLEX-3000
Exporting
EEPROM
Data to a
CSV
File
CAUTION: There is also an IMPORT function for importing data from a
CSV
file into your
EEPROM
. Do not use this feature unless you are 100% certain that the data you are importing is compatible with your radio or explicitly instructed to do so by the FlexRadio Development Team. Importing invalid data could possibly lead to
EEPROM
data corruption that can only be remedied by sending in your radio to the Service and Repair Department for repair. Correcting this problem would not normally be covered under warranty repair.
CAVEAT UTILITOR
!
Reading
EEPROM
Data From the FLEX-5000
To use the FLEX-x000_EEPROM_Tool to read
EEPROM
data, use the following instructions:
Download the FLEX-x000_EEPROM_Tool.exe file from the FlexRadio web site (See associated links below)
Turn on the FLEX-5000 or FLEX-3000
Double left click on the executable file, FLEX-x000_EEPROM_Tool.exe
Select the proper model of
SDR
in the upper left hand box
Then click on the READ button to query the
EEPROM
data.
If
your computer is properly communicating with the FLEX-5000/3000, then a screen will be displayed showing the current
SDR
model, and the serial number and revision numbers for installed hardware components (uninstalled hardware will be grayed out):
Transceiver
Board (HTRX)
Antenna Tuning Unit (ATU)
Second
Receiver
(RX2)
Power Amplified (HPA)
Radio Frequency
I/O
(RFIO)
2 meter transverter (
XVTR
)
If
your computer is not properly communicating with the
SDR
hardware, then an error screen will be displayed like the one shown below.
Exporting
EEPROM
Data to a
CSV
File
To use the FLEX-5000_EEPROM_Reader to export
EEPROM
data, use the following instructions:
Download the FLEX-5000_EEPROM_Tool.zip file from the FlexRadio web site (See associated links below)
Turn on the FLEX-5000 or FLEX-3000
Double left click on the extracted file, FLEX-5000_EEPROM_Tool.exe
Select the proper model of FLEX-5000 in the upper left hand box
Then click on the EXPORT button to query the
EEPROM
data.
The button will turn RED and the application will loose focus (grayed out) while the
EEPROM
data is being read and the
CSV
(comma separated values) file for 45-60 seconds.
When complete the EXPORT button will revert back to the original color and the program will come back into focus.
Once completed, there will be a
CSV
file in the folder from which you ran the program. It will have a file name like xxxx-xxxx.
csv
where xxxx-xxxx is the radio's serial number.
The file will have a series of hexadecimal values written out. This file can be used by FlexRadio Software Development Team to diagnose possible
EEPROM
data integrity issues.
This KB article may reference additional files that are available on the FlexRadio Systems web site Downloads page. Please use the URL(s) below to download the referenced materials.
An Adobe Acrobat Reader may be required to open the file.You can download Adobe Acrobat from here.
KB Source Document(s):
FLEX-x000
EEPROM
Tool
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