DigiLite UDP v2-50beta Software Release.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:15 pm
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Make sure you get the zip file named DigiLite Software v2-50beta Release D. It contains the latest instructions in DigiLite UDP v2-50 Setup v20.pdf in the Instructions folder.
Also in the Instructions folder is DigiLite Serialiser FT2232H USB Module Installation v9.pdf, which you may need if you plan to connect two DigiLite boards to the PC at the same time. If you don't plan on connecting two DigiLites simultaneously, then you can ignore this document.
This is a beta release. I'd really like to do some more work on it, particularly with the new low symbol rates, but I haven't been able to give it as much time as I would have liked. Please report any bugs in the software or documentation.
UDP is a networking protocol. DigiLite Transmit v2 can accept UDP data in program stream or transport stream format, which removes the need for writing to disk or using GB-PVR. Several utilities can provide this and one called GraphEdit is used in the examples. This is more of a techy tool, but not too complicated. Using a network interface means that the PVR-150 and DigiLite can be on separate PC's. UDP can be used within a single PC, even if it doesn't have a network card.
If you don't need UDP operation, then there's no need to upgrade, although you might find it useful that DigiLite Config v2 can have several different selectable configurations.
DigiLite v2 contains all the features of DigiLite v1.
DigiLite v2 PC software will work with any version of serialiser software in the dsPIC. There are only a few minor features which will be unavailable if you have the original Serialiser v1-40. Serialiser v2-5x is needed for SD card operation and for the additional symbol rates and test modes of DigiLite v2. Serialiser v2-51, which has a minor fix, is included in the release, but there's no need to upgrade from Serialiser v2-50 at the moment. Use Serialiser v2-51 if you want to upgrade from Serialiser v1-40.
Thanks to all who helped with the testing.
Brian
Make sure you get the zip file named DigiLite Software v2-50beta Release D. It contains the latest instructions in DigiLite UDP v2-50 Setup v20.pdf in the Instructions folder.
Also in the Instructions folder is DigiLite Serialiser FT2232H USB Module Installation v9.pdf, which you may need if you plan to connect two DigiLite boards to the PC at the same time. If you don't plan on connecting two DigiLites simultaneously, then you can ignore this document.
This is a beta release. I'd really like to do some more work on it, particularly with the new low symbol rates, but I haven't been able to give it as much time as I would have liked. Please report any bugs in the software or documentation.
UDP is a networking protocol. DigiLite Transmit v2 can accept UDP data in program stream or transport stream format, which removes the need for writing to disk or using GB-PVR. Several utilities can provide this and one called GraphEdit is used in the examples. This is more of a techy tool, but not too complicated. Using a network interface means that the PVR-150 and DigiLite can be on separate PC's. UDP can be used within a single PC, even if it doesn't have a network card.
If you don't need UDP operation, then there's no need to upgrade, although you might find it useful that DigiLite Config v2 can have several different selectable configurations.
DigiLite v2 contains all the features of DigiLite v1.
DigiLite v2 PC software will work with any version of serialiser software in the dsPIC. There are only a few minor features which will be unavailable if you have the original Serialiser v1-40. Serialiser v2-5x is needed for SD card operation and for the additional symbol rates and test modes of DigiLite v2. Serialiser v2-51, which has a minor fix, is included in the release, but there's no need to upgrade from Serialiser v2-50 at the moment. Use Serialiser v2-51 if you want to upgrade from Serialiser v1-40.
Thanks to all who helped with the testing.
Brian