[Hackrf-dev] Broken hackrf one

[Michael Ossmann]

Andrew,

Was that audible noise from the hardware itself (not the attached USB
host)?

Thanks,

Mike


On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 11:45:38PM -0500, Andrew Onyshchuk wrote:
>
> Dominic,
> 
> Not after firmware update - I was using the same firmware (some git master
> from 6 months ago) for some time.
> 2018.01.1 is the result of trying different firmwares after it got broken.
> 
> I think(not sure though) I left hackrf connected(but not in rx/tx mode) to
> my macbook air on that night (for about 14 hours).
> Could that have something to do with it?
> 
> Also I remember I heard some high freq noise from the hackrf (after running
> hackrf_transfer) when I first discovered it was broken.
> 
> Thanks,
> Andrew
> 
> On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 11:18 PM Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > It certainly sounds like something os going wrong on the board itself.
> > Did this start happening after you upgraded your firmware to 2018.01.1?
> >
> > How are you powering the device?  From a laptop/desktop computer?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dominic
> >
> > On 24 May 2018 at 20:33, Andrew Onyshchuk <andryk.rv at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Dominic,
> >>
> >> It becomes unresponsive only after I try using hackrf_transfer.
> >> After that it is completely unresponsive and only rebooting/reconnecting
> >> helps.
> >>
> >> I'm guessing the ARM chip crashes or turns off. Maybe power supply issue?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Andrew
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 7:31 PM Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Andrew,
> >>>
> >>> Is the HackRF permanently in this state?  Or does it switch from
> >>> responding to hackrf_info to not responding only after you try using
> >>> hackrf_transfer?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>   Dominic
> >>>
> >>> On 21 May 2018 at 16:43, Andrew Onyshchuk <andryk.rv at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi everyone.
> >>>>
> >>>> My hackrf one suddenly stopped working.
> >>>> When I try rx (or tx) I don't receive any samples and hackrf stops
> >>>> responding/ all 6 LED are on.
> >>>> Flashing different firmware doesn't help (using DFU as well).
> >>>> Same on different computers and different cables.
> >>>> The md5 of firmware from the device matches the .bin file.
> >>>>
> >>>> $ hackrf_info
> >>>> hackrf_info version: git-90d3f7f
> >>>> libhackrf version: git-90d3f7f (0.5)
> >>>> Found HackRF
> >>>> Index: 0
> >>>> Serial number: 000000000000000014d463dc2fa077e1
> >>>> Board ID Number: 2 (HackRF One)
> >>>> Firmware Version: 2018.01.1 (API:1.02)
> >>>> Part ID Number: 0xa004cb3c 0x005e4f3e
> >>>>
> >>>> $ hackrf_transfer -f 415000000 -r /dev/null
> >>>> call hackrf_set_sample_rate(10000000 Hz/10.000 MHz)
> >>>> call hackrf_set_freq(415000000 Hz/415.000 MHz)
> >>>> Stop with Ctrl-C
> >>>> 0.0 MiB / 1.003 sec = 0.0 MiB/second
> >>>>
> >>>> Couldn't transfer any bytes for one second.
> >>>>
> >>>> Exiting... hackrf_is_streaming() result: HACKRF_TRUE (1)
> >>>> Total time: 1.00293 s
> >>>>
> >>>> $ hackrf_info
> >>>> hackrf_info version: git-90d3f7f
> >>>> libhackrf version: git-90d3f7f (0.5)
> >>>> Found HackRF
> >>>> Index: 0
> >>>> hackrf_board_id_read() failed: Input/Output Error (-1000)
> >>>>
> >>>> Looks like a hardware failure?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions/assistance
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >

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